tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35451298.post1272982249570917863..comments2023-10-12T10:28:33.580-04:00Comments on Trivium Academy: Writing Woes: Where's the Path?Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11962142768868238733noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35451298.post-16651531858999801822007-10-03T00:29:00.000-04:002007-10-03T00:29:00.000-04:00Tina,I understand that by studying the progymnasma...Tina,<BR/>I understand that by studying the progymnasmata it is studying rhetoric. The more I learn about this I wonder why SWB/JW didn't recommend or mention the progymnasmata in WTM, the other components are there.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate any insight you have to offer Tina. Thank you!<BR/>:) JessicaJessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11962142768868238733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35451298.post-72055544180553954122007-10-02T20:13:00.000-04:002007-10-02T20:13:00.000-04:00I see. Before I work on a longer response to your ...I see. Before I work on a longer response to your WTM plea, I'll post a short answer here. At the heart of your dilemma is a misunderstanding: taking a student through the progymnasmata IS studying rhetoric.<BR/><BR/>I'll explain more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35451298.post-11268980487578758972007-10-02T19:39:00.000-04:002007-10-02T19:39:00.000-04:00Dear Anonymous,I mean that we will be done with th...Dear Anonymous,<BR/>I mean that we will be done with the instructional portion of the progymnasmata (following the time table) before we start a study of Rhetoric instead of doing them together. The progymnasmata is intended to prepare a student for the study of rhetoric. <A HREF="http://rhetoric.byu.edu/Encompassing%20Terms/rhetoric.htm" REL="nofollow">Studying Rhetoric</A><BR/><BR/>Hope that clears things up!<BR/>:) JessicaJessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11962142768868238733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35451298.post-42198978303701114902007-10-02T19:19:00.000-04:002007-10-02T19:19:00.000-04:00Jessica, under "Classical Composition," what do yo...Jessica, under "Classical Composition," what do you mean by this comment?<BR/><BR/>"This timetable also allows us to start rhetoric without attempting to do a writing program."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35451298.post-66071320228685723812007-10-01T08:50:00.000-04:002007-10-01T08:50:00.000-04:00I am having quite the same dilemma here. I have o...I am having quite the same dilemma here. I have one spreadsheet with all of the possibilities in it. I prefer CW because of the inclusion of Harvey's and because the format of the books is simply easier to use, but I can't let my kids wait until 12th grade to have mastered writing, either, and if CW goes as it has so far, the program will extend into the college years. Right now my plan is to start with CW Aesop while we ease into learning writing, then switch when we have our bearings. There really aren't any excellent choices . . . yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com