When I think of all the questions I have for my colleagues, the first one that jumps to my mind is this one: How did everyone go about teaching grammar? I know it's a cliched question that has been asked many times before, but after this first semester, I realize I really need help in this department.
I gave my grammar lesson very close to the end of the semester, and all I covered was sentence boundaries. Of course sentence boundaries provide a venue for talking about commas, periods, and semi-colons too, but I really felt like that lesson was lacking. I had no technology in my classroom, so I was stuck writing sentences on the chalk board and asking students if they looked right or not...probably not the most effective class I ever taught.
So, how did everyone else deal with the grammar issue? Were your students receptive? How could you tell they got it? Did anyone find a way to make grammar fun, or is it just doomed to always be boring?
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