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Writing & Rhetoric Book 4: Chreia & Proverb

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A one semester course for grades 3 or 4 and up

A Creative Approach to the Classical Progymnasmata-Think of the progymnasmata as a step by step apprenticeship in the art of writing and rhetoric. What is an apprentice? It is a young person who is learning a skill from a master teacher. Our students will serve as apprentices to the great writers and great stories of history.

Students are frequently expected to write with no clear model before them. Modern composition scolds traditional writing instruction as rote and unimaginative. It takes imitation to task for a lack of freedom and personal expression. And yet, effective communication from creator to reader at all times requires some sort of form and structure. Many of historys greatest writers learned by imitation. In other words, writing takes the same kind of made up our minds study as ballet or diving. Creativity uses conventional form as a stage or a springboard from which to launch grand jetés and somersaults. Too frequently students are expected to tackle complex writing assignments without learning the necessary intermediate steps. The assumption is that because most everyone can speak English well enough to be understood, and form letters with a pencil, that everyone should be able to write well. Yet how many of us would expect a child to take a seat at a piano, without piano lessons, and play a concerto? Writing is never automatic.

The Writing & Rhetoric series method employs fluent reading, careful listening, models for imitation, and progressive steps. It assumes that students learn best by reading excellent, whole-story examples of literature and by growing their skills through imitation. Each exercise is intended to impart a skill (or tool) that can be employed in all kinds of writing and speaking. The exercises are arranged from simple to more complex. Whats more, the exercises are cumulative, meaning that later exercises incorporate the skills acquired in preceding exercises. This series is a step by step apprenticeship in the art of writing and rhetoric.

The word chreia (cray-a) comes from the Greek word chreiodes (cray-o-dees), which means ”useful.” It is a short essay or remembrance that praises the creator of a saying or proverb and shows why the saying is useful. This book employs all the skills of the preceding books in the series and teaches students how to write a six-paragraph essay on the basis of a saying or an action. The thinking and exercises occur within the framework of the stories which, in this book, include wonderful historical figures such as King Arthur, King Alfred, Lady Godiva, King Canute, Omar Khayyam, and more.

The six-paragraph essay the usage of the five Ws (who, what, when, where, why) is arranged this way:

Praise the person or saying of your chreia or proverb
Restate the saying in your own words
Give an explanation for why this is useful
Contrast your example with another person in history
Compare your example with another similar example in history
Epilogue-conclude your essay

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