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.

Info autore

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.

Riassunto

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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Audrey Anderson, Susan Wise Bauer, Amanda Sutton Dean, Jessica Otto
• Con la collaborazione di: Patty Rebne (Illustrazione), Patty (Well-Trained Mind Press) Rebne (Illustrazione)
• Editore: The Well-Trained Mind Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 12 a 18 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9781945841385
• ISBN: 978-1-945841-38-5
• Pagine: 80
• Dimensioni: 183 mm x 257 mm x 10 mm
• Peso: 340 g
• Serie: Grammar for the Well-Trained M; Grammar for the Well-Trained M; Grammar for the Well-Trained Mind
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi > Gioco, apprendimento > Lingue; Libri scolastici > Libri scolastici per istituti a indirizzo generale; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche