Classical Teacher, Late Summer 2016

Saving Western civilization one student at a time

Late Summer 2016

Light To The Darkness: How Literature Puts Evil in Its Place Martin Cothran

A Language-Centered Education Susan Wise Bauer

Shadow & Substance: Why Read Shakespeare?

David M. Wright

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recently read about a man named John Bunker who is what is known as an "apple hunter." Now my first reaction was to wonder why we would ever need an apple hunter. After all, you go to the grocery store and there, in the produce section, are apples. Surely, there is more to apple hunting than this.

As it turns out, if you went back one or twohundred years, you would discover that there were all kinds of different apples, with different tastes and purposes: apples that were best in baking, apples that were ideal for cider, and others that were best for eating.

After the industrialization of agriculture, grocery stores began selling only a very small variety of all the various kinds of apples there once were. Apples have been standardized, dumbed down, made boring, and we are almost completely unaware that there was a time when things were different.

Bunker is from Maine, and he has made it his business to find and resurrect as many of the hundreds of different apples as he can: the Blue Pearmain, the Pound Sweet, the Kavanagh, Cox's Orange Pippins, Wolf River apples, and the Black Oxford.

Although some varieties are now completely extinct, many hang on and can be found growing wild in the forest, or in someone's backyard.

In one case, Bunker had heard of the Fletcher Sweet, an apple his research told him had grown in the little town of Lincolnville, Maine. He spoke to the local historical society about the Fletcher and put out flyers around town. After an article about Bunker's search was published in the local newspaper, he got a call from a 79-year-old man named Clarence Thurlow, who said he knew where there was a Fletcher tree.

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Letter from the Editor

Thurlow led Bunker to a part of Lincolnville that was once called "Fletcher Town." There, at an abandoned intersection, was a gnarled old tree.

"That's the tree I used to eat apples from when I was a child," said Thurlow.

The tree was almost dead. It had one branch still living. Bunker cut a few shoots to take home, and grafted them on to rootstock, saving the Fletcher Sweet from oblivion so that future generations could enjoy it.

For most people, shopping for a school or a curriculum is a lot like going to the grocery store looking for apples. There are only a small handful of varieties: Vocational Ed, STEM, and Design Tech.

Those of us here at Memoria Press feel a little like Bunker. We have discovered that there was a time before educational industrialization when education was more than it is now. We have become education hunters, tracking down the great variety of books and ideas that were once taught in schools.

We have discovered Latin, which served best for learning grammar, traditional arithmetic, which was ideal for pursuing high school mathematics, classical history, which once served to give us perspective on our own history, and classic literature, which not only had a great taste, but also trained our affections.

If you have looked at our book selections, you have seen many lost classics, books that you haven't seen around in awhile, but which you remember because they were part of the educational tree you used to eat from when you were a child.

We have grafted these books on to our own education rootstock and saved them from oblivion so that future generations can enjoy them. www.MemoriaPress.com

Summer 2016 FEATURED ARTICLES

American / Modern

2 16 26 36

Letter from the Editor by Martin Cothran

32 American Studies & Modern European History 33 States & Capitals & Geography I-III

44 48 54 58

Shining Like the Stars Forever and Ever by Cheryl Swope

How to Teach Latin by Cheryl Lowe How to Teach Logic by Martin Cothran Light to the Darkness: How Literature Puts Evil in Its Place

by Martin Cothran

In Defense of Latin by R. W. Livingstone Shadow & Substance: Why Read Shakespeare? by David M. Wright A Language-Centered Education by Susan Wise Bauer

Curriculum Packages & Supplements

18 19 20 22

Prima Latina & Supplements

Ages 2+

Grades 5-12

Henle Latin Series, NLE Prep Guides First Start French I & II

Grades 8-12 Grades 5-8

24 First Form Greek

Alphabet, Numbers, & Enrichment

Ages 4+

Reading & Phonics

Ages 5+

Copybooks & Journals

Grades K-6

New American Cursive

Grades K-Adult

LOGIC & RHETORIC

28 Traditional Logic I-II & Supplements 29 Classical Rhetoric & Supplements

Grades 1-12 Grades 2+

& English Grammar

Grades 4-12

CLASSICAL/Christian Studies

62 D’Aulaires’ Greek Myths & Famous Men Series

Grades 3-8 Grades 6+

Dorothy Mills Histories

64 Classical Literature & Supplements 66 Christian Studies I-IV, The Story of Christianity,

Grades 6+ Grades 3-12

The Wars of the Jews, History of the Early Church, Acts of the Apostles, & City of God

Grades 7-12 Grades 9-12 Grades 9-12

Art & Music

56 Art Posters, Art Cards, Creating Art,

Grades K+

Exploring America's Musical Heritage, Discovering Music

literature, Grammar, & Writing

53 Classical Composition

Grades 3+ Grades 8-12

Aristotle's Material Logic

50 Literature Study Guides 52 Intro to Composition, Poetry, IEW Writing,

Grades 3-6

First Form Latin Series & Supplements

JK - Grade 6

Special-Needs Curriculum Packages

Grades 1-4

Latina Christiana & Supplements

Preschool - Grade 12

Primary Years

40 41 42 43

LATIN, Greek, & French

Latin & Greek Supplements

Preschool - Grade 9

Read-Aloud Programs Curriculum Map Yearly Outlook

Grades 3+

23 Elementary Greek, Greek Alphabet Book,

Classical Core Curriculum

4 5 34 45

Grades 3+

Resources

15 30 31 68

Classical Latin School Association Classical Education Resources Memoria Press Online Academy 2016 Teacher Training Conference & Sodalitas Gathering

Visit Memoria Press at: Memoria Press Teacher Training Conference & Sodalitas Gathering - Louisville, KY................................July 6-8 THSC - Woodlands, TX...........................................................July 21-23 Southeast Homeschool Expo - Atlanta, GA...........................July 28-30 Also come see us in the Rainbow Resource and Sacred Heart booths at several conventions this summer. Details here: memoriapress.com/ events/homeschool-convention-calendar

science & Math

56 Mammals, Astronomy, Insects 57 Birds, Trees, Tiner series, Nature's Beautiful

Grades 3+

61 Arithmetic, Pre-Algebra, Algebra

Grades K+

Grades 5+

Order, Novare Chemistry & Physical Science

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What makes our program classical and Christian?

The Classical Core Curriculum teaches the traditional language and math skills of the liberal arts and familiarizes your student with the culture of the Christian West through the reading of classic history and literature. This Latincentered program is the same classical Christian education that American schools used until about the 1920s.

is it easy to customize my Classical Core Curriculum package?

Of course! We make it easy for you to tailor our program so that your student can be at the right place in each subject, even if he or she is starting the program as an older student.

i'm switching from another program.

Can i expect a smooth transition?

Memoria Press' curriculum is comprehensive and easy to teach. Switching to an easier-to-teach program is never hard.

Will this program help my student in today's world?

Classical education teaches students how to think and what to do. It is an education in wisdom and virtue. The mental and character training of classical education will better prepare your student for whatever he or she decides to do in life.

Classical Core Curriculum PRESChOOL

With simple daily lesson plans, answer keys, and teacher manuals, our program enables you to give your student a classical education. Our programs have been specifically written with the home and private school teacher in mind, so you can teach any subject, even if you don't know it yourself.

How do i know my student is getting a quality, well-rounded education?

We emphasize the mastery of the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic in the early grades as a necessary foundation for later, more advanced study. With this solid foundation, your student can then tackle grammar and higher arithmetic in the middle grades, and more advanced study in language, mathematics, science, history, and literature in high school as a preparation for college.

Classical Core Curriculum JR. kINDERGARTEN

$225 Full Set (all books + Curriculum Manual)

$140 Full Set (all books + Curriculum Manual)

$30 Curriculum Manual Only

$45 Consumable Books Set (for additional students) $30 Curriculum Manual Only

• Preschool: Curriculum Manual • Prayers for Children • Jesus Is With Me • Jesus Hears Me • Jesus Knows Me • Big Red Barn • The Best Mouse Cookie • Little Fur Family • Bunny's Noisy Book • From Head to Toe • Goodnight Moon • Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

• Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? • Numbers, Colors, Shapes

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is it hard to teach the Classical Core Curriculum?

Classical Core Curriculum

• The Very Busy Spider • Good Night, Gorilla • The Tale of Peter Rabbit • Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings • My Very First Book of Shapes • ABC: Amazing Alphabet Book • Put Me in the Zoo • Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb • Cars and Trucks From A to Z • My First Counting Book • The Animals' Christmas Eve • Big Dog ... Little Dog • Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? • My First Real Mother Goose • 1 Is One

• Jr. Kindergarten Curriculum Manual • Counting With Numbers • Numbers & Colors • Prayers for Children • Alphabet Books 1 & 2 • Numbers Coloring Book • Alphabet Coloring Book • Alphabet Flashcards

• Richard Scarry's Best Mother Goose Ever • Big Thoughts for Little People (Devotional) • Hailstones and Halibut Bones (Poetry) • The Book of Crafts: Jr. Kindergarten • Manuscript Wall Charts

Supplemental read-aloud Program $340.00 A set of 34 classic picture books chosen for their beauty in prose and illustration. A great addition to any children's library, one book is read aloud and discussed each week in Jr. Kindergarten.

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Coordinates with Memoria Press Classical Core Curriculum packages or for use as a stand-alone enrichment program.

Classical Core Curriculum

Read-Aloud Programs Kindergarten Read-Aloud pictured below.

For a complete list of books in each set, go to MemoriaPress.com.

Jr. Kindergarten Read-Aloud $340 Kindergarten Read-Aloud $275 Kindergarten Science & Enrichment $325 First Grade Read-Aloud $290 First Grade Science & Enrichment $350 Second Grade Read-Aloud $290 Second Grade Science & Enrichment $350 Third Grade Read-Aloud Novels $150 Third Grade Read-Aloud Picture Books $300 Third Grade American/Modern $120 (p. 32) Fourth Grade Read-Aloud $120 Fourth Grade American/Modern $80 (p. 32) Fifth Grade Read-Aloud $100 Fifth Grade American/Modern $55 (p. 32) Sixth Grade Read-Aloud $50 Sixth Grade American/Modern $50 (p. 32)

Curriculum Manual Only $30 Consumables Only $90 Curriculum Manual Lesson Plans for One Year

Classical Core Curriculum

Kindergarten Phonics & Spelling First Start Reading set (p. 41); Classical Phonics (p. 41); Phonics Flashcards (p. 41); Christian Nature Liberty Reader, Book K; Scamp and Tramp; Soft and White; Fun in the Sun; Animal Alphabet Coloring Book; Primary Phonics Readers 1-4 sets (40 books total); Core Skills Phonics K & 1

RETAIL

509.36

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PACKAGE PRICE

395

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Christian The Story Bible

Enrichment

Math

Kindergarten Enrichment (p. 40); Kindergarten Art Cards (p. 56); Kindergarten Book of Crafts (p. 40); Animals, Animals; A Child's Book of Poems

Numbers Book set (p. 40); Rod & Staff Arithmetic 1 Student (part 1), Teacher, and Practice Sheets (p. 61); FlashKids Addition & Subtraction Flashcards

Penmanship Copybook I; Composition & Sketchbook I (p. 42)

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RETAIL

400.52

$

Grade 1

PACKAGE PRICE

315

$

Curriculum Manual Only $30 Consumables Only $105

Literature StoryTime Treasures set; More StoryTime Treasures set; Teacher Key (p. 50); Winter on the Farm, Christmas in the Big Woods, Little House Christmas Treasury

Phonics & Spelling

Penmanship

Primary Phonics Readers 5-6 sets (20 books total); Core Skills Phonics 2; Spelling Workout B set; Phonics Guide for Reading and Spelling, Grade 1

Copybook II; Composition & Sketchbook II; New American Cursive 1; Cursive Practice Sheets; Alphabet Wall Poster (pp. 42-43); Penmanship Tablet

Curriculum Manual Lesson Plans for One Year

Enrichment First Grade Enrichment (p. 40); First Grade Art Cards (p. 56)

Math Rod & Staff Arithmetic 1 Student (parts 1-2) and Speed Drills (p. 61)

New User Add-on Set $108 New to Memoria Press? You need these items from prior years.

Classical Phonics; Phonics Flashcards; A Child's Book of Poems; Animals, Animals; Story Bible; Rod & Staff Math 1 Teacher Manual and Practice Sheets; Flashkids Addition & Subtraction Flashcards

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Curriculum Manual Only $30 Consumables Only $145.00 Curriculum Manual

Grade 2

Latin

Science

Prima Latina complete set (p. 18)

Rod & Staff Patterns of Nature

Lesson Plans for One Year

American/ Modern

RETAIL

479.11

$

PACKAGE PRICE

Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans (p. 32)

Literature

Math

Second Grade Literature set (p. 50)

Rod & Staff Arithmetic 2 Student (Units 1-5), Teacher (Parts 1-2), Blacklines (p. 61)

Penmanship

Phonics & Spelling

New American Cursive 2 (p. 43); Copybook Cursive I (p. 42); Prima Latina Copybook (p. 18); Composition & Sketchbook II (p. 42); Penmanship Tablet

Phonics Guide for Reading and Spelling, Grade 2; Spelling Workout C; Core Skills Phonics 3

370

$

Enrichment Second Grade Enrichment (p. 40); Second Grade Art Cards (p. 56)

New User Add-on Set $78 New to Memoria Press? You need these items from prior years.

Classical Phonics; Phonics Flashcards; A Child's Book of Poems; Animals, Animals; The Story Bible; FlashKids Addition & Subtraction Flashcards

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Classical Core Curriculum

RETAIL

811.26

$

Grade 3

PACKAGE PRICE

500

$

Curriculum Manual Only $30 Consumables Only $190

Latin

Science

Latina Christiana I set, LCI Review Worksheets set (p. 19); Ludere Latine I set (p. 18)

Mammals set (p. 56)

Curriculum Manual Lesson Plans for One Year

American/Modern

Writing

Penmanship

Math

States & Capitals set (p. 33); FlashKids States and Capitals Flashcards

All Things Fun & Fascinating (p. 52)

New American Cursive 3 (p. 43)

Rod & Staff Arithmetic 3 Student, Teacher, Supplemental Worksheets and Key, Blacklines, Speed Drills (p. 61); FlashKids Multiplication and Division Flashcards

Classical

Grammar

Spelling

D'Aulaires' Greek Myths set (p. 62); Timeline set (p. 65)

English Grammar Recitation and Workbook I set (p. 52)

Spelling Workout D set

Christian

Literature/Poetry

Christian Studies I set; The Golden Children's Bible; Memory Verse Flashcards; Old Testament Flashcards (p. 66)

Third Grade Literature set (p. 50); Poetry for the Grammar Stage set (p. 52); The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

New to Memoria Press? You need this item from Second Grade.

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Latina Christiana I Flashcards $14.95

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Grade 4

Curriculum Manual Only $30 Consumables Only $100.00 Curriculum Manual

458.70

$

PACKAGE PRICE

Spelling

Math

Spelling Workout E set

Rod & Staff Arithmetic 4 Student, Teacher (Parts 1-2), Tests, Speed Drills (p. 61), Speed Drill Packet

Lesson Plans for One Year

RETAIL

350

$

Literature Fourth Grade Literature set (p. 50); Papa Panov's Special Day; More About Paddington; The Christmas Story; Good King Wenceslas

Writing

Science

Penmanship

Classical Composition I: Fable Student, Teacher, DVDs (p. 53)

The Book of Astronomy set (p. 56)

Copybook Cursive II (p. 42)

Transitioning to the Classical Core Curriculum in Grade 4?

In our third grade package, students complete half of D'Aulaires' Greek Myths, Latina Christiana I, Christian Studies I, States & Capitals, and English Grammar Recitation I. The purchase of this package assumes that you have the books that are in our third grade package and have completed the first half of them.

If you are starting the Classical Core Curriculum in fourth grade, we have a discounted transitional package for you: $550 Grade 4 for New Users Visit www.MemoriaPress.com for a complete book list and more information.

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Classical Core Curriculum

RETAIL

697.01

$

Grade 5

PACKAGE PRICE

Curriculum Manual Only $30 Consumables Only $140

Latin

450

$

Curriculum Manual

First Form Latin complete set (p. 20); Lingua Angelica I set (p. 21)

Lesson Plans for One Year

Writing

Grammar

Math

Classical Composition II: Narrative Student, Teacher, DVDs (p. 53)

English Grammar Recitation Workbook II set (p. 52)

Rod & Staff Arithmetic 5 Student, Teacher (Parts 1-2), Tests, Speed Drills (p. 61)

American/Modern

Classical

Christian

Geography I set, including The United States Review set; Geography Flashcards (p. 33)

Famous Men of Rome set (p. 62)

Christian Studies II Student and Teacher (p. 66)

Spelling

Science

Literature

Spelling Workout F set

The Book of Insects set (p. 56)

Fifth Grade Literature set (p. 50)

New User Add-on Set $108 – New to Memoria Press? You need these items from prior years.

Timeline Program, Poetry for the Grammar Stage set, English Grammar Recitation, The Golden Children's Bible, Old Testament Flashcards, Memory Verse Flashcards

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Classical Core Curriculum

Grade 6

Curriculum Manual Only $30 Consumables Only $160.00 Curriculum Manual

Latin

American/Modern

Second Form Latin complete set (p. 20)

Geography II set, including Geography I Review set (p. 33)

Lesson Plans for One Year

Math Rod & Staff Arithmetic 6 Student, Teacher (Parts 1-2), Quizzes & Speed Drills, Tests (p. 61)

RETAIL

754.39

$

PACKAGE PRICE

490

$

Writing

Classical

Classical Composition III: Chreia/Maxim Student, Teacher, DVDs (p. 53)

Famous Men of the Middle Ages set (p. 63)

Grammar

Spelling

Science

English Grammar Recitation Workbook III set (p. 52)

Spelling Workout G set

What's That Bird? set (p. 57); Exploring the History of Medicine set (p. 57)

Literature

Christian

Sixth Grade Literature set (p. 50)

Christian Studies III Student and Teacher; New Testament Flashcards (p. 66)

New User Add-on Set $113 – New to Memoria Press? You need these items from prior years.

Timeline Program, Poetry for the Grammar Stage set, English Grammar Recitation, The Golden Children's Bible, Memory Verse Flashcards, Geography Flashcards

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Classical Core Curriculum

RETAIL

890.01

$

Grade 7

PACKAGE PRICE

540

$

Curriculum Manual Only $30 Consumables Only $170

Latin

Writing

Third Form Latin complete set (p. 21)

Classical Composition IV: Refutation & Confirmation Student, Teacher, DVDs (p. 53)

Curriculum Manual Lesson Plans for One Year

Grammar

American/Modern

Classical

English Grammar Recitation Workbook IV set (p. 52)

The Story of the Thirteen Colonies & the Great Republic set; 200 Questions About American History set and Flashcards; Everything You Need to Know About American History Homework (p. 32); The Story of the World, Vol. 4 (p. 15)

Famous Men of Greece set (p. 62); Horatius at the Bridge (p. 64); The Greek Alphabet set (p. 23)

Spelling Spelling Workout H set

Math

Science

College of the Redwoods Pre-Algebra set (p. 61)

The Book of Trees set; Exploring the World of Biology set (p. 57)

Christian Christian Studies IV student and teacher (p. 66)

Literature Seventh Grade Literature set (p. 51)

New User Add-on Set $70 – New to Memoria Press? You need these items from prior years.

Timeline Program, Poetry for the Grammar Stage set, English Grammar Recitation

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Grade 8

Curriculum Manual Only $30 Consumables Only $160.00 Curriculum Manual Lesson Plans for One Year

RETAIL

1,008.58

$

PACKAGE PRICE

Classical

Grammar

The Book of the Ancient Greeks set (p. 62); The Iliad set & DVDs (p. 64); The Odyssey set & DVDs (p. 64)

Rod & Staff English 8 set

615

$

Latin

Writing

Christian

Fourth Form Latin complete set (p. 21); Henle Latin I set (p. 22)

Classical Composition V: Common Topic Student, Teacher, DVDs (p. 53)

The Book of the Ancient World set (p. 62)

Math

Science

American/Modern

Prentice Hall Classics Algebra 1 set (p. 61)

Exploring Planet Earth set (p. 57)

Geography III set (p. 33); Classroom Atlas (p. 33)

Literature/Poetry

OPTIONAL

Eighth Grade Literature set (p. 51); Poetry & Short Stories: American Literature set (p. 52); Bard of Avon

First Form Greek (pp. 24-25)

(Not included in set price listed above.)

New to Memoria Press? You need this item from Fifth Grade.

Geography Flashcards $19.95

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RETAIL

1109.14

$

Grade 9

PACKAGE PRICE

825

$

Curriculum Manual Only $30 Consumables Only $170

Latin

Christian

Henle Latin II Lesson Plans, Quizzes & Tests, Text, and Key (p. 22); Latin Grammar for the Grammar Stage (p. 23)

The Story of Christianity set (p. 66)

Curriculum Manual Lesson Plans for One Year

LOGIC

Writing

Science

Traditional Logic I & II complete sets (p. 28)

Classical Composition VI: Encomium, Invective, & Comparison Student & Teacher (p. 53)

Novare Physical Science Text and Resource CD (p. 57)

Classical

Math

American/Modern

The Book of the Ancient Romans set (p. 63); The Aeneid set and DVDs (p. 64)

Prentice Hall Classics Algebra II set (p. 61)

A Concise History of the American Republic, Year I Student and Teacher (p. 32)

Literature/Poetry Ninth Grade Literature set (p. 51); Poetry, Prose, & Drama: Book I set (p. 52); The Book of the Middle Ages text (p. 63)

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SUPPLEMENTS Grades 1-8

Don't need an entire package?

The Story of the World

by Susan Wise Bauer

Lesson Plans by Subject $3.00 - $15.00 per subject Memoria Press' lesson plans by subject allow you to tailor the Classical Core Curriculum to your own needs. These plans retain our week-at-a-glance layout, which gives you the standard program for that grade for individual subjects.

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voL. 1: Ancient Times

voL. 3: Early Modern Times

$16.95 paperback $39.95 audiobook

$16.95 paperback $49.95 audiobook

(summer reading before 5th grade)

(summer reading before 7th grade)

voL. 2: The Middle Ages

voL. 4: The Modern Age

$16.95 paperback $44.95 audiobook

$16.95 paperback $54.95 audiobook

(summer reading before 6th grade)

(summer reading before 8th grade)

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Susan Wise Bauer's Story of the World fits perfectly as an overview to the time periods students study in our Classical Core packages (pp. 9-12).

They make great supplemental summer reading!

Grades K-2 Kindergarten $35.00 First Grade $35.00 Second Grade $35.00

11"x17" Art Posters Coordinates with Art Cards included in Classical Core Curriculum packages (pp. 5-7). For more information, see page 56.

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7 PRINCIPLES FOR TEAChING

LATIN T

by Cheryl Lowe

here are a lot of good reasons for thinking that Latin should be restored to its former place of honor as the basic subject in the elementary years. In previous issues of The Classical Teacher, I talked about some of these. But knowing that you should teach it and knowing how to teach it are two entirely different things. How can a busy homeschool mom with no background in Latin hope to teach this sometimes difficult subject? I can answer this question. I can answer it because, at one time, I was a homeschool mother who didn’t know Latin. Here are some suggestions for how those who don’t know Latin can successfully teach it.

TEaCH iT yourSELF

older siblings and will happily chime in during recitations. Group recitation of forms, vocabulary, prayers, songs, and competitive games make learning Latin a lot more enjoyable.

PaCE yourSELF

Most people overestimate what they can accomplish in one year and underestimate what they can accomplish in five. One reason for starting Latin in the third or fourth grade is to give you and your children plenty of time to learn this challenging subject. Learning Latin may seem like an overwhelming task, but when it is broken down into one workable lesson a week, it Pace becomes just a matter of discipline: All you have to do is stick to it. yourself.

The good news is that you can teach your children Latin! The bad news is that you must learn it along with Most people aPProaCH iT aS them. The materials are available a BaSiC SuBjECT for a successful elementary Latin overestimate what program, but it is unrealistic to think Latin must be approached as a that children will learn Latin without they can accomplish basic subject, just like arithmetic. a teacher. They cannot be handed We give our children seven or eight in one year and a Latin program and be expected years to master arithmetic. It’s part to learn this rigorous subject alone. underestimate what of the daily routine. No one thinks Latin programs like Latina Christiana of dropping arithmetic because and the First Form series are designed they can accomplish the kids don’t like it or because it’s to enable people who don’t know Latin hard, boring, or not needed anymore in five . to teach it. because of computers. Latin must be thought of in the same way. Students do iT in a GrouP SETTinG derive their expectations from parents, and I recommend, if possible, organizing a small if Latin is presented to them as a basic subject Latin class, either within a family or by combining necessary for a complete education—like math— children from several homeschooling families. A they will accept that and learn it, year after year. mom, or several moms, in your homeschooling If it is presented as a new subject that’s going to be group may very well relish the task of learning and lots of fun, or as enrichment, or optional, then when teaching Latin for interested families. If this is not a it gets to be routine and hard, students will want possibility, then just consider your younger children to drop it and take up something else that appears as your Latin class. Little ones love to mimic their new and fun.

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7 Principles for Teaching Latin

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Keep Latin front and center. Make it the center of your language arts curriculum…

Keep Latin Front and Center Make Latin the center of your language arts curriculum, not something Beginning Latin your child is required to do after he has programs on pp. 18-20 completed all of his other “English” assignments.

You may find that a lot of those assignments are unnecessary when you are studying Latin. Children Enjoy Latin will be a lot more positive about doing Latin if they If you approach Latin with enthusiasm, your see that it takes the place of some of the English work children will pick up that love and enthusiasm too. they disliked anyway, instead of being additional Teaching techniques are important in Latin. work to do in an already overloaded curriculum.

Memorization through oral drills and For instance, English grammar study for Latin recitations can be fun. Singing songs and students can be greatly reduced, and there saying prayers in Latin motivate students certainly is no need for a vocabulary and makes Latin a part of everyday life. course. Students should feel that their He has learned The greatest satisfaction, however, is subjects are being consolidated rather the feeling of accomplishment when than expanded. Their retention will an important something is completed. When the increase because much of what they child looks back over what has are learning is connected. lesson in life: been learned in one year, it can be hard work and Teach The History And exhilarating. At the end of Latina Christiana, students can say over Culture Associated perseverance—not twenty sets of grammar forms With Latin and twenty-five Latin sayings from genius—are the memory. They look at each other Students will be unmotivated to keys to success. and can’t believe they did it. At our learn a language if they know nothing school, when we have learned all five of the people who spoke it. Famous Men declensions we have a celebration. It is a of Rome is a delightful introduction to great feeling. When we have a test over all history. Students will learn about the natural four conjugations, six tenses, and active and virtues of the Romans and why they have passive voice, it is a milestone. inspired so much admiration throughout history.

Since the Romans are more suitable for younger ages, it Latin is methodical, it is systematic, it is is best to sacrifice chronological order and study Rome cumulative—and it is relentless. The student thinks before Greece. Students will then have the opportunity it will never end, that he will never learn it all. But to compare and contrast the Greeks and the Romans, then one day he is sitting on top of this mountain we and to understand their impact on history. After this call Latin grammar and thinking to himself, “Well, I foundation in the classical age, students will have a guess it really wasn’t that difficult after all.” He has deeper knowledge of “the fullness of time” and have learned an important lesson in life: Hard work and some appreciation of the momentous change brought perseverance—not genius—are the keys to success. about by the coming of Christ.

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Which Latin program is right for your student? (see p. 22)

Prima Latina

an introduction to Christian Latin

by Leigh Lowe Grades 1-4 Are you looking for a gentle introduction to Latin and a course that prepares your young student for a more advanced study of the language? Prima Latina is specifically designed for students and teachers with no Latin background.

This course was developed for children in 1st-4th grades who are still becoming familiar with English grammar and wish to learn Latin at a slower pace and learn English grammar in the process. Its goal is to teach and reinforce an understanding of the basic parts of speech while introducing Latin. It benefits the student by teaching him half of the vocabulary in Latina Christiana I and grounding him in the fundamental concepts of English grammar, the key to Latin study.

Prima Latina $90.90 complete set (student, teacher, CD, DVDs, flashcards)

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Teacher Manual • Student book w/ answers keyed • Tests

The grammar lessons are set forth in a form appropriate for primary grades. The review lessons that follow each unit provide the consistent review needed to master Latin. With clear explanations and easy-to-read lessons in a two-color format, Prima Latina is perfect for those teachers and parents who would like to start their students on an early study of Christian Latin.

Prima Latina is also the perfect preparation for Latina Christiana.

"Prima Latina is particularly well suited to Latin-fearful parents. The simple layout of the lessons allows for easy implementation with little to no preparation, and the material is at a level that any willing parent can easily learn." —Martha Robinson, homeschoolchristian.com "Order Leigh Lowe’s Prima Latina, along with the accompanying teacher’s guide and supplementary CD." —Susan Wise Bauer & Jessie Wise

Pronunciation Cd • Complete verbal pronunciation • Four Lingua Angelica songs

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Flashcards • Vocabulary with derivatives • Latin sayings • Conjugations & Declensions

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Latin prayers and hymns, beautifully sung by a six-voice Gregorian chant choir.

Enrichment activities to help students master Latina Christiana vocabulary & grammar.

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for Latina Christiana I

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Move straight to First Form Latin after Latina Christiana I (see p. 20).

Revised Fourth Edition!

Latina Christiana introduction to Christian Latin

by Cheryl Lowe Grades 3-6

Latina Christiana I is, quite simply, the best grammar-based Latin course available for beginning students. Cheryl Lowe’s clear explanations, easy instructions, and step-by-step approach have led thousands of teachers and students to declare, “I love Latin!”

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Each lesson consists of a grammar form, ten vocabulary words, and English derivatives to help build vocabulary and a Latin saying that teaches students about their Christian and classical heritage. Five review lessons help ensure that your student has mastered the material.

Exercises reinforce memory work and teach grammar in incremental steps through simple translation. Grammar coverage includes 1st-2nd declension nouns, 1st-2nd conjugation verbs, 1st-2nd declension adjectives, the irregular verb to be, and 1st-2nd person pronouns.

The Teacher Manual includes a complete copy of the student book with overlaid answers and provides detailed weekly lesson plans, comprehensive teaching instructions, tests, weekly quizzes, and keys. The thirty lessons can be completed in a year for young students or in less time for older students.

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Pronunciation Cd • Complete verbal pronunciation • Latin prayers & songs

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Latin Recitation CD/DVD

Grammar forms on large charts help students see the organization of the Latin grammar at a quick glance.

This CD/DVD combination includes a recitation of the entire Latin grammar. The DVD has visual charts with the grammar as Cheryl Lowe pronounces it.

for Latina Christiana I

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First Form Latin

Second Form Latin

Latin Grammar Year One

Latin Grammar Year Two

$125 complete set (all 5 books, CD, DVDs, flashcards) $65 basic set (all 5 books + CD)

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5 noun declensions 1st-2nd declension adjectives 1st-2nd conjugations in 6 tenses (active voice) Sum in 6 tenses Syntax: nominative and accusative cases; complementary infinitive; subject-verb agreement; noun-adjective agreement; predicate nouns and adjectives

First Form's grammar-based approach is perfect for the grammar stage student. It is also the best approach for any age because every student is in the grammar stage when he begins a subject.

The syntax knowledge required in translationbased programs is a logic or rhetoric stage skill, which can easily overwhelm a beginning student unless he has first learned the grammar at a slow and gentle pace and is taught for mastery. Based on 20 years of teaching experience, the Forms series, beginning with First Form, has been used sucessfully by countless home and private schools because it helps the student make sense of what many consider a difficult subject.

First Form is the ideal text for all beginners, grades 5 and up, or is a great follow-up to Latina Christiana I.

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Student Text • 34 two-page lessons on facing pages • Small, concise, unintimidating text in an attractive two-color format • Systematic presentation of grammar in five logical units • Appendices with English grammar, prayers, conversational Latin, vocab. index, & more!

Student Workbook • 4-6 pages of exercises for each lesson • Exercises for practice and mastery • Grammar catechism for daily rapid-fire review

Teacher Manuals • Key to workbook & quizzes/tests • Copy of student book inset with comprehensive teaching instructions • Recitation schedule • Chalk Talk scripted lessons • FYI notes for teachers with limited background

Quizzes & Tests • Reproducible weekly quizzes & unit tests

Pronunciation Cd • Includes the pronunciation of all vocabulary, sayings, and grammar forms for each lesson

dvds • 3 discs, 9 hours (15-20 min./lesson) • Superb explanations • On-screen notes, illustrations, & diagrams • Recitations, Latin parties, & more!

Flashcards • Vocabulary with derivatives • Latin sayings • Conjugations • Declensions

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Fourth Form Latin

Latin Grammar Year Three

Latin Grammar Year Four

$125 complete set (all 5 books, CD, DVDs, flashcards) $65 basic set (all 5 books + CD)

$150 complete set (all 5 books, CD, DVDs, flashcards + Henle I text, key, & grammar) $90 basic set (all 5 books, CD + Henle I text, key, & grammar)

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Fourth Form sets without Henle I:

$125 complete set (all 5 books, CD, DVDs, flashcards) $65 basic set (all 5 books + CD) "This is a wonderful course and a FAVORITE under this apple tree! Very well constructed and organized. You need no previous Latin instruction to teach this course. How great is that?" —Richelle, Under the Apple Tree

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Lingua Angelica I & II

Latin Songs & Prayers (Translation Course) by Cheryl Lowe

$39.95 set (Lingua Angelica I or II student & teacher, Song Book, & CD) Lingua Angelica covers 28 beautiful hymns sung by a six-voice Gregorian chant choir. Because hymns have shorter, simpler sentences and clearer word structure than most Latin literature, the Christian Latin in this course is ideal when beginning Latin translation. The workbooks provide vocabulary work, space for interlinear translation, and grammar word study exercises.

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Latin Grades 8+

Henle Latin I

advanced Christian Latin by Robert Henle

Henle Latin I Text $16.95 Henle Latin I Key $5.00 *Henle Grammar $9.50 units 1-2 Study Guide $14.95 units 1-2 Test/Quiz Package $9.95 units 3-5 Study Guide $14.95 units 3-5 Test/Quiz Package $9.95 units 6-14 Study Guide $14.95 units 6-14 Test/Quiz Package $9.95

An Ideal Latin Sequence Primary Grammar Prep Grades 2+ Grades 3+

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Our student guides will tell the student what to do at every step of the way. Each is broken down into 30 weekly lessons with daily student activities. Detailed, thorough, and well-organized, with check-off boxes for completed work, these guides will ease your transition into Henle.

Grades 6+

note: Though Henle is considered a Catholic text, its superiority as a teaching resource and the outstanding benefits of its Christian perspective also make it appropriate for Protestants.

*Latina Christiana I

p. 19

(Beginning program for grades 3-6)

Grammar Stage

In the First Year text, a limited vocabulary of 500 words allows students to master grammar without being overwhelmed with large vocabulary lists. Repetitious Latin phrases and copious exercises produce mastery rather than frustration.

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*First Form Latin

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(Beginning program for grades 5-12)

Second Form Latin

p. 20

Logic Stage How to use the grammar - syntax & translation skills

Grades 7+ Grades 8+

Third Form Latin

p. 21

Fourth Form Latin/Henle I (syntax & Caesar prep)

Henle II (Caesar prep)

pp. 21-22

p. 22

or *Henle Latin I for those beginning Latin in grades 8+

Rhetoric Stage Read Latin literature

Grades 9+ Text $15.95 Key $5.00 Lesson Plans $14.95 Quizzes & Tests $9.95

Henle Latin III-IV:

Henle Latin II

advanced Christian Latin by Robert Henle

$17.95 set (Henle II text & key) These detailed lesson plans will guide you through the advanced grammar and syntax lessons in Henle II. We recommend completing this year of translation practice before attempting to read Caesar.

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Henle III

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Ovid

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AP Caesar and Virgil

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(Cicero)

p. 22

French Grades 5-8

Henle Latin IV Text $15.95 Henle Latin IV Key $5.00

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Memoria Press Guides to the National Latin Exam

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First Start French I-II

introduction to the French Language

by Danielle Schultz

$43.95 set

(French I or French II student, teacher, CD)

Modeled after the Latina Christiana format, each of the lessons covers 10-15 vocabulary words, a French saying or proverb, a grammar form, and a short dialogue in French. Your students will practice conversation, reading and translation, and are introduced to French culture.

The Teacher Manual helps keep you ahead of your student, while quizzes and answer keys make it easy to check progress.

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Greek Alphabet Book

Elementary Greek Program

by Cheryl Lowe

by Christine Gatchell

The Greek alphabet is different enough from our own to be a major impediment to the study of Greek.

Our Greek Alphabet Book is a tour of the Greek letters, their formation, and sounds. A page is devoted to each letter and includes a letter diagram with arrows showing proper formation, printing lines showing placement of letters above and below the lines, letters to trace and copy, interesting facts and hints, and questions.

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Latin Cursive Copybook

Latin Grammar for the Grammar Stage

Hymns & Prayers

Handwriting practice and Latin practice are combined in this copybook. While improving handwriting, students memorize Latin sayings and beautiful hymns from Latina Christiana and First Form Latin.

The Book of Roots

by Cheryl Lowe

This compendium of grammar forms and syntax is a systematic, concise, and easily accessible reference. It includes all conjugations and declensions, plus a very basic introduction to Latin syntax.

Grades 8+

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advanced vocabulary Building From Latin roots More advanced than Roots of English, this book offers a comprehensive listing of derivatives for Latina Christiana I, along with Latin definitions, English derivatives, and etymology.

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Roots of English

Lingua Biblica:

old Testament Stories in Latin

by Martin Cothran

$39.90 set (student & teacher) This translation program based on the Vulgate Bible is a great companion to the Henle series.

Latin and Greek roots for Beginners Roots of English presents careful analysis of Latin and Greek word elements. Students learn not only the modern meanings of the words, but also their underlying, ancient meanings. This course corresponds to the Latina Christiana I Latin vocabulary set.

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Greek Alphabet Charts This set of two charts makes a great visual aid for the teacher, classroom, and home.

One chart has the upper- and lowercase letters of the Greek alphabet with their names in English and Greek. The second chart lists diphthongs, accent marks, pronunciation helps, and syllable names.

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"I cannot tell you how amazing this program looks! My oldest son and I are currently in Second Form Latin and I can already see that what we've learned through MP and the Forms Latin series is going to make Greek a treat." - Jessica P.

First Form Greek Introduction to Ancient Greek

by Cheryl Lowe & Michael Simpson Based on the revolutionary First Form Latin series, First Form Greek is written for parents and teachers with or without a Greek background.

Its goal is to present the grammar so logically and so systematically that anyone can learn it. At the same time, we have adapted the Latin Forms series to account for the differences between Greek and Latin, such as the new alphabet, overlapping sounds, more variation within paradigms, and less regularity. First Form Greek overcomes these challenges with the addition of weekly vocabulary reviews, more frequent recitation, and an “expanded” dictionary entry for Greek verbs.

✓✓Six indicative active tenses of the omega verb ✓✓Present tense of the to be verb ✓✓Two noun declensions ✓✓First & second declension adjectives ✓✓Personal & demonstrative pronouns ✓✓Approximately 130 vocabulary words

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Student Text • 31 lessons on uncluttered pages • Small, concise, unintimidating text in an attractive two-color format • Systematic presentation of grammar in five logical units • Greek cultural and historical information, including pictures • Appendices with prayers, conversational Greek, grammar forms, vocabulary index, and more

Student Workbook • Approximately 6 pages of exercises for each lesson • Logical progression of work spread over 4 days • 2-page weekly reviews (Lesson 4 ff.) of vocabulary, and later, grammar • Blank drill forms for additional practice

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Quizzes & Tests • Weekly quizzes and unit tests • Grading rubric • Reproducible

Pronunciation CD • Includes the pronunciation of all the vocabulary, sayings, and grammar forms for each lesson

DVDs • 5 discs, 8 hours (10-20 min./lesson), including all oral drills • Superb explanations by master Highlands Latin School teacher Elizabeth Pierce • Helpful on-screen notes, illustrations, and diagrams

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Simple, concise lessons!

daily systematic exercises with a logical progression!

DAY tWo I. coNjuGatIoNS 1. Give the Greek and stem.

I loose (loosen), destroy

Lexical Form

stem

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λύ-

I hear I see I write I wish, will, desire I say, speak, tell 2. Write the present tense endings twice and say aloud. singular

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singular

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meanings - simple Present

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LOGIC

by Martin Cothran

The Original Thinking Skill

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very subject that is systematic has a certain inherent order to it that dictates how it should be approached. In some subjects this order is more explicit than in others. In mathematics, for example, there is a widely acknowledged sequence of what should be learned and when it should be taught. In other subjects, however, such as history, there is much less agreement on how and when certain things should be taught. Mathematics is a systematic subject, whereas history is not.

Although logic is a language art, it is more like math in this respect than history.

When to Begin the Study of Logic When should students begin to learn logic? The answer, of course, is: “When they are ready.” This can happen as early as seventh grade. It is at this age (about 12-13) that many children begin to seriously think about the reasons for things. They are no longer satisfied with the concrete, but are beginning to understand and appreciate abstract ideas.

Most students have already encountered abstract ideas in mathematics. But, whereas mathematics deals with abstraction in the realm of quantitative relationships, logic deals with abstraction in the realm of qualitative relationships.

We should point out that most modern logicians disagree with this. They view logic as an extension of math, and because of this, their logic—the system of modern logic—is very mathematical. But in this article we are discussing traditional logic, which is very different from modern mathematical or symbolic logic.

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How to Teach Logic

Different Kinds of Logic

There are two main divisions in logic: formal logic and material logic. Formal logic studies the form of reasoning, whereas material logic deals with the content of reasoning. Formal logic is divided, in turn, between deductive reasoning and inductive reasoning. Deductive logic reasons from universal truths to particular conclusions. This is the kind of logic the student encounters when he studies arguments such as: All men are mortal Socrates is a man Therefore, Socrates is mortal

The argument begins with a universal truth, “All men are mortal,” and ends up with a particular truth: “Socrates is mortal.”

Inductive logic reasons from particular facts to universal conclusions. Here is an example: Every mammal that has ever been examined has hair Therefore, all mammals have hair

Here, specific instances of mammals being found with hair is said to justify the general conclusion that all mammals have hair.

Sophistical reasoning, a branch of material logic, studies fallacies that really belong in the various other parts of logic but are collected together for the convenience of being able to study incorrect reasoning under one heading.

Let’s set forth several rules governing the sequence of logic study:

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Mat hem at ics dea ls w it h abst ract ion i n qu ant itat ive relat ion sh ips; log ic dea ls w it h abst ract ion i n qu alitat ive relat ion sh ips.

Logic & Rhetoric programs on pp. 28-29

RULE 1: Study good reasoning first—fallacies later.

An understanding of correct reasoning will good grounding in what to do with this content once enable students to spot bad reasoning (called they have it—a skill taught in formal logic. "fallacious reasoning") even if they have never formally learned to identify bad reasoning, but RULE 3: Study Deduction before Induction. learning about bad reasoning does not enable them This is a fairly common procedure in most to spot good reasoning. logic texts. The reason for it has to do with the We would not tolerate this reverse approach in fact that deduction is not only more simple and any other subject. Imagine teaching students a list of straightforward than induction, but that deduction the things that did not happen in history, expecting is a more fundamental thinking skill. When asked them to learn what actually did happen from these why we believe something, we are much more likely falsities. Or exposing them to examples of bad writing to resort to deduction than induction. as a preparation for writing well. If a The reason is very simple: science teacher spent a whole year induction, by its nature, seeks having his students examine “Ever y i nduc t ion a laboratory—or maybe the great experiments that failed, assistance of a magnifying we m ig ht suggest he f i nd leads to a deduc t ion.” glass and a deerstalker cap. another line of work.

Deduction requires only a —G. K . C hester ton Bank tellers are taught how comfortable chair—and a little to detect counterfeit cash by concentration. Induction is more becoming intimately accustomed the province of the expert; deduction is to the real thing. the right of the amateur. And, let’s face it, most of us RULE 2: Study formal logic before material logic. are amateurs in most things.

In addition, as G. K. Chesterton once put it, “Every Formal logic is extremely systematic in its induction leads to a deduction.” Induction, in other structure, whereas material logic is less so. This words, requires a deduction to complete it; deduction makes it easier to study in an organized manner and needs no company. helps students who are still struggling with abstract Logic is systematic and orderly. If a subject should thinking to get a handle on logical thinking. be studied according to its inherent nature, and the The other reason for placing formal logic ahead of inherent nature of logic is orderly, then it doesn’t material logic in our sequence is simple pedagogical take a great logician to conclude that that’s the way it necessity. Material logic studies the content of should be studied. reasoning and is best studied after students have a

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arrative accounts and musical commemorations follow in the wake of every disaster. From the Iliad and the Odyssey, written about events related to the Trojan War, to Gordon Lightfoot's "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," literature and music have dealt with destruction and death.

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Wiesel's Night, or songs like Georgie Fame's "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde"? What was it about the blind bard in Homer's Odyssey who sings to Odysseus the story of his sorrows that somehow comforts him?

When twenty-six people were shot by a gunman at a school in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012 (twenty of them children), the community did something similar to what the friends and families of the victims of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald did: They went to church. "In a musty old hall in Detroit they prayed/In the Maritime Sailors' Cathedral/The church bell chimed 'til it rang twenty-nine times/For each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald."

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If God were perfectly good, then he would prevent evil; and if God were all-powerful, then he could prevent evil.

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We could deny that evil exists at all, but that somehow seems less than realistic.

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Once news stations have repeated the video footage of the latest incidence of evil or suffering ad nauseum, they next invite the commentators in to put the events in some kind of perspective. In doing so, the viewer is encouraged to think of the event as an abstract or technical problem.

First the psychologists are brought in, who analyze the problem in the clinical terms of science. They offer "treatment" to rid the sufferer of "grief" and to bring about "closure." When viewed in these terms, it is easy to view suffering as a disease from which we need to be cured.

If we are allowed to think about the problem in more depth before the next urgent news story comes along, we can also think about it logically.

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The problem of evil is, to steal a phrase from The Hobbit, a “riddle in the dark.” And psychologists and philosophers (at least modern ones) do not do well in the dark. They fly by day.

These two approaches do not address the real problem. At least they do not address the issue with which people who experience suffering actually struggle. In fact, the vast majority of those who actually suffer evil can't even tell you what the psychological or logical issue is. And even if they know the path to a cure or the solution to the problem, they realize that both are unsatisfying.

The psychological question of how to deal with suffering and the philosophical question of what to think about evil are not the questions parents and friends in Newtown or Fukushima or the Twin Towers asked themselves. The real question concerning evil is "Why is this happening to me?" This real question is not a psychological or logical question, but an existential one.

We might even call it a metaphysical question.

In the Biblical story, Job is dealing (whether he knows it or not) with the real question—"Why is evil happening to me?"—while his Comforters are dealing with the logical question—“How can there be evil and suffering in a world created by a good and all-powerful God?” His rationalist Comforters bring Job reasons. They assume that evil fits into an understandable logical scheme, in which the good are rewarded and the bad punished, and they demand that Job acknowledge this. But that would require Job to deny a truth that God has already affirmed—that he is a good man who does not deserve to suffer. The Comforters think Job's suffering must fit into their logical view of the world, but Job knows that it does not.

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What Dostoyevsky is really pointing out is that When God speaks to Job out of the whirlwind, what we fear is not evil per se, but metaphysical chaos.

He does not give him reasons for his suffering or an What scares us is not bad things; what scares us, to use explanation for why evil has come upon him. He never the words of William Butler Yeats, is that “things fall answers the question Job's Comforters have trained apart—the center cannot hold." him to ask. What God gives Job is not reasons, but the The only "problem" with the problem of evil is news of the poetic order of the world. He doesn't give Job an that we do not, and most of the time cannot, see the answer: He shows him a vision. The world as God shows overarching narrative theme in which evil happens. it to Job is more like a poem than a syllogism. In the This is the case in All Quiet on the Hebrew, God's speech is, in fact, a poem.

Western Front. The characters in Erich God gives Job the poetic vision “We are willing to Maria Remarque’s story see the wholesale of an ordered world, a world which endure suffering,” slaughter of human life in the trenches is completely under His control, a around them as without purpose, control that Job, as a mere man, cannot says William meaningless and absurd. We readers see himself see. It is a world in which evil Kilpatrick, “when only what the soldiers see, and we are does not have an explanation, but the suffering has never shown, in the story itself, what the a place—a place in this poetic order. purpose of these events is. They seem God offers Job, not solutions, but even meaning.” to have no meaning or purpose. How more mysteries, mysteries that somehow different our view of these same events address his problem. "The riddles of God," would be if we were given access to the war room in says Chesterton in his great "Introduction to the Book which the battles that Remarque's soldiers were waging of Job," "are more satisfying than the solutions of men." were being planned and executed. From that perspective, What most disturbs us about evil is not evil the deaths would have some place in a larger purpose itself. What most disturbs us about it is its seeming that would provide a metaphysical context that gives absurdity—that it seems a morally orderless meaning to the individual actions of the soldiers who abomination in what we think should be a morally can't see all this on the ground. ordered world. This is why the grieving families and This larger narrative framework is what Sam friends of the Newtown victims—and of those who Gamgee seeks when, as he and Frodo are entering died what seemed a senseless death in the wreck of Mordor, he says: the Edmund Fitzgerald—went to church. They went to do two things: to sing and to listen. They went to hear I wonder if we shall ever be put into songs or tales. and sing about "an old, old story."

We're in one, of course; but I mean: put into words, you know, told by the fireside, or read out of a great A church service provides the sufferer with two big book with red and black letters, years and years things that psychological and logical answers do not afterwards. And people will say: "Let's hear about give: context and cantation—story and song.

Frodo and the Ring!"

The Context of Evil A heroic death is more clearly part of a meaningful narrative, whereas a child being killed by a stray bullet seems random. When someone dies after a long, productive, meaningful life, we feel much differently than we do about a child who dies in infancy. In the former case there is no challenge to meaningf ulness; in the latter there is.

This is why Dostoyevsky’s Ivan Karamazov chose cruelty to children as the paradigm case of evil in The Brothers Karamazov: On the surface, the rationalistic atheist Ivan is talking about the logical problem of evil. But more fundamentally, he is articulating to his brother Alyosha, a devout Christian, a universe without metaphysical order—a universe in which evil and suffering do not make sense and are out of anyone’s control.

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Sam was seeking a moral context in which he and Frodo could locate their experiences. They gained comfort from knowing what story they were in.

“We are willing to endure suffering,” says William Kilpatrick, “when the suffering has meaning.” This is why literature succeeds where philosophy fails. “Reason is the organ of truth,” says C. S. Lewis, “but imagination is the organ of meaning.” Truth is not the problem when we are faced with evil. Evil is there and we know it. Its truth is clear enough. It is the meaning, the thing we really desire to know, that we most fail to see.

The meaning of evil can only be seen through a plot, in a particular setting, in which characters each play their part. It helps us to see that, in our own story, we too are characters who have a role to play in a larger plot that gives meaning to our actions. “Act well your part,” says Alexander Pope, “there your honor lies.”

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Alphabet & Numbers Recommended for Ages 4-5

Recommended for Kindergarten

$30.00 (2-book set)

$30.00 (2-book set)

Alphabet Books (Part I & Part II) by Leigh Lowe

Numbers Books (Part I & Part II) by Leigh Lowe

Learning the alphabet is the critical first step in learning how to read.

The Alphabet Book teaches letter recognition, letter formation, and pencil grip through repetition and tracing. Activities, created with the younger student in mind, make learning each letter simple and fun.

This book also introduces initial and ending sounds, providing a gentle introduction to phonics. The Alphabet Book acts as a great supplement to any primary program or full-year preschool/kindergarten program.

The Numbers Book is the perfect introduction to numbers, counting, and patterns. Lots of tracing practice also makes this book ideal for the slightly older student who has already mastered counting, but still needs extra practice writing numbers. The activities (mazes, coloring, pattern recognition, connect the dots, and more!) are so much fun that your student won't be able to wait for the next lesson!

Recommended for Ages 4-5

$10.00

Numbers $6.00 Alphabet $6.00

Alphabet Wall Charts (11'' x 17'')

Alphabet Flashcards

Coloring Books

These flashcards are modeled after our manuscript Alphabet Wall Charts. Each letter is on one side of the card, and the image beginning with that letter is on the flip side. These are perfect for reinforcing your child's letter recognition and beginning sounds.

Have you been searching for Jr. Kindergarten activities that are fun and instructional? These coloring books have simple line drawings on uncluttered pages. The Alphabet Coloring Book has a 2-page spread for each letter, and the Numbers Coloring Book has two sets of 2-page spreads for numbers 0-12. The perfect supplement to any Jr. K program.

(4Ÿ'' x 5½")

Manuscript $14.95

Visual aids reinforce each letter of the alphabet while young students learn to read and write or practice their penmanship. With beautiful letters, colors, and simple hand-drawn illustrations, they also make great educational posters for your home or classroom! (Alphabet Wall Poster page 43)

Primary Enrichment Classical Core Curriculum supplement My Very First Scissors Book $6.00 My Very Own Scissors Book $6.00

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Classical Core Curriculum supplement

Classical Core Curriculum supplement

$16.95 ea.

$19.95 ea.

(Jr. Kindergarten or Kindergarten)

(Kindergarten, 1st Grade, or 2nd Grade)

Scissors Books

The Book of Crafts

Enrichment Guides

Help your child develop hand strength, finemotor skills, and independence with one or both books in this set. In My Very First Scissors Book, the child learns to open and close his scissors to cut along thick lines which fade, grow wavy, and create shapes as the pages progress. In My Very Own Scissors Book, the activities coordinate with alphabet lessons in Simply Classical Curriculum Level C (p. 47) or may serve as a useful precursor to the Jr. Kindergarten Book of Crafts.

Both books feature perforated pages and large "cutting boxes" to promote the child's success.

The creative arts are an essential part of primary school education. These activities reinforce number and letter recognition, strengthen fine motor skills, and foster creativity and confidence. There is a craft project for each read-aloud in Memoria Press' Jr. Kindergarten and Kindergarten Classical Core Curriculum, and additional crafts that focus on art concepts. Enjoy each of your creations and the time spent together making them.

These supplemental guides are organized by week, matching our Classical Core Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade programs. Each guide includes an overview of each read-aloud book, author and illustrator biographies, oral reading questions, and a simple language lesson.

These activities will help bring each readaloud book alive for your student. Also included are resources for the history, culture, and science lessons, biographies of the artists and composers, and poetry lessons.

Primary Education

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Reading & Phonics Kindergarten

Grades K-2 $15.95

Classical Phonics First Start Reading, Book E

First Start Reading:

Phonics, Reading, and Printing by Cheryl Lowe

by Michelle Tefertiller

Recommended for Kindergarten

In Book E we complete the program by covering long vowel teams, soft c and g, and three sounds of y. Once the student has mastered the basic phonics in the FSR series, he is ready to continue reading progress with real literature.

$59.90 set (Books A-E + Teacher Guides) Your children can begin reading instantly as they progress through 4 simple student books and 34 phonetic stories. The Teacher Guide includes helpful assessments, tips, and more!

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consonants short & long vowels 57 common words manuscript printing artist-drawn coloring pictures drawing pages for every letter

*Note: Printing, an important pathway of the learning process, is an integral part of FSR. Some children, however, are reading-ready before their motor skills are developed enough for printing.

If this is the case with your child, you may use FSR without the printing component.

FSR is a balanced, age-appropriate approach to phonics and reading, with a serious focus on correct pencil grip and letter formation. Also, while many phonics programs today use the ladder approach (consonant-vowel blending), we prefer the more traditional (vowel-consonant) approach combined with word families. Mastery of short vowels is the sine qua non of phonics programs, but few programs provide adequate practice.

The FSR program consists of 5 student books with artist-­ drawn pictures to color, drawing pages for each letter or phonogram, and over 30 stories. The Teacher Guide leads you through the program and provides helpful assessments and teaching tips.

Grades K-2 $24.95

Phonics Flashcards

(5.5"x 4.25")

Phonograms are letters or letter teams that represent sounds. There are nearly 200 phonograms used to spell the 44 sounds used in the English language. In our Phonics Flashcards we have organized these phonograms into nine categories to give some rational order to the irregularities of English spelling. Phonogram cards can be combined and recombined to help students see the multiple ways a sound can be spelled, and the multiple sounds for a particular phonogram.

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A Child's Guide to Word Mastery

by Cheryl Lowe Classical Phonics consists of phoneticallyarranged word lists for students to practice their growing word recognition skills. In a word list there are no context clues, so the learner must rely on his mastery of letter sounds. If your child can pronounce each word in this list correctly, he knows his short vowel sounds, and you can move on to long vowels!

Classical Phonics is the most effective tool we know of to address the repetition that young ones need when learning to read. It can be used as a supplement to any phonics program and covers nearly all English phonograms and sounds taught through second grade.

Perfect for any phonics program!

Phonics from A-Z

$25.99

Phonics from A to Z is a readable and accessible manual for parents and teachers who want to go deeper into the subject of phonics and reading. It begins with a succinct history of the controversies surrounding phonics, followed by a wealth of information on every aspect of how children best learn to read. It provides reliable, accurate, and common-sense advice as well as extensive lists of resources that will ensure that you can teach reading successfully. This is the best resource on teaching phonics and reading we have ever found. Highly recommended, especially for schools that may need multiple strategies to meet the needs of all students.

"I cannot praise First Start Reading enough.

The ear training is key in learning to isolate letter sounds. The integrated writing practice connects the mental effort of reading with the finemotor skill of writing. Oh how I wish I had known of MP from the time my first child was in kindergarten!

I am now using FSR with my current kindergartener, and am enjoying every minute of the experience."

- Anastasia

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Copybooks Grades K-2

Grades 1-4

Grades K-6

$14.95 ea.

$14.95 ea.

$8.50 ea.

Copybooks I-III

Copybook Cursive I & II

$39.95 set (Copybooks I-III)

Our original Copybook III formatted in the New American Cursive font. Our second graders complete Copybook Cursive I alongside NAC 2, but it also makes a good choice for older students needing more practice.

(New American Cursive font)

by Cheryl & Leigh Lowe

These three-in-one wonders include memory passages, copybook exercises, and drawing pages. We have selected Scripture from the King James Bible and classic children’s poems, which describe the world in charming detail. Our copybooks introduce basic strokes and margin/spacing guidelines, along with alphabet practice pages with traceable characters and instructions for difficult letters.

Copybook Cursive II is a perfect supplement to our Fourth Grade Classical Core Curriculum.

It includes the Scripture passages from Christian Studies I, the 15 brightest stars from Astronomy, the major Greek gods from D'Aulaires' Greek Myths, and more!

Composition & Sketchbooks Our Composition & Sketchbooks allow each student to write and illustrate compositions.

They are great resources for all subjects and become a journal of your child's work for each year.

Composition & Sketchbook I: 5/8" Ruled for Younger Students Composition & Sketchbook II: 1/2" Ruled for 1st-2nd Grade Students Composition & Sketchbook III: College-Ruled for Older Students

Ages 4-11, chronological age or skill level

Ages 6-12, chronological age or skill level

Ages 6-8, chronological age or skill level

$8.95

Beginner Journal $8.50 Intermediate Journal $8.50

$14.95

My Nature Journal

by Cheryl Swope

Savor small moments of wonder with your child as he learns the simple beauty of nature. Create a keepsake for your child as you witness improvement in his knowledge, attention to detail, and writing skills through the exercises. Help your child make essential connections between oral language and written language, even as you assist his ability to observe and enjoy the wonders of nature.

This book can stand alone as a delightful supplement to any program.

My Thankfulness Journals (New American Cursive font)

by Cheryl Swope

These journals let students practice their cursive writing while thinking about God's daily blessings in their lives. Each page begins "Dear Heavenly Father," and closes, "Your child," with space for the child's signature.

In between is room for students to list their blessings each day. The Intermediate Journal is a smaller font size and has less tracing as students progress.

Cursive Practice Sheets (New American Cursive font)

One question we hear repeatedly is how to get more worksheets to practice New American Cursive writing. We try to put extra sheets in our books, but it never seems to be enough. Our new Cursive Practice Sheets book includes pages for practicing each cursive letter, Scripture copywork, and blank practice sheets. Since the most important objective of the NAC program is mastery, the more your student is able to practice, the better!

Simply Classical Copybook Series

(Manuscript and New American Cursive fonts)

by Cheryl Swope

Ages 5-8, chronological age or skill level Simply Classical Copybook: Book One, Manuscript $8.95 Simply Classical Copybook: Book Two, Manuscript $8.95 Simply Classical Copybook: Book Two, Cursive $8.95

Copybook is the time-honored activity in which students copy Scripture, maxims, poetry, and other literature selections. Copybook can assist children with special needs, even those who might otherwise find writing difficult. Through Simply Classical Copybook, students can strengthen penmanship, spelling, punctuation, vocabulary, fine-motor skills, and memory, while they learn habits of accuracy, neatness, and patience. Even more, they can receive truth and comfort from Holy Scripture. Shorter selections help accommodate for writing difficulties while providing the full benefits of copybook exercises for all beginning writers.

More special-needs information & curriculum on pages 44-49.

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Cursive Grades 1-4

Grades 1-4

Grades 1-4

$22.95

$22.95 ea.

$22.95 ea.

New American Cursive 1

by Iris Hatfield

New American Cursive 2

New American Cursive 3

Choose from: Famous Quotations & Scripture Quotations from Famous Americans

Choose from: Scripture & Lessons on Manners Famous Quotes & Lessons on Manners

by Iris Hatfield

by Iris Hatfield

Simple, clear, & effective!

Some people think computers have made cursive writing skills obsolete, but good handwriting and computers are not mutually exclusive.

Should we stop teaching language arts because a child can now text?

Before the early 1920s, children were taught cursive in the first grade.

Research shows that when third graders begin writing cursive, they return to a first grade speed level. By learning cursive earlier, students can focus more on other subjects once they reach the upper grades.

Grades 5-Adult $22.95

Teach Yourself Cursive: Create a Cursive That Fits You

by Iris Hatfield

The New American Cursive Penmanship Program is an easy-to-follow method for learning cursive. Developed by Iris Hatfield, who has over 35 years experience as a handwriting specialist, NAC combines proven teaching methods with the student’s needs for a fast, legible script.

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Natural right slant (easier for beginners & lefties) Illustrations/Exercises for letter connections Bound at the top for right or left-handers Focus on accuracy and legibility Simplified classic letter forms 125 Instruction and exercise lessons 8-page teaching guide Multi-sensory teaching methods Takes only 15 min./day

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$29.95 This New American Cursive supplemental software is available for easy, customizable worksheets to integrate handwriting practice with any subject. (Windows only)

Supplements

Penmanship program for older students & adults: • Easy methods to make learning cursive a pleasure • Step-by-step lesson plan • Just 15 minutes a day for remarkable results • 14 tips for left-handers • Helps develop your individual style • Handwriting improvement techniques

Why Learn Cursive?

• Improved neural connections in the brain • Increased ability to read cursive • Increased writing speed • Improved fine motor skills • Improved reading and spelling ability • Increased self-discipline and eye-hand coordination • Improved attractiveness, legibility, and fluidity of one’s signature • Increased self-confidence, continuity, and fluidity when communicating with the written word

"Iris Hatfield has done it again! Teach Yourself Cursive makes practice easy and interesting, with plenty of guides and incentives to keep us improving in handwriting that is consistent, legible, and, yes, faster than printing. Above all, New American Cursive is proven to be based on positive psychological principles."

–Willa W. Smith, Ed. D.

Startwrite CD

Alphabet Wall Charts (11'' x 17'') New American Cursive font $14.95

These wall charts match our manuscript Alphabet Wall Charts, using the New American Cursive font.

With beautiful letters, colors, and hand-drawn illustrations, they also make great educational posters!

Alphabet Wall Poster (22'' x 34'') Manuscript and New American Cursive $7.00

This poster lists the entire manuscript and cursive alphabets. It is the perfect resource if you don't have the space for our alphabet wall charts.

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20 Ways to Calm a Wiggly Child

by Cheryl Swope 1. Teach him to read well.

2. Stop his body from moving before giving a verbal direction.

3. Give clear, short directions he can follow.

4. Minimize auditory and visual distractions during work time. Provide headphones or earplugs and a supervised “office” area for independent work.

5. Teach in a small, contained area with clear physical boundaries.

6. Provide a visual schedule and overview the routine daily.

7. Include brief physical breaks in his day. Assist him with transitions.

8. Practice inhibitory activities, such as walking rather than running. Insist on do-overs when needed.

9. Teach calming habits of non-screen, independent leisure such as playing outside, completing crafts, and listening to music or audio books in a comfortable place.

10. Play simple turn-taking games for sharing, winning and losing gracefully, and self-control.

11. Provide strong leadership, so he does not feel out of control. Let him know he is in good hands at the start of each day.

12. Read books aloud about relationships, love, nature, courage, duty, and family.

(Don Freeman books, Little Bear books, Boxcar Children series, MP read-aloud sets) 13. Use his high activity level for service. Teach him a few new chores. Encourage his helpfulness.

14. Enjoy him. Find the qualities you appreciate about him. List them. Remember them.

15. Speak with the encouraging language of a loving teacher-child relationship.

16. Be matter-of-fact. Sometimes it is better to disengage than to overengage.

17. Find activities you enjoy doing together. Do these together sometimes.

18. Encourage his friendships with polite, considerate children.

19. Add gymnastics, wrestling, swimming, sports, or daily walks to his year-round routine.

20. Teach old-fashioned manners. Provide opportunities for manners throughout the day.

(Wait for food with hands in lap, ask rather than demand, and speak respectfully to adults.)

Much of this is common sense, but in the throes of teaching or parenting, such reminders to ourselves can be helpful. We integrate specific tips, techniques, and read-alouds throughout our Simply Classical Curriculum. All of this can work together for the child’s own good and for the good of the family.

Simply Classical:

A Beautiful Education for Any Child

by Cheryl Swope Text $24.95 | eBook $22.00 This book guides parents and teachers in implementing the beauty of a classical education with special-needs and struggling students. The love of history, music, literature, and Latin instilled in her own children by a classical education created in Cheryl the desire to share the message that classical education offers benefits to any child.

Cheryl Swope is the author of Simply Classical: A Beautiful Education for Any Child and Memoria Press' Simply Classical Curriculum.

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Special-Needs

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Full-Year Classical Core Curriculum Packages for Special-Needs Students Visit ClassicalSpecialNeeds.com to obtain detailed information about each level and to take readiness assessments.

LEvEL A

Ages 2-3 (Chronological Age or Skill Level)

$225 Full Set (all books + Curriculum Manual) $30 Curriculum Manual Only

Curriculum Manual Only $30 Consumables Only $34 Supplemental Read-Aloud Program $125 CuRRICuLuM MANuAL Lesson Plans for One Year

• Level A Curriculum Manual • Prayers for Children • Jesus Is With Me • Jesus Hears Me • Jesus Knows Me • Big Red Barn • The Best Mouse Cookie • Little Fur Family • Bunny's Noisy Book • From Head to Toe • Goodnight Moon • Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

• Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? • Numbers, Colors, Shapes

• The Very Busy Spider • Good Night, Gorilla • The Tale of Peter Rabbit • Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings • My Very First Book of Shapes • ABC: Amazing Alphabet Book • Put Me in the Zoo • Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb • Cars and Trucks From A to Z • My First Counting Book • The Animals' Christmas Eve • Big Dog ... Little Dog • Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? • My First Real Mother Goose • 1 Is One

Simply Classical Curriculum

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Ages 3-4 (Chronological Age or Skill Level)

CHRISTIAN STuDIES, MEMORY, & MANNERS

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A Child's Garden of Bible Stories, Bible Pictures to Color, Prayer for a Child, Please and Thank You Book, Big Thoughts for Little People, How Can I Help?

PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS, PHONICS, & READING Alphabet Coloring Book (p. 40), My First ABC Book, Simply Classical Crafts Book One, Alphabet Flashcards (p. 40)

WONDER, BEAuTY, & IMAGINATION

ARITHMETIC & FINE-MOTOR

My First Body Book, Do It Carefully, My Big Animal Book, A Child's Garden of Verses, A Child's Garden of Songs CD, Back to the Garden CD, Best First Book Ever!

Numbers Coloring Book (p. 40), Adventures with Books, Everywhere We Go, Counting With Numbers

New to Simply Classical?

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Simply Classical Curriculum RETAIL

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Curriculum Manual Only $30 Consumables Only $85 Supplemental Read-Aloud Program $335

Level C

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PACKAGE PRICE

Phonological Awareness, Phonics, & REading

200

$

Alphabet Books 1-2 (p. 40), Classical Phonics (p. 41), First Start Reading Student Book A (p. 41), First Start Reading Teacher (p. 41), Simply Classical Letters & Numbers Desk Charts (p. 47)

Christian Studies, Memory, & Manners ABC Bible Verse Book

Arithmetic & Fine-Motor

Curriculum Manual Lesson Plans for One Year

Numbers Books 1-2 (p. 40), Going on Eagerly, My Very Own Scissors Book (p. 40)

Wonder, Beauty, & Imagination Animals Animals, Simply Classical Crafts Book 2, Aesop's Fables, Richard Scarry's Best Mother Goose Ever, Finding the Answers, Hearing and Helping, Christian Liberty Nature Reader Book K, Animal Alphabet Coloring Book

New to Simply Classical? You need this item from Level A. Prayers for Children $3.99

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Level 1

Ages 5-6 (Chronological Age or Skill Level) Phonological Awareness, Phonics, & REading Fun in the Sun, Soft and White, Scamp and Tramp, Primary Phonics Readers Sets 1-3, Core Skills Phonics K-1, First Start Reading Student Books A-D (p. 41), Phonics from A to Z (p. 41)

Arithmetic & Fine-Motor Rod & Staff Arithmetic 1 Student (part 1), Teacher, Flashcards, Practice Sheets (p. 61), Best Counting Book Ever, This First Thanksgiving Day

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Special-Needs

Curriculum Manual Only $30 Consumables Only $70 Supplemental Read-Aloud Program $150 Supplemental Science & Enrichment Set $125 Christian Studies, Memory, & Manners The Story Bible, The Creation Story for Children, Simply Classical Copybook I (p. 42)

Wonder, Beauty, & Imagination Kindergarten & First Grade Art Cards (p. 56), Hailstones and Halibut Bones, A Child's Book of Poems, Days Gone By CD, My Nature Journal (p. 42), Animals! GeoPuzzle

Curriculum Manual Lesson Plans for One Year

New to Simply Classical? You need these items from Level C. Classical Phonics $15.95 Letters & Numbers Desk Charts $12.95 First Start Reading Teacher $14.95

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Curriculum Manual Only $30 Consumables Only $125 Optional Extended Literature Set $19.50 Supp. Literature, Science, History, & Geography Read-Alouds $240 Supp. Arithmetic Read-Alouds $50.00

Simply Classical Curriculum

Curriculum Manual

Arithmetic & Fine-Motor

Lesson Plans for One Year

Rod & Staff Arithmetic 1 Student (part 2), Speed Drills (p. 61)

Level 2

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Spelling, Penmanship, & Writing Simply Classical Spelling, Simply Classical Writing (ReadAloud Ed.), Core Skills Spelling 1, New American Cursive 1 (p. 43), Cursive Practice Sheets (p. 43)

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Christian Studies, Memory, & manners SC Copybook 2, Manuscript (p. 42)

Phonological Awareness, Phonics, & REading Moose Moments: Silent E, Moose Moments: Short Vowels, Moose Moments: Digraphs, At the Farm, Core Skills Phonics 2-3, Phonics Flashcards (p. 41), Simply Classical StoryTime Treasures Student and Teacher, Little Bear, Little Bear's Visit, Blueberries for Sal, Caps for Sale

Wonder, Beauty, & Imagination Second Grade Art Cards (p. 56), Animal Tales CD

New to Simply Classical? You need these items from previous levels.

Classical Phonics $15.95 Arithmetic 1 Teacher $20.95 Arithmetic 1 Practice Sheets $16.50 Arithmetic 1 Flashcards $17.80 A Child’s Garden of Bible Stories $10.12

Special-Needs materials Ages 6-8,

Ages 6-8,

chronological age or skill level

chronological age or skill level

$19.95 ea.

$14.95

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Simply Classical Writing:

Step-by-Step Sentences, Book 1

The "progressive" approach leaves beginning writers ill-prepared. This series combines classical copybook, grammar rules, and composition into one carefully sequenced series of explicit instruction, so students can practice early writing skills with confidence.

Simply Classical Spelling: Step-by-Step Words, Book 1

This series gives your struggling writer an incremental, multi-sensory approach with an oral/aural emphasis.

Each week includes targeted Word Study exercises to promote linguistic awareness, cognitive flexibility, and improved spelling skills.

Simply Classical Letters & Numbers Desk Charts (Sold in Level C)

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Reinforce your teaching with desk charts formatted to accompany lessons. Bold, targeted letters assist visual discrimination.

$14.95

Simply Classical StoryTime Treasures Ages 6-8, chronological age or skill level

$40 set (student, teacher, & 4 novels)

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Blossoming readers need to discover the riches of a good story. With simplified exercises in word study, composition, and oration, this delightful guide provides a joyful introduction to children's literature.

"Through exploring this curriculum, I was so pleased to discover that it really is simply using classical education methods for children with special needs. You know why? Because classical education is an approach that really can work for any student." - Beth

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In Defense of Latin by R.W. Livingstone

S

ome critics have said that the value of Roman literature is that it has been the vehicle which conveyed Greek ideas to the world. The Romans took their art and, as far as their civilization rests on these, their civilization from Greece.

Why, then, do we study Latin? Some of the reasons are given by Cicero in a passage where he sums up the excellences of Greece and Rome and declares the grounds on which his country has a claim to be considered great: Our mastery of character and of national life, of family, and of the home is far higher and nobler than theirs; our ancestors devised for the state an indubitably better system of laws and institutions.

Or again, take the art of war and think what Rome has achieved in individual heroism and even more in collective discipline. In these achievements, which depend not on literary gifts but on character, neither Greece nor any other people can be compared to us. Where will you find a sense of dignity, a resolution of purpose, a loftiness of spirit, a feeling of truth and honor which can be matched with old Rome?

In fact, Cicero allows intellect to Greece but claims character for Rome. Shelley has expressed the same thought with a poet’s imagination: “The true poetry of Rome lived in its institutions; for whatever of the beautiful, true, and majestic they contained could have sprung only from the faculty which creates the order in which they consist.” If nothing moves in the world but what is Greek, it is almost true to say that nothing stands but what is Roman. Combine the two and you have the strength of Rome without its hardness, the glory of Greece without its instability, and (what is

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important for education) you have perfect models of two sides of human nature, which, in union, go to make the perfect man and state.

Before Rome became mistress of the world, Europe had never found a way of combining liberty with order. Greece had propounded a theory of politics, but had been singularly unsuccessful in creating a stable, large-scale state—the imperial power of Athens lasted sixty years, that of Sparta and of Thebes even less.

Such is the record of Greek political achievement. The empires of Alexander’s successors were equally unable to discover the secret of permanence. But while these empires and monarchies successively formed and broke up as rapidly as the eddies in a weir pool come into being and dissolve, a small town in Italy was leading a struggling existence in the middle of powerful tribes.

Sometimes she was victorious, sometimes she bought off the enemy, once or twice she was almost destroyed.

In the end, after continuous warfare, she gained a precarious supremacy in south and central Italy and turned her eyes across the seas. Two hundred years more of fighting were added to her wars in Italy, and she emerged practically the mistress of the world, with a strong organization and sounder statecraft than had yet been known.

In these early struggles, a character was formed that never lost traces of its origin, which is betrayed in the favorite Latin adjectives: fortis, strenuus, constans, diligens, firmus, verecundus, castus, prudens, gravis, assiduus, and sedulus. Hard necessity taught the Roman

to prize these qualities. He became brave, stubborn, and honest because otherwise he would have been destroyed. He learnt the art of statesmanship and compromise because he had either to avoid civil war or perish. He avoided vice because there was no leisure to be vicious. He was not luxurious because he had no means of making money. All this became second nature to him. That is why Quintilian says, rather unjustly to Greece, “Graeci praeceptis valent, Romani exemplis” (The Greeks tell us, the Romans show us, how to live).

The common characteristic is a deep sense of something which perhaps we can best express by the word “character.” Greece has indeed done more for morals than any force except Christianity, but she has done it by appealing to the reason, by making men think. Her gnomai (proverbs) are generally thoughts on life rather than direct moral precepts. But the Roman maxims are direct injunctions, as peremptory and practical as the Ten Commandments, the orders of a commander-in-chief on the battlefield of life.

Greek takes us into the world of thought; in Latin, we live with a heroic race, “the commonwealth of kings, the men of Rome.”

Like Aeneas in the lower world, we move among illulstres animae, splendid souls. Cincinnatus fetched from the plough to be chief magistrate of Rome; Valerius who, dying as consul, did not leave enough money to pay for his funeral; and Regulus, refusing to be exchanged for Carthaginian prisoners and himself opposing it in the Senate because “they are young and valuable generals, while I am an old and broken man” and going back to Carthage to torture and death.

These iron characters at times are harsh and terrible, but they supplied the inflexible will, which carried the Romans through defeats and disasters to the empire of the world. Cato, the great Roman statesman, was a hard man—hard to foreigners, hard to his countrymen, and hard to himself. There were, however, two people in the world to whom he was not hard. “He said that he that beat his wife or child,” Plutarch recounts, “did commit as great a sacrilege as if he polluted or spoiled the holiest things of the world; and he thought it greater praise for a man to be a good husband than a good senator.”

Roman literature contains, not by any means all the human virtues, but all the virtues which make great nations. “Do not think,” said Cato, rebuking the degeneracy of his own day, “that our ancestors made Rome great by their arms ... There were other things which made them great: industry at home, just government abroad, and a free mind in counsel, the slave of neither passion nor crime.” Deep reverence

for the family and for the woman as mother of the family, self-control, self-sacrifice, the sternest sense of duty, unrelenting determination, dauntless courage— Rome offers us examples of all of these in abundance.

But what does the Latin language itself, its grammar as well as its great authors, have to do with this vigorous and virtuous Roman character?

And why should we study grammar in Latin or Greek, rather than English or French? No doubt it can be done in the modern languages, but they have certain disadvantages. In English, at any rate, grammar study is artificial; we know the language already and have no real need to dissect it, while in Latin we must master the grammar in order to understand the language at all, and the study is therefore spontaneous.

And if our object is to train exactness of thought, modern languages are far inferior to Latin, which has in a unique degree no modern language exhibits, a logical quality. The Latin here, if nowhere else, was an intellectual. He disciplined his thought as he disciplined himself; his words are drilled as rigidly as were his legions and march with the same regularity and precision. Modern languages, and English most of all, are lax and individualistic; in our grammar, as in our politics, we are nonconforming, dissenting, lenient to passive resisters and conscientious objectors—we have almost as many exceptions as rules. Our way is interesting and has its merits—more perhaps in life than in language. For in the ideal language, law is supreme; reason governs its grammar and the expression is exactly measured and fitted to the thought it expresses. Latin is such a language.

No other language, least of all a modern language, has this rigid logical cast. Greek does not have it.

From Greek we learn a different kind of accuracy; for example, it is less logical, but more sensitive.

It is not an overstatement to say that not to know Greek is to be ignorant of the most flexible and subtle instrument of expression, and not to know Latin is to have missed an admirable training in precise and logical thought.

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Why Read Shakespeare?

by David M. Wright

T “Each substance of a grief hath twenty shadows.”

– Tragedy of Richard II

he contrast between shadow and substance singularly interested Shakespeare, as did the very nature of things themselves. He even makes use of profound concepts in logic, such as difference, property, and essence. In rhetoric, these are the topics of invention, for they concern the act of defining. So then, let us define why we should read Shakespeare. What is the essence of Shakespeare’s art? Why read the bard of Avon? The answer may lie in the contrast between literary shadows and literary substance.

At Memoria Press, we suggest reading a Shakespeare text each year in grades 8-12; in short, as much as possible. In so doing, the student will receive a thorough and deep immersion in the substance of literature, language, and the great books. Here are ten reasons why this is so:

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Shakespeare's literary genius is unparalleled in the long history of English literature. He holds the number one position as the greatest writer of English literature. T. S. Eliot, one of the finest poets (and critics) of the twentieth century, said, "Dante and Shakespeare divide the world between them, there is no third."

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Reading Shakespeare provides a comprehensive education, as he was deeply educated in Latin, Greek, and the classics (though he infamously was not college-educated). To read Shakespeare's plays and poems is to travel the world in culture, history, and mythology.

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Shakespeare invented, expanded, and enriched our English language. Much of our language, both in syntax and vocabulary, is indebted to Shakespeare. He is credited with introducing approximately 3,000 words into the English language, and with incorporating a vocabulary in the range of 17,000 to 29,000 words.

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Shakespeare's plays honor history and provide good examples of courage, heroism, and patriotism. They explore the great themes of love, war, and death. Similarly, they provide examples of the drastic and terrible effects of sin and vice.

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His plays have assumed a central position in the European and English-speaking world, from theatres to academia. He is known and revered worldwide.

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Shakespeare scholar Peter Saccio aptly remarks that "Shakespeare is a culture-hero, a mythical figure, a founder of society, a lawgiver, a prophet."

Indeed, his literary influence alone created the potential for genre, plot, language, and characterization.

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Shakespeare's plays are abundant in content.

They have many scenes, plots, characters, actions, and deaths. The length of each play runs an astounding 2,000 - 4,000 lines! (Much longer than plays written today.) Fittingly, the huge size of the theatre stage in Shakespeare's day allowed for both epic and intimate details. It is nothing short of remarkable that Shakespeare was able to sustain such a profound level of eloquence and richness through so many lines and so many plays. His oeuvre includes 38 plays, 154 sonnets, and two long narrative poems.

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Imagine watching a movie where everyone speaks in beautiful poetry. Now imagine speaking to your friends and family in elevated poetry. Then imagine reading your favorite classic novel in blank verse. Remarkably, Shakespeare combined the genres of drama, fiction, and poetry into one. For example, he combined live performance theatre with the great stories and characters of ancient Greek and Roman drama, with the great plot, story, and language of the modern novel, with the artful genre of poetry and verse. In a sense, then, reading Shakespeare is akin to watching a beautiful live performance of a Dickens' novel, where most of the characters speak in beautiful poetry. Suffice to say his incorporation of three genres into one makes his work ever more compelling and powerful.

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To read Shakespeare is to be exposed to the fullness of humanity, to all that has been thought and said in the world, with realism and honesty—not the mere shadows of our existence, but the very substance of human life. As Hamlet said when initiating his play (within a play) to illumine his uncle’s guilt: … but let your own discretion be your tutor: suit the action to the word, the word to the action; with this special o'erstep not the modesty of nature: for any thing so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first and now, was and is, to hold, as 'twere, the mirror up to nature; to show virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time his form and pressure. (Act 3, sc. 2)

For Shakespeare was surely reflecting on the purpose and nature of his poetry, to which 400 years has borne testimony: to suit appropriate words to the manifold richness of human life. For his art holds a mirror up to human nature, showing the intricate features of virtue and scorn, and the very age and body of all time its form and pressure, its shadow and substance.

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Reading Shakespeare results in a thorough exposure to classical rhetoric. By way of his heavy training in rhetoric, Shakespeare employed a multitude of literary and rhetorical devices in his plays. For example: synecdoche, when the part of something is used to refer to the whole: “Take thy face hence” (Macbeth, Act 5, sc. 3); chiasmus, the repetition of two or more parallel clauses/ideas, but presented in inverted order using different words (not to be mistaken with antimetabole, in which identical words are repeated and inverted): “Who dotes, yet doubts; suspects, yet strong loves” (Othello, Act 3, sc. 3).

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*Excerpted from The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise. Copyright Š 2009, 2004, 1999 by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise. With permission of the publisher, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. All rights reserved.

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logic of writing, for example, includes paragraph y brother and sister and I all received a classical construction and support of a thesis; the logic of education, way back in the 1970s, because my reading involves the criticism and analysis of texts, mother homeschooled us the same way she’d been not simple absorption of information; the logic of taught at home. history demands that the student find out why the Our education was language-centered, not imageWar of 1812 was fought, rather than simply reading its centered; we read and listened and wrote, but we rarely story; the logic of science requires the child to learn watched. She spent the early years of school giving us and apply the scientific method. facts, systematically laying the foundation for advanced The final phase of a classical education, the study. She taught us to think through arguments, and “rhetoric stage,” builds on the first two. At this point, then she taught us how to express ourselves. the high-school student learns to write and speak This is the classical pattern of the trivium, the with force and originality. The student of rhetoric three-part process of training the mind. applies the rules of logic learned in middle school The first years of schooling are called the “grammar to the foundational information learned in the early stage”—not because you spend four years doing grades and expresses her conclusions in clear, forceful, English, but because these are the years in which the elegant language. The student also begins to specialize building blocks for all other learning are laid, just as in whatever branch of knowledge grammar is the foundation attracts her; these are the years for for language. In the art camps, college courses, foreign elementary-school years— Susan Wise travel, apprenticeships, and other roughly grades 1 through Bauer is the forms of specialized training.

4—the mind is ready best-selling A classical education is more to absorb information. author of The than just a pattern of learning, Since children at this age though. First, it is language-focused: actually find memorization Story of the learning is accomplished primarily fun, during this period World series, through words, written and spoken, education involves not The History rather than mostly through images primarily self-expression (pictures, videos, and television). and self-discovery, but of the World series, and Why is this important? Language rather the learning of The Well Educated Mind, learning and image learning require facts and training in basic among other works. She very different habits of thought. thinking skills: rules of Language requires the mind to phonics and spelling lives in Virginia. work harder; in reading, the brain is and how to use them, forced to translate a symbol (words rules of grammar and on the page) into a concept. Images, such as those on understanding good sentence structure, poems, the videos and television, allow the mind to be passive. vocabulary of foreign languages, the stories of history In front of a video screen, the brain can “sit back” and literature, descriptions of plants and animals and and relax; faced with the written page, the mind is the human body, how numbers work and the basics of required to roll its sleeves up and get to work. mathematical thinking—the list goes on.

Second, a classical education follows a specific Somewhere around fourth or fifth grade, children three-part pattern: the mind must be first supplied begin to think more analytically. Middle-school with facts and images, then given the logical tools for students are less interested in finding out facts than organization of those facts and images, and finally in asking, “Why?” The second phase of the classical equipped to express conclusions. education, the “logic stage,” is a time when the child Third, classical education strives for mastery begins to pay attention to cause and effect, to the in the skill areas, but discovery and exploration in relationships among different fields of knowledge, to the content areas. Skill areas are those parts of the the way facts fit together into a logical framework. curriculum that give the student tools for learning: A student is ready for the logic stage when the grammar, phonics and spelling, the mechanics of capacity for abstract thought begins to mature. sentence and paragraph construction, mathematical During these years, the student begins the study of operations (from addition to complex equations), algebra and applies mathematical reasoning to realbasic concepts in science. Skills are developed in life situations. She studies the rules of logic, and a prescribed sequence, each step building on the begins to apply logic to all academic subjects. The

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one before; addition and subtraction come before multiplication and division, comma use is mastered before compound-complex sentences are addressed.

Workbooks and textbooks are valuable for building skill areas.

Content areas are literature, history, the sciences, mathematical thinking and understanding, written composition, art, music—fields of study that are open-ended and that can’t be “mastered.” Students will never learn all of history or science or read all of the great books. In these content areas, there is room for students to choose their own direction, to develop a deep and narrow expertise or a broader, wider knowledge, to tailor their study to their interests.

When possible, we steer away from textbooks in the content areas, and toward collections of “living books”—books written by single authors, exploring particular issues and ideas.

Fourth, to the classical mind, all knowledge is interrelated. Astronomy, for example, isn’t studied in isolation; it’s learned along with the history of scientific discovery, which leads into the church’s relationship to science and from there to the intricacies of medieval church history. The reading of the Odyssey allows the student to consider Greek history, the nature of heroism, the development of the epic, and humankind’s understanding of the divine. This is easier said than done. The world is full of knowledge, and finding the links between fields of study can be a mind-twisting task.

A classical education meets this challenge by taking history as its organizing outline—beginning with the ancients and progressing forward to the moderns in history, literature, art, and music—and by connecting the history of scientific discoveries to the study of scientific principles whenever possible.

Classical education is, above all, systematic—in direct contrast to the scattered, unorganized nature of so much secondary education. This rigorous, systematic study has two purposes.

First, rigorous study develops virtue in the student: the ability to act in accordance to what one knows to be right. Virtuous men or women can force themselves to do what they know is right, even when it runs against their inclinations. Classical education continually asks a student to focus not on what is immediately pleasurable (another half hour of TV or computer game, for example) but on the steps needed to reach a future goal—mastery of vital academic skills.

Second, systematic study allows the student to join what Mortimer J. Adler calls the “Great Conversation”:

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the ongoing conversation of great minds down through the ages. Much modern education is so eclectic that the student has little opportunity to make connections between past events and the flood of current information. “The beauty of the classical curriculum,” writes classical schoolmaster David Hicks, “is that it dwells on one problem, one author, or one epoch long enough to allow even the youngest student a chance to exercise his mind in a scholarly way: to make connections and to trace developments, lines of reasoning, patterns of action, recurring symbolisms, plots, and motifs.”

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D'Aulaires' Greek Myths

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This guide shows you how to teach, learn, and master the stories fundamental to a classical education. Includes a three-year reading plan.

Perfect course for older students needing to catch up.

Myths are everywhere in Western art and literature and are the essential background for a classical education. An ideal beginning book regardless of age! Each of the 30 lessons presents facts to know, vocabulary, comprehension questions, and a picture review and activities section.

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Famous Men of Rome is ideal for beginners of all ages who are fascinated by the action and drama of Rome. Inside are 30 stories, covering all the great historical characters of ancient Rome’s history, from its founding to its demise. Through this biographical approach to history, witness the rise and fall of a great civilization through the lives of larger-thanlife figures.

If the Romans were history’s great men of action, the Greeks were history’s great men of thought. Dive into the lives and minds of thirtytwo famous Greeks through stories detailing the rise, Golden Age, and fall of Greece. Learning about the triumphs of Aristotle, Ptolemy, Odysseus, Pericles, Alexander the Great, and many others will enable your students to understand why the scope of Greek accomplishment is still known today as “The Greek Miracle.”

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The Book of the Ancient World

The Book of the Ancient Greeks

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Dorothy Mills takes the student on an adventure, exploring the geography, culture, architecture, and most prominent people of Egypt, Persia, the Hittites, Israel, and more. Not only does she teach the valuable history and lessons of the ancient peoples, but she gives the students an understanding of the people and neighbors out of which Christianity sprung.

The journey continues, starting in Crete and ending in the Hellenistic Age ushered in by Alexander the Great. Students learn about the development of democracy, the primordial defense of democracy in the Persian wars, the heyday of Athens (also known as the Golden Age), and that sad self-destruction known as the Peloponnesian Wars. But it is not history alone—culture, values, and life lessons are taught.

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If you don’t begin your classical education until middle or high school, we would suggest that you start with Year 5 and move forward from there. Before beginning your study of the classics, it is always helpful if your student has a basic knowledge of Greek mythology (D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek Myths [p. 62]) and has read a retelling of the Trojan War (Olivia Coolidge’s The Trojan War [p. 64]).

Classical Studies Suggested Timeline Year 1

D'Aulaires' Greek Myths

Year 2

Famous Men of Rome

Year 3

Famous Men of the Middle Ages

Year 4

Famous Men of Greece, The Trojan War, and Horatius at the Bridge

Year 5

Iliad, Odyssey, and The Book of the Ancient Greeks

Year 6

The Aeneid and The Book of the Ancient Romans

Year 7

Greek Plays (Euripides, Sophocles, Aeschylus)

Year 8

The Divine Comedy (Dante)

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Grades 6-8

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Famous Men of the Middle Ages

Famous Men of Modern Times

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The story of the Middle Ages is told through the colorful lives of Attila the Hun, Charlemagne, William the Conqueror, Edward the Black Prince, and Joan of Arc, among others. This course guides students through the turbulent “dark age” of history and illustrates the transition from the end of ancient times to the birth of the modern era. This book is a perfect precursor to Famous Men of Modern Times.

Modern history—history, that is, after the fall of Constantinople in 1453—can sometimes seem like a confusing jumble of unrelated events. As a result, many curricula needlessly avoid this exciting period of history. Famous Men of Modern Times will bring the events of the last 500 years to life. These stories provide great insight into the foundations of the modern world.

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The Book of the Ancient Romans

The Book of the Middle Ages

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Like any good Roman course, this one begins with the she-wolf who nurses in infancy the legendary founders of Rome: Romulus and Remus. The rise and fall of a monarchy, the embrace of a republic with the simultaneous dislike for kings, and finally the rise of the Roman Empire teach unforgettable principles about human nature and society.

See how Christianity spread, building a new civilization on the remnants of the Roman Empire. From the foundation of monasteries to the bell towers of universities, from the crowning of Charlemagne to the execution of Joan of Arc, this program will show your student the glory that was the rise of Christendom.

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Classical Literature Grades 6+

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The Aeneid for Boys & Girls Horatius at the Bridge

The Trojan War by Olivia Coolidge

This study of Macaulay's 70-stanza ballad includes vocabulary, maps, character and plot synopses, meter, comprehension questions, teaching guidelines, and a test. Send us a recording of your students reciting the poem, and we'll send them a Winston Churchill Award certificate to present with the medal.

This retelling of the Trojan War is the best preparation for reading Homer. Each lesson has reading notes, vocabulary, comprehension questions, and an enrichment section with discussion topics, writing, art, and map work.

Your student will know the main characters, the gods and goddesses, and the storyline of the Iliad and Odyssey.

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Western civilization begins with the Iliad and Odyssey. This is a perfect place to start your study of the Great Books. Our study guides will help bring Homer’s great works alive for your student.

Our Teacher Guide has inset student pages with answers, teacher notes for each lesson, quizzes, and tests, giving the teacher all the background information needed to teach these books.

Odyssey Text $12.00 Odyssey eBook $7.00 Odyssey Student $11.95 Odyssey Teacher $12.95 Odyssey DVDs $45.00

The Aeneid

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David West translation After Homer, the Aeneid is logically your next Great Book to study. Virgil's epic story of the founding of Rome will come alive when read with the help of our study guide as you continue your quest to master the classics. This is a great preparation for Latin AP Virgil also. Our Teacher Guide has inset student pages with teacher notes and background information for each lesson.

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The Oresteian Trilogy

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Aeschylus was the first of the three great tragic playwrights. The Oresteia is the exciting trilogy about the end of the curse of the House of Atreus. Join Orestes as he seeks to revenge his father’s murder, but discovers, along with us, that revenge only begets revenge—that mercy and litigation are the better ends of justice.

Sophocles, “famous for wisdom,” won the playwright competition at the Festival of Dionysus many times. Here is the story of Oedipus, fated to unknowingly kill his father and marry his mother. This is the great myth, influencing all subsequent literature. Fate, free will, the quest for knowledge and truth—the glory and downfall of Western civilization.

Euripides further developed the tragedy, instituting the deus ex machina, a prologue with a background, and greater realism.

His heroes are less resolute and more psychological, fraught with internal conflict.

In his characters, we see the polar extremes to which human nature may go: cold reason and maniacal passion, nobility and cruelty, triumph and regret, grief and comfort.

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Alfred Church's retelling of Virgil's Aeneid is a great introduction to the story of Aeneas, who escaped from the burning city of Troy and founded Rome, the New Troy. Students will gain a good grasp of the characters and story of the Aeneid and be ready to tackle the more difficult prose of Virgil.

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The Divine Comedy

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The Divine Comedy is one of the crown jewels of both Western and Christian literature.

This epic, allegorical poem illustrates Dante’s spiritual journey of redemption that takes him through the pit of Hell (the Inferno) to the Beatific Vision of God (the Paradiso). The Student Guide contains helpful study questions, and reading notes for difficult lines.

Cicero was a man trying to give the politicians of his day solid principles to live by as they drove his fatherland, Rome, down the royal road of decay. His work On Obligations played a large role in Western Christendom but is daunting to read alone.

Let us accompany your highschooler as he learns the principles of justice, wisdom, beneficence, courage, and propriety.

Marcus Tullius Cicero, a Roman statesman from the first century B.C., was convinced that the upright moral life was the happier life. The Republic became the blueprint of the U.S. government almost 2,000 years after it was written. In The Laws, Cicero defends his understanding of the upright moral life and becomes the foundation for the West's philosophical discussion on the natural law.

by Dante Alighieri, John Ciardi translation

by Cicero, Translated by P. G. Walsh

by Cicero, Translated by Niall Rudd

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$39.95 set (Sketchbook, Handbook, Wall Cards, Flashcards) Students will master a total of 60 events over the course of four years (3rd-6th grades). History is a very unsystematic subject, and time is very abstract. Students need a timeline that they memorize, build on, and recite every year.

Timeline Composition & Sketchbook: A two-page spread for each event: a picture frame for illustrating on one side and a page of blank lines for a summary on the other side.

To be completed over four years.

Timeline Handbook: Teaching guidelines, charts by grade and time period, and summaries of each event.

Timeline Flashcards: One side has the date and the reverse side has the event. These cards are color-coded to the Timeline Wall Cards.

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Timeline Wall Cards: The date and event on the same side. Cards are added throughout the year as students study history in Classical/Christian Studies and American Studies.

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Make the ancient civilization stories come alive on your classroom walls. These color wall maps are perfect for any classical education classroom. Each set includes individual maps of Greece, Italy, the City of Rome, and the Roman Empire. These maps contain all the hot spots in the classical world.

Since understanding geography is important to Biblical studies, we have developed a set of five Christian Studies wall maps. They include three maps for the Old Testament and two for the New Testament.

These maps are an ideal supplement for Memoria Press' Christian Studies I-IV or for any Bible program.

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This series thoughtfully guides your students through The Golden Children's Bible, teaching them the fundamentals of Bible stories, history, and geography, with solid detail at a manageable pace. This is a three-year Bible reading course that builds faith by teaching salvation history as real history.

Teacher Manual: Insight and background for each lesson; additional discussion, composition, and research prompts.

The Golden Children's Bible: Chosen for its simplified, but poetically appealing King James text along with its beautiful, accurate, and age-appropriate illustrations. This is important because we believe students should learn to revere the Bible as a sacred book, distinct from stories with cartoon heroes.

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Christian Studies IV:

A Chronological Overview of the Bible Takes students back through the highlights of the Bible, reviews drill questions, memory passages, and more! Can serve as a review course for Christian Studies I-III or as a survey study of the Bible. Allows student to read through the Bible by touching on the major stories and characters.

The Story of Christianity:

The Wars of the Jews:

David Bentley Hart gives a scholarly but readable portrait of the Christian Church, from its origins in Judaism to the "house churches" in contemporary China. This overview is perfect for study before delving into the more difficult church historians such as Josephus and Eusebius.

"There will not be left a stone upon a stone."

Our children may know Christ's prophecy, but do they learn about its fulfillment?

Josephus, a Jew turned Roman citizen, is regarded as the most trustworthy source on the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. A follow-up study of Scripture and the best introduction to the history of Christianity.

A History of 2,000 Years of the Christian Faith by David Bentley Hart

The Fall of Jerusalem by Josephus

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History of the Early Church

The City of God

Acts of the Apostles

Continue on from a historical study of the Hebrew people to an investigation of the history of the church. This was so evidently necessary to Christians of the 4th century, that one of their own, Eusebius, the bishop of Caesarea, wrote the first book to recount the struggles and victories of the first followers of Christ. In this year-long course, Chadwick's The Early Church is used as the main text, and students are directed to Eusebius' History of the Church when ancient testimony is appropriate.

The City of God, arguably Augustine's greatest book, is the source of some of Western society's greatest and most cherished beliefs. The book serves as the cultural fountainhead of all that followed, and it is unlikely that it will ever be equaled. The Teacher Guide contains helpful chapter summaries as well as a thorough introduction to teaching this course effectively.

The history of Christianity, particularly that of the early Church, is something every Christian should know. But when we talk about what books about the history of the Church we should read, we often forget the most important and informative book: The Book of the Acts of the Apostles. Here is the exciting story of the travels, the teachings, and—in many cases—the martrydoms of the apostles themselves, as told by the author of the Gospel of Luke. Christian history starts here.

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Student Book: 30 lessons; weekly memory verses; maps & timelines; 5 review lessons & tests; comprehension, drill, and discussion questions; references Golden Children's Bible page numbers as well as actual Scripture references.

Christian Studies

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