Anderson, Jeff

"Patterns of Power for grades 9-12 takes Jeff Anderson's invitational process for teaching grammar and conventions and focuses it specifically on how to successfully use it with high school students"--.

"Patterns of Power for grades 6-8 takes Jeff Anderson's invitational process for teaching grammar and conventions and focuses it specifically on how to successfully use it with adolescents"-- Provided by publisher.

"Bah humbug! Zack Delacruz wants to win the role of Scrooge in Davy Crockett Middle School's production of A Christmas Carol--and Abhi's admiration, too. But he's not the only one trying out for the play. So are Jos? (El Pollo Loco), Marquis, and Janie, who dreams of being all three ghosts. What role will Zack end up playing on stage . . . and in his life?"--Back cover.

Introduces an approach to teaching grammar that allows students to study authentic texts to recognize essential grammar conventions and includes support materials, more than one hundred mentor sentences, work samples, and tips.

"Zack Delacruz is back-- and eager to meet Abhi, the new girl at school. But things get off to a rough start when he accidently knocks her to the ground during a disastrous game of dodgeball. To make matters worse, every time he tries to make amends he just digs himself a bigger hole! ... In order to change his luck, Zack is going to need some great friends, some good advice, and a lot of courage"--Back cover.

"Twelve-year-old Zack Delacruz has remained happily unnoticed at his middle school... until now. When he sees his classmate being teased by the school bully, Zack surprises everyone--including himself--by breaking out of his shell and standing up to the tormentor. Somehow this act of bravery gets Zack put in charge of the sixth-grade dance fund raiser with none other than the bully himself! Zack's situation goes from bad to worse when he learns that his best salesperson for the chocolate bar fund raiser has been EATING--not selling--her candy bars. Zack never wanted to be the class hero, but with the hopes of the entire sixth grade on the line, can he come up with a new plan to save the dance?"--OCLC.

Zack Delacruz has liked being unnoticed at his middle school, but one day at a school assembly, Zach's unpremeditated moment of bravery puts him in the spotlight, and lands him the role of class fund-raiser. Now he is in charge of getting enough money for the sixth grade dance, and he has to work with the school's biggest bully to do it.

Places grammar theory in context with practical instruction strategies, explains why students often don't understand or apply grammar correctly, and demonstrates how to create a workshop environment that supports grammar and mechanics concepts.