copywork Archives • Doing What Matters with Janice Campbell https://doingwhatmatters.com/tag/copywork/ Cultivating creativity, wisdom, and virtue in education, entrepreneurship, and soul care. Fri, 29 Apr 2022 18:45:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/doingwhatmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/house-tree-512od.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 copywork Archives • Doing What Matters with Janice Campbell https://doingwhatmatters.com/tag/copywork/ 32 32 89931359 Homeschool 101: Charlotte Mason Style https://doingwhatmatters.com/homeschool-101/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/homeschool-101/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2020 18:28:29 +0000 https://www.doingwhatmatters.com/?p=4021 In which a student of Charlotte Mason (British educator 1842-1923) imperfectly outlines first steps of the Mason method with an eye toward hope and encouragement to new home educators. By: Anya Campbell  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ampc7/ Ideas on How to Begin I...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/homeschool-101/feed/ 1 4021 How to Enjoy Poetry Every Week https://doingwhatmatters.com/poetry-every-week/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/poetry-every-week/#respond Tue, 29 Aug 2017 17:35:28 +0000 https://www.doingwhatmatters.com/?p=3325 Do you read poetry and share it with your children? I’d like to prescribe a dose of poetry every single day, but I know that might seem daunting. How about poetry every week instead? Start with simple poems, laying a solid...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/poetry-every-week/feed/ 0 3325 The Book of Psalms in Music and Art https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-book-of-psalms-in-music/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-book-of-psalms-in-music/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2016 20:28:15 +0000 https://www.doingwhatmatters.com/?p=2611 Psalms in Music The Psalms were the first poetry and prayer that I encountered as a child, and they still bring daily joy, peace, and comfort. I recently found this playlist of the entire book of Psalms in music, sung...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-book-of-psalms-in-music/feed/ 2 2611 The Poetry of August: Warm, Slow, Evocative https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-poetry-of-august-warm-slow-evocative/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-poetry-of-august-warm-slow-evocative/#respond Tue, 21 Aug 2012 06:53:48 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=866 Three poems for August: A bird came down the walk (Dickinson), August (Swineburne), and Summer Stars (Sandburg).

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-poetry-of-august-warm-slow-evocative/feed/ 0 1876 Winter Poems by Stevenson, Emerson, and Hardy https://doingwhatmatters.com/winter-poems-by-stevenson-emerson-and-hardy/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/winter-poems-by-stevenson-emerson-and-hardy/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 12:12:09 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=737 Sometimes a poem evokes the mood of a season more than anything else could. "Picture-books in Winter" by Robert Louis Stevenson, "The Snow Storm" by Ralph Waldo Emerson, and "The Darkling Thrush" by Thomas Hardy are three of my favorites.

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/winter-poems-by-stevenson-emerson-and-hardy/feed/ 3 1863 Veterans Day: What It Is, How to Celebrate https://doingwhatmatters.com/veterans-day-what-it-is-how-to-celebrate/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/veterans-day-what-it-is-how-to-celebrate/#respond Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:08:53 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=707 Here's a tribute to veterans everywhere, with links to teaching resources, quotes, and patriotic music. Thanks to those who have served, and to their families who wait.

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/veterans-day-what-it-is-how-to-celebrate/feed/ 0 1861 Charlotte Mason on Copywork https://doingwhatmatters.com/charlotte-mason-on-copywork/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/charlotte-mason-on-copywork/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:08:38 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=640 Charlotte Mason recommended copywork, which she called "transcription," as an early step in teaching language arts. In Home Education, she wrote about the value of copywork, as well as what and how to copy. I have provided her instructions and added a few notes of my own.

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/charlotte-mason-on-copywork/feed/ 6 1853 The Power of Copying a Text https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-power-of-copying-a-text/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-power-of-copying-a-text/#comments Tue, 18 May 2010 10:20:32 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=368 The power of a text is different when it is read from when it is copied out. Only the copied text thus commands the soul of him who is occupied with it, whereas the mere reader never discovers the new...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-power-of-copying-a-text/feed/ 6 1828 Election Day 2009- Our Constitution https://doingwhatmatters.com/election-day-2009-our-constitution/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/election-day-2009-our-constitution/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:31:09 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=102 I came across this friendly reminder from someone in Italy who admires the United States Constitution, and it seemed a suitable day to share it. Sometimes outsiders (think of Alexis de Tocqueville) see very clearly! I thought it would be...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/election-day-2009-our-constitution/feed/ 2 1773 How King James Can Boost Reading Skills https://doingwhatmatters.com/how-king-james-can-boost-reading-skills/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/how-king-james-can-boost-reading-skills/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:45:57 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=96 As your students move toward high school and college, reading skills become increasingly important. A student who grows up hearing and reading a wide variety of literature, both old and new, tends to be well prepared to be a strong...

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