Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-293) and index.

Toward a middle way -- Grammar, grammars, and the traditional teaching of grammar -- What works in teaching grammar to enrich and enhance writing -- Teaching grammar throughout the writing process -- From ice cream to dragons: adjectival modifiers at work -- Bringing in the rest of the gang: more adjectival modifiers -- Revision to the rescue -- Editing begins with observation: adverbial clauses and the AAAWWUBBIS / by Jeff Anderson -- Editing: approaching the bugaboo in diverse classrooms -- Rescuing expository writing from the humdrum: from rhetoric to grammar -- Grammar: rocks and mortar -- Making decisions that make a difference: grammar and the "6 traits" of writing -- Rethinking how to respond to students' errors / by Sharon Moerman -- Code-switching: teaching standard English in African American classrooms / by Rebecca S. Wheeler -- The transformative classroom: rethinking grammar instruction for English language learners / by Jason Roche and Yadira Gonzalez.