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Formaat: Paperback / softback, 607 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 279x216x33 mm, kaal: 1411 g
Sari: The Complete Writer
Ilmumisaeg: 12-Jan-2012
Kirjastus: The Well-Trained Mind Press
ISBN-10: 1933339527
ISBN-13: 9781933339528

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Study & learning skills: general - (Hetkel poes: 8 nimetust)
Writing & editing guides - (Hetkel poes: 5 nimetust)

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English language - Composition and exercises - Study and teaching (Elementary)

This groundbreaking new writing series combines time-tested classical techniquesthe imitation and analysis of great writerswith original composition exercises in history, science, biography, and literature. Skills Taught: One- and two-level outlining Writing chronological narratives, biographical sketches, descriptions, and sequences across the curriculum Constructing basic literary essays on fiction and poetry Researching and documenting source material First volume of four that will prepare students for high-level rhetoric and composition Features of the program: Writing assignments are modeled on examples from great literature and classic nonfiction All source material for assignments is providedno other books are needed This Instructor Text provides scripted dialogue to use when the student has difficulty, plus detailed guidance on how to evaluate the students work Student Workbook (sold separately) encourages independence by directing all assignments to the student First volume of four that will prepare students for high-level rhetoric and composition

Introduction

xxiii

Overview of the Year's Sequence

xxv

Part I Basic Skills

(36)

Weeks 1-3

Overview of Weeks 1-3

Week 1 Narrative Summaries

(12)

Day 1 Original Narration Exercise: Polly Horvath, The Pepins and Their Problems

(3)

Step One Read

(1)

Step Two Note important events

(1)

Step Three Write summary sentences

(2)

Day 2 Original Narration Exercise: Joan Aiken, The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

(2)

Step One Read

(1)

Step Two Note important events

(1)

Step Three Write summary sentences

(1)

Day 3 Original Narration Exercise: Susan Wise Bauer, The Story of the World, Volume 3: Early Modern Times

(2)

Step One Read

(1)

Step Two Note important events

(1)

Step Three Write summary sentences

(1)

Day 4 Challenge Exercise: The Brothers Grimm, "The Golden Goose"

(5)

Step One Read

(1)

Step Two Note important events and write summary sentences

(4)

Week 2 One-Level Outlines

(12)

Day 1 Introduction to Outlining

(3)

Step One Understand paragraphs

(1)

Step Two Understand topic sentences

(1)

Step Three Understand basic outlining

(1)

Day 2 Outlining Exercise: Pamela Dell, Hatshepsut

(4)

Step One Read

(1)

Step Two Begin to construct a one-level outline

(1)

Step Three Finish constructing a one-level outline

(3)

Day 3 Outlining Exercise: Michael Dempsey, The Round World

(2)

Step One Read

(1)

Step Two Understand how to outline science writing

(1)

Step Three Construct a one-level outline

(1)

Day 4 Outlining Exercise: Edward S. Holden, Real Things in Nature

(3)

Step One Understand topical outlines

(1)

Step Two Read

(1)

Step Three Construct a one-level topical outline

(2)

Week 3 Using the Thesaurus

(10)

Day 1 Original Narration Exercise: Helen Keller, The Story of My Life

(3)

Step One Read

(1)

Step Two Understand the use of first and third person

(1)

Step Three Note important events

(1)

Step Four Write summary sentences

(1)

Day 2 Thesaurus Use

(4)

Step One Understand thesaurus use

(1)

Step Two Practice thesaurus use

(1)

Day 3 Outlining Exercise: S. Silcox, Modern Nature Study

(2)

Step One Read

(1)

Step Two Construct a one-level outline

(2)

Day 4 Thesaurus Use

(1)

Step One Practice thesaurus use

(1)

Part II Building Blocks for Composition

(170)

Weeks 4-15

Overview of Weeks 4--15

Week 4 Chronological Narrative of a Past Event

(14)

Day 1 Original Narration Exercise: Edith Nesbit, The Book of Dragons

(3)

Step One Read

(1)

Step Two Note important events

(1)

Step Three Write summary sentences

(2)

Day 2 Outlining Exercise: Hendrik van Loon, The Story of Mankind

(3)

Step One Read

(1)

Step Two Construct a one-level outline

(3)

Day 3 Analyzing the Topos: Chronological Narrative of a Past Event

(2)

Step One Examine model passages

(1)

Step Two Write down the pattern of the topos

(1)

Day 4 Practicing the Topos: Alexander the Great

(6)

Step One Plan the narrative

(3)

Step Two Become familiar with time and sequence words

(2)

Week 5 Chronological Narrative of a Scientific Discovery

(16)

Day 1 Finishing the Chronological Narrative of a Past Event

(3)

Step One Review the topos

(1)

Step Two Write the narrative

(2)

Day 2 Outlining Exercise: Kendall Haven, 100 Greatest Science Discoveries of All Time

(3)

Step One Read

(1)

Step Two Construct a one-level outline

(3)

Day 3 Analyzing the Topos: Chronological Narrative of a Scientific Discovery

(2)

Step One Examine model passages

(2)

Step Two Write down the pattern of the topos

(1)

Day 4 Practicing the Topos: Edward Jenner and the Smallpox Vaccination

(8)

Step One Plan the narrative

(2)

Step Two Use time and sequence words

(1)

Step Three Write the narrative

(5)

Week 6 Chronological Narrative of a Past Event

(14)

Day 1 Original Narration Exercise: T. H. White, The Once and Future King

(3)

Step One Read

(1)

Step Two Note important events

(1)

Step Three Write summary sentences

(2)

Day 2 Outlining Exercise: Billye Walker Brown and Walter R. Brown, Historical Catastrophes: Hurricanes and Tornadoes

(3)

Step One Read

(1)

Step Two Construct a one-level outline

(3)

Day 3 Analyzing the Topos: Chronological Narrative of a Past Event

(2)

Step One Review time and sequence words

(1)

Step Two Add dialogue and actions

(1)

Step Three Add to the pattern of the topos

(1)

Day 4 Practicing the Topos: The Sinking of the Titanic

(6)

Step One Plan the narrative

(2)

Step Two Choose details and dialogue

(1)

Step Three Write the narrative

(3)

Week 7 Chronological Narrative of a Scientific Discovery

(16)

Day 1 Original Narration Exercise: L. Frank Baum, Tik-Tok of Oz

(3)

Step One Read

(1)

Step Two Note important events

(1)

Step Three Write summary sentences

(2)

Day 2 Outlining Exercise: Alma Payne Ralston, Discoverer of the Unseen World

(2)

Step One Read

(1)

Step Two Construct a one-level outline

(2)

Day 3 Analyzing the Topos: Chronological Narrative of a Scientific Discovery

(3)

Step One Review the pattern of the topos

(1)

Step Two Examine the model

(2)

Day 4 Practicing the Topos: Johannes Kepler and Planetary Orbits

(8)

Step One Plan the narrative

(2)

Step Two Write a draft of the narrative

(1)

Step Three Add direct quotes

(4)

Week 8 Description of a Place

(14)

Day 1 Original Narration Exercise: George MacDonald, The Princess and the Goblin

(3)

Step One Read

(1)

Step Two Note central details

(1)

Step Three Write summary sentences

100

(2)

Day 2 Outlining Exercise: Thomas B. Costain, The Mississippi Bubble

102

(2)

Step One Read

102

(1)

Step Two Construct a one-level outline

102

(2)

Day 3 Analyzing and Practicing the Topos, Part One: Description of a Place

104

(4)

Step One Understand the purpose of descriptions

104

(1)

Step Two Write down the pattern of the topos

105

(1)

Step Three Practice the topos

106

(2)

Day 4 Analyzing and Practicing the Topos, Part Two: Neuschwanstein Castle

108

(5)

Step One Understand space and distance words and phrases

108

(1)

Step Two Add to the pattern of the topos

109

(1)

Step Three Practice the topos

110

(3)

Week 9 Description of a Place

113

(12)

Day 1 Original Narration Exercise: P. L. Travers, Mary Poppins in the Park

113

(3)

Step One Read

113

(1)

Step Two Note central details

113

(2)

Step Three Write summary sentences

115

(1)

Day 2 Outlining Exercise: Gary Blackwood, Life in a Medieval Castle

116

(3)

Step One Read

116

(1)

Step Two Construct a one-level outline

117

(2)

Day 3 Analyzing and Practicing the Topos, Part One: Description of a Place

119

(3)

Step One Review the use of space and distance words and phrases

119

(1)

Step Two Understand point of view

120

(1)

Step Three Add to the pattern of the topos

121

(1)

Day 4 Analyzing and Practicing the Topos, Part Two: A Place in Your Home or Yard

122

(3)

Step One Review point of view

122

(1)

Step Two Practice the topos

123

(2)

Week 10 Description of a Place

125

(14)

Day 1 Original Narration Exercise: Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

125

(3)

Step One Read

125

(1)

Step Two Note central events and details

125

(2)

Step Three Write summary sentences

127

(1)

Day 2 Outlining Exercise: The Travels of Marco Polo

128

(3)

Step One Read

128

(1)

Step Two Construct a one-level outline

129

(2)

Day 3 Analyzing and Practicing the Topos, Part One: Description of a Place

131

(4)

Step One Understand metaphor and simile

131

(1)

Step Two Identify figurative language in descriptions

132

(2)

Step Three Add to the pattern of the topos

134

(1)

Day 4 Analyzing and Practicing the Topos, Part Two

135

(4)

Step One Review the form of the description

135

(1)

Step Two Practice avoiding cliches

136

(3)

Week 11 Combining Chronological Narrative of a Past Event and Description of a Place

139

(16)

Day 1 Original Narration Exercise: Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer

139

(3)

Step One Read

139

(1)

Step Two Note important events

139

(1)

Step Three Write summary sentences

140

(2)

Day 2 Outlining Exercise: R. A. Van Middeldyk, The History of Puerto Rico

142

(2)

Step One Read

142

(1)

Step Two Construct a one-level outline

142

(2)

Day 3 Analyzing the Topos: Roy Adkins, Nelson's Trafalgar

144

(3)

Step One Review the elements of a chronological narrative

144

(1)

Step Two Review the elements of a description of a place

145

(1)

Step Three Analyze a model passage

146

(1)

Day 4 Practicing the Topos: Ivan the Terrible and St. Basil's Cathedral

147

(8)

Step One Plan the narrative

147

(3)

Step Two Plan the description

150

(2)

Step Three Write

152

(3)

Week 12 Scientific Description

155

(12)

Day 1 Original Narration Exercise: Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles

155

(3)

Step One Read

155

(1)

Step Two Note important events in the two different stories

155

(2)

Step Three Write summary sentences

157

(1)

Day 2 Outlining Exercise: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Space

158

(3)

Ian Ridpath

Step One Read

158

(1)

Step Two Construct a one-level outline

159

(2)

Day 3 Analyzing the Topos: Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything

161

(2)

Step One Examine model passages

161

(1)

Step Two Understand the use of figurative language

162

(1)

Step Three Write down the pattern of the topos

163

(1)

Day 4 Practicing the Topos: Volcanoes

163

(4)

Step One Plan the description

163

(1)

Step Two Choose a metaphor or simile

164

(1)

Step Three Write the description

165

(2)

Week 13 Scientific Description

167

(14)

Day 1 Original Narration Exercise: Norwegian folktale, "Why the Sea is Salt"

167

(3)

Step One Read

167

(1)

Step Two Find the different stories in the narrative

167

(1)

Step Three Note the main events in each story

168

(1)

Step Four Write summary sentences

169

(1)

Day 2 Outlining Exercise: A. W. Greely, The Greely Arctic Expedition

170

(3)

Step One Read

170

(1)

Step Two Construct a one-level outline

171

(2)

Day 3 Analyzing the Topos: Scientific Description

173

(3)

Step One Understand point of view in scientific description

173

(1)

Step Two Identify point of view in scientific description

174

(2)

Step Three Add to the pattern of the topos

176

(1)

Day 4 Practicing the Topos: Volcanoes

176

(5)

Step One Review point of view

176

(1)

Step Two Understand the aspects of a present point of view

177

(1)

Step Three Write the description

178

(3)

Week 14 Scientific Description

181

(14)

Day 1 Original Narration Exercise: Rudolf Erich Raspe, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

181

(4)

Step One Read

181

(1)

Step Two Find the different stories in the narrative

182

(1)

Step Three Note the main events in each story

183

(1)

Step Four Write summary sentences

184

(1)

Day 2 Outlining Exercise: Anna Botsford Comstock, Handbook of Nature Study

185

(2)

Step One Read

185

(1)

Step Two Construct a one-level outline

185

(2)

Day 3 Analyzing the Topos: Scientific Description

187

(4)

Step One Understand combined points of view in scientific description

187

(1)

Step Two Identify combined points of view

188

(2)

Step Three Add to the pattern of the topos

190

(1)

Day 4 Practicing the Topos: The Planet Mars

191

(4)

Step One Write a draft of the description of Mars

191

(1)

Step Two Write a draft of the present point-of-view section of the description

192

(1)

Step Three Settle on a metaphor or simile

192

(1)

Step Four Complete the final draft

193

(2)

Week 15 Combining Chronological Narrative of a Scientific Discovery and Scientific Description

195

(12)

Day 1 Original Narration Exercise: Jim Kjelgaard, Big Red

195

(2)

Step One Read

195

(1)

Step Two Write summary sentences

195

(2)

Day 2 Outlining Exercise: Margery and Howard Facklam, Changes in the Wind

197

(3)

Step One Read

197

(1)

Step Two Construct a one-level outline

198

(2)

Day 3 Analyzing the Topos: Chronological Narrative that Includes Scientific Description

200

(2)

Step One Chronological narrative of a past event as an introduction to scientific description

200

(1)

Step Two Chronological narrative of scientific discovery combined with a scientific description

201

(1)

Step Three Examine the models

201

(1)

Day 4 Practicing the Topos: Deep-ocean Hydrothermal Vents

202

(5)

Step One Write a rough draft of the description

203

(1)

Step Two Write a rough draft of the chronological narrative

204

(1)

Step Three Finalize the composition

205

(2)

Part III Sentence Skills

207

(100)

Weeks 16-22

Overview of Weeks 16-22

Week 16 Description of a Person

209

(12)

Day 1 Outlining Exercise: Gladys Edson Locke, Queen Elizabeth

209

(2)

Step One Read

209

(1)

Step Two Construct a one-level outline

209

(2)

Day 2 Analyzing the Topos: Description of a Person

211

(3)

Step One Examine model passages

211

(1)

Step Two Write down the pattern of the topos

212

(1)

Step Three Identify aspects in descriptions of persons

213

(1)

Day 3 Practicing the Topos: Ludwig van Beethoven

214

(4)

Step One Review the pattern of the topos

215

(1)

Step Two Plan the description

216

(1)

Step Three Write the description

217

(1)

Day 4 Copia Exercise: Using the thesaurus to improve writing

218

(3)

Step One Review thesaurus use

218

(1)

Step Two Explore synonyms for basic noun, verb, and adjective forms

219

(2)

Week 17 Description of a Person

221

(16)

Day 1 Outlining Exercise: Isaac Newton Arnold, The History of Abraham Lincoln and the Overthrow of Slavery

221

(3)

Step One Read

221

(1)

Step Two Construct a one-level outline

221

(3)

Day 2 Analyzing the Topos: Conveying Positive or Negative Impressions

224

(4)

Step One Examine model passages

224

(1)

Step Two Identify word choice in descriptions

225

(2)

Step Three Add to the pattern of the topos

227

(1)

Day 3 Practicing the Topos: Isaac Newton

228

(3)

Step One Read the description

228

(1)

Step Two List the qualities described

228

(1)

Step Three Write the description

229

(2)

Day 4 Copia Exercise: Transforming Nouns and Adjectives

231

(6)

Step One Understand how to transform nouns to adjectives and adjectives to nouns

232

(1)

Step Two Begin the Sentence Variety chart

233

(1)

Step Three Practice sentence variety

233

(2)

Step Four Vary one of your own sentences

235

(2)

Week 18 Using a Metaphor to Organize a Character Description

237

(16)

Day 1 Outlining Exercise: Matthew Pilkington, A General Dictionary of Painters

237

(2)

Step One Read

237

(1)

Step Two Construct a one-level outline

237

(2)

Day 2 Analyzing the Topos: Using a Metaphor to Organize a Description

239

(4)

Step One Examine a model passage

240

(2)

Step Two Add to the pattern of the topos

242

(1)

Day 3 Practicing the Topos: Henry VIII

243

(4)

Step One Review the connection between character and description

243

(1)

Step Two Prepare to write the description

244

(1)

Step Three Plan the governing metaphor

244

(1)

Step Four Use the governing metaphor to write the description

245

(2)

Day 4 Copia Exercise: Transforming Active and Passive Verbs

247

(6)

Step One Review

247

(1)

Step Two Understand how to transform passive verbs into active verbs

248

(1)

Step Three Add to the Sentence Variety chart

249

(1)

Step Four Practice sentence variety

250

(3)

Week 19 Biographical Sketch

253

(14)

Day 1 Outlining Exercise: Standard Classics, With Biographical Sketches and Helpful Notes (Edgar Allan Poe)

253

(2)

Step One Read

253

(1)

Step Two Construct a one-level outline

253

(2)

Day 2 Analyzing the Topos: Biographical Sketch

255

(2)

Step One Examine model passages

256

(1)

Step Two Write down the pattern of the topos

257

(1)

Day 3 Practicing the Topos: Writing a Biographical Sketch

257

(5)

Step One Choose important life events

257

(3)

Step Two Choose aspects to include

260

(1)

Step Three Write the sketch

260

(2)

Day 4 Copia Exercise: Transforming Active and Passive Verbs

262

(5)

Step One Review

262

(1)

Step Two Understand how to transform active verbs into passive verbs

263

(2)

Step Three Practice sentence variety

265

(1)

Step Four Vary one of your own sentences

266

(1)

Week 20 Biographical Sketch

267

(14)

Day 1 Outlining Exercise: Thomas Heath, Archimedes

267

(2)

Step One Read

267

(1)

Step Two Construct a one-level outline

267

(2)

Day 2 Analyzing the Topos: Biographical Sketch Focusing on Achievement

269

(2)

Step One Examine model passages

269

(1)

Step Two Add to the pattern of the topos

270

(1)

Day 3 Practicing the Topos: William Shakespeare

271

(6)

Step One Draft the chronological narrative

271

(1)

Step Two Draft the paragraphs about work

272

(2)

Step Three Finish the sketch

274

(3)

Day 4 Copia Exercise: Indirect Objects and Prepositional Phrases

277

(4)

Step One Review

277

(1)

Step Two Understand how to transform indirect objects into prepositional phrases

278

(1)

Step Three Add to the Sentence Variety chart

278

(1)

Step Four Practice sentence variety

278

(3)

Week 21 Sequence: Natural Process

281

(12)

Day 1 Outlining Exercise: The Life Cycle of Salmon

281

(2)

Step One Read

281

(1)

Step Two Construct a one-level outline

281

(2)

Day 2 Analyzing the Topos: Sequence: Natural Process

283

(2)

Step One Examine model passages

284

(1)

Step Two Write down the pattern of the topos

285

(1)

Day 3 Practicing the Topos: The Death of a Star

285

(4)

Step One Plan the step-by-step process

285

(1)

Step Two Divide the list into paragraphs

286

(1)

Step Three Write the sequence

287

(2)

Day 4 Copia Exercise: Infinitives to Participles

289

(4)

Step One Review

289

(1)

Step Two Understand how to transform infinitives into participles

290

(1)

Step Three Add to the Sentence Variety chart

290

(1)

Step Four Practice sentence variety

291

(2)

Week 22 Sequence: Natural Process

293

(14)

Day 1 Outlining Exercise and Topos Review: William James Burroughs, The Climate Revealed

293

(3)

Step One Read

293

(1)

Step Two Review the pattern of the topos

294

(1)

Step Three Construct a one-level outline

294

(2)

Day 2 Practicing the Topos, Part One: The Octopus

296

(4)

Step One Plan the step-by-step process

296

(1)

Step Two Divide the list into paragraphs

297

(2)

Step Three Write the step-by-step process

299

(1)

Day 3 Practicing the Topos, Part Two: The Octopus

300

(4)

Step One Write the introduction

300

(1)

Step Two Write the paragraph about scientific knowledge

301

(1)

Step Three Write about the repetition

302

(1)

Step Four Add a brief physical description

303

(1)

Step Five Put the composition together

303

(1)

Day 4 Copia Exercise: Review Transforming Sentences

304

(3)

Step One Read

304

(1)

Step Two Transform sentences

305

(2)

Part IV Beginning Literary Criticism: Prose

307

(54)

Writing About Stories

Weeks 23-26

Overview of Weeks 23-26

Week 23 Hero/Villain, Protagonist/Antagonist

309

(14)

Day 1 Read: Rudyard Kipling, "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"

309

(1)

Step One Understand the background

309

(1)

Step Two Read

310

(1)

Day 2 Think

310

(6)

Step One Identify the characters

310

(1)

Step Two Identify the protagonist

311

(2)

Step Three Identify the antagonist

313

(1)

Step Four Identify the conflict

314

(1)

Step Five Begin the Literary Terms chart

315

(1)

Day 3 Write

316

(4)

Step One Write the summary

316

(1)

Step Two Write the analysis

317

(1)

Step Three Assemble the essay

318

(2)

Day 4 Literary Language

320

(3)

Step One Understand synecdoche

320

(1)

Step Two Add to the Literary Terms chart

321

(1)

Step Three Identify synecdoche

321

(2)

Week 24 Hero/Villain, Protagonist/Antagonist

323

(12)

Day 1 Read: Guy de Maupassant, "The Necklace"

323

(1)

Step One Understand the background

323

(1)

Step Two Read

324

(1)

Day 2 Think

324

(5)

Step One Identify the characters

324

(1)

Step Two Identify the protagonist

324

(1)

Step Three Identify the antagonist

325

(2)

Step Four Identify the conflict

327

(2)

Day 3 Write

329

(4)

Step One Write the summary

329

(1)

Step Two Write the analysis

330

(1)

Step Three Assemble the essay

331

(2)

Day 4 Literary Language

333

(2)

Step One Understand inversion

333

(1)

Step Two Understand the surprise story

334

(1)

Step Three Add to the Literary Terms chart

334

(1)

Week 25 Supporting Characters

335

(14)

Day 1 Read: Lucy Maud Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

335

(1)

Step One Understand the background

335

(1)

Step Two Read

336

(1)

Day 2 Think

336

(4)

Step One Identify the first protagonist-antagonist pair

336

(1)

Step Two Identify the second protagonist-antagonist pair

337

(1)

Step Three Identify the supporting character

338

(1)

Step Four Add to the Literary Terms chart

339

(1)

Day 3 Write

340

(3)

Step One Write the summary

340

(1)

Step Two Write the analysis

341

(1)

Step Three Assemble the essay and provide transitions

342

(1)

Day 4 Using Direct Quotes

343

(6)

Step One Understand the use of direct quotes in a literary essay

343

(2)

Step Two Review the rules for using direct quotes

345

(1)

Step Three Add direct quotes to your essay

345

(4)

Week 26 Idea Stories

349

(12)

Day 1 Read: Arthur Machen, "The Bowmen"

349

(1)

Step One Understand the background

349

(1)

Step Two Read

350

(1)

Day 2 Think

350

(4)

Step One Identify the protagonist and antagonist

350

(2)

Step Two Identify the idea in the story

352

(2)

Step Three Learn about the story's effect

354

(1)

Day 3 Write

354

(4)

Step One Write the summary

355

(1)

Step Two Write about the idea

355

(1)

Step Three Write about the story's effect

356

(2)

Day 4 Reviewing Terms and Forms

358

(3)

Step One Add to the Literary Terms chart

358

(1)

Step Two Construct the Essay Chart

359

(2)

Part V Research

361

(100)

Weeks 27-31

Overview of Weeks 27-31

Week 27 Two-Level Outlining

363

(16)

Day 1 Introduction to Two-Level Outlining: Patricia Buckley Ebrey et al., Pre-Modern East Asia to 1800

363

(4)

Step One Understand the two-level outline

363

(2)

Step Two Practice the two-level outline

365

(2)

Day 2 Outlining Exercise: Albert E. McKinley et al., The World War

367

(4)

Step One Read

367

(1)

Step Two Construct a one-level outline

368

(2)

Step Three Construct a two-level outline

370

(1)

Day 3 Outlining Exercise: Earth's Changing Environment

371

(3)

Step One Read

371

(1)

Step Two Construct a one-level outline

371

(1)

Step Three Construct a two-level outline

372

(2)

Day 4 Outlining Exercise: L. R. F. Griffin, "Study of Giant Trees"

374

(5)

Step One Read

374

(1)

Step Two Understand how to construct a two-level outline

374

(2)

Step Three Construct a two-level outline

376

(3)

Week 28 Documentation

379

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Day 1 Outlining Exercise: Jacob Abbott, History of King Charles the First of England

379

(3)

Step One Read

379

(1)

Step Two Identify the form of each paragraph

379

(1)

Step Three Construct a one-level outline

380

(1)

Step Four Construct a two-level outline of selected paragraphs

381

(1)

Day 2 Documentation

382

(5)

Step One Understand footnotes

383

(1)

Step Two Understand endnotes and in-text citations

384

(1)

Step Three Understand the Works Cited page

384

(2)

Step Four Practice documentation

386

(1)

Day 3 Avoiding Plagiarism

387

(6)

Step One Understand the definition of plagiarism

387

(3)

Step Two Understand the concept of "common knowledge"

390

(1)

Step Three Practice!

391

(2)

Day 4 Taking Notes: Julius Caesar

393

(6)

Step One Examine a sample of note-taking

394

(1)

Step Two Learn proper form for taking notes

395

(1)

Step Three Practice taking notes

395

(4)

Week 29 Writing from Notes: Chronological Narrative of a Past Event, Description of a Person, Description of a Place

399

(24)

Day 1 Practicing the Topos, Part One: Taking Notes

399

(3)

Step One Take notes for the chronological narrative

399

(1)

Step Two Take notes for the personal description

400

(1)

Step Three Take notes for the place description

401

(1)

Day 2 Practicing the Topos, Part Two: The Chronological Narrative

402

(8)

Step One Arrange notes in chronological order

402

(3)

Step Two Divide notes into main points

405

(3)

Step Three Write the chronological narrative

408

(2)

Day 3 Practicing the Topos, Part Three: The Personal Description

410

(5)

Step One Review the elements of a personal description

411

(1)

Step Two Plan the personal description

412

(1)

Step Three Write the personal description

413

(2)

Day 4 Practicing the Topos, Part Four: The Place Description

415

(8)

Step One Review the elements of a place description

415

(2)

Step Two Write the place description

417

(2)

Step Three Assemble and title the composition

419

(2)

Step Four Attach the Works Cited page

421

(2)

Week 30 Writing from Notes: Sequence: Natural Process, Scientific Description

423

(16)

Day 1 Outlining Exercise: Anthony L. Komaroff, Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide

423

(3)

Step One Read

423

(1)

Step Two Identify the form of each paragraph

423

(1)

Step Three Construct a one-level outline

424

(1)

Step Four Construct a two-level outline

425

(1)

Day 2 Practicing the Topos, Part One: Taking Notes: Digestion

426

(2)

Step One Review the elements of a sequence and a scientific description

426

(1)

Step Two Make a preliminary plan

426

(1)

Step Three Take notes

427

(1)

Day 3 Practicing the Topos, Part Two: Write

428

(6)

Step One Write the description

429

(2)

Step Two Write the sequence

431

(1)

Step Three Assemble the composition

432

(2)

Day 4 Copia Exercise: Main Verbs and Infinitives

434

(5)

Step One Review

434

(1)

Step Two Understand how to transform main verbs into infinitives

435

(1)

Step Three Add to the Sentence Variety chart

436

(1)

Step Four Practice sentence variety

436

(3)

Week 31 Writing from Notes: Biographical Sketch, Description of a Person

439

(22)

Day 1 Outlining Exercise: Catharine M. C. Haines, International Women in Science

439

(3)

Step One Read

439

(1)

Step Two Construct a one-level outline

439

(2)

Step Three Construct a two-level outline

441

(1)

Day 2 Practicing the Topos, Part One: Taking Notes: Marie Antoinette

442

(6)

Step One Review the elements of a biographical sketch and description of a person

442

(1)

Step Two Make a preliminary plan

443

(1)

Step Three Take initial notes from an encyclopedia

444

(1)

Step Four Take additional notes from other sources

445

(3)

Day 3 Practicing the Topos, Part Two: Organizing the Biographical Sketch

448

(8)

Step One Arrange notes in order

448

(4)

Step Two Divide notes into main points

452

(1)

Step Three Title the main points

453

(2)

Step Four Place the personal description

455

(1)

Day 4 Practicing the Topos, Part Three: Writing the Biographical Sketch

456

(5)

Step One Write

456

(1)

Step Two Assemble Works Cited page

457

(1)

Step Three Proofread

457

(4)

Part VI Beginning Literary Criticism: Poetry

461

(58)

Writing about Poems

Weeks 32-34

Overview of Weeks 32--34

Week 32 Sound

463

(20)

Day 1 Read: Edgar Allan Poe, "The Bells"

463

(1)

Step One Read silently

463

(1)

Step Two Read out loud

463

(1)

Step Three Read for punctuation

463

(1)

Step Four Read for effect

463

(1)

Day 2 Analyze

464

(7)

Step One Examine the overall form

464

(1)

Step Two Understand onomatopoeia

465

(1)

Step Three Look for repetition

466

(1)

Step Four Look for repeated rhymes

467

(3)

Step Five Find examples of alliteration

470

(1)

Day 3 Think

471

(6)

Step One Understand the difference between stories and poems

472

(1)

Step Two Examine the movement of the poem

473

(2)

Step Three Understand the connection between form and meaning

475

(2)

Day 4 Write

477

(6)

Step One Understand proper form for quoting a poem

477

(1)

Step Two Write one paragraph for each stanza

478

(2)

Step Three Write an introduction and assemble your essay

480

(3)

Week 33 Meter

483

(14)

Day 1 Read: Percy Bysshe Shelley, "Ozymandias"

483

(1)

Step One Read silently

483

(1)

Step Two Read out loud

483

(1)

Step Three Read for punctuation

483

(1)

Step Four Read for dialogue

483

(1)

Day 2 Analyze

484

(5)

Step One Understand meter

484

(1)

Step Two Understand iambic pentameter

485

(2)

Step Three Understand rhyme scheme

487

(1)

Step Four Understand sonnet form

487

(2)

Day 3 Think

489

(3)

Step One Identify the voices within the poem

489

(2)

Step Two Examine the movement of the poem

491

(1)

Day 4 Write

492

(5)

Step One Write one paragraph for each aspect of the poem

493

(1)

Step Two Write an introduction and conclusion

493

(1)

Step Three Assemble and proofread your essay

494

(3)

Week 34 Narrative

497

(22)

Day 1 Read: Alfred, Lord Tennyson, "The Charge of the Light Brigade"

497

(2)

Step One Read silently

498

(1)

Step Two Read out loud

498

(1)

Step Three Read for rhythm

498

(1)

Step Four Read for motion

498

(1)

Day 2 Analyze (Ballad Form)

499

(8)

Step One Identify complete and incomplete dactyls

499

(2)

Step Two Identify rhyme scheme

501

(2)

Step Three Understand ballad form

503

(4)

Day 3 Think

507

(7)

Step One Examine the movement of the poem

507

(5)

Step Two Understand the relationship between form and meaning

512

(1)

Step Three Investigate the historical background

513

(1)

Day 4 Write

514

(5)

Step One Write a chronological narrative describing the Battle of Balaklava

515

(1)

Step Two Explain the movement of the poem

515

(1)

Step Three Explain how the meter and rhyme scheme of the poem support its meaning

515

(1)

Step Four Assemble and proofread the composition

516

(3)

Part VII Final Project

519

(12)

Weeks 35-36

Overview of Weeks 35--36

Week 35 Finding and Researching Your Topic

521

(6)

Step One Decide which topoi to include

521

(2)

Step Two Collect resources

523

(1)

Step Three Do initial reading

524

(1)

Step Four Choose final resources

524

(3)

Week 36 Writing Your Final Composition

527

(4)

Step One Make a preliminary plan

527

(1)

Step Two Take notes

528

(1)

Step Three Write the topoi

529

(1)

Step Four Assemble the composition

529

(2)

Appendix I Topoi

531

(4)

Appendix II Weekly Rubrics

535

(38)

Appendix III Literary Terms

573

(2)

Appendix IV Sentence Variety Chart

575

(2)

Appendix V General Rubrics

577

Susan Wise Bauer is a writer, educator, and historian. Her previous books include the Writing With Ease, Writing With Skill, and Story of the World series from Well-Trained Mind Press, as well as The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home, The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had, Rethinking School, The Story of Western Science: From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory, and the History of the World series, all from W. W. Norton. She has a Ph.D. in American Studies from the College of William & Mary in Virginia, as well as an M.A. in seventeenth-century literature and a Master of Divinity in Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Literature. For fifteen years, she taught literature and composition at the College of William and Mary.

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