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ERIC Number: EJ259342
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Mar
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Why I Didn't Eat My Grammar Book.
Giordano, Gerard
English Journal, v71 n3 p62-64 Mar 1982
Uses personal experiences from "grammar" school to argue that the exercises used to develop practical skills, such as a knowledge of grammar, should be practical as well. Suggests that teachers need to convince students that what is being taught will be useful and important in later life. (RL)
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Grammar, Relevance (Education), Sentence Diagraming, Student Attitudes, Traditional Grammar
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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