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Meiklejohn and Morris, Textbooks Mason Used for Grades 7-9

By Headmistress | Published: July 3, 2015

I blogged about CM’s approach to composition and grammar for grades 7-9 previously (scroll for links). There are two textbooks she used for these grades- at least, two that are mentioned in the programmes I found on AmblesideOnline’s website. In this post, I will share more specific details about the use of the two textbooks mentioned […]

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Charlotte Mason Composition Instruction for Grades 7-9

By Headmistress | Published: July 1, 2015

  Yesterday I posted an overview of the types of assignments this age group completed in their grammar and composition studies. Today, we’re going to look more closely at Composition. In volume 1 of Miss Mason’s six volume series, she writes this: “‘Composition’ comes by Nature.––In fact, lessons on ‘composition’ should follow the model of […]

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Charlotte Mason Grammar and Composition, Grades 7-9

By Headmistress | Published: June 30, 2015

  There’s a lot to process (isn’t there always?), but I think the most useful information I gleaned from reading the programmes for this level is this: ‘making progress each term.’ Start where you are, and move forward. Progress may be slow, but what matters is that there is progress, improvement. I looked over the […]

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TL: DR – Charlotte Mason Grammar and Composition, Grades 4-6

By Headmistress | Published: June 18, 2015

This is part IX,  the summary of what we’ve covered on Miss Mason’s approach to grammar and composition for grades 4-6, along with some practical tools. -For composition, see these posts; What Not To Do Composition, Form II (grades 4-6) And remember that Miss Mason’s methods are a tapestry, several things woven together, and for the language […]

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Charlotte Mason on Composition and Grammar for 4-6 grades, cont.

By Headmistress | Published: June 15, 2015

 One of the books Miss Mason used with 4-6 graders is How To Tell The Parts of Speech, by E. A. Abbott.  The book is dated enough that it is of limited use for today’s teacher/parent, unless you are confident enough in your knowledge of grammar to make adaptations and corrections as you go.  We […]

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