Developing Excellent Writers for Our Future: Using the Progymnasmata

Elegantly Effective Writing


Narrative Stage
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Pen and Schroll

Discovering the Skills of Writing

In the Narrative stage students continue to build invention skills as well as the ability to engage the imagination of an audience. They master the structures of thought that originate narratives and learn to create recognition by using figures of description. They develop the ability to communicate the same idea using a variety of words, sentence structures, and various perspectives.

Key Benefits

  • Ease of use for student and teacher
  • Reinforcement and repetition of Fable Skills
  • Builds confidence in young writers

Capabilities

  • Skills of narrative invention
  • Facility with language
  • Flexibility in perspective

Pricing

Description SKU # Price
Narrative Teacher's Manual
2001 $30
Narrative Student's Workbook
2002 $10
Complete Fable Lesson Plans on CD for Schools

(includes rights to copy workbooks for classroom use)

1003 $150

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Pen and Schroll

Papers on Aphthonius' Progymnasmata

The Vertical Integration of Aphthonius' Progymnasmata

Aphthonius’ Progymnasmata as a Means to Preparing Innovative Communicators

Other Resources

Frequently Asked Questions

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