“You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.”     --Albert Einstein

Although we will not ultimately be teaching our grandmothers, it is not a stretch to say that the teaching of children is challenging!  By structuring the course as follows, my hope for all students is to not only to gain knowledge about the vocabulary of language (grammar), but also to provide future teachers with confidence and resources for future endeavors.

By completing the course, students will have competence in:

• Analyzing writing styles
• Matching sentence structure with rhetorical situations
• Addressing punctuation with one of three principles
• Pointing out interesting and effective student sentences
• Teaching interesting and engaging grammar lessons

Morenberg, Max. Doing Grammar. 5th Edition. New York: Oxford University Press 2013. ISBN: 9780199947331

Although I am reluctant to post this because we may need to make changes to suit our needs, here is the plan!EN211GrammarforEducators.pdf

Grammar doesn't have to be boring ...

I have been a public school teacher for twenty years and have taught advanced English studies courses including SFCC dual-credit courses, IB and AP courses.  I have two advanced fields of studies: one in English literature and the other in instructional design.  I am very excited to have this opportunity to teach at CMU and help you to explore your early collegiate study of language and potential future in the field!