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For many kids, grammar is a difficult subject, one that is not particularly interesting, perhaps a bit difficult, and not immediately useful. Grammar Comics! Grammar and Usage helps students grasp the basics of grammar in a fun and easy way.
There are 64 cartoons contained in this book. Each one presents a lesson, such as a part of speech or an issue with sentence structure. Each cartoon contains the lesson, an example sentence, and an illustration that brings the lesson to life. The cartoons follow the popular and effective Sentence Lifting sequence of instruction and were designed in conjunction with Mark Pennington’s Teaching Grammar and Mechanics comprehensive curriculum.
However, the cartons in Grammar Comics! Grammar and Usage can work quite well on their own or in tandem with already existing grammar lessons and grammar textbooks. They can be fun visual aids printed off as posters, overheads, or projected on a screen with an LCD.
Grammar Comics! Grammar and Usage makes grammar more entertaining for students; every student will find the cartoons amusing and engaging and will help make grammar an approachable subject. It also helps with the memorization and retention of rules because students will be able to attach a visual to the lesson and can recall the cartoon when a particular idea must be applied. Some teachers have their students create their own cartoons following the Grammar Comics! Grammar and Usage format to help illustrate other grammar concepts.
David Rickert, the creator of the Grammar Comics! Grammar and Usage series, is a high school English teacher at Hilliard Darby High School in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. He has taught students at the middle and high school level and currently serves as the English Department Facilitator for his school. He is also an award-winning illustrator of several popular books for students and educators. You can check out his website at http://www.comicteacher.com to look at his portfolio and his other books.