This conversation with Patterns of Power grammar extraordinaires Holly Durham and Travis Leech will leave you ready to dive into authentic grammar instruction! Let go of ineffective worksheets and skill-and-drill grammar instruction as Holly and Travis describe the Patterns of Power Process with a focus on grades 9-12.   They explain why traditional grammar instruction focuses too often on rules and what’s right or wrong instead of a true understanding of usage. In Kylene Beers’s words, “...master teachers, Jeff, Travis, and Holly, make things such as colons and commas, apostrophes and appositives, phrases and fragments, become more than things to be learned. Instead, they were turning conventions of language into conversations I wanted to have with kids.”

Episode Mentions:

• Patterns of Power 9-12: Teaching Grammar Through Reading and Writing - Grades 9-12
• Kylene Beers
• Pointless by Sarah Zerwin
• (An) Indian Father's Plea
• Larry Ferlazzo
• Tim Ferriss 
• Patterns of Power (Facebook) Community

Holly and Travis Recommend:

• Everyday Editing by Jeff Anderson
• Image Grammar by Harry Noden 
• Teaching Grammar in Context by Constance Weaver
• 180 Days by Penny Kittle & Kelly Gallagher 

Connect and Learn with Holly:

• at her website & email
• on Twitter 
• on Facebook
• on LinkedIn

Connect and Learn with Travis:

• at his website & email
• on Twitter 
• on Instagram
• on Facebook

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