Grammar of Poetry DVD course
Grammar of Poetry is the ideal introductory course for students and teachers discovering the art of poetry. As a "grammar," it teaches the mechanics of poetry from fundamentals like scansion and rhyme to more advanced concepts like spatial poetry and synecdoche. Using the classical methodology of imitation (advocated by educators like Quintilian and Benjamin Franklin), this video course makes students become active participants as they learn the craft of writing poems. It also offers lots of practical tips and helps, including how to use a rhyming dictionary, how great writers use figures of speech effectively, and even when to break the rules of poetry. Its goal is to show students how to capably interact not just with poems, but with language in any situation.
The thirty lessons in Grammar of Poetry contain instruction on ten powerful tropes, student activities for every chapters, riddles to solve, poetry reading integration, and real-life examples from Shakespeare to traditional tongue twisters. Matt Whitling pulls from years of classroom experience as he works through all of these elements on screen in this DVD course.
Grammar of Poetry is designed for a semester at the 6-9th grade level, but is perfectly appropriate for anyone with basic writing skills and the desire to learn poetry.
If you have more questions about Grammar of Poetry in general or the DVD course in particular, watch the fun introduction below, or click the "Video Clips" tab for reasons to study poetry, how the course works for homeschooling parents, and how the course is organized.
ISBN-10: 635961205722
ISBN-13: 635961205722
Pages/Media: 4 DVDs
Dimensions: 6hrs 32min
Publ.Date:June 2012
Author: Matt Whitling
Format: DVD NTSC -- All Regions
Language: English
Matt Whitling is the principal of Logos School and the author of the Imitation in Writing series. He is also a featured speaker at the Association of Classical Christian Schools Annual Conference and a member of the New Saint Andrews College Board. He and his wife Tora live in Moscow, Idaho and have seven children.
The following video clips should also answer some of your questions.
1. Why study poetry at all? Listen to good reasons for why every Christian should study poetry.
