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WRITING ENHANCEMENT

Grade Level: Third Grade and Above
Prerequisite: Writing Exercises

Skill Developed: Ability to write intelligent complex; compound; compound-complex sentences; and unified,
coherent short paragraphs.

Objective: To construct error-free, grammatically-correct written sentence(s) that contain two or
more vocabulary words, complex, compound-complex, etc. from the same card.

How to Play: In this game players pick the words they want to use to construct their presentation.

Note: Being that this game develops discipline necessary to play the final game, it should be played first.
Were it the other way around, the spoken sentences of the latter game would often lack clarity,
precision, and eloquence.

Scoring: One point is awarded for each sentence or short paragraph containing two or more vocabulary words

that shows ability to write cohesively.

RHETORIC EXERCISES

Grade Level: Third Grade and Above
Prerequisite: Declamatory Exercises and Writing Enhancement

Skill Developed: Ability to declaim intelligent complex, compound, compound-complex sentences and
unified, coherent short paragraphs.

Objective: To create the aforementioned types of sentences and speak them in an appropriate
manner that reflects understanding of two or more vocabulary words used therein.

How to Play: Except for speaking rather than writing, this game is played the same way as Writing
Enhancement.

Scoring: Points are awarded in the same manner as with Declamatory Exercises.