Writing and Rhetoric Book 3: Narrative II – Student’s Edition

Writing and Rhetoric Book 3: Narrative II – Student’s Edition

Writing and Rhetoric Book 3: Narrative II – Student’s Edition, the third book of the Writing & Rhetoric series, exposes students to new genres of story, including historical narrative and legend. It uses a variety of culturally important examples, and expands on the previous book, Narrative I.

Narrative II extends lessons and introduces new skills. These include the difference between fact and opinion; learning to ask the five Ws of a historical narrative: who, what, when, where, why; how to define and identify types of narratives; how to outline stories; how to apply storytelling skills; and more.

A Closer Look at the Lessons

Lessons start with the fable. Next, the student shares a narration of the story in the “Tell in Back” portion of the lesson. The “Talk about It” section provides students with questions that require personal application and critical thinking. “Go Deeper” questions are multiple-choice questions that cover writing concepts and vocabulary in the piece. Finally, “Writing Time” exercises integrate copywork, dictation, “sentence play,” rewriting exercises, and other assignments.

An Overview of Writing & Rhetoric

Writing certainly needs to be taught just like any other subject. Letting students be “free” to write without a model is often letting them jump in the deep end without learning to swim first!

Writing & Rhetoric assumes students learn best by reading excellent literature and improving their writing skills by imitating those writers. Students who complete the entire program will read and learn to write narrative, expository, descriptive, and persuasive essays while developing a unique style.

Each exercise teaches a skill students can employ across all subjects. Skills move from simple to complex. Additionally, the cumulative nature of each chapter reviews skills from earlier in the book. This helps students build a solid foundation of writing skills.

• Classical Academic Press includes four important attributes. Each product is classical, creative, relevant, and easy to use. We publish classical books and media. We seek to acquaint students with the best that has been thought and said.
• Additionally, we design and present our products with creativity and zest, from beautiful illustrations to engaging storytelling, ensuring that the classical subjects being taught are anything but boring.