Mini Grammar Writing Lessons for High School Students

The aspects of grammar and writing that most teachers miss, skip, don't really focus on, or fail to teach well, especially to students who plan to attend college.

Colleges and employers value a person's ability to communicate, whether written or spoken. Therefore, it is important that we do not only teach our students the parts of speech and where to place commas, but how to actually organize and articulate their thoughts, claims, as well as others' thoughts and claims.

On a side note: English teachers should not be the only ones responsible for teaching students to write and communicate effectively. If you'd like to know more about this claim, please check out my blog post about teaching writing across the disciplines.