DGP Blogs — annotation

DGP creator Dawn Burnette walks teachers through easy-to-incorporate writing strategies for introducing and reinforcing grammar, usage, and mechanics standards for all grade levels. While this video was created with Georgia's new GUM standards in mind, the strategies can benefit all teachers!

Teachers often ask how to help students make the connection between grammar and writing. When students truly understand grammar and sentence structure, this connection should happen naturally. But I also like to be intentional about it in my classroom. The primary way I do that is by using focus and annotation. Learn more in this video!