Fable & Song, Student Book
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Twenty-eight grammar and composition lessons. Every lesson includes:
Poetry & Prose–literary analysis: reading and comprehending the basic components of a story or poem, including characters, conflict, and resolution
Language & Logic–grammar and word usage: spelling analysis, homonyms, synonyms, antonyms, capitalization, punctuation, parts of speech, sentence diagramming, and dictation
Eloquent Expression—style development: paraphrasing, figures of speech, poetry rhyme & meter
Classical Composition—imitation of a worthy literary model: retelling a fable or parable, inventing new characters and settings for a fable, and the writing sequence (plan, write, revise)
Copybook—an invaluable exercise for all ages and stages: careful and precise reproduction of a worthy literary selection
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Please review the downloadable PDF of required and recommended materials for Fable & Song.
Required Materials:
Grammar flashcards (Ruth Marshall has created a British/Australian version)
Recommended Materials:
The Aesop for Children illustrated by Milo Winter (free download here)
A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson (free download here)
Phonics and Spelling program
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can Fable & Song be completed in more (or less) than one academic year? Lesson timing is flexible to suit a variety of student and classroom needs. Each of the twenty-eight lessons may be covered in a week, or over several weeks.
Can Fable & Song be used in the classroom? Designed for use in the classroom, co-op, or homeschool setting.
Is Fable & Song appropriate for older students? In the sequence, we recommend it for 4th-6th grade students but it has also been used very effectively by older students as well.
Errata: If you purchased the final edition of Fable & Song before 1/7/17, there is an error in Lesson 9.4 (Student Book and Teaching Helps). The meter of “My Shadow” should be iambic heptameter.
