Group 4: Grammar

Well as for the group I think that they did a great job, but I already new about the book because of English 574: Teaching Grammar. But I think they helped me to appreciate the book a lot more. Before I had only read the chapter that my group was assigned, which was about using different leads to began a paper. Other than that I had not taken a look at the book. Although had be exposed to some of its content from other groups in the grammar class. I think out of all the books this book was most informative to teachers. Mainly, because grammar is usually everyones worst nightmare. I think Noden works toward getting grammar back into classroom with ease and less tension. I think that is what makes the book so useful. It helps teachers to realize that not only do they not have to be perfect they can teach grammar to kids while making it a lot of fun.

I think with the way they used the book to teach us certain techniques was exactly what Noden wanted his book to be able to do. It's a great teaching guide, and I think that it was very beneficial to not only us but the instructors. I never really thought about grammar at all before this semester and I think that I have learned a lot of helpful things from this course. I think most of all the greatest thing I got out of this groups presentation is that we are stereotyped to have be like experts on things like grammar and spelling just because we are English majors but really most are not and we don't have to be. I'm glad that came up because people are always correcting me if I may say something wrong or mispronounce a word in a conversation and then ask, "How you gon teach english?" (see the irony!) I'm just glad someone else thinks the same thing.

Good Job group 4!