Writing & Rhetoric Book 10: Thesis Part 1 - Classical Academic Press
In this 1-semester book, students will learn to: create complex thesis statements write thesis essays with an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion sustain arguments for 6 paragraphs use topic sentences for organizing paragraphs and information incorporate supportive facts and details, including quotations, paraphrases, and allusions understand audiences better, “hook” their attention, and consider the purpose for reaching them appeal to readers though credibility (ethos) and logic (logos) build copiousness improve essays using speaking as an aid to revision revise essays for redundancies, padded writing, informal tone, dangling modifiers, and faulty predication analyze literature excerpts for theme annotate texts and narrate them both orally and in summary form work on delivery in public speaking—volume, pacing, and inflection
A 1-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 tenth in a series of 12 books that will train students over 6 years.
