[B-Greek] Machen supplements/Koine composition

TuNeCedeMalis67 at aol.com TuNeCedeMalis67 at aol.com
Wed Sep 29 07:22:43 EDT 2004


Can anyone share any and ALL links to any type of supplement for the Machen 
text book?

I put my son back into the "Hey Andrew" series to tackle accents, but soon he 
will need to move back into a grown up book to finish the basic grammar. We 
have tried LOTS of books, Attic and Koine, and I think Machen is our best bet 
right now, but could use all the supplementation available. My son thrives off 
of dry/thorough explanations and intensive drill before moving on to a new 
chapter, and so do I.

The "Athenaze" book was a total flop for us :-( I know a lot of people here 
say Attic before Koine, but that hasn't worked for us. There seem to be a lot 
more self study materials for Koine and the reduced vocabulary leaves us more 
time for concentrating on grammar. The Athenaze book was the only Attic book I 
could get an answer key for and the immersion/reading method does NOT work for 
us as a CORE curriculum!!

Are there any 1st edition Machen books available anywhere cheap, anymore? We 
have a 1st edition photocopy, and a second edition book that doesn't always 
match our answer key. I'd like to buy two new paperback 1st editions if I can 
find them cheap enough.

Also does anyone have any resource suggestions or tips for learning to 
write/compose in Koine?? My son has found great value in Latin composition and would 
like to do the same in Greek.

Kathleen Borsari
homeschool mom



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