Little Blue House Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Thinking ahead to next year, my oldest (6th grade) will have completed Shurley Method. We'll move on to editing practice in 7th grade using IEW Fix it to keep grammar skills sharp. I would love to have a handy grammar reference chart to help him (and me!) to not forget all of the grammar concepts we've learned over the years. Anyone have a recommendation for a good one? Secondly, I'd like to introduce diagramming to him next year. Shurley doesn't cover it, so I'll need a good book to help with this. Any recommendations for just diagramming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space station Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 You could have your ds make the reference chart as his final project for grammar this year. Emphasize that it should be beautiful enough to be proud to hang on the wall and carefully made enough to last until your next dc has to make theirs! This way all of the information is presented in the way he has learned it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourisenough Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I like the idea of having your student create his own, but if you want a ready-made chart, might this Grammar Trivium Table from Classical Conversations work for you? There is Christian content (example sentences, particularly for the sentence patterns), if that matters to you. We use it in our CC Essentials classes, but I envision keeping it as a handy reference even after the class is complete. http://www.classicalconversationsbooks.com/trtaengr.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Blue House Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share Posted October 22, 2014 You could have your ds make the reference chart as his final project for grammar this year. Emphasize that it should be beautiful enough to be proud to hang on the wall and carefully made enough to last until your next dc has to make theirs! This way all of the information is presented in the way he has learned it. Fabulous idea! He would certainly retain the info better if he made the chart. Thanks for the suggestion!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Blue House Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share Posted October 22, 2014 I like the idea of having your student create his own, but if you want a ready-made chart, might this Grammar Trivium Table from Classical Conversations work for you? There is Christian content (example sentences, particularly for the sentence patterns), if that matters to you. We use it in our CC Essentials classes, but I envision keeping it as a handy reference even after the class is complete. http://www.classicalconversationsbooks.com/trtaengr.html This is exactly what I was talking about. Didn't think to check CC. I may order this for myself AND have my son make his own chart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Growing With Grammar has a book just for diagramming called Digging Into Diagramming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I really like the Language Arts Reference Charts from CLE; they have three levels, one for 3rd/4th grade, one for 5th/6th, and one for 7th/8th. clp.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 I agree with the CC Grammar chart. It's basically the gist of the charts the kids copy regularly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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