We're spending a lot of time on writing this year, and the program we use is Classical Writing (CW). Zachary and Ryan have completed the Aesop and Homer levels, and are continuing in Diogenes. Catherine is continuing in Homer.
The CW method is based on the progymnasmata, a series of ancient preliminary writing exercises designed to incrementally instruct students in the arts of writing, rhetoric, and public speaking.
Here are the fourteen progymnasmata with links to further description of each:
Fable
Narrative
Chreia
Proverb (or Maxim)
Refutation
Confirmation
Commonplace
Encomium
Vituperation (or Invective)
Comparison
Impersonation (or Characterization)
Description
Thesis or Theme
Defend / Attack a Law
CW also includes intensive grammar study and literature analysis.
Have I mentioned that I really like this program? ;-)
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