The following Web site contains a listing of expectations for grammar teaching in the Washington public school system: http://www.k12.wa.us/curriculuminstruct/writing/frameworks/conventions.aspx While I am happy to see grammar instruction making a comeback anywhere, I am concerned about the content of the list that is posted. I think ATEG should get involved here. If you agree with me that there are problems with the list, I would suggest either of two options (and am certainly open to more): 1) Send an e-mail to the contact person for the site, whose address is provided therein, expressing your concerns. 2) Reply back to this listserv or to me privately ([log in to unmask]). I will compile everybody's concerns and send them to the contact person, noting that they are from concerned ATEG members. As the pendulum swings back toward grammar instruction in K-12, I think ATEG should provide some leadership. If we haven't done so already, perhaps those of you with more knowledge in the area than I could come up with our own list of grade-appropriate instructional targets / objectives and make it available through NCTE to all of the public school districts. We tend on rare occasion to be a rather contentious group, but maybe just this once . . . . Any thoughts would be appreciated. John To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/