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Dissect this!

by Sister Julie on January 17, 2008  J.M.J.A.T.

in blog post, random writing

A colleague sent this to me and it brought back good memories! How I loved diagraming sentences! How many of you learned to do this? I don’t think I could do it now, though as a writer it certainly would come in handy! A great party trick too! :)

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    { 10 comments }

    Susan Rose, CSJP January 17, 2008 at 10:28 pm

    Don’t know if I could diagram that, but I can SING it thanks to schoolhouse rock.

    In fact, I remember my social studies class in 8th grade where we had to write down the preamble that we were supposed to memorize – practically the whole class was humming.

    Sister Julie January 18, 2008 at 7:47 am

    That’s hilarious! How many things do we remember thanks to some little creative teaching trick!

    Gayle OSF January 18, 2008 at 9:19 am

    Schoolhouse Rock rocked. I liked the grammar ones which would help with the diagramming! Next, the Gettysburg Address? :-)

    Desiree January 18, 2008 at 9:39 am

    I am SO bringing that to my American History Class!

    Jen January 18, 2008 at 11:37 am

    Sr. Susan: you too? :)

    Cathy Keller January 18, 2008 at 9:25 pm

    It’s been 40+ years since I have seen a sentence diagrammed! Wow!!! and with what words you chose to do it…It is a work of ART!!! Thanks for the memories. (I’m probably one of the few in my English class that liked to diagram a sentence…but then I enjoy games.) Cathy

    Kathy January 19, 2008 at 6:29 pm

    I also loved diagramming, and when I stopped to think about it, it has been 40+ years. I think I will goi diagram a few sentences, just for fun! Maybe my husband would like to join me–we can have a competition. He speaks of diagramming as well, but I am not sure if he enjoyed it or not.

    Sister Julie January 20, 2008 at 7:54 am

    A diagraming showdown perhaps!

    Steph January 26, 2008 at 10:27 am

    HA! Few people are familiar with what I call “the joy of grammar.” That rocks.

    KC Cowan February 1, 2008 at 5:23 pm

    I also LOVED diagramming sentences when I was in grade school. It was an area I really shined in and, perhaps, made up for my pathetic math abillities (I STILL don’t know my times tables thanks to the traumatic tests I endured in 4th grade….that’s another story). But I think they gave up teaching diagramming shortly after I left Robert Gray Grade School.

    thanks for the trip down memory lane! and I love the blog….
    kc

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