Classical academic press writing and rhetoric reviews

Besides being very visually appealing, it hits just the right balance for us in terms of age-appropriate instruction and lively fun activities. Even my 7-year-old wants to join in sometimes. This is our most successful writing program so far and I am looking forward to continuing with this series. Today we are finishing lesson 2.

Review: Writing and Rhetoric by Classical Academic Press – sandboxtosocrates

That subject varies from family to family and from child to child. In our house, the whole subject of writing has been the most challenging aspect of our curriculum. Both of my boys struggle with the physical act of handwriting. My focus up until now has been maneuvering them through learning how to hold their pencils correctly and how to form letters in both manuscript and cursive.

Quite frankly, it felt like drudgery to all of us. I do try not to compare my children with other kids, but I must admit that it was difficult for me to see homeschool blog posts with gorgeous handwriting and young children writing beautiful poetry and short stories. My kids have trouble writing a five sentence paragraph.

However, since my boys are approaching middle school age, I felt I really needed to do something about their writing skills. I never found a program that just resonated with me. I liked pieces and parts from many different programs. I was very discouraged about writing and was planning to piece together a writing curriculum on my own.

Classical Academic Press has a program called Writing and Rhetoric. It is based on the ancient Greek progymnasmata exercises, through which a student learned to gradually increase his communication and writing skills.

By the end of progymnasmata study, the student was able to start producing his own erudite speeches. So far, Classical Academic Press has available the first two books in the series.

I purchased the first book, Fable, which is geared toward third and fourth graders. My sons are fourth and fifth graders this year, but with their writing difficulties this level is perfect for them.

A younger student who has a good grasp of language and who is already writing independently might even enjoy this program. The first phase of this program is all about learning to retell a fable.

I take each chapter slowly and have the boys work through it in three to four days. They take turns reading each fable out loud to me.

The amount of writing they have to do at one time is minimal, but gradually builds up. They have learned about summarizing and amplifying stories. For each fable, they answer questions that are designed to illuminate the moral of the story, or to emphasize the purpose of the lesson.

The questions are simple and not overwhelming. There are very nice illustrations for each story as well. All in all, each chapter is well thought out and easy to follow.

You can see sample pages of the books on the Classical Academic Press website. My boys have sensory issues, and trying to hold a workbook flat while writing is just too difficult for them.

The spiral binding is easier for them to manipulate. Maybe in the future, the books will be offered with a different binding.I contacted Classical Academic Press to share with them how much I loved the program, and they were kind enough to send me the second book in the series, Writing and Rhetoric: Book 2: Narrative I, to share in a review for you.

Did you know? You can visit the product page for your book and click the Support tab beneath the photo to find a variety of free resources to supplement your school year!

Commonplace, the sixth book of twelve in the Writing & Rhetoric series from Classical Academic Press, continues to develop of the art of persuasive writing and oration. Students will learn to create six-paragraph essays that argue against the common vices of people and argue in favor of common virtues.

Writing and Rhetoric book four from Classical Academic Press is the fourth in a book series that teaches students writing skills using the progymnasmata - a series of exercises that prepare students for rhetoric.

Writing & Rhetoric from Classical Academic Press (CAP) Compared to Institutes for Excellence in Writing (IEW) I know that the question will come up regarding the comparison of IEW used with CC and Writing and Rhetoric.

Classical Academic Press 02 May The goal of the Writing and Rhetoric series is “to prepare students for rhetoric, which is the art of writing well and speaking persuasively” (Writing & Rhetoric.