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Lightning Literature & Composition Speech Student Guide
SKU
006371
ISBN
9781578962501
Grade 9-12
Traditional
Neutral
Low Teacher Involvement
Multi-Sensory
Other Materials Required
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Charlotte Mason
A methodology based on the work of a 19th century educator who maintained that children learn best from literature (Living Books), not textbooks.
Classical
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Learns through listening, talking out loud or reading out loud.
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Everything you need is included.
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Description
Publisher's Description of Lightning Literature & Composition Speech Student Guide
Students read a variety of speeches from ancient to modern times, all contained in the bookLend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History. Lessons are on opening and concluding a speech, content, audience, research, choosing words, style, and organization. Although this class is geared primarily towards writing speeches, tips for giving speeches are also included.
The Student's Guide includes comprehension questions, writing exercises, reading lists, semester and full-year schedules, and bibliography. The answers to comprehension questions are in the Teacher's Guide.
Recommendations: This book isespecially recommendedfor the following students. These should not be viewed as restrictions; this course can profitably be used by high-school students of any grade regardless of which previous Lightning Literature courses they have completed:
- Freshmen
- Students new to Lightning Literature in any high-school grade
- Students still struggling with the basics of writing
- Students interested in history
- Students who prefer to read many smaller pieces rather than book-length works
Category Description for Speech Lightning Literature
This course is focused on writing speeches but starts with the student reading timeless history-based speeches. Source book for the course and the speeches is Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History.
Lessons are on opening and concluding a speech, content, audience, research, choosing words, style, and organization.The Student Guide includes comprehension questions, writing exercises, reading lists, semester and full-year schedules, and bibliography. The Teacher Guide provides answers, schedules, teaching/grading tips, rubrics, project suggestions/checklists, and grade-tracking records.
This course will work well for a younger high school student, one new to Lightning Literature, or one interested in either speech or history. Reading selections are shorter than a typical literature course.
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 9-12 |
| Brand: | Hewitt Research Foundation |
| Author: | Elizabeth Kamath |
| ISBN: | 9781578962501 |
| Length in Inches: | 10.75 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.375 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.375 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.9 |
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