Re: Grammar, any suggestions? (Classical Sources Message Board)

Re: Grammar, any suggestions?
Author: Cindy Marsch	August 24, 1999 at 16:04:33
in reply to: Re: Grammar, any suggestions?* posted by Carol in CT on August 23, 1999 at 20:29:53*

Because I have emphasized narration and "the big picture"
in my children's education, I have done grammar only
"informally" with my children until my plans for this year,
when we will use a resource called "Grammar Free Fall" that
is essentially a diagramming tool. Terry Robertson
(Wldwmn7@aol.com) wrote it for public school students, and
it is simple, friendly, and thorough.

But after I had planned for this and separately planned to do Henle Latin, I cracked open my Henle and discovered sentence diagramming all over the place! The diagram styles differ a bit, so I will have to alter things a bit, but I believe a Henle parent could make great use of the Henle text's material to jump off into English grammar, having laid a foundation in earlier years of the basics of grammar: nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions, punctuation, capitalization.

We will use diagramming as our primary grammar study,
incorporating the principles into our writing this year for
a 6th, 4th, and 1st grader. I'll report in a few months how
it is going. :-)

Cindy Marsch

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> Because I have emphasized narration and "the big picture" > in my children's education, I have done grammar only > "informally" with my children until my plans for this year, > when we will use a resource called "Grammar Free Fall" that > is essentially a diagramming tool. Terry Robertson > (Wldwmn7@aol.com) wrote it for public school students, and > it is simple, friendly, and thorough. > > But after I had planned for this and separately planned to do Henle Latin, I cracked open my Henle and discovered sentence diagramming all over the place! The diagram styles differ a bit, so I will have to alter things a bit, but I believe a Henle parent could make great use of the Henle text's material to jump off into English grammar, having laid a foundation in earlier years of the basics of grammar: nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions, punctuation, capitalization. > > We will use diagramming as our primary grammar study, > incorporating the principles into our writing this year for > a 6th, 4th, and 1st grader. I'll report in a few months how > it is going. :-) > > Cindy Marsch
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