English Through Grammar Stories

Line By Line is a collection of Grammar Stories—reading selections that are designed to provide meaningful, relevant, and enjoyable reading practice while offering a clear, intensive focus on specific aspects of English grammar. Each chapter provides reading and writing reinforcement of the structures and vocabulary presented in the corresponding chapter of our textbook, Side By Side: English (Grammar Through Guided Conversations. Line By Line can be used in conjunction with Side By Side or independently as a separate reading and writing text.

All components of Line By Line have been designed to offer students opportunities for true interactive communicative practice in Hit! language classroom. The stories in the text are brief; we have tried to create characters and situations that are simple and straightforward while highlighting specific grammatical structures. The extensive illustrations serve as visual cues that guide learners through the reading selections. Follow-up questions, coupled with these illustrations, form the basis for student discussion and retelling of the stories. A feature of each chapter is the “In Your Own Words’’ activity, which gives students an opportunity to create original stories based on their interests, backgrounds, and imaginations