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diagraming sentences
by engteach
Jul 24, 2008
Are there any websites re: sentence diagraming? My TE textbook covers plenty of diagraming (work for the students), but not much on how to actually diagram them or explain it. Thanks!
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Yes, I do sometimes diagram sentences in "real life." If I'm reading a dense article with very long sentences, diagramming can help me determine what the author's trying to say. (It's as useful for teaching reading as it is for teaching writing.)

Beyond that, some school assignments are less about what we do in "real life" than they are about teaching the students to use their minds. Diagramm...See More
Jul 28, 2008
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(Also)Mattie On 7/25/08, a concerned writing teacher wrote: > > What does diagraming sentences have to do with writing? [...] > Think about authentic writing; do you ever diagram > sentences in "real life".

I've never diagrammed a sentence in my life. In my case, it has certainly been irrelevant to learning how to write. But it's in our co...See More
Jul 28, 2008
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KCB On 7/25/08, engteach wrote: > Thanks, now I just have to find a store that caters to High > School. All the "teacher" stores I know of were almost > too "young" for Upper Elem, let alone High School! Are there > online stores?

There are actually several good websites that are interactive and demonstrate how to diagram sentences...See More
Sep 3, 2008
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connie Some of us "grew up" on diagramming sentences. Those were the years when people could easily take a foreign language and transfer their understanding of English grammar to a new system. With diagramming going by the wayside, students are not as prepared to learn a new language. I used to love diagramming and then learned to diagram much more effect...See More
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MB I think of diagramming sentences much as I think of algebraic equations. Do I use algebra constantly in real life? No. Perhaps I would do so more if I thought about it, though, and last year I had a "distribute these donations to these teachers in these percentages to add up to $X" and I was very happy to use algebra. When I am reading or I am writ...See More
Oct 22, 2008
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