Writing & Rhetoric Book 4: Chreia & Proverb

A One Semester Course For Grades 3 Or 4 And Upa Creative Approach To The Classical Progymnasmatathink Of The Progymnasmata As A Stepbystep Apprenticeship In The Art Of Writing And Rhetoric. What Is An Apprentice? It Is A Young Person Who Is Learning A Skill From A Master Teacher. Our Students Will Serve As Apprentices To The Great Writers And Great Stories Of History.Students Are Often Expected To Write With No Clear Model Before Them. Modern Composition Scolds Traditional Writing Instruction As Rote And Unimaginative. It Takes Imitation To Task For A Lack Of Freedom And Personal Expression. And Yet, Effective Communication From Writer To Reader Always Requires Some Sort Of Form And Structure. Many Of Historys Greatest Writers Learned By Imitation. In Other Words, Writing Takes The Same Kind Of Determined Study As Ballet Or Diving. Creativity Uses Conventional Form As A Stage Or A Springboard From Which To Launch Grand Jets And Somersaults. Too Often Students Are Expected To Tackle Complex Writing Assignments Without Learning The Necessary Intermediate Steps. The Assumption Is That Because Most Everyone Can Speak English Well Enough To Be Understood, And Form Letters With A Pencil, That Everyone Should Be Able To Write Well. Yet How Many Of Us Would Expect A Child To Sit At A Piano, Without Piano Lessons, And Play A Concerto? Writing Is Never Automatic.The Writing & Rhetoric Series Method Employs Fluent Reading, Careful Listening, Models For Imitation, And Progressive Steps. It Assumes That Students Learn Best By Reading Excellent, Wholestory Examples Of Literature And By Growing Their Skills Through Imitation. Each Exercise Is Intended To Impart A Skill (Or Tool) That Can Be Employed In All Kinds Of Writing And Speaking. The Exercises Are Arranged From Simple To More Complex. Whats More, The Exercises Are Cumulative, Meaning That Later Exercises Incorporate The Skills Acquired In Preceding Exercises. This Series Is A Stepbystep Apprenticeship In The Art Of Writing And Rhetoric.The Word Chreia (Craya) Comes From The Greek Word Chreiodes (Crayodees), Which Means ''Useful.'' It Is A Short Essay Or Remembrance That Praises The Author Of A Saying Or Proverb And Shows Why The Saying Is Useful. This Book Employs All The Skills Of The Preceding Books In The Series And Teaches Students How To Write A Sixparagraph Essay On The Basis Of A Saying Or An Action. The Thinking And Exercises Occur Within The Framework Of The Stories Which, In This Book, Include Wonderful Historical Figures Such As King Arthur, King Alfred, Lady Godiva, King Canute, Omar Khayyam, And More.The Sixparagraph Essay Using The Five Ws (Who, What, When, Where, Why) Is Arranged This Way:Praise The Person Or Saying Of Your Chreia Or Proverbrestate The Saying In Your Own Wordsexplain Why This Is Usefulcontrast Your Example With Another Person In Historycompare Your Example With Another Similar Example In Historyepilogueconclude Your Essayclassical Academic Presseducators Will Find All Curricula By Classical Academic Press To Be Created With Four Important Attributes. Each Product Is Classical, Creative, Relevant, And Easy To Use. As Our Company Name Implies, You Will Find That We Publish Classical Books And Media, Seeking To Acquaint Students With The Best That Has Been Thought And Said.We Also Design And Present Our Products With Creativity And Zest, From Beautiful Illustrations To Engaging Storytelling, Ensuring That The Classical Subjects Being Taught Are Anything But Boring.Areas We Publish In Include:Latinancient Greeklogicbible, Old & New Testamentthe Art Of Poetryspanishclassical Education Resources