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n 2012, British author and speaker Sir Ken Robinson delivered a speech at the Richmond Forum on revolutionizing education in America. After hearing his presentation, a student in the audience asked him a question along these lines: Do you think it wise for us to integrate our studies across the disciplines? Sir Robinson’s response was that the world is already integrated—it is we who have disintegrated it. The world we live in is already integrated and whole. It may be mysterious and complex, but the parts are meaningfully interrelated. When it comes to education, all of us who are engaged in the renewal of classical education are seeking to reunify learning. At some level, we recognize that in an interrelated universe all things are connected, even when we don’t see clearly yet just how. Here at Classical Academic Press (CAP), our intention is to create curricula and services that show, engage with, and foster enjoyment of these connections. There is, then, a kind of educational integrity, too. You might remember that a “whole” number in math is called an integer. Both “integer” and “integrity” come from the same Latin root word: integer, literally meaning “untouched” and thus something that is unimpaired, undivided, or whole. We here at CAP are seeking to restore the integrity of the classical curriculum even as we renew our understanding that the world around us can be seen as a harmonious whole. At CAP we strive to create curricula that reflect this harmony and integrity. This is true of our Latin, logic, and rhetoric series, for example. The study of Latin teaches students grammar, vocabulary, English—even rudimentary Spanish, Italian, and French. Logic introduces them to not only deduction and induction but also to the study of argument and truth. Rhetoric blends grammar, logic, and poetry and also begins the study of psychology and politics. The many are one, and the one many. We also offer educational services, such as our online teacher training through ClassicalU, that assume and present learning as an integrated whole. We are seeking to renew and recover classical education. We can’t say that we have perfected our work, but we are learning ever more ways to further classical education, and learning this along with you. As the classical education renewal grows, CAP is growing, too. We have hired several new full-time team members and have grown to feature forty courses on ClassicalU, with more being added on a regular basis. As we commence another year, we note some additional growing connections as the classical renewal extends. More professors and colleges are recognizing and beginning to serve the renewal, with several colleges offering dedicated undergraduate or graduate programs aimed at those who wish to become classical teachers. Another important indicator of growth is the more than 150 colleges that now accept the Classic Learning Test (CLT), which classically educated students can take in lieu of the SAT. Thank you for being an integral part of what we are seeking here at CAP. What we are striving to achieve is grand and difficult, but it is achievable together.

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Table of Contents 8 Rhetoric

Latin

Song School Latin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Latin for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Latin Necessities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Latin Alive! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Writing

Writing & Rhetoric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Grammar

Well-Ordered Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Poetry The Art of Poetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Bright Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Logic

Rhetoric Alive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

French

French for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Spanish

Song School Spanish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Spanish for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Math

Singapore Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Classical Education Resources

Plato Guide Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Essential Theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 An Introduction to Classical Education . . . . 61

The Art of Argument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 The Discovery of Deduction . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Everyday Debate & Discussion . . . . . . . . . . 45 Reasoning & Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Bullhorn A Message to Our Public and Charter Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 CERTIFICATE What’s CAP Working On? . . . . . . . . . . 40  Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

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 Articles “A Much-Needed Grammar Map” by Tammy Peters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 “Piling It On: Why Classical Schools Have Too Many Periods and Teach Too Many Subjects” by Dr. Christopher Perrin . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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Why Latin? D

orothy Sayers points out that when you study Latin, you are doing advanced study in several subjects simultaneously. The following are some of those other subjects studied in and through Latin as well as some of the benefits of studying Latin: • Professions steeped in Latin vocabulary: Law, medicine, science, music, art, philosophy, and theology derive many of their terms and phrases from Latin. • Romance languages: Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian are all forms of Latin. • Educational virtues: The study of Latin requires concentration, analysis, and puzzle solving that develop a student as a student. It also helps gifted students to slow down and attend! • English vocabulary: 50% of all English words come from Latin; 80–90% of all polysyllabic words come from Latin. • English grammar: The regular grammar of Latin is ideal for shedding light on the way all languages, including English, work. • Writing/reading: An increased vocabulary and understanding of grammar enable students to write and read with greater ease and clarity. • Pleasure: Deciphering the “secret code” of Latin and reading great authors in their own tongue is a pleasure that can last a lifetime!

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National Latin Exam Level III or IV Prose

Song School Latin by Amy Rehn with Christopher Perrin, PhD

Children love to sing and love learning while singing! Just as they happily learn their ABCs to song, they will also learn Latin words, vocabulary, and phrases. We have employed this in Song School Latin Book 1 and Book 2. Both levels come with a bound-in CD filled with lively songs and chants that help students master their Latin vocabulary. Parents and educators frequently tell us how often students go around singing these fun (and funny) songs throughout the day on their own—even the toddlers tag along! Song School Latin Book 1 teaches primarily Latin vocabulary. Song School Latin Book 2 includes new vocabulary and a gentle, gradual introduction to Latin grammar.

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Classical Academic Press seems to have a knack for producing materials that are academically sound and very user-friendly for both teachers and students. Song School Latin does not disappoint. One of the appealing aspects of the program is the common, practical applications of Latin to students’ everyday lives.

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SONG SCHOOL LATIN

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Latin

Grades 1–2

Song School Latin Book 1 by Amy Rehn

Did you ever believe that there would be a Latin program that would match the energy, developmental level, and fun-loving nature of your youngest students? Song School Latin Book 1 does just that. The lessons are peppered with songs, enjoyable vocabulary, illustrations, handwriting practice, stories, games, and engaging activities. ong School Latin Book 1 (student edition) with 30 Songs and Chants CD The fun activities in this S interactive workbook, along with the 30 songs and chants on the included CD, will set young students on a course to loving Latin! There are 31 weekly lessons, including review chapters, that will delight students as they learn 100+ everyday vocabulary words in Latin. ong School Latin Book 1 Teacher’s Edition This teaching tool includes the entire Song School Latin Book 1 S student text, as well as answer keys, additional teacher’s notes, fun classroom ideas, and 40 reproducible chapterby-chapter activity pages that students will surely enjoy. ong School Latin Book 1 Streaming Video & Audio (or 3-DVD Set) The 24 episodes feature a lively magistra S (teacher) who narrates the vocabulary practice, simple lessons, and derivative training. Simeon the Monkey, a longtime student favorite, features vocabulary words in his animated story. There is also an animated derivative “river,” which highlights the way in which Latin words have come into various languages. Latin Monkey Match 1 Flashcard Game This exciting and fun game features all the vocabulary from Song School Latin Book 1. In groups or individually, students can play games such as Memory or Go Fish by collecting Latin and English matches. The deck can also be used as flash cards for extra practice. Each card lists the corresponding chapter number from Song School Latin Book 1. Includes 210 full-color cards.

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Grades 2–3

Song School Latin Book 2 by Amy Rehn with Dr. Christopher Perrin

ong School Latin Book 2 (student edition) with Songs and Chants CD Continuing on a path that matches S the energy, developmental level, and fun-loving nature of younger students, Song School Latin Book 2 is an interactive workbook text featuring a gradual introduction to Latin grammar and derivatives all without leaving behind fun illustrations, songs, stories, games, and activities! There are 32 weekly lessons, including 7 review chapters, and 175 everyday vocabulary words, including 75 words and topics from Latin for Children Primer A. ong School Latin Book 2 Teacher’s Edition This teaching tool includes the entire Song School Latin Book 2 S student text along with answers and additional teacher’s notes. The latter portion of the book consists of extra activity pages for each chapter, including the review chapters. ong School Latin Book 2 Streaming Video & Audio (or 3-DVD Set) The 24 episodes feature a lively magistra S and magister who narrate the vocabulary practice, simple grammar lessons, and derivative training. Simeon the Monkey makes appearances in each episode, delighting students with his animated story, which features numerous vocabulary words. There is also an animated derivative “river,” which highlights the way in which Latin words have come into various languages, including English, Spanish, and French. atin Monkey Match 2 Flashcard Game A fun supplement, Latin Monkey Match 2 Flashcard Game features all the L vocabulary from Song School Latin Book 2. In groups or individually, students can play games such as Memory or Go Fish by collecting Latin and English matches. The deck can also be used as flash cards for extra practice. Each card lists the corresponding chapter number from Song School Latin Book 2. Includes 377 full-color cards.

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by Aaron Larsen, DA & Christopher Perrin, PhD

Designed, revised, and continually sharpened since 2001, the award-winning Latin for Children curriculum continues to be a strong, inviting, and creative program designed to introduce students as young as 3rd or 4th graders to Latin. When used as a whole, this series trains students in Latin grammar and vocabulary, as well as English derivatives, in a lively, interactive way that is perfectly suited to students in the upper-grammar stage. The Latin for Children series incorporates elements that will engage students of every learning style and is taught directly to the student. This series is a perfect choice for teachers.

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Latin has always intimidated me — and this is the first program I’ve seen that didn’t immediately make me feel overwhelmed or bored. I have many (many) Latin programs on my shelf, and they don’t hold a candle to this one. I love that CAP was able to take something that has a reputation for being intimidating and dry and turned it into a fun, colorful, engaging experience. —Heather, Only Passionate Curiosity

LATIN FOR CHILDREN

Latin for Children

Latin

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Latin for Children Primer A

by Aaron Larsen, DA & Christopher Perrin, PhD Latin for Children Primer A (student edition) Now in full color! The workbook is easy to use, incremental, and filled with clear grammatical explanations written expressly for the student. Exercises, quizzes, an exciting adventure storyline, beautiful images, and a useful reference section are included. Lessons teach mnemonic aids (songs, chants) that enable students to learn vocabulary and grammar with ease and delight. The student edition includes the teaching text for easy reference. Guidance is given for both classical and ecclesiastical pronunciations. atin for Children Primer A Answer Key This teacher’s tool features actual, full-size pages from the primer, with L answers to quizzes, exercises, and worksheets in bold print. Latin for Children Primer A Streaming Video & Audio (or 8-DVD & 2-CD Set) In these teaching videos, Dr. Perrin provides chapter-by-chapter instruction, with lessons averaging approximately 20–30 minutes. This tool is helpful for lesson preparation or for use by a substitute teacher. The audio files feature chants for the vocabulary from the memory pages, making pronunciation a breeze for students. atin for Children Primer A Activity Book! With more than 100 pages of games, puzzles, and fun, this book makes L mastery of a classical language anything but boring! Students will love learning Latin and will look forward to class.

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Latin for Children Primer B

by Aaron Larsen, DA & Christopher Perrin, PhD atin for Children Primer B (student edition) Now in full color! In this workbook, students will learn new L grammar concepts, Latin numbers, and much new vocabulary. Exercises, quizzes, a thrilling adventure story, and a useful reference section are also included. Lessons include a plethora of mnemonic aids (songs, chants) that enable students to learn vocabulary and grammar with ease and delight. Guidance is given for both classical and ecclesiastical pronunciations. atin for Children Primer B Answer Key This teacher’s tool features actual, full-size pages from the primer, L with answers to quizzes, exercises, and worksheets in bold print. atin for Children Primer B Streaming Video & Audio (or 6-DVD & 2-CD Set) Author Dr. Christopher Perrin L continues teaching the Latin for Children series chapter by chapter. Following the same format as Primer A, these videos feature the chanting and singing of vocabulary, including noun declensions and verb conjugations, and clear grammatical explanations. atin for Children Primer B Activity Book! Following Primer B chapters, students explore a mad scientist’s lab, L help little Billy find his way home, drill for oil, solve puzzles, aid the Three Musketeers, go pearl diving, fish for stars, hunt for submarine wolf packs, search for pirate treasure, and much more—all while learning Latin!

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Latin

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Latin for Children Primer C

by Aaron Larsen, DA & Christopher Perrin, PhD atin for Children Primer C (student edition) This workbook is the third and final level in the Latin for Children L series. In it, grammar training continues, and students are encouraged to do more reading in Latin by following along with a story that runs throughout the text. Exercises, quizzes, and a sizable and useful reference section are included. atin for Children Primer C Answer Key This teacher’s tool features actual, full-size pages from the primer, L with answers to quizzes, exercises, and worksheets in bold print. atin for Children Primer C Streaming Video & Audio (or 3-DVD & 2-CD Set) Students will continue to L enjoy learning Latin with author Dr. Christopher Perrin via video! The clear grammar lessons and chanting of the memory page make comprehension and pronunciation a breeze for students. atin for Children Primer C Activity Book! With more than 100 pages of games, puzzles, and fun, this book makes L mastery of a classical language a blast! Students will encounter a Latin meteor strike and a shattering earthquake, have a backyard BBQ, enter into a water fight, play the tuba, investigate a crime scene, execute Hollywood special effects, charm snakes, help find stolen museum artwork, and more—all while studying Latin!

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Latin for Teachers DVD Course: How to Teach the Latin for Children Series

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Latin

Latin for Teachers DVD Course Extra Course Notebooks

Cassell’s Latin & English Dictionary

For fast, easy reference and comprehensive listings, Cassell’s Latin & English Dictionary is unbeatable. Thousands of words, phrases, and idioms in scholarly and academic usage are included for maximum reference, along with tables of regular and irregular verbs. A special section on Roman culture includes historic dates, the ancient calendar, weights and measures, and currency exchange. With more than 35,000 entries, this handy, pocket-size dictionary is all you need while studying, translating, or tracking down word meanings. Cassell’s Latin & English Dictionary $7.99 $6.39

Latin for Children Test Packets

These sets of comprehensive, standardized tests supplement Latin for Children Primers A, B, and C, and are excellent and helpful resources for teachers. These downloadable packets include weekly chapter tests, unit tests, and even unit study guides. A complete answer key for each test is also included. Choose from among 3 licenses (1–3, 4–9, or 10+ students). Latin for Children A, B, or C Test Packet starting at $9.95

Necessities

also available This 16-hour course provides professional Latin training for new and intermediate Latin teachers. Karen Moore, coauthor of the Latin Alive! series and author of the Latin for Children History Readers, provides clear instruction on how to teach the contents of all 3 Latin for Children primers. Includes 1 course notebook. Course also available on ClassicalU.com.

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Clash Cards, Latin Levels 1 and 2

Clash Cards are helpful, easy-to-use flash cards, and are also a card game that makes reinforcing vocabulary words challenging and entertaining. The words used in the Level 1 deck match the vocabulary used in Latin for Children Primer A and the words used in the Level 2 deck match the vocabulary used in Latin for Children Primer B. The cards can be used by any student wishing to practice the most common Latin words, regardless of curriculum or course of study. An online instructional video makes learning the game simple and easy! Clash Cards, Latin Level 1 (LFCA) or Level 2 (LFCB) $26.95 $21.56 each

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Latin Alive!

by Karen Moore & Gaylan DuBose

The Latin Alive! series is a relevant, rigorous, yet engaging introduction to Latin for upper-middle and high school students. This curriculum will truly make the Latin language come alive both for students who have studied Latin (such as students who have completed the Latin for Children series) and for those who have not been previously introduced to Latin.

—Kendra, Preschoolers and Peace

LATIN ALIVE!

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Latin

Grades 7–8+

Latin Alive! Book 1

by Karen Moore & Gaylan DuBose atin Alive! Book 1 (student edition) No longer will Latin teachers need to pull in extra resource material L in order to teach Latin well and to give students an appreciation of Roman life and history. It’s all right here! Latin Alive! Book 1 is thorough, challenging, and pedagogically sound, with clear explanations of all 5 noun declensions and cases, all verb conjugations, irregular verbs, and various pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs. Each chapter begins with the Latin motto of a United States state seal and includes extensive study of Latin derivatives. Historical contributions by Dr. Christopher Schlect, historian and a director at New Saint Andrews College, further enhance the text. atin Alive! Book 1 Teacher’s Edition This edition includes the entire student text, extensive explanations, an L answer key, and translations, as well as additional student exercises and unit tests. atin Alive! Book 1 Streaming Video & Audio (or 7-DVD & 1-CD Set) Author Karen Moore brings two L decades of careful and engaging Latin classroom teaching experience to your students. Each of the 36 weekly lessons, including 7 review weeks, is 30 minutes long. This is a perfect resource for substitute teachers! The set also features audio of the unit review Latin readings.

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Coming Soon: Latin Alive! Workbooks

The new Latin Alive! workbooks have been designed with students in mind. Incorporating the same exercises found in the textbook, these workbooks provide ample space for students to fill in the answers, making it easier for both student and teacher to work through each lesson. A variety of new exercises, including derivative fill-in-theblanks and extra parsing sentences, provide additional (optional) practice work for each week.

Latin

Grades 8–9+

Latin Alive! Book 2

by Karen Moore & Gaylan DuBose As the second text in a three-year series, Latin Alive! Book 2 continues the clear, relevant, and incremental Latin instruction begun in Latin Alive! Book 1. The Latin Alive! series features original Latin writings, giving students access to the works of great Latin authors. atin Alive! Book 2 (student edition) Latin Alive! Book 2 reviews the grammar of Latin Alive! Book 1 and L introduces the passive voice in all tenses; past, present, and future participles; deponent and irregular verbs; and comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs. Each chapter begins with a country’s Latin motto strategically chosen to introduce or review a grammatical concept. Extensive study of Latin derivatives and stories of Roman culture, myths, and history make Latin come alive, even in our modern world. Substantial Latin readings and translation exercises adapted from Latin literature continue to delight and prepare students for the National Latin Exam and a Latin Advanced Placement class. This 33-chapter student edition includes historical and literary contributions by historian Dr. Christopher Schlect and classical scholars Karl Galinsky and Timothy Moore. atin Alive! Book 2 Teacher’s Edition This edition includes the entire student text, extensive explanations, an L answer key, and translations, as well as teacher tips, additional student exercises, and unit tests. atin Alive! Book 2 Streaming Video & Audio (or 9-DVD & 1-CD Set) Author and teacher Karen Moore L continues her excellent Latin instruction in the Latin Alive! Book 2 videos. There are 27 lessons, each of which is an average of 40 minutes. This brings the total length of video to nearly 18 hours of instruction, all taught by an enthusiastic and delightful teacher! The audio recordings feature the unit review Latin readings masterfully read by Nicholas Martin and Gaylan DuBose.

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Latin

Grades 9–10+

Latin Alive! Book 3

by Karen Moore & Gaylan DuBose Latin Alive! Book 3 includes lessons on Roman culture, myths, and history, as well as Latin readings and exercises that will prepare students for the National Latin Exam and a Latin Advanced Placement class. atin Alive! Book 3 (student edition) Students will master Latin through a more in-depth study of the L subjunctive mood, irregular nouns, noun and verb reviews, the gerund and gerundive, impersonal verbs, conditional statements, and a study of different kinds of clauses (purpose, result, doubting, fearing). The clear, easy-to-use layout of 3 units totals 16 biweekly chapters, each of which begins with the Latin motto of a college or university and includes at least 1 Latin reading. Each unit ends with a longer reading and includes some history on the piece, information on Latin literature, and a multiple-choice question section to check comprehension. Each original Latin reading includes an explanation of difficult phrases in the reading, a glossary, and comprehension questions. The last unit includes readings and lessons on original Latin poetry and historical information about Latin poets. atin Alive! Book 3 Teacher’s Edition This edition includes the full content of the Latin Alive! Book 3 student L edition, extensive explanations, an answer key, and translations, as well as teacher tips, additional student exercises, and unit tests. atin Alive! Book 3 Streaming Video & Audio (or 6-DVD & 1-CD Set) Author and veteran Latin teacher L Karen Moore continues her excellent and clear chapter-by-chapter instruction. Each lesson is an average of 40 minutes, bringing the total length of video to nearly 11 hours of content. The audio recordings feature the unit review Latin readings.

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Latin

Grades 10–Adult

Latin Alive! Reader:

Latin Literature from Cicero to Newton by Karen Moore & Gaylan DuBose with Steven L. Jones

This Latin reader features 31 original Latin readings that span from 50 BC (Cicero’s Marci Tullii Ciceronis Pro Archia Poeta Oratio) to AD 1687 (Newton’s Principia Mathematica). This unique reader can be used with any Latin curriculum and will acquaint students with classical, medieval, and late Latin writers and writing styles. The Latin readings are fully annotated, guiding students through new and challenging grammatical constructions. Three Latin scholars and veteran educators contributed to this book: Karen Moore, Gaylan DuBose, and Steven Jones. Students and adults will thoroughly enjoy: eading selections featuring authors from the days of R Cicero to Newton, varying in length and complexity as well as in style and content

S egments such as About the Author and Culture Corner, which tell students more about the writers, their times, and the events surrounding the readings

rare reading from Queen Elizabeth I, Oratio A Reginae (The Queen’s Speech), which took author Karen Moore more than a year to find!

thorough review of the most common uses of A grammar and syntax in Latin as well as an appendix that lists all grammar paradigms

rammatical notes and a variety of readingG comprehension questions and writing prompts to further the study and discussion of the literature

ddendum readings that include passages from the A AP Latin syllabus (Vergil and Caesar), useful for a pre-AP course

An accompanying Latin Alive! Reader Teacher’s Edition is also available. It includes the entire student text, more extensive explanations, and teacher tips from the authors. Student Edition Teacher’s Edition

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In Memoriam: Gaylan DuBose was a veteran Latin teacher and coauthor of the four-book Latin Alive! series. Gaylan taught Latin over a career of nearly fifty years and was known as a superb Latinist and beloved Latin teacher. His students regularly noted his wit, acuity, and gentle spirit. We are grateful that Gaylan was able to finish his career teaching Latin with our online Scholé Academy. May his memory be eternal.

Writing & Rhetoric “

by Paul Kortepeter

My students LOVE their time in these books each day. The tone is conversational but the information is complex; the exercises are creative yet rigorous. I love how they are introducing cultural literacy and logic while teaching writing. THANK YOU for this series of books.

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WRITING

— Kristin K., writing instructor

A Classical Approach to the Progymnasmata What are the progymnasmata ( progym)? Derived from the same root for “gymnasium” and “gymnastics,” the word means “preliminary exercises.” It is a writing system so dynamic, so effective, that it outlasted the Roman Empire, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance, and has even survived into early modern times. The progym will prepare your students to enjoy transforming that blank sheet of paper into a spectacular view from atop the pinnacle of their own imagination. The goal of the progym is to prepare students for the art of writing well and speaking persuasively. Through the Writing & Rhetoric series, students will not only learn these skills but also enjoy the journey to mastering modern composition—including narrative, expository, descriptive, and persuasive writing—while simultaneously developing unique rhetorical muscle. This series builds a solid foundation of mastery, imparting new skills incrementally while blending those taught in preceding books. The exercises are arranged from simple to more complex, and what’s more, they are cumulative, meaning that later exercises incorporate the skills acquired in preceding exercises.

See ClassicalAcademicPress.com/FAQs for placement recommendations. See a special note on page 31 regarding implementing Writing & Rhetoric in your school. Writing & Rhetoric Teacher’s Editions include the complete student text, as well as answer keys, teacher’s notes, and explanations. For every writing assignment, this edition also supplies descriptions and examples of what excellent student writing should look like, providing the teacher with meaningful and concrete guidance. Writing & Rhetoric Audio Files allow students to engage their sense of hearing and their listening intelligence as the fables, parables, myths, tales, and historical narratives that correspond with each book are delivered aloud in a thoughtful manner by Dr. Christopher Perrin; his wife, author and poet Christine Perrin; or CAP President Greg Lowe. By listening to the audio files, students will enjoy and internalize the stories before they enter them more deeply.

Grades 3–4

Writing & Rhetoric

Writing & Rhetoric Book 1: Fable by Paul Kortepeter

This one-semester book uses fables to teach students the practice of close reading and comprehension, summary (aloud and in writing), and amplification. Students will learn: • Narration/telling it back—creating a natural sense of outline/ sequence • Analogy—learning how a story is like/different from other stories • Comprehension—understanding the parts and whole • Sentence play and word play—how we learn copiousness • Rewriting—gaining a sense of the internal structure of a piece of writing • Summary—how to compress material elegantly and accurately • Amplification—how to expand a story • Speak It—experiencing the story orally with an audience

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Writing & Rhetoric Book 2: Narrative I by Paul Kortepeter

This one-semester book uses a variety of longer stories that expand the skill set acquired in Fable. This book also includes longer writing assignments as well as more writing assignments from which teachers can choose. Narrative I covers: • Longer stories sustained over a greater period • Beginning, middle, and end—the parts of a story and what happens when the order of the story is changed • Written narration as well as oral—learning to outline • Main idea—finding the central idea in the story • Conflict—the relationship between the problem and the middle of the story • Amplification—how dialogue contributes to expanding a story • Rewriting—how point of view works in a longer story • Speak It—oral encounter with the rewritten story

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by Paul Kortepeter

• Types of narrative—how to define and identify • Outlining—both orally and in writing for more lengthy stories • Developing beginnings—the hallmarks of story beginnings • Main/opposing character—how a story is constructed by these characters • The 5 Ws of a historical narrative—who, what, when, where, why • Summary—how to summarize a longer narrative with less support • Rewriting—effects of changing the point of view and protagonist • Creating narrative—how to apply all skills learned up to this point • Speak It—oral encounter with an audience and rewritten story • Historical narrative and legend—the difference between fact and opinion

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Writing & Rhetoric Book 4: Chreia & Proverb by Paul Kortepeter

This one-semester book employs all the skills of the preceding books in the series and teaches students how to write a 6-paragraph essay on the basis of a saying or an action. The word chreia (cray-ă) comes from the Greek word chreiodes (cray-o-dees), which means “useful.” It is a short essay or remembrance that praises the author of a saying or proverb and shows why the saying is useful. In this book, the thinking and exercises occur within the framework of stories about historical figures such as King Arthur, Lady Godiva, King Canute, Omar Khayyam, and more. The 6-paragraph essay using the 5 Ws is arranged this way: • Praise the author of the proverb or saying used in your chreia • Restate the saying in your own words • Explain why the saying 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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Grades 4–5

Using a variety of culturally important examples, this one-semester book exposes students to new genres of story, including historical narrative and legend. All of the skills practiced in Narrative I are extended and new skill sets are introduced. Students will learn:

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Writing & Rhetoric Book 3: Narrative II

Grades 5–6

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Writing & Rhetoric Book 5: Refutation & Confirmation by Paul Kortepeter

This one-semester book introduces students to persuasive writing and speech. A 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 express their opinions and also come to find delight in the stories they read. Students will learn to: • Write 4-paragraph essays • Refute or confirm parts of stories • Learn comparison & contrast • Introduce and conclude an essay

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• Use narrative to further the purpose of exposition • Use supporting direct quotes • Deliver writing orally • Revise writing

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Writing & Rhetoric Book 6: Commonplace by Paul Kortepeter

In this one-semester book, students will continue the development of the art of persuasive writing and oration. They will learn to create 6-paragraph essays that are arguments against the common vices of people or in favor of common virtues. For example, cowardice and boasting are criticized while courage and humility are commended. In addition to practicing skills they learned in earlier books, students will learn to: • Write 6-paragraph essays • Support a thesis statement • Argue against certain vices • Argue for certain virtues • Use comparison and contrast • Introduce and conclude an essay

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• Use a rhetorical device known as “the contrary” • Invent soliloquies to support an argument • Deliver writing orally • Revise writing

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• Discern the main idea • Utilize hyperbole and thesis • Incorporate background and supportive detail, biography, and autobiography • Note the good and poor qualities present in a person or event • Contrast virtuous behavior with vice • Craft effective conclusions that encourage readers either to emulate virtue or eschew vice

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Writing & Rhetoric Book 8: Comparison by Tom Prible with Paul Kortepeter

Building on the skills learned in previous levels and specifically in Book 7, in this one-semester book students will be writing well-crafted 6-paragraph essays and developing the art of comparison, learning how to craft a comparative composition. Students will use a range of writing skills, including the ability to inform, describe, narrate, and analyze. Students will also learn to: • Compare subjects of American history from the Gilded Age to the Great Depression of the 1930s • Build copiousness through rhetorical devices, including analogy, simile, metaphor, chiasma, hypophora, parallelism, and anastrophe • Engage in group discussions that • Incorporate supportive facts, foster critical thinking details, and quotations • Improve essays using oration as an • Annotate texts and write brief aid to revision narrative overviews • Use topic sentences for organizing • Craft effective conclusions that paragraphs encourage future study • Create analogies for powerful • Speak publicly—volume, appeals to emotion pacing, and inflection

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Grades 6–7

This one-semester book continues the development of persuasive writing and oration. An encomium is a short essay in praise of someone or something; a vituperation is an essay in which one criticizes something to show its faults. An encomium praises virtue, and a vituperation blames vice. In this book, students will learn how to craft essays of praise and blame as well as how to:

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Writing & Rhetoric Book 7: Encomium & Vituperation

Writing & Rhetoric Book 9: Description & Impersonation by Paul Kortepeter

Grades 7–8+

Writing & Rhetoric

In this one-semester book, students will write well-crafted descriptive and expository compositions. The first part, description, emphasizes the use of vivid language to describe people, nature, and processes. The second part, impersonation, introduces the modes of persuasion as a means of imitating the writing style and outlook of influential individuals. Students will use a range of writing skills, including the ability to inform, describe, narrate, and analyze. Students will also learn to: • Favor vivid words that appeal to the senses • Appeal to readers through modes of persuasion: emotion (pathos), credibility (ethos), and logic (logos) • Employ rhetorical devices that show clarity of thought: aetiologia, anthypophora, expeditio, and syllogismus • Incorporate supportive facts and details • Annotate and narrate texts: summary, outline, etc. • Work on delivery in public speaking—volume, pacing, and inflection • Improve essays using oration as an aid to revision

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Writing & Rhetoric Book 10: Thesis Part 1 by Paul Kortepeter

This one-semester book teaches students to write well-crafted persuasive thesis essays with expository, descriptive, and narrative elements. Successful exams and term papers depend on excellent thesis writing, making it perhaps the most important form of academic writing. Each composition requires strong critical thinking skills, an understanding of audience, and a logical progression of ideas and evidence. The thesis exercise employs all of the progym skills students have learned and also introduces the consideration and rebuttal of counterarguments. Students will also learn to: • Create complex thesis statements • Sustain arguments for 6 paragraphs • Incorporate supportive facts and details • Appeal to readers though credibility (ethos) and logic (logos) • Improve essays using speaking as an aid to revision

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Students will deliver 3 practice speeches (or declamations) of their own creation in the manner of the branches of rhetoric: deliberative, judicial, and epideictic. As students gain skill, they will learn to delight in discourse as a way “to enlighten the understanding, please the imagination, move the passion, and influence the will” (George Campbell).

Writing & Rhetoric Book 12: Declamation Declamations, which are essentially reinterpretations of an important or famous speech, are the training exercises in eloquence that marked the capstone of Roman rhetorical instruction. Book 12 reconstructs these ancient exercises and adapts them for use today, offering a systematic approach to rhetorical invention and enabling students to forge a clear pathway to eloquence. These declamation exercises will sharpen a variety of rhetorical skills and complete students’ prior training in eloquence. Along the way, they will gain oratorical dexterity through practice exercises and use the skills and strategies learned in the previous books to further build their persuasive imagination.

A Special Note for Public & Charter Schools The Writing & Rhetoric series does not advocate a religious perspective in any way, but on occasion does include content from different religious, historical, and literary traditions as well as from secular sources. It does not pretend that there is no such thing as a religious viewpoint, nor does it assume that its audience comes from a particular viewpoint. Writing & Rhetoric may use a parable or a narrative derived from a particular tradition, such as a Hebrew parable, a Christian proverb, a Chinese proverb, a Greek myth, or a Muslim reference—all of which are strictly used as thoughtful literature (not as a religious lesson in any way). Classical Academic Press is happy to provide a full list of these references for your school to review. Writing & Rhetoric has been approved by some charter schools across the country, but we understand that each charter or traditional public school has different standards in terms of what they define as acceptable. Please contact us at info@classicalsubjects.com for more information.

Grades 8–9+

This next book will incorporate the preceding skills learned throughout the Writing & Rhetoric series while also advancing students’ skills in putting forth a proposition or thesis and guiding them in the creation of dynamic and powerful speeches. Students will learn from masters of oratory, past and present, by studying the great speeches of Demosthenes, Plato, Thurgood Marshall, Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy, and Malala Yousafzai, among others. The 5 canons of rhetoric, the topics of invention, and the 3 branches of rhetoric also receive thoughtful consideration.

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In Production Writing & Rhetoric Book 11: Thesis Part 2

Well-Ordered Language by Tammy Peters and Daniel Coupland, PhD

GRAMMAR

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Well-Ordered Language is excellent—I love the layout and visual appeal and the cumulative nature of each chapter. The students in my class are absorbing the concepts and learning to diagram sentences accurately with ease. I so appreciate the way CAP’s Latin, Writing & Rhetoric, and Well-Ordered Language series complement each other. —Jeannine B., Scholé Groups director

What if the study of grammar could harness a student’s natural curiosity? What if it could be a source of delight to students? What if in later years students could apply their grammar knowledge and not just recite it? The Well-Ordered Language (WOL) series presents the study of language in a way that appeals to a student’s inborn curiosity and desire to collect, gather, and order. It presents grammar in a clear, systematic way, while simultaneously seeking to cultivate a student’s wonder of language by presenting instruction in the context of narrative and language, attractive illustrations, and samples taken from classic children’s literature and poetry. The WOL series is designed so that students actively engage with the grammatical concepts in each lesson, using language skills—reading, writing, speaking, and listening—along with songs and chants. Students will find the mastery of grammar achievable, meaningful, and delightful as they learn to gather and arrange words to express their thoughts clearly and accurately.

The Well-Ordered Language Teacher’s Editions include pedagogical guidance and tips embedded in the text, along with extensive explanations and guidance in WOL’s unique analytic approach to grammar. Suggested schedules, activities and games, and answers for all of the student exercises provide teachers with intentional material to guide their students. The Well-Ordered Language Audio Files are lively tunes and chants that will help students learn grammar terms in a pleasurable and memorable way. These unique and delightful recordings feature a blend of musical genres and implement repetition, chanting, and sing-along phrases to aid in achieving memorization. You will likely find your students singing these catchy songs outside of class!

Grades 3–4

Grammar

Well-Ordered Language Level 1A by Tammy Peters and Daniel Coupland, PhD This one-semester book introduces students to: • Four kinds of sentences • Subject and predicate • Verbs

• Adverbs • Adjectives • Direct objects

• Subject pronouns • Helping verbs

Well-Ordered Language Level 1B by Tammy Peters and Daniel Coupland, PhD This one-semester book introduces students to: • Object pronouns • Prepositional phrases—adverbial • Introductory prepositional phrases

• Compound subjects • Compound verbs • Compound direct objects

Students will also do a comprehensive pronoun review in chapter 2.

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I would like to start Well-Ordered Language with older students. Where can I begin? Each WOL level consists of 2 books and is a full year of grammar. Schools and educators may adjust the number of exercises and assessments according to their needs. The 4 levels of WOL build on one another just like a Latin program or any other language curriculum: •B eginning Grammar—Level 1A and 1B

• Advanced Grammar—Level 3A and 3B

• I ntermediate Grammar—Level 2A and 2B

• Intensive Grammar—Level 4A and 4B

If your students are very comfortable with the 8 parts of speech and their functions, you should be able to move directly into Level 2A. We recommend reviewing the table of contents and having your students work through some of the exercises provided in the free online sample to determine if moving ahead will be the best fit!

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Grades 4–5

Well-Ordered Language Level 2A by Tammy Peters and Daniel Coupland, PhD This one-semester book covers:

• Four kinds of sentences (declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory) and principal elements • Adverbs • Adjectives • Predicate nominatives

• Predicate adjectives • Predicate verbs and direct objects • Predicate review • Possessive nouns

Well-Ordered Language Level 2B by Tammy Peters and Daniel Coupland, PhD This one-semester book covers:

• Sentence diagramming • Four kinds of sentences and principal elements • Prepositional phrases • Compound elements • Subject pronouns

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• Object pronouns • Possessive pronouns • Interrogative pronouns • Compound sentences • Relative pronouns & relative clauses

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Grades 5–6

Grammar

Well-Ordered Language Level 3A by Tammy Peters and Daniel Coupland, PhD This one-semester book covers:

• Sentence diagramming • Four kinds of sentences (declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory), principal elements, adjectives & adverbs • Predicate verbs, predicate nominatives & predicate adjectives

• Prepositional phrases • Personal pronouns • Sensory linking verbs • Indirect objects • Interrogative pronouns • Relative (adjectival) clauses

Well-Ordered Language Level 3B by Tammy Peters and Daniel Coupland, PhD This one-semester book covers:

• Adverbial elements: adverbs, interrogative adverbs, adverbial prepositional phrases, adverbial noun phrases • Adverbial clauses

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• Reflexive pronouns • Verbals: participles, gerunds, infinitives, review • Types of sentences: simple, compound, complex, compound-complex

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This program was what I needed for grammar. It is thorough, has excellent review, encourages memorization, and contains poems and fables for reading, analysis, and discussion. It’s a wonderful mix of Charlotte Mason/ classical education. —Lexi Henegar, LextinEclectic.com

by Tammy Peters and Daniel Coupland, PhD This one-semester book covers: • Sentence diagramming (visualizing grammatical relationships within sentences) • Principal elements, adverbs & adjectives • Predicate verbs, predicate nominatives & predicate adjectives • Prepositional phrases

• Personal pronouns • Indirect objects • Interrogative pronouns & interrogative adverbs • Relative clauses with relative pronouns & relative adverbs • Appositives

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Well-Ordered Language Level 4B by Tammy Peters and Daniel Coupland, PhD This one-semester book covers: • Reflexive and intensive pronouns • Adverbial clauses and phrases • Indefinite pronouns • Participial phrases • Gerund phrases

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• Infinitive phrases • Verbal phrase review • Noun clauses • Sentence diagramming

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Grammar

Well-Ordered Language Level 4A

Grades 6–7

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A Much-Needed

Grammar Map

by Tammy Peters

My husband and I recently moved from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Minneapolis, Minnesota. After seventeen years of living in Cincinnati, we could drive around our old city like pros, taking the best shortcuts to Graeter’s Ice Cream or navigating through construction detours to the Red’s game with hardly even a care. We knew our world and knew it well. When we arrived up north to Minneapolis, everything seemed foreign to me. We could have moved to Croatia. No matter how anticipated the relocation had been, I found my world flipped upside down, and I needed to gain my bearings if I was going to thrive here. I noticed the first night we arrived that getting out of our neighborhood was going to be my thorn. Apparently at one time the street had been a through street, but several years ago it was converted into a court. This made something that should have been obvious become very confusing. The twists and turns of my new neighborhood streets created a navigational nightmare. What I didn’t realize then was the simplicity of the city, which is organized with streets going east and west and avenues going north and south. What I didn’t discover, until later, was a giant map of the city displayed on an informational sign near a bike trail around Lake Nokomis; this convenient map was located just two blocks away from our house. What I didn’t expect was the ease of using this map to gain an understanding of my new home. Now, you’re probably wondering what my problem was. You’re thinking, “Just use GPS to get around!” I did. But the reality was I didn’t comprehend how I got to my location. I just appeared there after following the blue line on my phone. I never really understood the context of where I was. GPS is a lot like the grammar checker on our computers. Even as I was writing this post, the warning squiggles lit up my screen to alert me to potential grammar violations. How often do we rely on this built-in function? We come. We click. We conquer, with little conviction of what was really wrong. Grammar curriculum often addresses grammar in this same way: Just edit out the mistakes and don’t look back. By moving to Minneapolis, I gained a teachable spirit anew. I was desperate to have that ease that I had back in Ohio, where I could concentrate on the beauty around me and not stress about the traffic patterns. When I found the giant Minneapolis map and could see the overall picture of the city, I began to ask questions: What is that road? How does it connect to this one? Where does this road go? I began to think for myself while seeing how things fit together. I saw order and logic while also seeing the beauty of my new city. Learning English grammar and understanding the logic of word placement (syntax) and categorical elements (the eight parts of speech) can be the greatest benefits to communication. When you grow up speaking English, you are not aware of the governing rules. You just know how to “get there.” Yet, your knowledge is short-lived when placed in different circumstances, such as writing a paper or presenting a talk. This is where we often grab the grammar GPS and hope for the best. Where is the giant grammar map that we can use? Wouldn’t it be great if we could identify the principal elements of a sentence and the modifiers (adjectives and adverbs) on our own? For instance, consider this sentence: Last year, I moved from Cincinnati to Minneapolis before the blowing winds arrived and cumulating layers of freezing snow covered the ground.

This is a complex sentence with several nouns and even a few verbs. How do you navigate through it? Are the principal elements of the sentence “I moved” or are they “blowing winds arrived and freezing snow covered”? Which grammar road do you take? And more importantly, why? Even though I had a minor in English from the University of Wisconsin, I never learned analytical grammar until I joined the staff at Mars Hill Academy in Cincinnati. There I discovered the grammarian Thomas Harvey (1821–1892) who, like many grammarians in his day, looked at a sentence as a group of words that expresses a complete thought. He viewed a sentence in a logical way—analyzed it—and made maps—diagrams—of the thought within it. Harvey gave me a window into a way of thinking that had been lost or, more accurately, never taught to me. Over the years in Cincinnati, I used Harvey’s grammar studies to craft the Well-Ordered Language series, a grammar curriculum designed to equip students with the tools to understand the mechanics of their language. My quest was to give them tools to understand thought and clearly convey ideas. My goal was more than just to teach the structure of English grammar but to have students delight in it. Well-Ordered Language is so much more than a grammatical GPS system; it’s a road map that helps teach the meaning behind thought. Both the teacher and the student participate in analyzing and diagramming sentences, asking “What?” and “Why” about the placement and function of words in sentences. They also encounter the beauty of grammar in the context of excerpts of great literature and poetry, which allows them to see how writers before them have employed this knowledge. My ambition, along with that of my coauthor, Dr. Daniel Coupland, is for students to think for themselves in order to write and communicate well. A few weeks after we moved to Minneapolis, my husband and I decided to figure out our way back from St. Paul using what local knowledge we had gained. I can’t say we didn’t get lost, but I can say we asked the right questions, thought about the directions of the roads, and arrived home very satisfied with knowing a bit more about our new city.

Author and educator Tammy Peters earned her BA in elementary education and a minor in English from the University of Wisconsin in 1982, and her MA in reading from Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee in 1987. During her teaching career, she taught at elementary, undergraduate, and graduate levels and also worked as a district reading specialist. She recently retired from her position as a third-grade teacher at Mars Hill Academy, a classical Christian school in Cincinnati, where she had taught, written grammar curriculum, and mentored the elementary staff since 2000. She is the author, with Dr. Daniel Coupland, of Well-Ordered Language, a grammar series for students in grades 3–6.

What’s CAP working on?

We are continuing to develop classical, creative curriculum for students to enjoy on their K–12 journey. Here are some of the projects CAP is working on for 2019–20! • The Discovery of Deduction Teaching Video to use alongside the textbook • Latin Alive! Workbooks to accompany the Latin Alive! student editions • Well-Ordered Language Level 4A and Level 4B to finish the series! • Writing & Rhetoric Book 11 and Book 12 to finish the series! • Song School Spanish Book 2 Video and Spanish Amigo Match 2 Flashcard Game to complement Song School Spanish Book 2!

And Introducing . . .

• History for Children 1A: Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt Our forthcoming History for Children series will introduce students as young as 3rd grade to ancient history and civilizations. • Humanitas: History of America An upper-school history curriculum, featuring original source texts adapted for a high school reading level, is in production!

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Poetry

Grades 7 & Up

The Art of Poetry by Christine Perrin, MFA

“I dwell in Possibility— A fairer House than Prose—” While we think of poetry as the best words in the best order, we sometimes forget how important its poetic or metaphoric thinking is to various subjects, such as writing, speaking, business, and science. The Art of Poetry is an excellent upper-middle or high school curriculum that teaches the practice of reading a poem closely and absorbing its beauty. e Art of Poetry (student edition) This book contains 16 chapters and more than 100 poems. Chapters 1–8 Th cover the elements of poetry (such as images, metaphor, rhythm, and tone); the final chapters cover the forms of poetry (such as ode, villanelle, and open verse). Each chapter includes an extensive explication of 1 poem, along with exercises and discussion questions on additional poems. Included in the text are biographies of 51 poets, a glossary of terms, and an index of all the poems and authors. A free downloadable MP3 file with readings of most of the poems from this book is available online at ClassicalAcademicPress.com. e Art of Poetry Teacher’s Edition This valuable resource for teachers includes the entire student edition and Th an answer key, as well as detailed and fascinating explications of 39 poems. The introduction for the teacher offers teaching tips and suggestions. Thorough appendices include a poetry timeline, quizzes for each chapter, and a cumulative book quiz. e Art of Poetry Streaming Video (or 7-DVD Set) The Art of Poetry video features more than 15 hours of Th author Christine Perrin teaching 4 thoughtful 8th-grade students through the entire The Art of Poetry text. Many of the discussions, which proceed chapter by chapter, capture the magic of a Socratic teacher encountering strong students and timeless works of literature.

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The Art of Argument is a thorough study of the fallacies, written in an organized, engaging manner. It is a great mix of instruction and application. I would highly recommend it for teaching logic.

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—Kathy Gelzer, The Old Schoolhouse Magazine

Logic

LOGIC

We use logic every day, often employing it to distinguish logical arguments from those that are unreasonable. However, few of us have been trained in logic so that we can quickly detect bad reasoning, attach names to fallacies we encounter, and articulately form our own reasoned arguments. By studying informal and formal logic, as well as rhetoric, students will gain and learn to apply these vital skills.

Studying informal logic and the informal fallacies (everyday arguments gone wrong) will aid students in recognizing bad reasoning and identifying fallacies. Studying formal logic will also further train and hone students’ minds, enabling them to determine the form that arguments take.

Logic

Grades 7–12

The Art of Argument Informal Logic by Aaron Larsen, DA & Joelle Hodge with Christopher Perrin, PhD Middle and high school students will argue (and sometimes quarrel), but they won’t argue well without good training. The award-winning Art of Argument is designed to teach the argumentative adolescent how to reason with clarity, relevance, and purpose. The mastery of informal logic (the logical fallacies) is a foundational subject by which other subjects are evaluated, assessed, and learned. The Art of Argument can be used as a semester- or yearlong course. See ClassicalAcademicPress.com for schedule recommendations. e Art of Argument (student edition) This book teaches 28 informal fallacies (such as begging the question, Th the straw man, ad hominem, etc.). Clear explanations and illustrations, along with dialogues, worksheets, and dialectic discussion questions, make this text easy to follow and the fallacies fun to learn. The fallacies become relevant with practical applications through an analysis of social, commercial, and political issues, as well as more than 60 comical and clever phony advertisements. Fun extras are included, such as a humorous skit for students to perform and the famous short story “Love Is a Fallacy” by Max Shulman. e Art of Argument Teacher’s Edition This edition features the entire student text, along with answer keys, Th teaching tips, and invaluable chapter and unit tests. e Art of Argument Streaming Video (or 5-DVD Set) This video series features 3 experienced logic teachers Th and 4 capable, enthusiastic students discussing the 28 fallacies presented in The Art of Argument. This video series is a valuable resource for every student using The Art of Argument. Each video segment features 1 fallacy, which is presented, defined, and then discussed and explored using a blend of enthusiasm, contemplation, and humor. Each discussion seeks to make a practical application of the fallacy to student life, advertisements, political speech, or various kinds of ethical and philosophical debates.

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Logic

Grades 8–12

The Discovery of Deduction Formal Logic

by Aaron Larsen, DA & Joelle Hodge with Shelly Johnson, PhD The Discovery of Deduction: An Introduction to Formal Logic will welcome your students into the fascinating realm of formal, deductive logic. Formal logic studies how an argument is put together—the form or structure of an argument. The Discovery of Deduction is geared directly toward students as young as 8th grade, making a subject usually reserved for study in college accessible and relevant to middle and high school, logic-stage students. The book emphasizes the practical and real-world application of soundly structured deductive logic. Using methods such as Socratic dialogue, ample discussion, and integration of other subjects, this book teaches formal logic in the best way for dialectic students. The Discovery of Deduction Teacher’s Edition is also available. It features the entire student text, along with an answer key, teaching tips, sample essays, dialogues, and arguments.

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Logic

Grades 8–12

Everyday Debate & Discussion by Shelly Johnson, PhD

Everyday Debate & Discussion: A Guide to Socratic Conversation, Informal Discussion, and Formal Debate not only shows students how to conduct informal and formal debates, but also how to develop good arguments by using solid logic and the resources available in their own thinking as well as in the world around them. Students will employ the techniques of logic and rhetoric, such as the common topics of definition, comparison, relationship, circumstance, and testimony. Additional study of ethos, pathos, and style is also included, as well as a study of debate arrangement. This book will give students debating confidence and open their eyes to the benefit of debate, disagreement, and discussion in their day-to-day life or in a formal debate setting. This book is the result of Dr. Johnson’s ten years of experience leading Socratic discussion and debates in her classes. She has collaborated with other classical educators who have either used debate in their classrooms or coached debate teams. She writes, “Over the years, we have experimented, researched, practiced, and refined, and this book represents the ideas and practices we have discovered and perfected along the way. We are excited to share them with you.” This book is designed for three types of people: 1. those leading a debate team or class at a school; 2. logic or upper-school teachers who want to create a truly dialectical environment; 3. teachers who wish to enhance their teaching by including more robust discussion and debate. Everyday Debate & Discussion can be used over the course of one semester or for a full year. See our website for suggested schedules and free samples.

Individual The robust teacher’s edition includes the entire Regular Price School Price Items student text, along with answer keys, teacher’s notes, and a mini–crash course in creating dialectic classrooms. In this clear, easy-to-follow course, master teacher Shelly Johnson will show you how to teach using good Socratic questions, engendering thoughtful discussion, conversation, and debate.

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Reasoning & Reading Grades 3–8

Reasoning & Reading by Joanne Carlisle

The Reasoning & Reading workbooks develop basic language and thinking skills that build the foundation for reading comprehension. Exercises reinforce reading as a critical reasoning activity. Many exercises encourage students to come up with their own responses in any instance in which there is no single correct answer. In other cases, exercises lend themselves to students working collaboratively to see how many different answers satisfy a question. Reasoning & Reading is an excellent supplement to any grammar program and is best used 1 or 2 days per week. All the books in the series share the following: •U nit I, Word Meaning: comparing, contrasting, and classifying words, and discriminating between good and vague definitions •U nit II, Sentence Meaning: complete sentences, recognizing the main thought, as well as time order, cause and effect, comparison, generalizations, and examples • Unit III, Paragraph Meaning: topic sentences, signal words, unity, examples, and support for the main idea •U nit IV, Reasoning Skills: fact and opinion, relevance, syllogisms, and inferences

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Reasoning & Reading has been an important and valuable part of our curriculum for 2nd–5th grade. I highly recommend it. —Dawn Swartz, Grammar School Dean

Rhetoric

by Alyssan Barnes, PhD

“It is not enough to win the argument—we must win the person.” The study of rhetoric teaches students how to create, find, and arrange content in order to craft their own persuasive arguments. Guided by engaging texts on rhetorical theory, practice, and thesis written at their level, students will not only become accustomed to examining evidence and defending a position, they will also learn how to present these topics with deeper understanding. These rhetorical skills will benefit students far beyond the classroom as they go on to become leaders in their fields and take a stand on what’s important.

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—Gregory Roper, PhD, Chair of English, University of Dallas, and Author of The Writer’s Workshop: Imitating Your Way to Better Writing

RHETORIC

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It is crucial for contemporary students to know the classical rhetorical tradition. Dr. Alyssan Barnes takes this ancient wisdom and presents it in its full complexity, showing through helpful exercises and clear processes the practicality, richness, and wisdom of this tradition and how it applies to the modern student. Only a master teacher of the art, with long and deep experience, could have produced a book this valuable to students.

Rhetoric

Grades 10–12

Rhetoric Alive! Book 1: The Principles of Persuasion by Alyssan Barnes, PhD

Finally, a rhetoric textbook especially well suited for today’s high school student! In order to defend the true, promote the good, and reveal the beautiful, we must do more than merely teach good content and clear thinking. We must also persuade. Rhetoric Alive! Book 1 explores the principles of winsome speech as developed in the foremost text on persuasion: Aristotle’s Rhetoric. The 15 chapters of Rhetoric Alive! step through the essential components of persuasion—the 3 appeals, the 3 types of speech, and the 5 canons. Each chapter includes an exemplary classic text for analysis and discussion, spanning from Pericles’s “Funeral Oration” to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Students also have plenty of practice developing their own rhetorical skill through the weekly workshops, imitation assignments, and oratory presentations. Three appeals Ethos (speaker’s credibility) Pathos (audience’s emotion) Logos (argument’s reasoning)

Three types of speech Deliberative (exhort or dissuade) Ceremonial (praise or blame) Judicial (accuse or defend)

Five canons (rules or standards) Invention Organization Style Memory Delivery

Rhetoric Alive! Book 1: Principles of Persuasion is written by Alyssan Barnes, who holds a PhD in rhetoric. An experienced rhetoric teacher from Live Oak Classical School in Texas, Dr. Barnes takes the wisdom of the ancients and makes it accessible to students of the third “trivium art.” If you have only one text on your shelf for teaching the art of persuasion, Rhetoric Alive! should be that book.

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Rhetoric

Grades 11–12

Rhetoric Alive! Senior Thesis by Alyssan Barnes, PhD

The senior thesis is a capstone project, the crowning achievement in a student’s academic journey. In completing the thesis, students bring all that they’ve learned—reading, writing, and arguing—to bear on one issue. They learn the background of the topic, analyze other people’s arguments, and synthesize their findings and discoveries, putting it all together to form a true, good, and beautiful whole. Through the use of workshops, assignments, and presentation practices, the Rhetoric Alive! Senior Thesis workbook walks students step-by-step through the process of writing and then delivering a thesis. Students will gradually draft the 6 parts of the thesis—introduction (exordium), statement of facts (narratio), thesis statement (partitio), argument (confirmatio), counterargument (refutatio), and conclusion (peroratio)—as they are taken through the thesis process from start to finish, from choosing a topic to crafting a snappy title, and everything in between. Versatile and straightforward, this text can be used by students who are only writing a thesis paper, only delivering a spoken address, or doing both. Rhetoric Alive! Senior Thesis is an all-in-one resource—journal/scratch pad/research notebook and rough-draft-to-final-copy writing guide—that will equip students to create a strong, compelling, and well-crafted senior thesis. What sets Rhetoric Alive! Senior Thesis (RA Thesis) apart from other rhetoric texts? • RA Thesis can be used in conjunction with any rhetoric curriculum • RA Thesis uses clear, accessible language • RA Thesis takes students step-by-step through the writing of the thesis, from start to finish • RA Thesis aids students in writing a paper, speech, or both • RA Thesis helps reluctant or struggling writers generate good ideas and organize them well • RA Thesis contains presentation practice and writing workshops in each chapter • RA Thesis includes sample student writing and an example of a complete student thesis • And much more!

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This is a very thorough curriculum: well structured and methodical, while at the same time including enough variety to keep it engaging and interesting.

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FRENCH FOR CHILDREN

—Carol Hudson, Journey-and-Destination

French for Children by Joshua Kraut, PhD

A classical, beautiful, and widely spoken language, French will be a treasure for students to learn. There is a distinction, however, between just learning common words and phrases, which is the approach of many French programs, and knowing the language well enough to communicate fluently and accurately. The French for Children series teaches elementary students in grades 4–5 and up this dynamic language, both classically and creatively, at a time when students soak up language like sponges. This book employs the pedagogy and structure of our popular Latin for Children series combined with immersion-style dialogues and vocabulary so that the French language will be taught well and enjoyed thoroughly.

French

Grades 4 & Up

French for Children Primer A by Joshua Kraut, PhD

rench for Children Primer A uses a pedagogy and structure similar to that of our popular Latin for Children series F to teach upper-grammar students this compelling language. Each chapter features immersion-style dialogues and vocabulary along with a strong emphasis on grammar and the parts of speech as vital tools for correctly speaking and understanding French. The text also uses lively chants to aid memorization of both grammar and vocabulary. rench for Children Primer A (student edition) Students will learn 153 commonly used vocabulary words F and 43 conversational words and phrases, along with grammatical concepts such as verb conjugation, tense, and noun gender. The workbook is easy to use, incremental, and filled with clear grammatical explanations written expressly for the student. Lessons teach mnemonic aids (chants) that enable students to learn vocabulary and grammar with ease and delight. rench for Children Primer A Answer Key This teacher’s tool features actual, full-size pages from the primer, F with answers to quizzes, exercises, and worksheets in bold print. rench for Children Primer A Streaming Video & Audio (or 7-DVD & 1-CD Set) This video features F master French teacher and author Dr. Joshua Kraut. Bring this valuable resource into your classroom to teach your students directly or use it to privately prepare yourself to teach the lessons. Each lesson (40–50 minutes) corresponds to the weekly chapter of French for Children Primer A and has 3 segments: vocabulary, grammar, and conversational French. The audio files feature all of the pronunciations from the Pronunciation Wizard as well as the dialogues, grammar chart chants, complete vocabulary, conversation journal words and phrases, Say It Aloud exercises, dicteés, and more!

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French

Grades 5 & Up

French for Children Primer B by Joshua Kraut, PhD

Don’t stop now! French for Children Primer B, the second book in the French for Children series, is just as engaging, incremental, and creative as French for Children Primer A. Students will be on their way to mastering new grammar concepts and much new vocabulary. rench for Children Primer B (student edition) Students will learn more than 130 commonly used vocabulary F words and more than 40 conversational words and phrases along with grammatical concepts such as negation, stressed pronouns, pronominal verbs, verb conjugation, tense, and noun gender. All the teaching and explanations are written in the student book, at the student’s level. There are 17 engaging and conversational chapters, including 3 review chapters, weekly worksheets and quizzes, and an end-of-book review. rench for Children Primer B Answer Key This teacher’s tool features actual, full-size pages from the primer, F with answers to quizzes, exercises, and worksheets in bold print. rench for Children Primer B Streaming Video & Audio (or 7-DVD & 1-CD Set) This video features master F French teacher and author Dr. Joshua Kraut as he continues his excellent instruction. Bring this valuable resource into your classroom to teach your students directly or use it to privately prepare yourself to teach the lessons. Each lesson (40–50 minutes) corresponds to the weekly chapter of French for Children Primer B and has 3 segments: vocabulary, grammar, and conversational French. The audio files feature the dialogues, grammar chart chants, complete vocabulary, conversation journal words and phrases, Say It Aloud exercises, dicteés, and more!

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Spanish

Our elementary Song School Spanish and Spanish for Children curricula provide an engaging study of this Romance language. Modeled after our Song School Latin series, Song School Spanish teaches vocabulary through engaging songs/chants, illustrations, games and activities, and more. Older students can continue their journey in Spanish for Children, which uses the pedagogy and structure of our popular Latin for Children series combined with immersion-style dialogues and vocabulary. By emphasizing the principles of Spanish grammar, this series enables students to build a solid foundation that will help them to correctly speak and understand Spanish. Learning correct Spanish is well within the reach of elementary students, and they will enjoy seeing the language “power” it imparts.

—Lexi Henegar, TOS Review Crew

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Best of all, the Song School Spanish program was fun! It is a wonderful, nonintimidating way to introduce students to a new language and start them on a journey to one day mastering that language with a solid foundation in vocabulary words.

SPANISH

Grades 1–2

Spanish

Song School Spanish Book 1 by Julia Kraut

Now there is a Spanish program suited to the energy, developmental level, and fun-loving nature of your lowergrammar students! Our award-winning Song School Spanish Book 1 is peppered with songs/chants, enjoyable vocabulary, illustrations, handwriting practice, stories, games, and activities. It focuses on engaging young students with relevant, everyday vocabulary and a mild introduction to grammar. The book contains a lively musical CD featuring 42 songs/chants—a delightful part of the program that reinforces the Spanish taught in the book. ong School Spanish Book 1 (student edition) Your students will learn more than 100 enjoyable, everyday S vocabulary words and receive a very gentle introduction to Spanish grammar. This workbook contains 30 weekly chapters and a musical CD featuring the vocabulary from each chapter. The captivating and creative chapters include songs, illustrations, handwriting practice, stories, games, and activities. ong School Spanish Book 1 Teacher’s Edition This edition contains a full copy of the student text, and also S provides an answer key and additional teacher’s notes. The latter portion of the book consists of extra activity pages for each chapter, including the review chapters. ong School Spanish Book 1 Streaming Video (or 2-DVD Set) The 24 episodes feature a lively, native Spanish S maestra who teaches students with engaging vocabulary, skits, and grammar lessons. Students will also enjoy following Ellen in the Little Moments stories. (Note: There are no episodes for the review chapters.) panish Amigo Match 1 Flashcard Game This game features and reinforces all the vocabulary from Song School S Spanish Book 1. In groups or individually, students can play games such as Memory or Go Fish by collecting Spanish and English matches. The deck can also be used as flash cards for extra practice. Each card lists the corresponding chapter number from Song School Spanish Book 1. Includes 268 full-color cards.

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Spanish

Grades 2–3

Song School Spanish Book 2 by Julia Kraut

Continuing the engaging introduction to Spanish started in Song School Spanish Book 1, Song School Spanish Book 2 is the perfect bridge between Song School Spanish Book 1 and Spanish for Children Primer A. Song School Spanish Book 2 gently and gradually introduces students to Spanish grammar, as well as new vocabulary, amply preparing students to move on to the next step of their Spanish language studies. ong School Spanish Book 2 (student edition) Song School Spanish Book 2 will teach students 185 everyday S Spanish vocabulary words and phrases for people, places, things, actions, feelings, questions, days of the week, months of the year, the weather, and more. Each weekly lesson is peppered with songs, illustrations, handwriting practice, and activities, such as fill-in-the-blank and matching, for easy mastery and memorization. The enclosed CD features professional recordings of all songs taught in the text. ong School Spanish Book 2 Teacher’s Edition This edition contains the entire student text along with answers S and teacher’s notes and tips. This teacher resource also incorporates brand-new small group activities, designed to help students practice vocabulary and get used to speaking Spanish for a real task, and active games, designed as opportunities to combine language acquisition with gross motor movement. This teacher’s edition is a valuable accompaniment to your students’ Spanish studies!

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Spanish

Grades 4 & Up

Spanish for Children Primer A by Julia Kraut & Sarah Foose with Grant Durrell

Spanish for Children Primer A teaches upper-grammar students this dynamic language using the pedagogy and structure of our popular Latin for Children series combined with immersion-style dialogues and vocabulary. The Spanish for Children series emphasizes grammar and the parts of speech as vital tools for correctly speaking and understanding Spanish. The texts also use lively chants to aid memorization of both grammar and vocabulary. panish for Children Primer A (student edition) In this engaging and conversational text, students will learn S more than 290 commonly used vocabulary words as well as grammar concepts such as verb conjugation, tenses, and noun genders. Students will learn to construct Spanish sentences well. This book contains 37 weekly chapters, including 8 review chapters. Each chapter contains a memory page, a grammar page, a delightful worksheet, and a quiz. All teaching and explanations provided in the student edition are written at the student’s reading level. panish for Children Primer A Answer Key This teacher’s tool features actual, full-size pages from the primer, S with answers to quizzes, exercises, and worksheets written in bold print. panish for Children Primer A Streaming Video & Audio (or 4-DVD & 1-CD Set) Each 15-minute lesson S corresponds to the weekly chapter in the primer and features author Julia Kraut chanting the weekly grammar charts and vocabulary and thoroughly explaining the Spanish grammar. This is a perfect resource for substitute teachers! The audio files include the grammar chart chants and complete vocabulary. in Bot Presented primarily in English, this story uses common words from Spanish intermixed within each T sentence. Students will help solve the mysterious case of the dognapped canine in this bilingual robot detective story. This 64-page reader is tied to the vocabulary from Spanish for Children Primer A. Spanish doesn’t have to be dry and boring, and it will certainly come alive in Tin Bot !

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Spanish

Grades 5 & Up

Spanish for Children Primer B by Julia Kraut with Grant Durrell

There is a distinction between just learning common words and phrases, which is the approach of many Spanish programs, and knowing the language well enough to communicate correctly, fluently, and accurately. Spanish for Children Primer B is the second in the series and emphasizes grammar and the parts of speech as vital tools for correctly speaking and understanding Spanish. This level also includes expanded dialogues, stories, songs, and chants. panish for Children Primer B (student edition) This primer contains 32 weekly chapters, including 6 review S chapters and an end-of-book review. Students will learn 290 commonly used Spanish vocabulary words in addition to weekly review of vocabulary from Spanish for Children Primer A. All teaching and explanations in this student edition are written at the student’s reading level and emphasize a continued mastery of grammatical concepts. Dialogues, stories, and a puzzle search for a Mayan treasure keep the workbook format of this book lively and entertaining. panish for Children Primer B Answer Key This teacher’s tool features actual, full-size pages from the primer, S with answers to quizzes, exercises, and worksheets written in bold print. panish for Children Primer B Streaming Video & Audio (or 4-DVD & 2-CD Set) In the Spanish for S Children Primer B video, the delightful instruction by author Julia Kraut continues. Students will hear pronunciation, learn chants, and enjoy Julia’s clear teaching and explanation of Spanish grammar. The audio files include the grammar chart chants and complete vocabulary.

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Grades K–6

Singapore Math

Singapore Primary Mathematics U.S. Edition 1A–6B is ideal for classroom use for 1st–7th grades. 1A is suitable for 1st–2nd grades. Singapore Math is the most popular primary math series used by schools in the U.S. and Canada. The series is recommended for those who want a solid, basic math program and an emphasis on concept development, mental techniques, and problem-solving. The Primary Mathematics U.S. Edition series of elementary math textbooks and workbooks is meant to be part of a system of learning in which adult supervision and independent practice go hand in hand. The main feature of this series is the use of the Concrete > Pictorial > Abstract approach. The students are provided with the necessary learning experiences, beginning with the concrete and pictorial stages, followed by the abstract stage to enable them to learn mathematics meaningfully. This approach encourages active thinking processes, communication of mathematical ideas, and problem-solving. This helps to develop the foundation students will need for more advanced mathematics. rimary Mathematics U.S. Teacher’s Guides P provide, in both flexibility and detail, a clear framework for the Primary Mathematics textbooks. Each lesson is accompanied by numerous activities that expand and reinforce the concepts for that lesson and that are designed to fit both teachers who wish to adapt lessons to their own classroom situation, and teachers who desire easy-to-follow, effective teaching strategies. Through the notes to the teacher and the detailed objectives for each learning task in the text and activity in the guide, these teacher’s guides help teachers to fully understand the purpose and concept behind each set of problems, both within the context of the unit and the context of the overall curriculum.

Kindergarten

Early Bird (EB) Math Textbook A Early Bird Math Textbook B EB Activity Book A EB Activity Book B EB Teacher’s Guide A EB Teacher’s Guide B

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Grades 1–6 U.S. Editions Primary Mathematics (PM) Textbook 1–6A Primary Mathematics Textbook 1–6B PM Workbook 1–6A PM Workbook 1–6B PM Teacher’s Guide 1–6A PM Teacher’s Guide 1–6B PM Answer Key 1–3, 4–6*

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Resources

Classical Education

Bright Mirror: A Book of Poems by Christine Perrin “Bright Mirror may not raise its voice, but it does confront, with clarity and honesty, the glass darkly in which it sees itself. What it sees throughout its Vermeer-like hold on detail and the bright moment is the happiness of reconciliation.” —Stanley Plumly

This masterful work of 53 poems will be sure to intrigue and delight readers. Author Christine Perrin, director of writing at Messiah College, is the recipient of an Academy of American Poets Prize, and her work has appeared in such journals as The New England Review, Image Journal, TriQuarterly, Blackbird, The Cresset, and others. She is a leader of a trip for classical educators to Orvieto, Italy, a series editor for Classical Academic Press, and a contributor and speaker to classical education conferences and seminars around the country. Bright Mirror $11.95 $9.56

Plato: The Great Philosopher-Educator

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by David Diener, PhD Course Available

Plato is one of the principal founders of the Western intellectual tradition, and it is nearly impossible to examine the historical development of any academic topic without, knowingly or unknowingly, addressing Plato’s views. Regardless of our final assessment of Plato’s educational thought, it is unquestionable that his understanding of education has had a profound impact on the development of educational theory and practice around the world for nearly two-and-a-half millennia. The study of his views is thus of great benefit, both as a means of examining fundamental questions about the nature of education addressed in his work, and also as a means of better understanding the historical roots of the Western educational tradition. Plato: The Great Philosopher-Educator $7.95 $6.36

Essential Theater:

A Page-to-Stage, K–12Guide for Schools and Homeschools by Bettyann Henderson

You will find Essential Theater incredibly helpful for starting a theater program, developing an existing program, or organizing a single event. Each chapter deals with specific aspects of working from page to stage. This book contains a wealth of resources, including chapters about the practical needs of a theatrical production, handouts, illustrations, and examples of forms and charts, along with recommended scripts and additional resources. Essential Theater $29.95 $23.96 Includes extra PDF resource downloads!

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An Introduction to Classical Education: A Guide for Parents (Public & Charter School Edition) by Christopher A. Perrin, PhD This 48-page booklet is an ideal introduction to classical education that traces its history and describes its modern renaissance. The booklet also highlights the distinctive elements of the movement, including its emphasis on teaching grammar, logic, and rhetoric (the trivium); the role and benefit of classical language study; and the extraordinary achievements of students who are receiving a classical education. This engaging and conversational booklet includes anecdotes, diagrams, and charts, and is especially recommended to teachers and parents just beginning their examination of classical education. It is an ideal booklet to hand out at parent nights, donor visits, and other school events. Concise but significant introduction to classical education Clear definition and historical overview of classical education Descriptions of the modern renaissance in classical education Examples of student achievements around the country Helpful anecdotes, diagrams, and charts An Introduction to Classical Education Printed Book

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Piling It On Why Classical Schools Have

Too Many Periods and Teach Too Many Subjects

by Dr. Christopher Perrin

Over the years, a question has continued to rise before me like a puppy on alert after hearing a strange sound. Why do we organize a school day over eight periods, and why do we teach up to twelve subjects to students— sometimes all in one year? Like so many of our modern school practices, it turns out that this is not a traditional, classical practice. The classical tradition insisted upon multum non multa—much, not many—as a meaningful approach to study. We moderns, however, have fallen in love with the buffet line. We like to sample many foods and fill our plates with small servings of nearly everything. I myself love the buffet line, or a really good potluck. I scan the line of dishes as I approach to make sure I don’t fill my plate with some good x when there is some scrumptious y ahead. I usually succeed in gathering a remarkable collection of about eight to ten different dishes. It turns out that a buffet can be a marvelous way to eat, but not such a great way to study. To study and learn well, humans have learned that it is important to study a few things deeply, even to mastery, rather than to dabble and sample dozens of things. C.S. Lewis puts it this way in his autobiography, Surprised by Joy, while recounting his junior-high education: In those days a boy on the classical side officially did almost nothing but classics. I think this was wise; the greatest service we can do to education today is to teach fewer subjects. No one has time to do more than a very few things well before he is twenty, and when we force a boy to be a mediocrity in a dozen subjects we destroy his standards, perhaps for life. Smewgy taught us Latin and Greek, but everything else came in incidentally. Studying and learning well is more akin to building a house than to strolling through a buffet line. A foundation must be laid, and laid very well. It is no good doing much of anything else until a solid foundation has been dug and poured. Then we turn our attention to framing; then to wiring and plumbing; then to exterior walls, windows, and a roof; last to interior walls, flooring, and finishing work. There is a natural sequence to building a house, and each stage in the sequence requires mastery for a lovely, strong home to exist. The sequence matters— no one can start building with a roof. Mastery matters—a poor foundation will risk destroying the entire edifice. I am sure that to you, reader, the analogy is obvious. In “elementary” school we should teach the foundations; in “primary” school we should teach what should come first; in “secondary” school we should teach what comes afterward. “Higher” education should follow secondary education, and so forth. We know this, and our educational vocabulary signals it. Yet we don’t follow this wisdom well. How can a secondary high school student reasonably track ten to twelve subjects across an eight-period day without dabbling? After all, “no one has time to do more than a very few things well before he is twenty.” How many of us, looking back on our own secondary and college educations, realize that we mostly dabbled, and mostly have forgotten all of our dabbling? We are not even “jacks-of-all-trades,” but instead commonly “masters of none.” Why, then, are we so comfortable having our students do just as we did?

Some AP high school courses, despite granting students high school and possibly college credits, can cover content so fast they become rapid-pace dabbling, impeding rather than aiding learning. Students who read twentythree novels in AP English in a given year may get to skip English 101 in college, but many have not digested or grown to love the books they raced through in high school. CliffsNotes are quite popular with such students, as we all know, and surely reinforce our dalliance with literature. Classical schools, like other modern schools, generally follow a curriculum that, according to Lewis, dabbles far too much. Our graduates really don’t “know” Latin; many of them don’t do math, or study literature, history, or science “incidentally.” There is usually no room for any of this incidental or accidental learning, because we fill students’ every hour with all matter of what becomes academic “stuff.” Sadly, loves are not cultivated by rapid sampling or “drive-through” courses of study—or by simply asking students to pile their plates high with great heaping helpings of the True, Good, and Beautiful. We have a phrase to the effect that one’s eyes can be too big for one’s stomach. In contemporary classical education, I fear that our eyes are too big for our students’ souls. We dish it up, eight periods a day, with eight different enthusiastic chefs serving large amounts of what we know our students will want and love. They, however, have had enough. I have exaggerated a bit to make a point, hoping the point will reach its mark. Some schools employ block scheduling and have dialed back the number of subjects students must track. And, yes, some students can manage our rigorous schedules and curricula. Many, however, burn out or lose their passion for study. To those of you still chafing under my critique—well, I chafe, too. I find myself, however, compelled by Lewis and the classical tradition that knows little of our wide curriculum and eight-period day. If you are interested in my thoughts on how we can wisely narrow our curriculum, please visit my blog at InsideClassicalEd.com to read my follow-up article.

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