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As high school English teachers, we know that grammar can be a challenging subject to teach—and for students, it can often seem tedious or irrelevant. However, teaching grammar is not just about enforcing rules. It’s about equipping students with the tools they need to communicate effectively, think critically, and succeed in both their academic and professional lives. In this post, I want to show you why you need to teach grammar in your high school English course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Know you need to teach grammar but not sure where to start? Check out my done-for-you Grammar Curriculum<\/a>!)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Why Need To Teach Grammar Reason #1: Some Students Love It<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ok, I know. I know. You don’t believe me. Who would love grammar? But I swear, every year, I had a few students who preferred grammar work to reading and analyzing literature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lot of students are frustrated with English classes. They hate that there’s never “a right answer.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, in grammar, there are right and wrong answers! Your analytical (often math-focused) students might find grammar to be their sweet spot in your English class. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had one girl who was difficult during literature discussions. She always wanted to get to the point and know exactly what she should write down on her worksheet. She struggled with sitting through analysis, discussion, and hated when I answered, “Write down what you think.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But she excelled at grammar–even volunteering to come up and annotate sentence structure for the class. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know you might think that your students are going to dread grammar, but it might actually make your class more accessible for some.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Why Need To Teach Grammar Reason #2: It Will Make YOU Better at Grammar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So many English teachers resist teaching grammar because they don’t feel confident with it themselves. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Worried about teaching grammar? Just follow the slides and lesson plans in this complete Grammar Curriculum<\/a>!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

If this is you, give yourself some grace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First, chances are you are going to be way, way more skilled at grammar than your students who struggle to write anything longer than a Tweet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, there’s one way to become an expert in anything: teach it. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By breaking down grammar ideas, diagramming sentence after sentence, and being confronted with examples that seem to break the rules, I guarantee<\/em> you that you yourself will become a grammar nazi by the end of the school year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re hesitant because you don’t have a solid curriculum that’s scaffolded and sequences for you, I recommend checking out my full Grammar Curriculum<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The full curriculum includes all of the lessons, practice worksheets, and assessments you’ll need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But even if you just teach these Grammar Lessons<\/a> in order and do nothing else, I promise you that you and your students will see your grammar skills improve dramatically!<\/p>\n\n\n\n