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#1. February 27, 2013
Dear Reader,
Wow. There went February! I feel like it was just two blinks of an eye. I was, however, sick for half of it, so that’s my excuse. This flu, cold, bronchitis, and sinusitis season has just been brutal. Haven’t you noticed how many people have been sick?
Looking ahead to March we have spring, St. Patrick’s Day, Passover and Easter. Click on any of those links to visit some of our holiday sites.
See ya on the Net,
Barbara J. Feldman
"Surfing the Net with Kids"
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#2. Diagramming Sentences
by Barbara J. Feldman
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Sentence diagramming (also known as Reed-Kellogg diagramming) was a popular classroom grammar technique for nearly a century. It lost favor about thirty years ago, but several Surfnetkids readers recently suggested sentence diagramming as a topic. I hope this means grammar is making a comeback!
1AiWay: Reed-Kellogg Sentence Diagrammer
“Learning diagrams may look boring at first glance,” explains the developer of this cool online app, but he suggests it worth the effort to “learn the magic.” To start, simply type a sentence to diagram and press enter. Mouse over the words in the resulting diagram to view their part of speech. If the sentence can be parsed multiple ways, you’ll see a small grey arrow in the upper right-hand corner. Click it to see the alternative diagram.
German Latin English: Diagramming Sentences
Eugene R. Moutoux’s website is a treasure trove of diagramming goodness. Yes, it does include samples of sentence diagramming in German and Latin, but there is lots of English too! Start with the Basics (in two parts) then move on to goodies that include samples from literature and history. Have fun diagramming the preamble to the U.S. Constitution, the Gettysberg Address, or with really long opening sentences from half-a dozen classic novels. “There once lived, in a sequestered part of the country of Devonshire, one Mr. Godfrey Nickleby: a worthy gentleman, who, taking it into his head rather late in life that he must get married, and not being young enough or rich enough to aspire to the hand of a lady of fortune, had wedded an old flame out of mere attachment, who in her turn had taken him for the same reason.” — Nicholas Nickleby, by Charles Dickens.
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Diagramming Sentences
There are four terrific sentence-diagramming tutorials here, but finding them is a challenge. . Here’s some help. For a Powerpoint introduciton to sentence diagramming, click the blue graphic in the middle of the a yellow box, near the middle of the page. For a more in-depth tutorial (fifty pages long!) use the round blue Enter button, a half screen further down the page. Curious about how to diagram the Pledge of Allegiance or the Preamble to the U.S, Constitution? Look for those links below the Summaries subhead near the bottom of the page.
… Click to continue Diagramming Sentences .
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Diagramming Sentences Printable
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Grammar Printable
Adjectives Printable
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#5. Surfing the Calendar
First U.S. Chartered Passenger Railroad Service
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Leap Day
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Irish American Heritage Month
March
National Craft Month
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Music in Our Schools Month
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National Cheerleading Safety Month
March
Salem Witch Hysteria Begins
Mar 1, 1692
Yellowstone National Park Established
Mar 1, 1872
Korea Independence Movement Day
Mar 1, 1911
Silly Putty Debuts
Mar 1, 1950
Whooping Crane Spring Migration
Mar 1-May 7
Dr. Seuss’ Birthday (Celebrated as Read Across America)
Mar 2, 1904
Iditarod 2013 Begins
Mar 2, 2013
Alexander Graham Bell’s Birthday
Mar 3, 1847
National Anthem Day
Mar 3, 1931
World Book Day
Mar 3, 2013
Franklin Delano Roosevelt is inaugurated as President
Mar 4, 1933
National Grammar Day
Mar 4, 2013
Boston Massacre
Mar 5, 1770
Michelangelo’s Birthday
Mar 6, 1475
Fall of the Alamo
Mar 6, 1836
#6. Quote of the Week
“Are you really sure that a floor can’t also be a ceiling?” ~~ M.C. Escher ~~ (June 18, 1898 – March 27, 1972) Dutch artist, famous for his tessellations. Click here for more M.C. Escher
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