Imitation is how most of us learn anything--from learning a new language to mastering a skill. Why do we neglect his powerful tool when it comes to learning to write?

Imitation in Writing is a curriculum that teaches students to write by giving students simple stories to retell in their own words. Students are given step-by-step instructions on how to outline, retell, and edit their retellings of classic fables, myths, and legends.

Designed by veteran Logos School teacher and superintendent Matt Whitling, this curriculum is perfect for both classrooms and for homeschoolers. Whether your student is eager to write or struggles with it, Imitation in Writing allows students to get plenty of practice writing.

This new edition has been specially adapted with several new features: weekly schedules for both classrooms and homeschoolers, detailed instructions for every step in the writing process, carefully edited classic stories for your students to imitate, sidebars with historical notes or the moral of the story, optional activities that allow students to be retell their stories with a creative twist.

Stories include well-known fables like The Tortoise and the Hare and other less well-known ones like The Gnat and the Lion which will teach your students more classical legends as well as hold their interest.

About the Author

Matt Whitling is the superintendent of Logos School in Moscow, Idaho, and the author of the best-selling Grammar of Poetry course. He is also a featured speaker at the Association of Classical Christian School's Annual Conference. He and his wife Tora live in Moscow, Idaho and have seven children.

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