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Leon Conrad
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(227)
A Single-Session Progymnasmata Class on How To Write an Invective (an accusatory speech of blame), one of the classic traditional 'Middle School' Liberal Arts exercises, taught by Leon Conrad

Class experience

Participants will learn about the invective genre, its history, its main proponents, and the ways in which these types of speeches have been used at different times.
They will develop writing skills that include topoi such as listing negative actions (or failures to act), citing unfavourable comparisons, and exploring cause/effect relationships; anecdotal stories; and rhetorical devices beyond similes, personification, metaphor, series of three, etc, focusing on emotional tropes such as Amphidiorthosis (modifying a charge made in anger), Anacoenosis (asking the opinion of listener or reader), Bdelygma (expressing abhorrence), Cataplexis (threatening punishment or disaster), Ecphonesis (using an emotional exclamation), and Ominatio (prophesying evil).
They will develop an appreciation of genre-specific writing.
They will produce a short original invective as a learning outcome on this course.
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Participants will need a standard stationery kit (writing implements, ruler, paper, eraser), and drawing tools (drawing pens, coloured pens or paints, or supplies relating to any other form of artwork they wish to use to illustrate or create their fable, e.g. paper crafting, felt work, embroidery, paper sculpture, or animation). They will need access to a scanner or camera to submit digital scans or photos of work, and an over-ear gaming-type set of headphones with built-on microphone and a noise-cancelling feature is recommended for best audio quality for communication in classes. Please note that unless students have a very good reason not to have their video on during class, I expect students to be visible and participate actively in classes I teach. The digital classroom is a social space shaped by our intentions and our activity - and I encourage participants to actively build the kind of space they feel comfortable in, and to actively work on creating a space in which others can also feel comfortable being and acting in. Outschool does provide a 'verification' system for those who have good reasons not to participate visually, and I will respect and support that fully. Please consult https://support.outschool.com/en/articles/4063624-learner-verification for further information and contact 'verification@outschool.com' at least a week before the start of your first class to allow time for the verification process to be completed. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in this matter.
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
The focus of the class is to condemn the despicable and heinous acts of villains. I make the point of distinguishing between the substance of a person and their actions. Everyone is capable of actively doing evil, or choosing not to do good. In the worst cases, they do so knowingly. The focus of this class - as in the classic tradition it is based on - is on treating these people's actions as bad examples definitely not to be emulated. 
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(227)
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Hello, and welcome! Please call me Leon. I'm an award-winning tutor and multi-award winning author based in London, UK. I tutor in the best tradition of the British education system, drawing on a long-standing tradition of integrated and... 
Group Class

$40

per class
Meets once
75 min

Completed by 18 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-13
4-6 learners per class

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