If you’re looking for a lively, literature-infused alternative to traditional instruction in conventions, look no further than Conventions and Craft. This breakthrough resource provides a year’s worth of instruction in the language skills writers need most—skills in grammar, sentence structure, punctuation and capitalization, word knowledge, and editing. One convention, or “understanding,” is covered each week in a lesson cycle made up of five “micro-workshops” that take just 10 minutes a day!
Each grade-specific kit includes:
- 192-page, spiral-bound Teacher’s Guide
- An anthology of 14 full-color short texts
- 6 informational trade books by well-known nonfiction authors
- Access to a companion website with assessment tools and videos of Linda Hoyt conducting model lessons
- Sample Student Papers for use in lessons
- A Skills Continuum inspired by CCSS, TEKS, and VSOL
- Sample Year-Long Plans
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Author Bio
Linda Hoyt, M.A., is a thirty-year veteran classroom teacher, reading specialist, Title I teacher, Title I Coordinator, staff developer, and curriculum developer. Her special love is creating environments where fiction and nonfiction literacy thrive and children are empowered as readers, thinkers, and decision makers. She is currently working as a full-time author and consulting teacher supporting staff development in districts across the country. Linda has written numerous professional books and video programs, including Revisit, Reflect, Retell; Spotlight on Comprehension and Mastering the Mechanics .