How do you teach grammar online? It& #39;s a big part of the pathway business writing course I teach in the summer. Face-to-face, I approach grammar using students& #39; own work. Ss freewrite or bring a draft, then we use it to think about the jobs different words do.
For example, if we& #39;re learning about making subjects and verbs agree, we& #39;ll underline verbs in one colour, then who& #39;s doing the verb in another, then work in pairs to see if the subjects and verbs match, and rewrite those that don& #39;t. Usually, we have one grammar focus per week.
I& #39;m thinking that instead of doing 1 grammar focus per week, I will have 4 modules in 3 week cycles:
Week 1: We explore the concept
Week 2: We apply the concept to an assignment.
Week 3: We focus on grammar using the assignment draft .
Week 1: We explore the concept
Week 2: We apply the concept to an assignment.
Week 3: We focus on grammar using the assignment draft .
Maybe students could conference with me about their draft (I usually do 2 conferences per semester, but thinking of doing 1 per assignment), and there could be an element of peer review.
Anyhow, I& #39;d love to see how others teach grammar without worksheets.
Anyhow, I& #39;d love to see how others teach grammar without worksheets.