My Blue Book of Grammar for Class 8
Meigha Rawat
A Grammar Series That Uses the Functional Approach
KEY FEATURES
- Functional approach to grammar teaching, using exemplars to illustrate the usage before defining the structure and rules
- Vocabulary taught through language-in-use to build the learners’ vocabulary through use rather than memorisation of rules
- Contemporary topics to inculcate 21-century skills amongst learners
- Use of literature to help learners understand how grammar is used in text
- A comprehension section comprising texts from different genres so that learners may relate grammar to different types of works produced in English
- Phonics in Grades 1 and 2 to teach the very basis of language
- Uniquely stylised illustrations
- Activities such as puzzles, crosswords, word grids and games to aid the facilitator in using the concept of ‘flipped classroom’
- Periodic tests to help the learners self-assess the acquisition of concepts
- Digital component to cater to a technology-driven classroom
DESCRIPTION:
My Blue Book of Grammar is a course that has been conceptualized and designed keeping in mind the increasingly dynamic role of the English language in today’s world. Especially in our country, where English serves as the lingua franca, a grammar course has to offer not only an exposition of the pedagogy but also the exhibition of the utility of that pedagogy. The aim of a grammar series should be to encourage the development of competency amongst learners, even though their proficiency levels may vary. While the level of exposure to English of all learners may be different, a grammar series should aid in the development of a certain level of confidence amongst the learners, with the end result being that they are able to converse without hesitation in English.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN
- Understand grammar concepts
- Learn how to use different vocabulary concepts taught through language-in-use
- Learn 21-century skills
- Develop deeper understanding of and appreciation for literature
- Have clearer pronunciation through a better understanding of phonics
WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR:
School students of Grades 8
TABLE OF CONTENTS
GRAMMAR
1. Sentences: Complex, Compound, Complex–Compound
2. Correct and Incorrect Use of Ellipsis
3. Articles: a, an, the
4. Determiners
5. Quantifiers
6. Subjunctive
7. Verbs Used in Subjunctive
8. Parallel Structure
9. Dangling Modifier
10. Capitalising Titles
11. Subject–Verb Agreement with Compound Subjects
12. Commas, Semicolons, Colons and Dashes
13. Commas with Interrupters and Appositives
14. Compound Possessive
15. Conjunctive Adverbs
Test Paper 1
VOCABULARY
16. Adjectives: good, better, best, bad, worse, worst
17. Adverbs: well, better, best, badly, worse, worst
18. Compound Object with I and Me
19. Removing Redundancy
20. Prefixes: semi–, mid–, en–, em–
21. Suffixes: –ence, –ance, –an, –ian
22. Using Latin and Greek Roots to Find Out the Meaning of Words
23. Using the Thesaurus
24. Allusion
25. Analogy – Revision
26. Finding the Meaning of the Word from the Context
27. Formal and Informal Language
Test Paper 2
WRITING
28. Circular
29. School Circular
30. Writing a Story as a Play
31. Story Writing
32. Argumentative Essay
33. Article for the School Magazine
34. Report for the School Newspaper
Test Paper 3
COMPREHENSION
35. Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish
36. Hallow-Fair
37. Sqay
38. Bhikaji Cama
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