classics Archives • Doing What Matters with Janice Campbell https://doingwhatmatters.com/tag/classics/ Cultivating creativity, wisdom, and virtue in education, entrepreneurship, and soul care. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 17:57:09 +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 classics Archives • Doing What Matters with Janice Campbell https://doingwhatmatters.com/tag/classics/ 32 32 89931359 Middle School Reading Lists: What a difference 100 years makes! https://doingwhatmatters.com/middle-school-reading-lists/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/middle-school-reading-lists/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2018 21:20:03 +0000 https://www.doingwhatmatters.com/?p=3614 I recently came across an interesting comparison of two middle school reading lists. The author, Annie Holmquist, compared a list from 1908 with a current list from the same state on the basis of time period, thematic elements, and reading...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/july-2017-newsletter/feed/ 0 3445 Writing Programs I Like https://doingwhatmatters.com/writing-programs-i-like/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/writing-programs-i-like/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:55:09 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=584 I've seen good results from students who have used these writing programs. Choose based on the student's learning style for best results.

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/writing-programs-i-like/feed/ 19 1847 Learn to Write While Using Excellence in Literature https://doingwhatmatters.com/learn-to-write-with-excellence-in-literature/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/learn-to-write-with-excellence-in-literature/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:15:28 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=581 By using classics and models and learning by doing, it's natural and possible to learn to write well while using Excellence in Literature.

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/learn-to-write-with-excellence-in-literature/feed/ 3 581 Read for Fun; Learning Happens Along the Way https://doingwhatmatters.com/read-for-fun/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/read-for-fun/#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:43:14 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=438 As parents, we can't begin to teach our children everything they need to know, but we can teach them to read, and make sure they have plenty of good books. Truths carried to the heart through the power of story wil linger far longer than anything that comes through a lecture or a worksheet. As you begin the new school year, make time for reading, and I promise, learning will happen.

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/read-for-fun/feed/ 7 1834 How I Chose Great Books for Excellence in Literature https://doingwhatmatters.com/how-i-chose-great-books-for-excellence-in-literature/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/how-i-chose-great-books-for-excellence-in-literature/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:39:00 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=317 My goal in writing Excellence in Literature is to pass along my love for some of the most beautiful, thought-provoking literature in the world, and to help students learn to think critically and analytically while growing mentally and spiritually. Here's how I chose which books to include.

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/how-i-chose-great-books-for-excellence-in-literature/feed/ 50 1821 World Literature is Here! https://doingwhatmatters.com/world-literature-is-here/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/world-literature-is-here/#respond Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:41:48 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=308 It took longer than I thought, but World Literature— the English 5 level of the Excellence in Literature: Reading and Writing Through the Classics curriculum is finally here! You can see it, read all about it, and order it on...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/world-literature-is-here/feed/ 0 1818 Great Books Week- October 4-10, 2009 https://doingwhatmatters.com/great-books-week-october-4-10-2009/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/great-books-week-october-4-10-2009/#respond Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:54:47 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=264 Join Excellence in Literature as we celebrate the beauty of great books with a blog tour! If you’d like to participate, write a post on your own blog on the appropriate topic each day, then visit the appropriate post on...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/great-books-week-october-4-10-2009/feed/ 0 1812 Charlotte Mason on Teaching With Literature https://doingwhatmatters.com/charlotte-mason-on-teaching-with-literature/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/charlotte-mason-on-teaching-with-literature/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 14:40:01 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=185 Stories bring knowledge alive and engage emotional memory in a way that makes abstract principles and arcane facts easy to understand and remember. When learning can be joyous and simple, why make it boring and difficult (and pointless because they are unlikely to remember anything) by using tedious worksheets and canned curriculum? It's never too late to start teaching well. Resolve now to make literature and stories a major part of your educational adventure!

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