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Birthday Giveaway Week #2 + A Live Mini-Course

One of my favorite stories is the story of Bilbo Baggins in Tolkien’s The Hobbit. I always loved how, in the Shire, when it is your birthday, you give gifts to everyone else. Well, that is what we do here at Expanding Wisdom as well! Today we are opening up the entry form for our second giveaway and letting you know about our new live mini-course for moms, ‘How to Teach the Humanities.’

 

Today’s Giveaway I am especially excited about. Over in the Expanding Wisdom Facebook Group, we have been reading Dante. We just finished up with the Inferno and plan to begin reading Purgatory in July. We would love for you to join us by the way – and what better way for that to happen than to win a free copy of The Divine Comedy (Inferno, Purgatory, & Paradise) translated by Anthony Esolen. You can enter to win the whole set below.

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If you grabbed your free copy of ‘Classical Summer School for Moms: The Ultimate Guide‘ then you heard about our NEW Live Mini-Online Course called ‘How to Teach the Humanities‘.  We open up registration for this course today!

In ‘How to Teach the Humanities’ you will learn how to integrate literature, history, & writing using the tools of commonplacing, highlighting, close reading, narration, discussion, picture study, and projects. You will also learn at least three different ways one could structure a humanities course. This course is a live course and will, therefore, have a limited number of seats. Enrollment for this live mini-course closes on Sunday, July 10th at 6:00pm EST.

Here is some more about the mini-course.

Learn how to teach literature, history, and writing in an integrative classical way, to your own kids and in a community setting.

  1. Learn how to read deeply through the skills of slow purposeful reading, highlighting, and questioning
  2. Learn how to respond to literature through a variety of writing prompts, questions, and commonplacing practices
  3. Learn how to Lead Socratic discussions related to history and literature
  4. Learn different ways to structure an integrative humanities class, how to select resources, and ideas for creative and integrative projects to tie the whole year together.

How to Teach the Humanities Mini-course Facts:

  • The mini-course is 4 weeks in length
  • Each class meeting is 1 hour in length
  • Will meet on Monday at 4:00 pm EST July 11th, 18th, 25th, and August 1st
  • All class meetings will be held online through the Zoom online video conferencing software
  • All classes will be recorded and made available to course participants
  • Class 1 Topic: Reading Literature & History
  • Class 2 Topic: Responding to Reading with Writing
  • Class 3 Topic: Responding to Reading with Discussions
  • Class 4 Topic: Resources, Formats, and Projects
  • A Printable Course Packet
  • A forum for continuing discussions from class, asking additional questions, and sharing ideas.

 

Learn more or enroll in this course today.

 

 

Again, thank you all for being part of the Expanding Wisdom Community. You have made my life richer with ideas, friendships, and many discussions. Thank you.

 

Expanding wisdom, extending grace,

Jennifer Dow

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  1. Raquel O. says

    June 10, 2016 at 1:12 am

    I have never read The Divine Comedy but have now put it on my book list!

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  2. Carmen says

    June 10, 2016 at 1:45 am

    A book that I would absolutely love to do a book club reading and review of is Les Miserables.

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  3. Jessica Jensen says

    June 10, 2016 at 2:46 am

    I would most like to read and discuss Homer. I read parts of the Iliad and Odyssey in High School and have revisited them in childrens version more recently. But I have only scratched the surface! I would like to have a deeper knowledge of them.

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  4. Tara Bailey says

    June 10, 2016 at 8:13 am

    I really enjoy reading Dante! But I will read anythingI can get my hands on pretty much 🙂

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  5. Jennie McClellan says

    June 10, 2016 at 8:30 am

    Happy Birthday! I didn’t realize you’re so young. Your blog is chock full of wisdom and has been a blessing to me!

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  6. Angela says

    June 10, 2016 at 8:35 am

    Thank you for doing this giveaway! It sounds like a great class to take. I’m actually going to start a local classics for homeschool moms book club. I don’t have a lot of experience with classics, but I recently started Don Quixote and I think I need to meet with a book club to encourage me to finish it. I would also like to read Pride & Prejudice and Pilgrim’s Progress.

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  7. Shannon says

    June 10, 2016 at 10:07 am

    It is hard to pick just one! The Divine Comedy or Don Quixote would be on the top of my list.

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  8. Nicole Lockhart says

    June 10, 2016 at 11:26 am

    I have been enjoying 5 Elements to Classical Homeschooling. The Humanities Mini Course sounds wonderful as well!

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  9. Tiff says

    June 10, 2016 at 11:49 am

    I’d most like to read “Mansfield Park” in a book club setting.

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  10. Molly Rychener says

    June 10, 2016 at 12:03 pm

    Hi Jen! Happy birthday to you and your blog 🙂 I would love to join you for your humanities mini course. I’m also just starting Purgatory this summer so will have to find your discussion on FB 🙂

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  11. Meghan Armstrong says

    June 10, 2016 at 4:50 pm

    Do Charlotte Mason’s volumes count as classics? I would really love to discuss those in a community setting. I know there are probably many different online opportunities to do so…

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  12. Becky Aniol says

    June 10, 2016 at 6:59 pm

    I’d love to read something by Dostoyevsky in a book group. I keep wanting to read some of his works and keep putting it off. I think that would give me the push I needed and also provide some great discussion.

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  13. Lisa A says

    June 10, 2016 at 7:31 pm

    What a fun giveaway! Dante has been on my list for quite awhile. 🙂

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  14. Melissa K says

    June 10, 2016 at 8:42 pm

    I am excited about this giveaway, as well as the mini-course. Which classic would I most like to read? Hmmm, I think I would pick a book that intimidates me. I just started Crime and Punishment with some friends, so maybe Anna Karenina. I read it this winter, but would love to read it with someone.

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  15. Amy says

    June 11, 2016 at 8:14 am

    Esolen is fantastic. I’ve read the Comedy in a different translation but would love to see what he does with it.

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  16. LeKeshua says

    June 11, 2016 at 8:27 am

    Happy birthday! Thank you so much for sharing your journey and knowledge. Awesome giveaway as well.

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  17. Julie says

    June 11, 2016 at 8:39 am

    This mini-course is so timely! I too was inspired by Jenny Rollins’ blog (before it went away) and your blog to teach a literature discussion class in my homeschool community. I will be doing just that this fall for the first time, discussing The Lord of the Rings with a group of middle schoolers. Thank you for putting together this course at exactly the right time! I’m looking forward to it!

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  18. Jessica says

    June 11, 2016 at 9:08 am

    I would like to read Plato’s Republic in a book club.

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  19. Kobi says

    June 11, 2016 at 9:31 am

    Unfortunately my exposure to the classics is limited, so I’m struggling to come up with a suggestion. Thankfully I am slowly remedying this deficiency. 🙂
    How about Augustine’s “Confessions”?

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    • Jennifer Souza says

      June 14, 2016 at 10:02 pm

      Definitely a classic.

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  20. Sharon says

    June 11, 2016 at 9:38 am

    Is the Abolition of Man considered a classic?

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    • Jennifer Souza says

      June 14, 2016 at 10:01 pm

      I think so.

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  21. julie says

    June 11, 2016 at 5:22 pm

    definitely dante

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  22. Pati Smith says

    June 11, 2016 at 7:43 pm

    I’ve been hoping to get around to reading the Aeneid!

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  23. Jenna says

    June 12, 2016 at 8:04 am

    Happy birthday! Til We Have Faces is a great book club read!

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  24. Jessica says

    June 12, 2016 at 5:30 pm

    I love and read Plato’s Meno in college, but I would love to read it again in the light of homeschooling!

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    • Jennifer Souza says

      June 14, 2016 at 10:04 pm

      That may be my favorite Dialogue.

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  25. Olivia says

    June 13, 2016 at 4:07 pm

    Fun giveaway! Happy birthday!

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  26. Mandi says

    June 14, 2016 at 11:23 am

    I would benefit reading just about any classic in a group–Dante, Socrates, even CS Lewis: Abolition of Man.

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  27. Jackie says

    June 15, 2016 at 11:56 am

    I really would love to do Shakespeare in a book club setting. Especially reading it aloud together.

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  28. katharine says

    June 15, 2016 at 11:14 pm

    I’m with Jessica. I’d love to read through Plato’s Republic again.

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