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Narration

narration in a Charlotte Mason homeschool

If you are seeking to learn about narration in a Charlotte Mason homeschool, it is best to read Charlotte Mason’s original words. Start with Part IX of Home Education entitled The Art of Narrating. It is not a long passage, but it is meaty. Take your time digesting the ideas there.

She says that narrating, or telling back, comes naturally to a child, so it is a natural teaching method. Later, in Part XIII Composition, CM says that composition (writing)  is the natural outcome of narration. When a child learns to identify the main ideas, summarize a passage, internalize the meanings, and retell it in an organized fashion (all parts of the narration task), it is fairly easy to transfer those ideas into a written composition.

There is overlap in the ideas in these various blog posts and articles linked below, but narration is such a cornerstone of CM education that repetition is often necessary.

Overview

Narration

Series of Narration Basics

Expectations

From Oral to Written

Dealing with Narration Problems

More Narration Helps

Implementing Charlotte Mason Basics

  • gaining a cohesive picture
  • notebooking and narrating
  • narration questions

Timelines for Narration

 

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