The credit for that great line goes to Amy Benjamin. NCTE editors
picked up on it early for promotional material for the book.
Brock
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From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar
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Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 5:23 PM
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Subject: Re: Grammar Alive on page 1 of the Council Chronicle
Ah, Herb,
Yes, the skunk image is vivid indeed (Brock's brainchild, I believe).
While I may wish that the aspect had been perfective -- "Grammar has
been the skunk," thereby signalling that we're beyond that now, -- the
rest of the book is indeed very alive with and for grammar.
cheers,
Rebecca
Stahlke, Herbert F.W. wrote:
>Rebecca,
>
>The skunk image is matched only by Geoffrey Nunberg's "Grammar is the
>North Korea of language." But he was being rather more supportive of
>grammar study.
>
>Herb
>
> -----Original Message-----
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>
> Dear All,
> Take a peek at page 1 of the NCTE's Council Chronicle -- Grammar
> Alive right there, in a full column article that goes over to another
> full page.
>
> "Grammar is the skunk at the garden party of the language arts,"
> declare members of the NCTE Assembly for the Teaching of English
> grammar (ATEG) in the introduction to Grammar Alive! A Guide for
> Teachers." The article quotes Brock and Martha extensively, and then
> goes on to talk about books by Weaver, Noguchi and Baron.
>
> Kudos folks!
>
> Rebecca Wheeler
>
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