- In Writing & Rhetoric Book 9: Description & Impersonation (consumable student edition), students will be writing well-crafted descriptive and expository compositions. The first part, description, emphasizes the use of vivid language to describe people, nature, and processes. The second part, impersonation, introduces the modes of persuasion as a means of imitating the writing style and outlook of four famous individuals: journalist Nellie Bly, writer Henry Williamson, athlete Jesse Owens, and statesman Winston Churchill. In these compositions, students will be making use of a range of writing skills, including the ability to inform, to describe, to narrate, and to analyze.In this one-semester book, students will learn to:
- favor vivid words that appeal to the senses in fiction and nonfiction
- use topic sentences for organizing paragraphs and information
- appeal to readers through modes of persuasion: emotion (pathos), credibility (ethos), and logic (logos)
- employ rhetorical devices that show clarity of thought: aetiologia, anthypophora, expeditio, and syllogismus
- incorporate supportive facts and details
- annotate and narrate texts with a variety of strategies: oral narration,summary, outline, and modes of persuasion
- craft an effective plot using conflict and character
- build copiousness through sentence variety and rhetorical devices, includingalliteration, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, epistrophe, and anaphora
- work on delivery in public speaking"volume, pacing, and inflection
- engage in a group discussions that foster critical thinking
- improve essays using oration as an aid to revision
Writing & Rhetoric Book 9: Description & Impersonation Student Edition
SKU
071136
ISBN
9781600513374
Grade 7-8
Classical
Christian/Religious
Low Teacher Involvement
Multi-Sensory
No other materials needed
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Charlotte Mason
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A methodology based on the Latin Trivium (three stages of learning), including the grammar stage (memorization and facts), logic stage (critical thinking), and rhetoric stage (developing/defending ideas).
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Publisher's Description of Writing & Rhetoric Book 9: Description & Impersonation Student Edition
Category Description for Writing & Rhetoric
Writing & Rhetoric by Classical Academic Press is a classical writing program that teaches students the art of writing and rhetoric through the ancient progymnasmata (progym) exercises. Rather than starting with a blank page, students learn by imitating masterful writing from great literature, a proven method used for centuries.
This step-by-step apprenticeship approach builds strong writers by progressing from simple retelling and narration to more advanced skills such as comparison, persuasion, and defense.
Key Curriculum Features:
- Imitation-based learning using high-quality literary models
- Progressive progymnasmata exercises that develop rhetoric skills
- Daily lessons including narration, discussion, comprehension, and writing practice
- Copywork, dictation, sentence play, amplification, and other classical techniques
- Strong emphasis on oral presentation and speaking skills
- Low teacher prep with clear, engaging lessons
Program Components:
- Student Books: Contain instruction, models, examples, and writing space
- Teacher Books: Identical student pages with added teaching notes, answers, talking points, and extra guidance
- Optional Audio Files: Professional readings of the source material (fables, myths, historical narratives, etc.)
Each book provides one semester of writing instruction. The series is ideally started in 3rd or 4th grade and completed by 8th grade, but it can be entered at higher levels with proper placement. It works very well when alternated with a grammar program.
Writing & Rhetoric curriculum stands out for its classical methodology, excellent literary models, and user-friendly design. It is an outstanding choice for classical homeschoolers seeking a rigorous yet approachable writing and rhetoric curriculum.
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Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 7-8 |
| Brand: | Classical Academic Press |
| ISBN: | 9781600513374 |
| Length in Inches: | 9 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.625 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.5625 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.3563 |
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