"Alright stop, Gramma Time!"

Overall, I enjoyed this piece. I must admit, now that I'm done reading it, I'm a little worried that I might use incorrect grammar while writing about it. Anyways, here's what I thought....

The part that grabbed my attention was when the author talked about how important it is to draw upon literature as a model of effective sentences and paragraphs. I can honestly say that that is what I do quite often. When I'm writing and I find myself confused, I look to a published piece of literature that I own and see how that author wrote it. Along with this, I also find great grammar techniques while reading. If I like the way an author put together a sentence, I try to star it and use it as a reference in my own writing.
Another section of this piece that I really enjoyed was the part that talked about the 5th graders and their poetry. I was shocked to see how successful some of their pieces were. This definitely brought an over-the-top tear to my eye thinking about how bright the future writers of America are. The idea of immersing students in reading and discussion of good literature is brilliant and I plan to use it in my classroom.

Sorry for posting so late, it slipped my mind.