Friday, April 16, 2010

Composition Index

Notes on Method:

2-3 composition lessons per week
free writing every day for 15-20 minutes
workshop every 2-3 weeks.

Introduction

Overview of Types of Writing
Paragraph Form
(10 weeks) -- September-October

The Paragraph

The Paragraph -- Continuity in Sentences
Types of Paragraphs

Paragraph Format #1: Example

Paragraph Format #2: Classification

Definition

Composition Review
(for Review #2)

Process
Cause and Effect

Set 4 : Survey of Paragraph Types Continued
Analogy
Compare/Contrast
Elements of Circumstance
Narrative

Set 5:  Expanding, Condensing
Descriptive
Summary Paragraphs
Uses of Types
Uses of Types 2

Uses of Paragraph Types



Essay Form

(November - December)

Introduction to Progymnasmata
(Composition in Classical Tradition, Diogenes: Maxim)

Fables
Proverbs
Anecdotes

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