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Excellence in Writing Courses Series
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Institute for Excellence in Writing, Andrew Pudewa
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Level: 7-12
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“In order to succeed in every area of life, your students must hone the skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively. Through the process of learning to write well, they learn how to think clearly and to express themselves eloquently and persuasively. Our goal is to equip your teachers to assist their students in this process.” – Institute for Excellence in Writing
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Grammar of Poetry
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Roman Roads Media
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Level: k-6
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“The Grammar of Poetry is a video course and textbook that teaches the mechanics of poetry by using the classical approach of imitation. It is designed for the 6-9th grade level, but is also appropriate for older children and adults seeking to achieve a better knowledge of how poetry works. Its goal is to teach your child to analyze not only poetry, but words and language in general. Just as an English course would teach a student the different parts of speech, so also the Grammar of Poetry teaches a student the building blocks of poetry, enabling the student to effectively engage in the language of poetry, in literature, and in non-literal language.” – Roman Roads
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Kindergarten Alphabet Puppets
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Logos Press
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Level: k
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“Many of our Summer Teacher Training attendees have asked for this item from our Kindergarten teacher, Jan Sawyer.
Patterns for paper sack puppets of each letter of the alphabet, and the jingles she uses with her kindergarteners are included—and the kids love them! We’ve also added simpler pages for kids to cut out on their own with an entire puppet on a single page.” – Logos Press
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Shurley Grammar
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Christian Book
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And Veritas Press
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Level: All Grade Levels
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“Shurley English is an English language arts program for grades 1 through 7 that covers grammar and composition. It does NOT cover phonics, reading, spelling, or literature. Children memorize jingles to learn some grammar basics. They learn a “question and answer flow” whereby they learn to attack sentences by asking exact questions to determine subject, verb, direct object, etc. Workbooks carefully present sentences with particular elements, adding questions to the “question and answer flow” as sentences become more complex. The combination of visual, verbal, and written activity helps children with different learning styles. Children become proficient in identifying parts of speech and their syntax, and they also learn proper usage (e.g., verb tenses), capitalization, and punctuation. Once children have mastered enough grammar, they begin writing, constructing sentences according to “formulas”—(e.g., article, adjective, subject noun, verb, adverb). From there they go on to paragraph construction and longer compositions.
This program is highly structured. Lessons are taught with continual teacher-student interaction. Students then complete worksheets or writing assignments from their workbooks. CD’s present jingles and the question and answer flows for different types of sentences. The teacher’s manual explains the methodology and offers useful teaching tips and some creative ideas.” – Cathy Duffy Reviews
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The Grammar of Spelling Series
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Logos Press
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Level: k-6
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“Our simple spelling program is a no-nonsense approach to this often vexing subject. It was developed and used at Logos School.
This program contains an overview of our spelling program as a whole, 36 lessons with tests, weekly word lists, worksheets, and dictation exercises to be used in the classroom or at home.” – Logos Press
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Vocabulary From Classical Roots
Publisher/Author
Norma Fifer and Nancy Flowers
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Level: All
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“This five-book series teaches junior and senior high school students words derived from the most important Greek and Latin roots. Every lesson introduces up to fifteen words derived from two or more classical roots. A dictionary-like format provides all the necessary information, including related forms of the word and sentences illustrating each word’s correct usage. Special sections called “Nota Bene” provide information about etymologies and words that might be confused.” – Christian Books
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Well-ordered Language
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Classical Academic Press, Tammy Peters
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Level: k-6
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“Grammar is a vital tool used throughout a lifetime to express creativity and original thought. A strong, creative, and engaging approach to grammar will grab students’ attention and equip them to use these tools to great effect.
With our new Well-Ordered Language series, we are changing how students learn grammar. Using tested content, beautiful design, and proven classical pedagogy, we have developed this series to provide students with clear paths to mastery.” – Classical Academic Press
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