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2. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Allyn & Bacon Engaging in the Language Arts: Exploring the Power of Language Donna Ogle and James W. Beers Chapter 8: Writing Conventions

3. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Allyn & Bacon What Are Writing Conventions for English? Grammar Parts of Speech Nouns name persons, places, or things (dog, toy, courage) Pronouns stand in for nouns (she, he, it, they) Verbs tell what a person, place, or thing does (run, stop, laugh) Adverbs describe verbs, adverbs, and adjectives (sing loudly, well-behaved dog) Adjectives describe nouns or pronouns (happy people, he was happy) Prepositions show words in relation to others (under the rug, beside the tree) Conjunctions connect words or groups of words (hot or cold, he jumped and caught the ball) Interjections show emotion or strong feelings (Whoops! Wow!)

4. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Allyn & Bacon What Are Writing Conventions for English? Sentences Sentence Structures Simple Sentences Compound Sentences Complex Sentences Compound-Complex Sentences Sentence Functions

5. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Allyn & Bacon What Are Writing Conventions for English? Usage Word Usage Challenges Punctuation and Capitalization Corbis Royalty Free

6. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Allyn & Bacon What Do We Know about Teaching Writing Conventions? “Resolved, that the National Council of Teachers of English affirm the position that the use of isolated grammar and usage exercises not supported by theory and research is a deterrent to the improvement of students’ speaking and writing and that, in order to improve both of these, class time at all levels must be devoted to opportunities for meaningful listening, speaking, reading, and writing; and that NCTE urge the discontinuance of testing practices that encourage the teaching of grammar rather than English language arts instruction.” (NCTE, 1985)

7. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Allyn & Bacon How Can You Teach Writing Conventions? Grammar Workshop Grammar Toolbox Sentence-composing strategies Sentence-Imitating Strategy Sentence-Combining Strategy Sentence-Expanding Strategy Sentence Unscrambling Run-On Sentences Sentence Fragments

8. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Allyn & Bacon How Can You Teach Writing Conventions? Grammar Toolbox Parts of Speech Word Usage Punctuation and Capitalization

9. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Allyn & Bacon How Can You Teach Writing Conventions?

10. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Allyn & Bacon How Can You Assess Writing Conventions? Editing Checklists 1. Does each sentence have a subject and predicate? 2. Are there any sentence fragments? 3. Are there any run-on sentences? 4. Did you use the correct form of each word? 5. Does each sentence begin with a capital letter? 6. Does each sentence end with the correct punctuation mark? 7. Do you notice any comma errors?