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Teach writing with ease!  Scriptorium Writing Level One guides students through the exercises of the progymnasmata.  The progymnasmata is the classical approach to training writers through intuitive topics that make writing enjoyable and natural for both teacher and student.  This book is a "pick-up and go" book; teachers can follow scripted lessons with little, if any, preparation. Purchase the Scriptorium Writing Teacher's Guide for thorough instructions on how to get the most out of the student book. 
 
In Scriptorium Writing Level One, students will practice the exercises of narration, fable, description, anecdote, and proverb. They will learn the language of virtues and vices, and understand the topics of thesis, definition, opposite, and appeal.  They will be introduced to the literary devices of imagery, simile, metaphor, alliteration, and onomatopoeia. 
 
This book is recommended for 4th grade. Each Scriptorium Writing book includes 18 full color beautiful works of art and can be enjoyed year after year.