Episode 237: Writing: Grammar & Composition
A Delectable Education Charlotte Mason Podcast
Nicole Williams
4.9 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 25 March 2022
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
This week's Charlotte Mason podcast episode is a re-release of a fundamental subject: writing. There is far more to composition than mechanical knowledge. This episode reveals the progression from oral narration to the polished compositions of the upper forms and includes a discussion of grammar, written narration, and composition.
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| 0:00.0 | Today's episode of a delectable education is sponsored by Living Literature.net. |
| 0:06.0 | Living Literature.net offers online high school literature and composition courses |
| 0:12.0 | built on the foundations of Charlotte Mason's writings and the P&EU programs. |
| 0:17.0 | Each course follows a particular history stream during the year, giving students a wide range of literary works and authors from the chosen period. |
| 0:26.5 | Writers like Charles Dickens, John Milton, Escales, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Windelberry, and many more will be found throughout the curriculum. |
| 0:36.0 | Students will also be challenged with writing assignments like delayed narrations, |
| 0:41.0 | original poetry, persuasive Letters to the Editor, and more. |
| 0:46.6 | Forms 5 and 6 will also learn research essay writing with citations in preparation for college compositions. |
| 0:54.0 | All courses include comprehensive exams in the final week of classes each term. |
| 1:00.0 | All our course offerings are taught by teacher Jonathan Kaiser using both online video conferencing software and online classroom educational tools. |
| 1:10.0 | Each covers a full school year of three terms and adheres to Charlotte Mason's time tables for lesson frequency and length. |
| 1:18.0 | Courses are available for Form 4 and for Combined, Form five and six. Registration for all forms |
| 1:26.4 | begins May 1st and space is limited. Please visit Living Literature.net for more |
| 1:32.2 | information regarding time periods covered in this school year, |
| 1:36.1 | class meeting times and dates and more. |
| 1:40.4 | Welcome to a Delectable Education, the podcast that spreads the feast of the Charlotte Mason method. |
| 1:45.0 | I'm Emily Kaiser and I'm here with Nicole Williams and Liz Kattrill. |
| 1:50.0 | And this week we present a re-release of a conversation we had 184 episodes back. |
| 1:58.0 | Writing is well known as one of the three R's. |
| 2:02.0 | It is right up there in importance with reading and math, |
| 2:07.0 | developmentally writing tags behind reading. But like math, moms who excel themselves in this area often struggle to teach it well to their children and those who are weak often most inspire their students. |
| 2:21.0 | So as we continue to study Charlotte Mason, we have filled in many |
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