Teaching grammar can be overwhelming and is often an overlooked part of effective instruction. The Middle School Grammar Toolkitto the rescue! Now in its second edition, this comprehensive guide makes grammar instruction fun and meaningful. Throughout the book, you'll find step-by-step recommendations for teaching grammatical concepts, such as understanding intensive pronouns, choosing language that expresses ideas precisely, forming verbs in different moods, and maintaining consistency in style and tone, and much, much more. Organized to help students meet the Common Core State Standards and other state language standards for grades 6-8, the book includes tips addressing teaching for each of these grades, classroom snapshots that show you the tools in action, and specific instructional recommendations to engage students. The second edition features revised classroom snapshots and exemplars to showcase successful practices, and new flowcharts to visually represent instructional recommendations. The expanded, free annotated bibliography is updated to include contemporary, high-quality young adult literature and gives examples of key grammatical concepts found in each work. These resources are available as Supplemental Downloads on our website. | The Middle School Grammar Toolkit by Sean Ruday, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters