I visited Facebook this morning and found a post by one of my nieces showing a diagram of the opening sentence of Franz Kaftka’s “Metamorphosis.” \u00a0In the post she asked if her readers remembered diagramming sentences. \u00a0I do!<\/p>\n
Actually, I find that diagramming sentences helps to provide clarity of thought when you are writing. \u00a0I rarely do it any longer, but it certainly wouldn’t hurt to resume the practice.<\/p>\n
What astonished me was that the National Council of Teachers of English announced in 1985 that they feel diagramming is a “deterrent to the improvement of students’ speaking and writing.” \u00a0Wouldn’t you think that anything that promoted clarity in the use of language would be beneficial?<\/p>\n
I was not an English teacher, but I disagree with their opinion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I visited Facebook this morning and found a post by one of my nieces showing a diagram of the opening sentence of Franz Kaftka’s “Metamorphosis.” \u00a0In the post she asked if her readers remembered diagramming sentences. \u00a0I do! Actually, I … Continue reading