Words Aptly Spoken--American Documents: A Study Guide to the Documents that Shaped the United States (2nd Edition)

The Words Aptly Spoken series from Classical Conversations provides companion resources for the Classical Conversations "Challenge"-level curriculum (Grades 7-12).

Words Aptly Spoken: American Documents features speeches, poetry, articles, essays, and legal documents that have helped to shape the United States. Questions about each work are included. Review questions help students understand the basic plot, characters, setting, and message of the document, while Thought Questions help students apply themes and ideas raised by the author to more familiar situations. General comprehension questions at the beginning of the book and the start of each new section also provide comparison and contrast between genres, while writing practices at the end of each section provides practice insights into the use of different genres. Finally, expanded introduces to each piece provide background information on the authors, content, and historical context. 248 pages; non-consumable as answers must be written separately from the text.