Pudewa and Kern Writing Class

Andrew Kern & Andrew Pudewa . . . > On Writing! > > When: July 22, 2009 8:30 - 4:00 > (the day before the CiRCE Annual Conference- A Contemplation of Nature, where both Andrews will also be speaking...) > > Where: Piedmont Renaissance Center > 51 South Union St., Concord, NC 28025 > > What will be presented: > > The distinctives of classical rhetoric - Kern > The three canons as solutions to the three problems; the place of rhetoric as the "deep logic" of the entire curriculum and therefore as the natural ordering principle of the student's studies. Indeed, what was classical rhetoric and what happened to it? > > The five methods everybody must practice to become a great writer - Kern > Theoretical: understanding the science of writing; > Literary: studying the great masterpieces of literature as models; > Critical: learning the details of good usage; > Practical: practicing the art of writing; > Linguistic: translating great works of literature into and out of English. > > The importance of imitation and what it means - Pudewa/Kern > The levels of imitation: Content, form, language, processes, and ideas. When, why, and how. > > Assessment - Pudewa/Kern > Marking and grading; objectivity, motivation, and sanity. How to keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and planting seeds of doubt. > > The four language arts: listening, reading, speaking, and writing - Pudewa > Nurture excellent communication skills even more effectively by understanding the relationship between these four critical skills. > > Developing the essayist: a natural approach - Pudewa > How can a student move from simply reporting facts to the more sophisticated skill of using facts to support an opinion? Learn several different essay models and discover a gradual method of building the analytical writer, even at the elementary level! > > Looking ahead: where do you want to go from here? - Pudewa/Kern > How does Structure & Style relate to The Lost Tools of WritingTM, what are the progymnasmata, and what's next for you? > > Panel: Common problems in teaching writing - Pudewa/Kern > > $59 for CiRCE Conference registrants, $89 otherwise. > Registration fee includes all materials, plus a coupon for 20% off on any IEW or CiRCE purchase! > For more information or to register: > Call The CiRCE Institute at 704-786-9684 > www.circeinstitute. org