The Look of Language: A Visual Approach to Mastering Grammar

Learn grammar thoroughly - and never be uncertain again.

What you'll learn
Rock-solid grammar fundamentals, including
How to eliminate nearly all grammar errors from your speech and writing
How to analyze, diagram, and compose better sentences
How to write with more precision, clarity, and intention
How to better comprehend difficult reading passages
Skills that will improve your grades in any class that requires writing
Requirements
No previous experience necessary. You will learn everything you need to know.
Description
Welcome!

Here you will confidently improve your grammar, writing, and reading skills.

This course is for students, teachers, or parents who will learn the complete fundamentals of grammar and will be able to

understand and use all aspects of grammar

accurately analyze how sentences are built

diagram sentences of every type

spot, fix, and improve problem sentences

write (and read) with more comprehension and fluency.

Here is a basic rule: in order to diagram a sentence, you have to know what you're talking about. The pencil and paper won't lie. As you work through increasingly difficult examples, you will enjoy the feeling and the freedom of really knowing grammar inside and out. As you conclude the course, you will be amazed at your own knowledge, skills, and confidence.

And that will never go away.

Course Summary

The Look of Language is organized into sections, by increasing difficulty. This allows us to preview the learning ahead of us before taking a structured, step-by-step journey together. The beginner lessons might feel a bit simple at first, but we will take our time to ensure that your fundamentals are sound. Everything - everything in this course - builds upwards and outwards from the opening beginner lessons. Form and function. Question and answer. Sense and sensibility. We build good habits, and then we build upon them.

Section 1: Introduction, Preview lessons, & Pre-test

Learn how best to use this course;

Preview a sample lesson on “Problem Sentences” and another on “Grammar and Writer’s Block”

Attempt a difficult “Pre-test” that will be much less difficult at the course’s end

Section 2: Fundamentals (beginner level)

Learn the parts of speech and how sentences are built

Diagramming subjects, verbs, modifiers, prepositions, compounds

Section 3: Problem Sentences (round 1)

Learn how to diagnose, analyze, and fix nagging problem sentences

Diagramming comma splices, run-ons, and pronoun-antecedent disagreement

Section 4: Fundamentals (intermediate level)

Diagramming objects, linking verbs, clause-modifiers, and more

Test yourself with games and Quiz #1

Section 5: Fundamentals (advanced level)

Diagramming tricky clauses, verbals, complements, appositives, and more

How to cure writer's block with grammar

Test yourself with Quiz #2

Section 6: Problem Sentences (round 2)

Subject-verb disagreement, parallelism, who/whom, we/us, dangling & misplaced modifiers, and more

Post-Test: the Final Challenge

Enough talk for now –

Students, teachers, parents, even school districts: It's time to master this stuff – once and for all.

Let’s get started . . .

Who this course is for
STUDENTS who wish to significantly improve their writing, reading, and grammar;
PARENTS who are noticing an undervaluing of grammar in schools or who simply want to help their child;
TEACHERS looking to strengthen their own understanding, confidence, and teaching repertoire. I have found consistently: once you introduce diagramming into your toolkit, you’ll never turn back again;
SCHOOL DISTRICTS that want their teachers and students to master this stuff – once and for all;
ANYONE who wants to simply improve his or her grammar.