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Post by hiddenjewel on Apr 17, 2009 17:12:34 GMT -5
Dd is currently doing Homer OB. She will continue on with Diogenes:Maxim and Cheria. Then she will do Herodotus.
My daughter has the potential to do something with her writing but it will most likely be in the fiction arena.
I see Shakespeare as being more beneficial to her than Plutarch and Demosthenes since time is short. Would it work to skip them, or would that be a bad idea?
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Post by Carolyn on Apr 17, 2009 19:44:55 GMT -5
That's an excellent question. Shakespeare can definitely be done without Demosthenes, but Plutarch may need to come first. I'll flag this question for Lene, and have her give you her thoughts.  |
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Post by Lene Mahler Jaqua on Apr 24, 2009 13:34:21 GMT -5
The Shakespeare book will be about English literature and fiction. It will focus on writing description and dialogue and crafting stories.
The Plutarch and Demosthenes books are essay writing. Plutarch is about writing praises and blames, and Demosthenes is about research papers.
I would think most kids would need the Plutarch and Demosthenes route more than the Shakespeare route, but that is not to say that your daughter could not be the exception.
Lene
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Post by hiddenjewel on Apr 24, 2009 13:50:08 GMT -5
Thanks, Lene. That is the information I needed. I thought Diogenes was essay writing?
Dd loves to write fiction and I could see her headed that direction in her adult life. That is why Shakespeare caught my attention. She could always do it even while she is in college.
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Post by Lene Mahler Jaqua on Apr 24, 2009 19:15:49 GMT -5
Diogenes is expository essay writing.
Herodotus begins argumentative essays.
Plutarch is praise and blame.
Demosthenes is arguing for and against essays, with exposition, argumentation, description, and everything else the student has learned.
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Post by hiddenjewel on Apr 24, 2009 21:19:15 GMT -5
Thanks for the break down. That helps.
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