Grammaropolis Expanding Their Innovative Teaching Method on Kickstarter
Summary
But when you see ol’ Sheriff Semicolon amblin’ out there with his lasso - aimin’ to wrangle together a couple of independent clauses - not only are you going to connect more deeply with that information, but you’re also going to have more fun doing it.” After successfully engaging students and teachers with an innovative story-based curriculum on the parts of speech, Grammaropolis now presents its newest block of content to the Kickstarter community: punctuation.Throughout we meet the various members of the Grammaropolis PD: from the tender-hearted Officer Period to the list-loving Deputy Colon, from the no-drama Chief Comma to the sassy and sarcastic Court Reporter Quotation Marks.Seeing the need for change, educator and accomplished young adult author Coert Voorhees and his team at Grammaropolis set out to create a new way of making grammar lessons fun through story, song, and animation (now live on Kickstarter at http://kck.st/2dqPMp3).But when you see ol’ Sheriff Semicolon amblin’ out there with his lasso - aimin’ to wrangle together a couple of independent clauses - not only are you going to connect more deeply with that information, but you’re also going to have more fun doing it.”After successfully engaging students and teachers with an innovative story-based curriculum on the parts of speech, Grammaropolis now presents its newest block of content to the Kickstarter community: punctuation.The campaign begins on October 3 with the goal of raising $35,000 to animate songs for twelve punctuation marks from the upcoming Punctuate This!is a musical all about Punctuation set in the animated universe of Grammaropolis, a story-based approach to teaching grammar.The Mayor has already recorded the album in conjunction with the award-winning children’s musician Doctor Noize.