[B-Greek] Machen supplements/Koine composition
Terry and Gail Cook
cookie99 at fuse.net
Wed Sep 29 07:30:52 EDT 2004
I found Machen's text at Half-priced Books for $5; the text was nearly new!
I found a "workbook" that goes with this text at WalMart.com and kind folks
from this group provided me with the answer key to the exercises in the
text.
Terry Cook
sDg
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Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 7:22 AM
Subject: [B-Greek] Machen supplements/Koine composition
> 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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