Men of Iron Group at eNotes

According to the "Product Details" provided by Amazon.com, the...

Sun, 4 Nov 2007 18:07:13 PST

According to the "Product Details" provided by Amazon.com, the book is appropriate for ages 9-12. Amazon links it with The Hawk that Dare Not Huntby Day by Scott O’Dell, Son of Charlemagne by Barbara Willard, and Black Arrowby Robert Louis Stevenson (among others) for reading level and interest. Enotes says it "celebrates boyhood" and offers a "fast-paced narrative," suggesting that reading level sounds...

I wish to thank all of you fine professionals for helping me - a poor...

Tue, 9 Oct 2007 04:04:35 PST

I wish to thank all of you fine professionals for helping me - a poor Catholic home-school mother! I will pray for you and your families every day. I shall close with the prayer I recite for you as benefactors: Bless O Lord with eternal life, those who do good for us for Thy Names's sake. Bendicion.

In reply to #6: I think knowledge of how to create colorful sentences...

Mon, 8 Oct 2007 08:02:27 PST

In reply to #6: I think knowledge of how to create colorful sentences and use interesting language is more important than diagramming. There are several books out that make language fun by pointing out what's wrong instead of what's right. One is the wildly popular "Eats, Shoots, and Leaves"; another is "Woe is I" and a third is "When Good People Write Bad Sentences." If you really want to focus on the...

Grammar is a constant topic of conversation within the English...

Mon, 8 Oct 2007 04:39:58 PST

Grammar is a constant topic of conversation within the English department at my school. We are now endeavoring to follow the NCTE guidelines that emphasize that students learn grammar through writing and reading rather than through worksheet exercises and rules. To accomplish this, we teach "mini lessons" as they arise in literature and writing situations. We are not a private school, and perhaps this makes it possible to teach...

Thank you all for responding. I now ask all you professionals if iti...

Mon, 8 Oct 2007 04:08:06 PST

Thank you all for responding. I now ask all you professionals if iti is true that grammar is only taught in parochial schools. My teacher friend in public schools says grammar is not taught there. I need help with teaching noun particles and diagramming too. ____l_____l______ Who can help?

In reply to #3: Thank you for taking the time to reply. Cross word...

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 17:42:56 PST

In reply to #3: Thank you for taking the time to reply. Cross word puzzles are a good idea. To be fair I am not a real teacher, I home school. My son loathes the book. I am trying to think of ways to make him like it. It reminds me of a line in a book called The Mystery of Shadow Pond. Two boys were discussing the book Silas Marner. One said of it "if the whole world was under water that book would still be dry! I think that is...

I disagree. I teach even my freshman students to use the OED, and all...

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 17:34:15 PST

I disagree. I teach even my freshman students to use the OED, and all (even through seniors) maintain a vocabulary notebook where they are required to look up words and record their meaning. I provide most (not all) of the vocab words for the younger students, with archaic expression always included, but by senior year they do the choosing. I have them collect 250 words per quarter. They might remember the words and they might not; I...

In reply to #1: You don't say what age your students are, but I agree...

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 16:29:27 PST

In reply to #1: You don't say what age your students are, but I agree with blazedale...too cumbersome and you lose them. Footnotes help, but anything that enhances meaning can enrich the experienceWhen I taught high school, I found that crosswords or other games could be fun and not make the process so tedious. There are crossword templates out there you can use...just google it! Good luck.

I think it's all part of the process... when reading a book with archaic...

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 15:04:02 PST

I think it's all part of the process... when reading a book with archaic vocab or expressions, it can be kind of fun to figure out what it all means. However there is definitely an element of annoyance after awhile, when you just want to 'get on with it' and read the story. Good footnotes always make this much easier.

What is the reading level required for Men of Iron?

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 07:41:35 PST

What is the reading level required for Men of Iron?

vocabulary

Sun, 7 Oct 2007 07:37:21 PST

I would like to know if it is irksome for students to look up the books archaic expressions?