Do you know what's hard? Making grammar fun for high school freshmen. I must admit, I am not good at it yet, but that doesn't mean that I am not going to try for their sake and for mine.
For instance, today we had an epic sentence typing competition (simple sentence, compound, etc.). I thought the kids might get into it, but they did so much more than that. They got excited; they got frustrated; they got competitive.
I handed five groups a handful of independent and dependent clauses, commas, and conjunctions on brightly colored flashcards. It was their responsibility to put them in order for sentences I fed them. And, there was extra credit at risk.
Something I said or did made them get into it. It was a madhouse. They were loud and rowdy and more agitated by grammar than I have ever seen them. It was not the most structured lesson planning I've done, but something about it seemed to work. At least they got worked up!
Anyway, tomorrow they have their test on this stuff, so I will be able to see exactly what they learned and what they didn't. I am wishing them luck.
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