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Analyzing Grammar Rants: An Alternative to Traditional Grammar Instruction

by Kenneth Lindblom and Patricia A. Dunn

Analyzing Grammar Rants: An Alternative to Traditional Grammar Instruction
Grades
8 - 12
Type
Journal
Published
May 2006
Publisher
NCTE

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Description

Kenneth Lindblom and Patricia A. Dunn teach language awareness and use through published complaints about the teaching of grammar. Students are able to recognize issues of race and class that determine acceptable usage and learn the importance of audience in their own language use.

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