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The Patterns of Power process creates an environment in which writers study and appreciate the beauty and meaning of grammar and conventions rather than fear and avoid mistakes. Focusing on language’s power to inspire and affect us will generate writers who naturally come to know and use the patterns of the English language.

Jun 4, 2021

In today's episode, Travis and Jeff are joined by Jodi Ramos, a lauded writing teacher in San Antonio, TX. We discuss Jodi's recent work with the New York Times Teaching Project, including the piece she co-wrote for the Times with fellow project partner Blake Bockholt titled Sentences That Matter, Mentor and Motivate. Using articles from the Times as mentors, Jodi and Blake share their spin on the Patterns of Power process in their middle and high school classrooms.

Order Patterns of Power: Inviting Adolescent Writers into the Conventions of Language, Grades 6-8.  

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