The Diagramming Dictionary - A Complete Reference Tool for Young Writers, Aspiring Rhetoricians, and Anyone Else Who Needs to Understand How English Works

Diagramming a sentence shows you how it is (or isn't) working, and unlocks the door to clear, balanced writing. This handbook from Susan Wise Bauer, author of Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind, walks students through the rules of diagramming, from the simplest sentences to the most complex. Its simple instructions allow you to learn at your own pace, without an instructor.

Full of easy-to-understand example diagrams, colour-coded for quick recognition, this guide will be a trusted reference tool in your home, office or school for years to come.

For ages 13 and Up.

About the author

Susan Wise Bauer is a writer, educator, and historian. Her previous books include the Writing With Ease, Writing With Skill, and Story of the World series from Well-Trained Mind Press, as well as The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home, 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, all from W. W. Norton. She has a Ph.D. in American Studies from the College of William & Mary in Virginia, as well as an M.A. in seventeenth-century literature and a Master of Divinity in Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Literature. For fifteen years, she taught literature and composition at the College of William and Mary.

Summary

Do you understand what makes good writing "good"? Are you struggling against your words instead of using them to express yourself well?

Product details

• Authors: Audrey Anderson, Susan Wise Bauer, Amanda Sutton Dean, Jessica Otto
• Assisted by: Patty Rebne (Illustration), Patty (Well-Trained Mind Press) Rebne (Illustration)
• Publisher: Peace Hill Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9781945841385
• ISBN: 978-1-945841-38-5
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 260 mm x 185 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 338 g
• Illustrations: black and white sentence diagrams
• Series: Grammar for the Well-Trained M; Grammar for the Well-Trained M; Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Play, learning > Languages; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Social sciences, law, business > Political science