Classical Composition IV: Refutation/Confirmation Stage Teacher Guide

Classical Composition IV: Refutation/Confirmation Stage Teacher Guide by James A. Selby. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781615382446.

Have you been looking for a composition program that incorporates the classical approach? Well, weve got something even better: Memoria Press new Classical Composition program, written by James Selby, doesnt just incorporate the classical approach, it is the classical approach. Going back to the method of writing instruction used for over 2,000 years, Classical Composition teaches the student 14 composition skills, called the progymnasmata, a set of elementary rhetorical exercises that formed the basis of persuasive writing. This approach was used to teach writing by Quintilian and Cicero, and produced writers such as Milton, Shakespeare, and Benjamin Franklin.