Writing & Rhetoric revives the classical progymnasmata — a sequence of writing exercises from ancient Greek and Roman education that trains students step by step, from simple retelling of a fable to more advanced argument and description.
Each book in the series focuses on a specific exercise type, using models from great literature as students imitate, then gradually make each form their own. It pairs naturally with Well-Ordered Language for families building a complete classical language arts sequence.
Best for classical homeschools wanting a writing sequence explicitly grounded in the progymnasmata tradition, as an alternative or complement to programs like IEW.
Follows the progymnasmata, a sequence of writing exercises from ancient Greek and Roman education that trains students step by step, from simple retelling to more advanced argument and description.
Students imitate strong models before writing independently.
Each book builds directly on skills from the one before.
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