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Writing With Skill, Level 3: Instructor Text [Pehme köide]

  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 612 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 279x218x33 mm, kaal: 1423 g, 36 B&W illustratons
  • Sari: The Complete Writer
  • Ilmumisaeg: 06-Jan-2015
  • Kirjastus: The Well-Trained Mind Press
  • ISBN-10: 193333973X
  • ISBN-13: 9781933339733
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 612 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 279x218x33 mm, kaal: 1423 g, 36 B&W illustratons
  • Sari: The Complete Writer
  • Ilmumisaeg: 06-Jan-2015
  • Kirjastus: The Well-Trained Mind Press
  • ISBN-10: 193333973X
  • ISBN-13: 9781933339733
A third volume in a planned four-part writing series combines time-tested classical techniques with original composition exercises in a range of academic disciplines to instruct students on the fundamentals of outlining, research, composition and more. By the best-selling author of the Story of the World series. Original.

Building on the first two levels of Writing With Skill, Level 3 reinforces skills in original composition and introduces new skills in researching, organizing, and writing expository essays. This third level is marked by a focus on writing about cause and effect, as well as more advanced instruction in literary criticism, science writing, descriptions, and paragraph construction. Time-tested classical techniques--the imitation and analysis of great writers--combine with original composition exercises in history, science, biography, and literature. Along with the Student Workbook, this Level Three Instructor Text provides a complete year of advanced middle-grade writing instruction.

The third volume of the groundbreaking writing series that prepares students for high-level work in rhetoric and composition. Full support for parents and teachers, including rubrics, model compositions, teaching tips, and suggested dialogue.
Introduction xvii
Overview of the Year's Sequence xix
Week 1 Review: Narrative Summaries and Three-Level Outlines 1(22)
Day 1 Review Narrative Summaries
1(3)
Focus: Writing a brief narrative summary
1(1)
Step One Review narrative summaries
1(1)
Step Two Prepare
2(1)
Step Three Reread
2(1)
Step Four Practice
3(1)
Day 2 Condensed Narrative Summaries
4(3)
Focus: Shortening a narrative summary to its briefest form
4(1)
Step One Condense
4(1)
Step Two Prepare
5(1)
Step Three Practice
5(1)
Step Four Condense
6(1)
Day 3 Review: Three-Level Outlines
7(7)
Focus: Constructing a three-level outline
7(1)
Step One Review one- and two-level outlines
7(3)
Step Two Review three-level outlines
10(2)
Step Three Prepare
12(1)
Step Four Practice
12(2)
Day 4 Copia Review I
14(9)
Focus: Working with nouns and adjectives to vary sentences
14(1)
Step One Review noun and adjective transformations
14(4)
Step Two Provide new examples
18(1)
Step Three Practice transformations
19(4)
Week 2 Topic Sentences 23(30)
Day 1 Introduction to Topic Sentences
23(7)
Focus: Understanding and identifying topic sentences
23(1)
Step One Understand topic sentences
23(2)
Step Two Identify topic sentences
25(3)
Step Three Supply topic sentences
28(2)
Day 2 Topic Sentences in Descriptions
30(7)
Focus: Understanding topic sentences in descriptions of persons
30(1)
Step One Analyze
30(2)
Step Two Identify topic sentences
32(3)
Step Three Supply topic sentences for paragraphs of description
35(2)
Day 3 Topic sentences in Chronological Narratives
37(6)
Focus: Understanding topic sentences in chronological narratives
37(1)
Step One Analyze
37(2)
Step Two Identify topic sentences
39(2)
Step Three Supply topic sentences for chronological narratives
41(2)
Day 4 Write
43(10)
Focus: Writing paragraphs of description and narration, making use of topic sentences
43(1)
Step One Brainstorm your description
44(3)
Step Two Brainstorm your chronological narrative
47(2)
Step Three Write
49(1)
Step Four Proofread
50(3)
Week 3 Review: Documentation, Plagiarism, Introductions, and Conclusions 53(30)
Day 1 Documentation
53(8)
Focus: Reviewing proper format for documentation
53(1)
Step One Review footnotes, endnotes, in-text citations, and the Works Cited page
54(1)
Step Two Understand proper format for magazine articles, websites, and ebooks
55(2)
Step Three Find the mistakes
57(4)
Day 2 Plagiarism
61(9)
Focus: Reviewing the definition of plagiarism
61(1)
Step One Review the definition of common knowledge
61(2)
Step Two Analyze
63(4)
Step Three Research
67(3)
Day 3 Introductions and Conclusions
70(8)
Focus: Reviewing introductions and conclusions
70(1)
Step One Review the Introductions and Conclusions chart
70(1)
Step Two Analyze introductions and conclusions
71(4)
Step Three Write
75(3)
Day 4 Copia review II
78(13)
Focus: Working with verb-related forms to vary sentences
78(1)
Step One Review verb-related transformations
78(1)
Step Two Provide new examples
79(1)
Step Three Practice transformations
80(3)
Weeks 4 and 5 Independent Composition 83(8)
Step One Create brainstorming maps
84(1)
Step Two Resource collection
85(1)
Step Three Pre-reading, Part I
86(1)
Step Four Choose tentative topoi and elements
86(1)
Step Five Pre-reading, Part II
86(1)
Step Six Take notes
86(1)
Step Seven Draft the main topos
87(1)
Step Eight Add other topos (or topoi)
87(1)
Step Nine Provide an introduction and conclusion
88(1)
Step Ten Title
88(1)
Step Eleven Construct the Works Cited page
88(1)
Step Twelve Proofread
88(3)
Week 6 Narration by Significance 91(26)
Day 1 Introduction to the Four-Level Outline
91(7)
Focus: Understanding the purpose of four-level outlines
91(1)
Step One Understand the four-level outline
91(2)
Step Two Practice the four-level outline
93(1)
Step Three Further practice in the four-level outline
94(4)
Day 2 Analyzing the topos
98(7)
Focus: Understanding the form of a narrative by significance
98(1)
Step One Examine the basic form of a narrative by significance
98(2)
Step Two Analyze
100(2)
Step Three Write down the pattern of the topos
102(1)
Step Four Additional analysis
103(2)
Day 3 Creating an Outline
105(4)
Focus: Planning out a brief narrative by significance
105(1)
Step One Read
105(1)
Step Two Plan the theme
105(2)
Step Three Understand how to create a working outline
107(1)
Step Four List events and happenings
107(2)
Day 4 Write
109(16)
Focus: Writing a brief narrative by significance
109(1)
Step One Organize
109(4)
Step Two Write
113(1)
Step Three Proofread
113(4)
Week 7 Independent Composition: Narrative by Significance in History 117(8)
Step One Choose a tentative theme
118(1)
Step Two Resource collection
119(1)
Step Three Pre-reading
120(1)
Step Four Take notes
120(1)
Step Five Organize
120(1)
Step Six Write
121(1)
Step Seven Title
121(1)
Step Eight Construct the Works Cited page
122(1)
Step Nine Proofread
122(3)
Weeks 8 and 9 Literature 125(42)
Week 8 Writing About Fiction, Part I
125(14)
Day 1 Read
125(1)
Focus: Reading
125(1)
Step One Learn about the author
125(1)
Step Two Read
126(1)
Day 2 Reread
126(2)
Focus: Understanding the language and context of the story
126(1)
Step One Research the context
126(1)
Step Two Define vocabulary
127(1)
Step Three Reread
128(1)
Day 3 Summarize
128(4)
Focus: Writing a brief chronological plot summary
128(1)
Step One List important events
128(2)
Step Two Write a brief summary
130(1)
Step Three Condense
131(1)
Step Four Condense down to one sentence
132(1)
Day 4 Summarize by Importance
132(7)
Focus: Writing a narrative by significance as a summary
132(1)
Step One List important events
132(2)
Step Two Place events into categories
134(2)
Step Three Write the summary
136(3)
Week 9 Writing About Fiction, Part II
139(28)
Day 1 Identify Literary Elements
139(7)
Focus: Understanding the literary elements of a short story
139(1)
Step One Review the chart
139(1)
Step Two Decide on terms that apply to the story
139(2)
Step Three Talk about the terms
141(3)
Step Four Write
144(2)
Day 2 Research
146(3)
Focus: Finding out what critics have already said
146(1)
Step One Understand the purpose of reading criticism
146(1)
Step Two Read the critics
146(1)
Step Three Take notes
147(1)
Step Four Put the critical observations into your own words
148(1)
Days 3 and 4 Write
149(18)
Focus: Writing an original essay of literary criticism
149(1)
Step One Organize your pre-writing notes by significance
149(3)
Step Two Organize the remaining notes
152(2)
Step Three First draft
154(2)
Step Four Incorporate quotes and additional details
156(2)
Step Five Revise
158(3)
Step Six Conclusion and title
161(1)
Step Seven Proofread
162(5)
Week 10 Instructional Sequence 167(12)
Day 1 Introduction to Instructional Sequence
167(1)
Focus: Reading and following an instructional sequence
167(1)
Step One Read the instructional sequence
167(1)
Step Two Practice the instructional sequence
167(1)
Step Three Perform!
168(1)
Day 2 Analyzing the Topos
168(4)
Focus: Understanding the form of a narrative by significance
168(1)
Step One Analyze the topos
168(2)
Step Two Understand the elements of the topos
170(1)
Step Three Examine another example of the topos
171(1)
Step Four Write down the pattern of the topos
172(1)
Day 3 Writing an Instructional Sequence
172(3)
Focus: Writing an effective instructional sequence
172(1)
Step One Choose your topic
173(1)
Step Two List the steps of the sequence
174(1)
Step Three Fill in results where possible
174(1)
Step Four Write introductory paragraph and finalize composition
174(1)
Step Five Test!
174(1)
Day 4 Copia Review III: Varying by Equivalence
175(4)
Focus: Reviewing how to turn positives into negatives and vice versa
175(1)
Step One Review transformations
176(1)
Step Two Provide new examples
176(1)
Step Three Practice transformations
177(2)
Week 11 Experimental Sequence 179(18)
Day 1 Read and Experiment
179(5)
Focus: Following and understanding an experimental sequence
179(1)
Step One Read
179(1)
Step Two Experiment
180(1)
Step Three Analyze
180(4)
Step Four Write down the pattern of the topos
184(1)
Day 2 Prepare
184(4)
Focus: Understanding the principles behind scientific experimentation
184(1)
Step One Complete the experiment
184(1)
Step Two Review the scientific method
185(2)
Step Three Understand a famous experiment
187(1)
Step Four Be aware of the two kinds of questions
188(1)
Days 3 and 4 Practice the Topos
188(9)
Focus: Designing and writing an experimental sequence
188(1)
Step One Choose a theory or set of observations to investigate
189(1)
Step Two Research
190(1)
Step Three Formulate a hypothesis
191(1)
Step Four Devise and perform an experiment
192(1)
Step Five Write the experimental sequence
193(1)
Step Six Title
194(1)
Step Seven Proofread
194(3)
Weeks 12-13 Explanation by Cause and Effect in History 197(50)
Week 12 Introduction to Explanation by Cause and Effect in History
197(30)
Day 1 Review Topoi in History
197(9)
Focus: Reviewing the forms used in historical writing
197(1)
Step One Review the forms
197(3)
Step Two Read
200(1)
Step Three Identify the forms
201(5)
Day 2 Introduction to Explanation by Cause and Effect in History, Part I
206(9)
Focus: Using the four-level outline in analysis
206(1)
Step One Read
206(1)
Step Two Identify the topic of each paragraph
206(2)
Step Three Complete the four-level outline
208(3)
Step Four Analyze
211(4)
Day 3 Introduction to Explanation by Cause and Effect in History, Part II
215(7)
Focus: Understanding the form of the explanation by cause and effect
215(1)
Step One Write down the pattern of the topos
215(1)
Step Two Read
216(1)
Step Three Complete the four-level outline
217(2)
Step Four Analyze
219(3)
Day 4 Rules of Cause and Effect
222(5)
Focus: Introduction to the logical principles of history writing
222(1)
Step One Introduction to cause and effect in history
222(1)
Step Two Beware of logical fallacies
223(1)
Step Three Identify the fallacy
224(3)
Week 13 Writing an Explanation by Cause and Effect in History
227(28)
Step One Read
228(1)
Step Two Construct a timeline
228(2)
Step Three Reread
230(1)
Step Four Settle on groupings of events
230(3)
Step Five Take notes
233(3)
Step Six Write body of composition
236(1)
Step Seven Write introductory paragraph
237(1)
Step Eight Revise
238(5)
Step Nine Title and Works Cited page
243(1)
Step Ten Proofread
243(4)
Week 14 Independent Project: Explanation by Cause and Effect in History 247(8)
Step One Choose topic
248(1)
Step Two Resource collection
248(1)
Step Three Read
249(1)
Step Four Construct a timeline
249(1)
Step Five Reread
250(1)
Step Six Settle on groupings of events
250(1)
Step Seven Take notes
251(1)
Step Eight Write the body of composition
251(1)
Step Nine Write introductory paragraph
252(1)
Step Ten Revise
252(1)
Step Eleven Title and Works Cited page
253(1)
Step Twelve Proofread
253(2)
Weeks 15 and 16 Poetry 255(56)
Week 15 Writing About Poetry, Part I
255(36)
Day 1 Read
255(20)
Focus: Reading
255(1)
Step One Read
255(1)
Step Two Reread
256(19)
Day 2 Summarize
275(4)
Focus: Writing and condensing a narrative summary
275(1)
Step One Talk
275(1)
Step Two List important events
276(2)
Step Three Write a brief plot summary
278(1)
Step Four Condense
278(1)
Day 3 Analyze Form
279(9)
Focus: Understanding meter, rhyme scheme, and stanza form
279(1)
Step One Review terms
279(1)
Step Two Meter and rhyme scheme
280(3)
Step Three Discuss
283(5)
Day 4 Initial Research
288(23)
Focus: Identifying important aspects of the poem
288(1)
Step One Understand the purpose of reading criticism
288(1)
Step Two Read reference works
289(2)
Week 16 Writing About Poetry, Part II
291(20)
Step One Re-examine the text
291(5)
Step Two Read and take notes
296(4)
Step Three Organize
300(3)
Step Four Write first draft
303(2)
Step Five Introduction, conclusion, and title
305(1)
Step Six Revise and proofread
306(5)
Week 17 Explanation by Cause and Effect in Science, Part I 311(24)
Day 1 Review Topoi in Science
311(8)
Focus: Reviewing the forms used in scientific writing
311(1)
Step One Review the forms
311(3)
Step Two Read
314(1)
Step Three Identify the forms
314(5)
Day 2 Introduction to Explanation by Cause and Effect in Science, Part I
319(7)
Focus: Using the four-level outline in analysis
319(1)
Step One Read
319(1)
Step Two Identify the topics and sub-topics
319(3)
Step Three Analyze
322(4)
Day 3 Introduction to Explanation by Cause and Effect in Science, Part II
326(4)
Focus: Understanding the form of the explanation by cause and effect
326(1)
Step One Write down the pattern of the topos
326(1)
Step Two Complete the four-level outline
327(2)
Step Three Add to the topos
329(1)
Day 4 Rewrite
330(33)
Focus: Rewriting an explanation by cause and effect from an outline
330(1)
Step One Reread your outline
330(1)
Step Two Plan your additional element
330(2)
Step Three Rewrite
332(2)
Step Four Compare
334(1)
Week 18 Writing an Explanation by Cause and Effect in Science 335(18)
Step One Read
336(1)
Step Two List
336(1)
Step Three Reread
337(1)
Step Four Take notes about specific events
337(3)
Step Five Decide on the general cause
340(1)
Step Six Take notes about results
341(1)
Step Seven Write body of composition
342(1)
Step Eight Write definition/introduction
343(2)
Step Nine Write anecdote/narrative story
345(1)
Step Ten Revise
346(3)
Step Eleven Title and Works Cited page
349(1)
Step Twelve Proofread
350(3)
Week 19 Independent Project: Explanation by Cause and Effect in Science 353(10)
Step One Choose topic
354(1)
Step Two Resource collection
354(1)
Step Three Read
355(1)
Step Four List specific events
356(1)
Step Five Reread
357(1)
Step Six Take notes about specific events
357(1)
Step Seven Decide on the general cause
358(1)
Step Eight Take notes about results, definition, and (optional) narrative
359(1)
Step Nine Write
360(1)
Step Ten Revise
360(1)
Step Eleven Title and Works Cited page
361(1)
Step Twelve Proofread
361(2)
Weeks 20 and 21 Movie Review 363(20)
Week 20 Preparing to Write the Movie Review
365(10)
Day 1 Watch
365(1)
Focus: Watching the movie
365(1)
Step One Choose your movie
365(1)
Step Two Watch
366(1)
Day 2 Read Professional Reviews
366(3)
Focus: Becoming familiar with professional movie reviews
366(1)
Step One Search for reviews
366(2)
Step Two Read
368(1)
Step Three Reread
368(1)
Day 3 Analyze
369(3)
Focus: Identifying the elements of a movie review
369(1)
Step One Understand the elements of a review
369(1)
Step Two Analyze
369(3)
Day 4 Prepare
372(3)
Focus: Preparing to write the review
372(1)
Step One List major events
372(1)
Step Two Rewatch and finish list
373(1)
Step Three List reactions
373(2)
Week 21 Writing the Movie Review
375(8)
Days 1 and 2 Write
375(4)
Focus: Writing the review
375(1)
Step One Rewatch
375(1)
Step Two Plot summary
375(2)
Step Three "Genus" statement
377(1)
Step Four Positives
378(1)
Step Five Negatives
378(1)
Step Six Conclusion
378(1)
Day 3 Revise
379(2)
Focus: Finalizing the review
379(1)
Step One Revise
379(1)
Step Two Rewatch
380(1)
Step Three Proofread
380(1)
Day 4 "Publish"
381(2)
Focus: Discovering reader reaction to the review
381(1)
Step One Recruit readers
382(1)
Step Two Movie viewing
382(1)
Step Three Collect reactions
383(1)
Week 22 Review: Place Description and Chronological Narrative 383(20)
Day 1 Read
383(2)
Focus: Reading and identifying topoi
383(1)
Step One Congratulate yourself
383(1)
Step Two Review
384(1)
Step Three Read
384(1)
Step Four Reread
384(1)
Day 2 Analyze
385(7)
Focus: Analyzing form, technique, and language
385(1)
Step One Find the main events
385(2)
Step Two Identify the places that go back in time
387(1)
Step Three Examine the introduction and conclusion
388(2)
Step Four Examine the place descriptions
390(1)
Step Five Understand London's use of repetition
391(1)
Days 3 and 4 Write
392(23)
Focus: Writing a chronological narrative that includes place description and repetition
392(1)
Step One Choose a subject
393(1)
Step Two Write the chronological narrative
394(2)
Step Three Go back in time ("recap")
396(1)
Step Four Write the description
397(1)
Step Five Write the introduction and conclusion
398(1)
Step Six Assemble composition
399(1)
Step Seven Rewrite selected sentences with repetition
400(1)
Step Eight Proofread
401(2)
Week 23 Place Description and Chronological Narrative: The Ascent of Everest 403(12)
Step One Read
403(1)
Step Two Reread
403(1)
Step Three List and group main events
404(1)
Step Four Take notes for narrative and description
405(2)
Step Five Write chronological narrative and "recap"
407(2)
Step Six Write and edit description
409(1)
Step Seven Write introduction and conclusion
410(1)
Step Eight Assemble and rewrite elements of composition
410(2)
Step Nine Title and Works Cited
412(1)
Step Ten Proofread
413(2)
Week 24 Analysis and Review 415(22)
Day 1 Analyze A Beginner's Guide to Scientific Method
415(4)
Focus: Reading and analysis
415(1)
Step One Read and reread
415(1)
Step Two Identify elements
416(2)
Step Three Paragraph and sentence analysis
418(1)
Day 2 Analyze "The Country of Mexico"
419(5)
Focus: Reading and analysis
419(1)
Step One Read and reread
419(1)
Step Two Identify elements
419(4)
Step Three Paragraph and sentence analysis
423(1)
Day 3 Analyze "Sir Thomas More"
424(5)
Focus: Reading and analysis
424(1)
Step One Read and reread
424(1)
Step Two Identify elements
424(4)
Step Three Paragraph and sentence analysis
428(1)
Day 4 Analyze "The Passenger Pigeon"
429(14)
Focus: Reading and analysis
429(1)
Step One Read and reread
429(1)
Step Two Identify elements
429(5)
Step Three Paragraph and sentence analysis
434(3)
Weeks 25 through 27 Independent Short Projects 437(6)
Step One Create brainstorming maps (Optional)
438(1)
Step Two Resource collection
438(1)
Step Three Pre-reading
439(1)
Step Four Choose topoi and elements
439(1)
Step Five Take notes
439(1)
Step Six Organize notes into order
439(1)
Step Seven Write first draft
440(1)
Step Eight Write introduction and conclusion
440(1)
Step Nine Title and Works Cited page
440(1)
Step Ten Revise
441(1)
Step Eleven Proofread
441(2)
Weeks 28 and 29 Comparing Fiction and Poetry 443(48)
Week 28 Comparing Fiction and Poetry, Part I: Preparing to Write
443(18)
Day 1 Read
443(1)
Focus: Reading
443(1)
Step One Read "The Garden Party"
443(1)
Step Two Read "Death Be Not Proud"
443(1)
Step Three Reread "The Garden Party"
444(1)
Step Four Reread "Death Be Not Proud"
444(1)
Day 2 Summarize
444(4)
Focus: Writing brief summaries
444(1)
Step One List important events in the story
444(1)
Step Two Write a brief summary of the story
445(1)
Step Three Paraphrase the poem
445(2)
Step Four Summarize the poem
447(1)
Day 3 Analyze "The Garden Party"
448(8)
Focus: Understanding the literary elements of the story
448(1)
Step One Identify basic literary elements
448(3)
Step Two Grasp the basic concepts of modernist fiction
451(1)
Step Three Understand the "psychological plot"
452(4)
Day 4 Analyze "Death Be Not Proud"
456(5)
Focus: Understanding the structure of the poem
456(1)
Step One Examine meter and rhyme scheme
456(1)
Step Two Identify sonnet type
457(1)
Step Three Grasp the basic concepts of metaphysical poetry
458(1)
Step Four Identify metaphysical elements
459(2)
Week 29 Comparing Fiction and Poetry, Part II: Research and Writing
461(42)
Day 1 Research "The Garden Party"
461(4)
Focus: Finding and understanding critical works
461(1)
Step One Read the critics
461(2)
Step Two Take notes
463(1)
Step Three Put the critical observations into your own words
464(1)
Day 2 Research "Death Be Not Proud"
465(4)
Focus: Finding and understanding critical works
465(1)
Step One Read the critics
465(1)
Step Two Take notes
466(2)
Step Three Put the critical observations into your own words
468(1)
Day 3 and 4 Write
469(22)
Focus: Writing an original essay of literary criticism
469(1)
Step One Organize your pre-writing notes on "The Garden Party"
469(3)
Step Two Draft the first part of the composition
472(2)
Step Three Organize your pre-writing notes on "Death Be Not Proud"
474(2)
Step Four Draft the second part of the composition
476(1)
Step Five Make a comparison chart
477(2)
Step Six Draft the final part of the composition
479(2)
Step Seven Assemble composition and incorporate quotes
481(2)
Step Eight Revise
483(2)
Step Nine Introduction, conclusion, and title
485(1)
Step Ten Proofread
486(5)
Weeks 30 and 31 Independent Project in Literary Criticism 491(12)
Step One Read
491(1)
Step Two Find necessary background information
492(1)
Step Three Reread
493(1)
Step Four Summarize
494(1)
Step Five Analyze
494(3)
Step Six Learn about the author
497(1)
Step Seven Find critical analysis
498(1)
Step Eight Draft
499(1)
Step Nine Revise
499(1)
Step Ten Proofread
500(3)
Week 32 Outlining and Rewriting a Classic Essay 503(24)
Day 1 Read
503(2)
Focus: Reading and understanding a classic essay
503(1)
Step One Read
503(1)
Step Two Discuss
503(2)
Step Three Reread
505(1)
Day 2 Outlining and Analyzing
505(11)
Focus: Understanding the structure of the essay
505(1)
Step One Three-level outline
505(7)
Step Two Analysis
512(4)
Day 3 Rewriting
516(6)
Focus: Rewriting a classic essay from an outline
516(1)
Step One Reread
517(1)
Step Two Review the model
517(2)
Step Three Rewrite
519(3)
Day 4 Copia
522(5)
Focus: Figurative language and plain language
522(1)
Step One Review plain and figurative language
522(1)
Step Two Understand how to transform Ernest Hemingway's sentences
523(2)
Step Three Transformations
525(2)
Week 33 Independent Composition: Modeled on a Classic Essay 527(8)
Step One Understand the assignment
527(1)
Step Two Brainstorm your topic
528(1)
Step Three Pre-writing
529(3)
Step Four Draft the composition
532(1)
Step Five Revise
532(1)
Step Six Proofread
533(2)
Weeks 34 through 36 Final Project 535(8)
Step One Create brainstorming maps
536(1)
Step Two Resource collection
536(1)
Step Three Pre-reading, Part I
537(1)
Step Four Choose tentative topoi and elements
537(1)
Step Five Pre-reading, Part II
537(1)
Step Six Take notes
538(1)
Step Seven Draft the main topos
538(1)
Step Eight Add other topoi
539(1)
Step Nine Provide introduction, conclusion, and title
539(1)
Step Ten Revise
540(1)
Step Eleven Construct the Works Cited page
540(1)
Step Twelve Proofread
540(3)
Afterword 543(2)
Appendix I: Topoi 545(10)
Appendix II: Literary Terms 555(2)
Appendix III: Sentence Variety Chart 557(2)
Appendix IV: Introductions and Conclusions 559(2)
Appendix V: Time and Sequence Words, Space and Distance Words 561(2)
Appendix VI: Points of View 563(2)
Appendix VII: Weekly Rubrics 565(22)
Appendix VIII: General Rubrics 587
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.