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    Abbreviation Sticky

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    I have changed internet service providers; the new address for my abbreviations page is 

     

     

    Hi,

    I'm the person that did the last major revamp on the WTM abbreviations page (with help from Tim, of course!), but I started my own page soon thereafter because (at the time at least) Tim was unable to add new abbreviations without getting the page re-reviewed, which meant that the page was only updated infrequently. Since then, I also went through mine and added links, which I think has been very helpful for people. So, if you'd like to pull what I have into the site's page, I'm A-OK with having my page become obsolete!

     

    p.s. I intentionally did not include generic internet abbreviations when I revamped the WTM abbreviations page because there are already *so* *many* sites which have these and there are *so* *many* abbreviations. My thinking was that the WTM page should focus on its area of expertise. YMMV, of course! ;)

    Beowulf for the younger crowd? Any "starter" versions worth suggesting?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    Thanks.

     

    Jo

     

     

    Hwaet! (/hwat/: Hark! or Listen! or even Ahem!)

     

    Unless your "young crowd" is really young, don't be afraid of diving into this one; it really isn't that long. I started with the unabridged Frederick Rebsamen version when my oldest was in 2nd grade. It has a short introduction of the setting and characters and some explanatory comment interspersed in the poem. Since then, I've added Seamus Heaney's and R. M. Liuzza's versions. Mr. Heaney read most of his translation on the BBC and it is wonderful to listen to (note that it is generally listed as an "unabridged" recording, but his reading was actually moderately abridged).

     

    There are *tons* of Beowulf resources on the internet. I just noticed the Wiki entry which has a nice overview and some help with pronunciation (although I'm still searching for a one-to-one phonetic guide of all the names so that you wouldn't have to puzzle each one out). This poem is meant to be *heard*, so definitely read it aloud. Get into it, but don't get bogged down trying to understand everything that is going on. Enjoy it with root beer in the mead hall over several lunches!

     

    I posted on another group as to whether there is a list with the pronunciations for each of the names. According to the group's resident Beowulf scholar (he translated it for fun):

     

    Stanley Greenfield's "A Readable Beowulf: The Old English Epic Newly

     

    Translated" has a tolerably complete Glossary of Proper Names with indicated

     

    pronunciations (although Greenfield does indicate that in some cases he modernized

     

    the pronunciation for the modern ear).

     

    Abbreviation Sticky

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    Thanks for the abbreviation list. I have been homeschooling for 7 years but am new to boards and such. I recognize many abbrev. but still cannot figure out what TOW is! :confused:

     

    Thanks,

    Alisa

    Was it used as a home schooling term or can you tell from the context? Next time that you see it, ask the person who used it what it means -- I don't think anyone has been anything but kind about answering that type of question here.

     

    And then let me know what they said and if there is an associated web site. ;)

    Multiplicand and Multiplier question

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    I somehow just noticed this in R&S math. The terms for a vertical multiplication problem are as I expected:

     

    multiplicand

    x multiplier

    -----------

    product

     

    However, for a horizontal multiplication problem, R&S shows the terms as:

     

    multiplier x multiplicand = product

     

    which seems backward to me as I expected:

     

    multiplicand x multiplier = product

     

    Which is correct? Both, maybe?

    Questions about Biblioplan

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    1. I think it probably would be a good fit, as long as you are wanting a curriculum that is strong on history through literature.

     

    2. I second the "The Children's Story Bible" by Catherine F. Vos. The only thing I would change it in is to spread the pictures out so that the child has something to occupy his/her eyes.

     

    3. The SOTW AG is not included, only SOTW. I haven't seen the AG, but I would guess that it would be easy to go from BP's SOTW reference to the AG.

     

    For my complete BP review: http://www.homeschoolreviews.com/reviews/curriculum/reviews.aspx?id=475

    Abbreviation Sticky

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    Hi,

    I'm the person that did the last major revamp on the WTM abbreviations page (with help from Tim, of course!), but I started my own page soon thereafter because (at the time at least) Tim was unable to add new abbreviations without getting the page re-reviewed, which meant that the page was only updated infrequently. Since then, I also went through mine and added links, which I think has been very helpful for people. So, if you'd like to pull what I have into the site's page, I'm A-OK with having my page become obsolete!

     

    p.s. I intentionally did not include generic internet abbreviations when I revamped the WTM abbreviations page because there are already *so* *many* sites which have these and there are *so* *many* abbreviations. My thinking was that the WTM page should focus on its area of expertise. YMMV, of course! ;)

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