Writing With Skill, Level One - Couverture souple

Bauer, Susan Wise

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1933339535 ISBN 13 : 9781933339535

Editeur : The Well-Trained Mind Press, 2012

Synopsis

This groundbreaking new writing series combines time-tested classical techniques--the imitation and analysis of great writers--with original composition exercises in history, science, biography, and literature. Skills Taught: - One- and two-level outlining - Writing chronological narratives, biographical sketches, descriptions, and sequences across the curriculum - Constructing basic literary essays on fiction and poetry - Researching and documenting source material - First volume of four that will prepare students for high-level rhetoric and composition Features of the program: - Writing assignments are modeled on examples from great literature and classic nonfiction - All source material for assignments is provided--no other books are needed - This Student Workbook encourages independence by directing all assignments to the student - Instructor Text (sold separately) provides scripted dialogue to use when the student has difficulty, plus detailed guidance on how to evaluate the student's work - First volume of four that will prepare students for high-level rhetoric and composition

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Susan Wise Bauer is a writer, educator, and historian. Her previous books include the Writing With Ease, Writing With Skill, and Story of the World series from Well-Trained Mind Press, as well as The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home, The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had, Rethinking School, The Story of Western Science: From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory, and the History of the World series, all from W. W. Norton. She has a Ph.D. in American Studies from the College of William & Mary in Virginia, as well as an M.A. in seventeenth-century literature and a Master of Divinity in Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Literature. For fifteen years, she taught literature and composition at the College of William and Mary.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The Well-Trained Mind Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1933339535
• ISBN 13: 9781933339535
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 568
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible