Wisdom tales are teaching stories that affirm cultural values—often of a religious or moral nature—through the medium of imaginative narratives. The category of wisdom tales encompasses sacred stories from the whole range of the world’s spiritual traditions, ancient and modern. It includes scriptural narratives as well as stories sometimes designated as myths or pious legends.…
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You certainly can! As a world literature program, EWS focuses on foundational stories that provide the inspiration for later works of literature, music, and art. While it is designed to be your main K-8 literature program, there’s no reason to limit your child when there are many wonderful middle grade and YA novels to enjoy.…
The short answer is to avoid religious bias. Bibles that include both the Hebrew and Christian scriptures are…Christian Bibles. It is important for students of all faiths (or none) to understand the Jewish tradition on its own terms, and including Christian scriptures in a study of Hebrew wisdom tales sends the not-so-subtle message that the Torah…
I recommend that families use a comprehensive writing program alongside EWS at least through Level F (US grade 5). EWS is a world literature curriculum, not an all-in-one language arts program. While it does teach prewriting and writing skills explicitly, students at all levels need to practice those skills on a daily basis, with varied…
Teaching students to write is a perennial concern for homeschooling parents. We all know how crucial writing well is, both in academics and in daily life. Yet many children—not to mention adults—struggle when asked to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard). Students need to be taught to write, and that instruction should be…
In the context of homeschooling, composition refers to instruction in writing, especially academic writing. Composition is one of the instructional areas within the English Language Arts. Using this term prevents confusion between several overlapping meanings of the more general word writing, which can also refer to the art of creative writing or the skill of…
