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Teach writing with ease! Scriptorium Writing Level Two 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 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 Two, students will practice the exercises of narration, fable, description, anecdote, proverb, encomium, and invective. They will learn the language of virtues and vices, and understand the topics of thesis, definition, opposite, appeal, paraphrase, analogy, and testimony. They will be introduced to the literary devices of imagery, simile, metaphor, alliteration, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, and allusion. Students will learn to avoid wordiness and practice transitions. They will practice using prepositional phrases and participle phrases stylistically. 
 
This book is recommended for 5th grade. Each Scriptorium Writing book includes 18 full-color beautiful works of art and can be enjoyed year after year.