| The Harp and Laurel Wreath: Poetry and Dictation for the Classical Curriculum Contributor(s): Berquist, Laura M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0898707161 ISBN-13: 9780898707168 Publisher: Ignatius Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1999 Annotation: Berquist presents this wide selection of the greatest poetry ever written for every age level from grades one through twelve. She also offers dictation selections to help develop a student's writing ability, along with study questions and answers for each poem. Includes poems by greats like Browning, Yeats, Longfellow, Shakespeare, Frost, Chesterton and many more. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821.008 |
| LCCN: 98073638 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 6" W x 9" (1.50 lbs) 493 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Catholic - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Convinced that a critical part of education is to foster in our children a love of the beautiful and true, teacher and writer Laura Berquist presents this wide selection of poetry for every age level from grades one to twelve. Language development is significantly enriched by exposure to good poetry. This book is an important resource because it provides in one volume many poems that concern noble actions or ideas presented in beautiful patterns of sound. This book contains all the poems recommended in Berquist's best-selling Designing Your Classical Curriculum. The extensive selection includes poems by Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Robert Browning, William Shakespeare, G.K. Chesterton, William Butler Yeats, Robert Frost, and many others. There are three indices to help locate specific poems. This book also includes dictation selections that are useful tools in the development of the child's writing ability, as well as study questions and answers for each poem. |