Grammar Marathon is still in the experimental stages. Just as in Math Olympics and Spelling Marathon, Grammar Marathon encourages all students in a class to learn Grammar facts with both accuracy and speed. There are individual events and class average events to encourage team spirit and effort by all class members. This project is for Grades 1-5 or for those special education classes who work at that grade level. The Grammar Marathon Warmups will only use the Grammar Category. The spring competition will use the last Category on each grade level which is a combination of all of the Categories.
During the annual Grammar Marathon competition in the spring of each year, certificates are awarded to all classes that participate and ribbons are given to top three winners in all events
Software
Grammar Marathon uses Word Munchers Delux from The Learning Company which previously was MECC. This version can be run on a Mac or an IBM/compatible computer. Word Munchers Delux is only for grades 1 through 5.
There are a variety of prices for Word Munchers Delux.
The School Edition from The Learning Company is about $50.00. This month
of September, (and as long as supplies last), Parsons Technology,
has been offering a home version of Word Munchers Delux for
$9.95 (Win 3.1, Win 95 & Mac). 1 800 779 6000
Bi-Monthly Grammar Marathon Warm-ups
The bi-monthly Grammar Marathon Warm-Ups are practice competitions that help teachers and students prepare for the main event. The dates for the 2002-2003 Grammar Marathon Warm-Ups will take place at the same time as the Spelling Marathon.
Date of the Annual Competition of the Grammar Marathon is
April 8-14, 2003, the same time as the Spelling
Marathon .
All results for the various competitions above are due by midnight (local time) of the last day listed. Entries received after that time will not be eligible for ribbons or Grammar Marathon Hall of Fame.
The Report Format for Spelling Marathon
The following information should be included at the top of any scores submitted for any event this year. Send your results to: kquackenbush@cesstaff.org.
Prior to submitting names of students we recommend that you have a media release or parent permission to submit full name of winning students. Otherwise, consider submitting winners' first name only.
Each line you send to us should like this: (NO additional spaces after the comma!)
Event#,Score,Student Name,School Name,City,State/Province,Country
Examples:
901,305JR Benner,Lincoln
School,Redondo Beach,Ca,USA
901a,100,Mrs.Flore's class,Lincoln
School,Redondo Beach,Ca,USA
(For Home Schoolers - join right in)
903,610,Mary Sabastien,Home
School, Columbus, Ohio,USA
All of the events have 30 minute time limits. The class averages are
based on the 30 minute time limit. The same general rules for the
Math
Olympics apply for all Grammar Marathon events. Individuals
will work independently and under the supervision of an adult. The top
three scores and/or the class average will be recorded and submitted using
the guidelines
found below.
Event Numbers
(For the Warmups we will use the "Grammar" category. The
spring event will probably be more difficult.)
901, Grade 1 Individual (Grammar part of Word Munchers Delux)
901a, Grade 1 class average
902, Grade 2 Individual (Grammar part of Word Munchers Delux)
902a, Grade 2 class average
903, Grade 3 Individual (Grammar part of Word Munchers Delux)
903a, Grade 3 class average
904, Grade 4 Individual (Grammar part of Word Munchers Delux)
904a, Grade 4 class average
905, Grade 5 Individual (Grammar part of Word Munchers Delux)
905a, Grade 5 class average.
The Best of Luck to all of the contestants!!
Jerry Martin
Additional Information