The Fourth Great Lesson is the Story of Writing, sometimes
called Communication in Signs. In this lesson, the story of the development of
the written alphabet is told, with an emphasis on the incredible ability that
humans have of committing their thoughts to paper. Included in the story are
pictographs, symbols, hieroglyphs, early alphabets, and the invention of the
printing press. (See photo: ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics)
This lesson leads to the study of:
- Reading: literature, poetry, non-fiction, myths and folk tales,
authors, reading comprehension, reading analysis, literary terms
- Writing: elements of style, function, voice, composition, letter
writing, research, study skills
- Language: origins of spoken language, foreign languages, history
of languages, speech, drama
- Structure: alphabets, bookmaking, grammar, punctuation, sentence
analysis, word study, figures of speech
The Fourth Great Lesson is the Story of Writing, sometimes
called Communication in Signs. In this lesson, the story of the development of
the written alphabet is told, with an emphasis on the incredible ability that
humans have of committing their thoughts to paper. Included in the story are
pictographs, symbols, hieroglyphs, early alphabets, and the invention of the
printing press. (See photo: ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics) 
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