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Casey at the Bat by Ernest Thayer
Casey at the Bat A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888 by Ernest Thayer The outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Mudville Nine that day; the score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play. … Continue reading
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Tagged ballad, baseball, cbw, comedy, ernest thayer, mbw, model-based writing, poem, poetry
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The Seven Ages of Man
“All the World’s a Stage:” the Seven Ages of Man monologue from As You Like It by William Shakespeare All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, … Continue reading
Posted in Audio / Video, Classics-Based Writing Resource, Elocution
Tagged drama, dramatic monologue, eil, mbw, model-based writing, shakespeare
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The Wind and the Moon by George MacDonald
There are poems especially suitable for memorization and recitation, and George MacDonald’s “The Wind and the Moon” is an excellent example. The rhythm and cadence of the language is delightful to young readers young and old. The Wind and the … Continue reading
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Tagged eil, george macdonald, mbw, memory project, model-based writing, poem, victorian, wind and the moon
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How to Create a Reverse Outline
Reverse Outline: A useful tool As you work with a text —essay, story, speech, article, or fable, it can be helpful to create a reverse outline. This can help you see the structure of the piece and the flow of ideas, … Continue reading
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Tagged benjamin franklin, eil, literary analysis, model-based writing, organization, reverse outline
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The Fly by William Blake
“The Fly” as it originally appeared. The Fly by William Blake Little fly, Thy summer’s play My thoughtless hand Has brushed away. Am not I A fly like thee? Or art not thou A man like me? For I dance And drink … Continue reading
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Tagged mbw, memory project, model-based writing, romantic period, songs of experience, songs of innocence, the fly, william blake
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How to Annotate for Active Reading
If you read actively and annotate your books, you will understand and enjoy the text more deeply than if you simply skim. Here are suggestions for effective annotation. Continue reading
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Tagged annotate, annotation, define, eil, highlight, model-based writing, write in books
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In the Bleak Midwinter by Christina Rossetti
In the Bleak Midwinter by Christina Georgina Rossetti In the bleak midwinter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak mid-winter Long ago. … Continue reading
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Tagged advent, beauty, chanticleer, christina georgina rossetti, eil, faith, mbw, memory project, model-based writing, music, poem, rossetti
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The Wild Swans at Coole by William Butler Yeats
The Wild Swans at Coole by William Butler Yeats The trees are in their autumn beauty, The woodland paths are dry, Under the October twilight the water Mirrors a still sky; Upon the brimming water among the stones Are nine-and-fifty … Continue reading
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Richard Austin Recites Hopkins’ Poetry
Richard Austin Recites Hopkins’ Poetry Richard Austin grew up in the same corner of England as Gerard Manley Hopkins. Thus blessed with the correct native accent, he now recites Hopkins’ poetry all over the world. Austin discovered this poetry as … Continue reading
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Tagged audio, Back to Beauty's Giver, eil, gerard manley hopkins, god's grandeur, hopkins, mbw, memory project, model-based writing, pied beauty, poetry, recitation, recording, richard austin, windhover
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Pied Beauty by Gerard Manley Hopkins
Pied Beauty by Gerard Manley Hopkins You may find it helpful to listen to Richard Austin’s excellent recitation of this poem. GLORY be to God for dappled things— For skies of couple-colour … Continue reading
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Tagged eil, gerard manley hopkins, mbw, memory project, model-based writing, poem, poetry
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