DGP Blogs — writing
Writing Strategies for Reinforcing Georgia's GUM Standards
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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!
Save the Diagrams: Why Students Need to Learn Sentence Diagramming
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Sentence diagramming is a graphic organizer that helps students make sense of sentence structure. Used as one of many analytical tools, as in Daily Grammar Practice, it can greatly impact writing skills and even reading skills as well.
Connecting Grammar and Writing through Focus and Annotation
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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!