It may be best then just to drop spelling. I think Johanna's "g" is what I am calling "sentence roles in b" though her title is a good bit more explanatory -- so what how about ... 1. What to teach (scope) a. parts of speech b. sentence roles; i.e., Constituent structure at the phrasal and clausal level c. sentence / clause types d. punctuation e. spelling f. tense, aspect, mood, and voice I'd be interested in participating in a, b, c, and d and have a paper or two in the area that may be useful. As for part two I am interested in post-secondary. Phil Bralich >g. Constituent structure at the phrasal and clausal level (that is, >more detail on "sentence/clause types") >h. Role of grammar in creating coherent texts >i. Relation of grammar to meaning and style >j. Variation in language: social, regional, stylistic (registers) > >1. What to teach (scope) > a. parts of speech > b. sentence roles > c. sentence / clause types > d. punctuation > e. spelling > f. tense, aspect, mood, and voice > >I don't know about other states, but California already has a thorough >spelling program for all grades. The early grades instruct in phonemic >awareness and phonics, and later grades concentrate on variation in >root/affix spellings and frequently-misspelled words. This is handled >separately from the grammar component of the whole language arts >program. > >Dr. Johanna Rubba, Associate Professor, Linguistics >Linguistics Minor Advisor >English Department >California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo >E-mail: [log in to unmask] >Tel.: 805.756.2184 >Dept. Ofc. Tel.: 805.756.2596 >Dept. Fax: 805.756.6374 >URL: http://www.cla.calpoly.edu/~jrubba > >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/ 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/