Intro to Word Groups

About Standards
Introduction
UNIVERSAL
Middle years and up
word groups
grammar
functional grammar
language basics
value of grammar
editing
analysis
voice
style
introduction
thinking about language
metalanguage
Purpose
To put students in the right frame of mind for tackling the word groups lessons and grammar in general.
Description
This lesson introduces the Language Basics: Word Groups lesson pack, including Noun Groups, Verb Groups, Adjective Groups, Adverb Groups, and Prepositional Phrases. There is no writing in this lesson. Instead we talk about the value of grammatical knowledge as an editorial and analysis tool, provide an overview of the word group lessons, and offer some advice on how students should approach what can be otherwise intimidating or overwhelming content.
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