AWP: The Sentence as Itself: Vivifying Grammar in Writing Classrooms

Say the word "grammar," and most students flee, but attention to the mechanics of the sentence as a dynamic form can illuminate new possibilities for writers in any genre. Four writer-teachers with experience from grade school to grad school will speak about the generative potential that conversations about grammar and syntax have in their classrooms and their own work. Challenging ideas of “correctness,” they engage students in understanding how grammar underpins voice, vernacular, and expression.