Susan Wise Bauer

Broschiertes Buch

Writing with Skill, Level 1: Instructor Text

Beschreibung

This groundbreaking new writing series combines time-tested classical techniques-the imitation and analysis of great writers-with original composition exercises in history, science, biography, and literature. Skills Taught:      . One- and two-level outlining      . Writing chronological narratives, biographical sketches, descriptions, and sequences across the curriculum      . Constructing basic literary essays on fiction and poetry      . Researching and documenting source material      . First volume of four that will prepare students for high-level rhetoric and composition Features of the program:      . Writing assignments are modeled on examples from great literature and classic nonfiction      . All source material for assignments is provided-no other books are needed      . This Instructor Text provides scripted dialogue to use when the student has difficulty, plus detailed guidance on how to evaluate the student's work      . Student Workbook (sold separately) encourages independence by directing all assignments to the student      . First volume of four that will prepare students for high-level rhetoric and composition

Autor

Susan Wise Bauer is a writer, educator, and historian. Her previous books include the Writing With Ease, Writing With Skill, and Story of the World series from Well-Trained Mind Press, as well as The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home, The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had, Rethinking School, The Story of Western Science: From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory, and the History of the World series, all from W. W. Norton. She has a Ph.D. in American Studies from the College of William & Mary in Virginia, as well as an M.A. in seventeenth-century literature and a Master of Divinity in Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Literature. For fifteen years, she taught literature and composition at the College of William and Mary.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Well-Trained Mind Press
• Seitenzahl: 607
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 282mm x 215mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 1408g
• ISBN-13: 9781933339528
• ISBN-10: 1933339527
• Artikelnr.: 33329413