Grammar Survival for Secondary Teachers A Practical Toolkit

This third edition of Grammar Survival brings the content fully up-to-date with the new National Curriculum and GCSEs, making it current and relevant for all secondary school English teachers. Grammar Survival for Secondary Teachers combines knowledge about grammar with pedagogical approaches. Each left-hand page sets out the knowledge teachers need about different aspects of grammar, incorporating research evidence where appropriate, and each right-hand page offers practical ideas and methods for teaching it, often in the context of authentic texts to show grammar in action. This book aims to help pupils become more confident readers and writers, able to make conscious and informed choices about the use of grammar, vocabulary and punctuation in their own work. Chapters cover the following: Vocabulary Extending knowledge about grammar Punctuation Levels of formality Grammar for reading and writing Writing about language use Full glossary and further reading recommendations Completely underpinned by the National Curriculum Programmes of Study for Key Stages 3 and 4, this book supports all secondary school English teachers, regardless of their chosen GCSE specification, and is essential reading for trainee, newly qualified and experienced teachers alike.

Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1 - Vocabulary: words and their meanings What you need to know about vocabulary What you need to know about more formal vocabulary What you need to know about subject-specific vocabulary What you need to know about troublesome words Chapter 2 - Extending knowledge about grammar What you need to know about extending knowledge about grammar What you need to know about verb forms and tense What you need to know about nouns and noun phrases What you need to know about relative clauses What you need to know about non-finite clauses What you need to know about conditionals What you need to know about the passive voice What you need to know about multi-clause sentences What you need to know about sentence variety What you need to know about narrative voice and viewpoint What you need to know about style What you need to know about structure and cohesion Chapter 3 - Punctuation for meaning and effect What you need to know about punctuation for meaning and effect Teaching about punctuation: recapping the basics What you need to know about commas to separate grammatical units in a sentence What you need to know about punctuation to indicate parenthetical information What you need to know about punctuation to convey shades of subtlety in writing What you need to know about punctuation to avoid ambiguity Chapter 4 - Levels of formality What you need to know about levels of formality What you need to know about Standard and non-Standard English What you need to know about the differences between spoken and written language What you need to know about writing in an informal register What you need to know about writing in a formal register Chapter 5 - Grammar for reading and writing What you need to know about grammar for reading and writing What you need to know about writing that provides advice, instruction and explanation What you need to know about writing that recounts events, providing commentary and personal reflection What you need to know about writing that motivates, inspires and persuades What you need to know about writing that gives an opinion, argues a case or debates a point of view What you need to know about writing that tells a story, evokes setting and atmosphere, and conveys character Chapter 6 - Writing about language use What you need to know about writing about language use Teaching pupils to write about language use: a toolkit Teaching pupils to write about language use Glossary Further reading

Geoff Barton is the General Secretary for the Association of School & College Leaders (ASCL). A former headteacher, he has also written and edited more than 100 books on English and school leadership. He is a Founding Fellow of the English Association and a regular writer and speaker on education. Jo Shackleton has been a secondary English teacher and subject leader, consultant and inspector. She has been a curriculum adviser on the grammar, punctuation and spelling (GPS) test and is the author of Grammar Survival for Primary Teachers. She has provided training to teachers throughout the country on grammar and punctuation.