What if one could be taught to write well using a method that had been successful for thousands of years? The Writing the Classical Way series does just that, teaching ancient writing exercises (the progymnasmata) to pre-rhetoric middle school and high school students. Developed and tested in the classroom, Writing the Classical Way offers the following: Complete set of all 14 progymnasmata exercises, Fable to Legislation, in each book of the series. Emphasis on historical literature and examples. Instruction in standard forms of English paragraph and essay organization. Model essays with analytical exercises in each chapter. Think-It-Through questions to de-mystify the progymnasmata. Quick-reference charts. Pre-writing activities. Essay assignments.
