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Writing & Rhetoric Book 5: Refutation & Confirmation Student revised ed.
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059530
ISBN
9781600516924
Grade 5-8
Classical
Christian/Religious
Low Teacher Involvement
Multi-Sensory
No other materials needed
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Charlotte Mason
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- A literature-based approach to refutations
- Mastery-based approach to building argumentation skills
- Develops analytical skills
Description
This student book includes 12 lessons utilizing fables, historical narratives, and legends. Builds upon previous skills taught in the Chreia and Proverb course and then introduces four-paragraph essays, outlines, comparison and contrast, using quotes to support an argument, delivering writing orally and revising. Lessons teach learners ways to introduce concepts, to engage with the reading selections, and sharpen their expository writing. Concepts also include summarizing and establishing an opinion. Requires the Revised Teacher’s Edition.
Publisher's Description of Writing & Rhetoric Book 5: Refutation & Confirmation Student revised ed.
What's New in the Writing & Rhetoric Book 5 Revised Edition? In this revised edition of Writing & Rhetoric Book 5 (WR5), the illustrations in lesson 5 have been changed to better reflect the content of the chapter. In lessons 7 and 8, the story about which students will be writing their first refutation and confirmation has been changed, as have the exercises and illustrations pertaining to that story. These changes have been made in response to customer feedback regarding the story included in the original edition of the book.
Please note that as a result of these changes, we do not recommend using a combination of original and revised editions, such as the revised edition version 1.0 of the student book (ISBN: 978-1-60051-692-4) with an original teacher’s edition version 1.0 (978-1-60051-276-6). We recommend upgrading to the revised edition version 1.0 for both the student and teacher’s editions. The version number can be found on the copyright page of each book (see example here). Audio files are available for both the original edition and the revised edition of WR5.
A one-semester course for grades 5 or 6 and up
Think of the progymnasmata as a step-by-step apprenticeship in the art of writing and rhetoric. In the Writing & Rhetoric series, author Paul Kortepeter has recovered this proven method of teaching writing in conjunction with critical thinking and speaking. Writing & Rhetoric: Refutation & Confirmation (Student Edition) provides students with forms and models of excellent writing that they will imitate as they progress down the path to masterful writing. This is the fifth in a series of 12 books that will train students over 6 years.
Refutation & ConfirmationA refutation is a short essay that attacks certain parts of a narrative. In this book, students will learn to identify and refute, or criticize, parts of a narrative that are unbelievable, improbable, unclear, or improper. A confirmation is a short essay that defends certain parts of a narrative. When students see parts of a narrative that are believable, probable, clear, or proper, they will confirm them. After learning to identify the parts of a story that can be attacked or defended, students will practice writing refutations or confirmations using sound arguments to explain their opinions.
Be assured that this exercise of refutation and confirmation is not about taking the magic out of stories. On the contrary, it is designed to help students love truly good stories even more because they will think about them more deeply. As students practice refutation and confirmation in this book, they will not only learn to form arguments and express their opinions, but also to find delight in the stories they read.
Students will learn to:
- Write four-paragraph essays
- Outline
- Refute or confirm parts of stories
- Understand comparison and contrast
- Introduce and conclude an essay
- Use narrative to further the purpose of exposition
- Use direct quotes to support an argument
- Deliver writing orally
- Revise writing
Category Description for Writing & Rhetoric Book 5: Refutation & Confirmation
This 12-lesson study utilizes fables, historical narratives, and legends from various cultures to teach the Refutation/Confirmation stage of the Progymnasmata. Continuing to build on previous skills of narrative, descriptive and persuasive writing, this one-semester course from Classical Academic Press moves toward persuasive writing, in written and oral forms.
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 5-8 |
| Brand: | Classical Academic Press |
| ISBN: | 9781600516924 |
| Length in Inches: | 11 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.625 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 1.6 |
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1 Review
Rated 5 out of 5
Apr 22, 2021
Well-planned and effective
I have now used the Writing and Rhetoric series from Books 1 through 7 with my four daughters over the past two years. (This is a review of the entire series more than for any one specific book.) Two of my children are "reluctant writers," and for that reason I am especially impressed with this series. Even those two kids have completed all the work, as expected, with minimal difficulty. The amount of writing output from my "reluctant" 9th grader, who is now is Book 7, has amazed me. She started in Book 5, and I am glad that I trusted the process and that we got to where we are today. On the other hand, my oldest daughter is a natural writer, and has been creating a flow of stories ever since she could hold a pencil. This series has been a challenge for her to learn to think logically, organize her thoughts ahead of time, and use more advanced writing techniques (hyperbole, etc). So this is in NO WAY an easy or dumbed-down course. For both those reasons, I pretty much recommend this to anyone who asks me about writing curriculum now. As to specifics, I find this series ramps up quickly in difficulty. I used Books 1 and 2 in 4th grade, 3 and 4 in 5th grade, and after that I dropped to only one book a year. I am using a history course that also requires a decent amount of writing, and plowing through two of these books a year was just too much to handle when there is also writing in another course. If you do drop to one book a year, I would also recommend skipping Book 6. It's pretty much a repeat of Book 5. Doing both in one year (as scheduled) would make for good practice, but my oldest informed me that she felt like she wasted an entire year and didn't advance with it, and I had to agree with her. The rest of my daughters will skip Book 6. My youngest child has never done any other writing course beside this one, and I am was pleased that she could begin Book 1 with no prior instruction, and it took her step-by-step through everything she needed to know from the very beginning. I personally love writing myself, and have not gotten any teacher guides to date. I would recommend the teacher's guides for those who might not love to write, as some assignments do require quite a bit of explaining on my part and deep thinking on the part of the students. Mostly the books are very independent, which I also hugely appreciate. I consider this course to be "hands off, with occasional tutoring needed." Well done!
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I have a 6th grader and haven't used this curriculum before. What level would we begin with as a newbie? Does each level build off the one before?
Each level builds incrementally with plenty of practice. As a newbie, I’d suggest starting with book 3. I did books 1-3 with my ninth grader. She wasn’t behind or anything- she likes to write and I thought fables would be challenging. We’ve enjoyed the program so far- there is a lot of writing. We didn’t find it necessary to complete every single assignment in order to understand the concept taught but the opportunities to write really do reinforce the concepts. The work does get more challenging as you advance through the program-not harder- just stretching the abilities of what the child started with.
I was looking to make a change in our writing curriculum, and based on my previous experience with Classical Academic Press, I know their materials are excellent.
Great way to teach writing
Required at University Model school
This is a great writing program. I feel like the ages on the curriculum could be increased, I will be using this for high school ( planning books 5, 6 and 7 freshman year). Very creative, lots of…