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The Diagramming Dictionary

A Complete Reference Tool for Young Writers, Aspiring Rhetoricians, and Anyone Else Who Needs...

Susan Wise Bauer Jessica Otto Patty Rebne (Well-Trained Mind Press)

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The Well-Trained Mind Press
30 August 2019
"Do you understand what makes good writing ""good""? Are you struggling against your words instead of using them to express yourself well? A complete compendium of sentence diagramming rules and examples. This Diagramming Dictionary assembles into one handy manual all of the principles that govern diagramming the English language from basic subject/predicate layout through advanced sentence structure and analysis. Beautifully designed diagrams walk the reader through how to illustrate each and every part of the English sentence.

The Diagramming Dictionary can be used as a stand-alone reference work, or as part of the Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind series, an innovative program that provides all the grammar skills needed to write and speak with eloquence and confidence. Combine it with our Core Instructor Text and a Student Workbook and Key set to create a full year of powerful learning.

The Diagramming Dictionary will become your indispensable guide to eloquent sentence structuring and clear, grammatical writing!"
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Illustrated by:   Patty Rebne (Well-Trained Mind Press)
Imprint:   The Well-Trained Mind Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Volume:   0
Dimensions:   Height: 262mm,  Width: 185mm,  Spine: 13mm
Weight:   382g
ISBN:   9781945841385
ISBN 10:   1945841389
Series:   Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind
Pages:   80
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 12 to 18 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  English as a second language ,  Children's (6-12)
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

"Susan Wise Bauer is an educator and academic who has worked with parents and students for more than twenty years. She taught at the College of William and Mary in Virginia for fifteen years. Her previous best-selling titles for Norton include The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had, Rethinking School, The Story of Western Science: From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory, and the History of the World series Jessica Otto teaches grammar to middle schoolers. She's a self-proclaimed grammar nerd, and believes that the phrase ""knowledge is power"" applies to the mechanics of grammar and writing. Patty Rebne grew up in Colorado, where she earned a BA and an MBA. Most of her grammar, she learned from her mother, an award-winning journalist. To earn a living, Patty taught high school, delivered packages for UPS, marketed and sold software as a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Microsoft, inscribed Christmas cards, and wrote fortune-cookie fortunes. She and her husband Glenn live near Seattle; they have a grown son who was mostly homeschooled, guided by The Well Trained Mind with generous additions of ski days and road-trips. Patty likes the physical action of handwriting, and does photography and cross stitch in her ample spare time."

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