Methodology
Sub j ects/P articip ants
The school at which the researcher teaches is a pre-K through 12th grade campus.The researcher teaches grades 9-12, and focused on the eleventh grade grammar and writing class for the data collection. The school is a private Christian school located in Central Minnesota, affiliated with the reformed faith. Over 40 different churches are
represented and almost 170 families comprise the constituency. The researcher teaches about 80 of the 95 students in grades 9-12 and has taught eleventh grade grammar and writing for 21 years. The class is comprised of 17 students with an average GPA of 3.090. The highest GPA is a 4.0 and the lowest is a 2.180. This population does not
include any students who are receiving special education services.
Demographics of the students break down as follows (see Figure 1).
Figure 1. Classroom demographics of 11th grade grammar students.