Description
Student Sample
A one-semester course for grades 7 or 8 and up
Think of the progymnasmata as a step-by-step apprenticeship in the art of writing and rhetoric. In the award-winning Writing & Rhetoric series, author Paul Kortepeter has recovered this proven method of teaching writing in conjunction with critical thinking and speaking. This is the ninth in a series of 12 books that will train students over 6 years.
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, including alliteration, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, epistrophe, and anaphora
- work on delivery in public speaking—volume, pacing, and inflection
- engage in group discussions that foster critical thinking
- improve essays using oration as an aid to revision
Please note: This digital items in in this set are not refundable.
Companion Products:
Writing & Rhetoric Book 9: Description & Impersonation – Student Edition
Writing & Rhetoric Book 9: Description & Impersonation – Teacher’s Edition
Writing & Rhetoric Book 9: Description & Impersonation – Audio CD
Writing & Rhetoric Book 9: Description & Impersonation – Audio Files
Writing & Rhetoric Book 9: Description & Impersonation Set
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