this weekend i am working on developing my unit of study for a high school english class. as i recently began tutoring high school students, i've found that the writing skills of freshman and sophomores are just not up to par, in fact, they are quite atrocious.
trying to convey all of the rules of writing and grammar is not so easy. i'm finding it is not the most effective thing to simply tell, and even demonstrate through examples and practice in writing sentences and paragraphs.
i think what truly makes better writers is being a good, or at least, avid reader.
(note: what makes a good reader? a definite topic for another blog)
the more we read, and the more diverse the material we read, the more well acquainted we are with all kinds of different language, voice, tone, mood, etc. AND, not only that, we understand better the basics of grammar because we are used to seeing it.
so, i've decided to focus my unit of study upon a mix of lessons aimed to make students better writers...meeting the state standards, based on examples of the great writers! thus, this venture in writing shall also help develop better oral speakers as well. (hopefully)
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