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A review by jennyp0208
Know and Tell: The Art of Narration by Karen Glass
3.0
If you haven't started using narration in your homeschool, I give this a 5 stars go read it now, catch the vision, and give narrating a try.
If you have been narrating for years, as we have, it's a solid reminder of why we do this hard thing and a chance to tweak the techniques. Personally I needed the bit on how to move from oral narrating to written and from there on to writing. I know how in my head but in this area I needed a little clarity and hand holding.
The book is fine. But only fine. The biggest issue is the structure: narrations, many transcribed and at least a few scanned/photographed, are on the right hand of every page. While they occasionally build on the content on the left, they often feel random. They're distracting on the pages where each narration and each explanation is in a different font, which is a different font from the right hand side. It's a cluttered reading experience. I would have much preferred Glass's writing first, then narrations gathered together at the end of each chapter. The last chapter had testimonials from graduates instead - even more valuable as a mom in the trenches of elementary school, but somehow even more distracting in this particular format. I ended up taking 2 passes through the chapter to separate them myself. Nearly half the pages in the book are narration samples. There must be a less clunky way of organizing it for an easier reading experience.
If you have been narrating for years, as we have, it's a solid reminder of why we do this hard thing and a chance to tweak the techniques. Personally I needed the bit on how to move from oral narrating to written and from there on to writing. I know how in my head but in this area I needed a little clarity and hand holding.
The book is fine. But only fine. The biggest issue is the structure: narrations, many transcribed and at least a few scanned/photographed, are on the right hand of every page. While they occasionally build on the content on the left, they often feel random. They're distracting on the pages where each narration and each explanation is in a different font, which is a different font from the right hand side. It's a cluttered reading experience. I would have much preferred Glass's writing first, then narrations gathered together at the end of each chapter. The last chapter had testimonials from graduates instead - even more valuable as a mom in the trenches of elementary school, but somehow even more distracting in this particular format. I ended up taking 2 passes through the chapter to separate them myself. Nearly half the pages in the book are narration samples. There must be a less clunky way of organizing it for an easier reading experience.