Intermediate Language Lessons-Pt. 1

A beautiful, write-in edition of Emma Serl’s classic language lessons
Part 1 of 3 | Best for ages 9–10 (Grade 4)

Intermediate Language Lessons teaches grammar and composition the Charlotte Mason way: through excellent literature, poetry, picture study, observation, conversation, narration, and carefully chosen writing exercises.

Living Books Press has transformed Emma Serl’s original 1914 handbook into a spacious, inviting course your child can write in and work from directly. Questions, sentence exercises, and assignments are placed on the page with room for answers, eliminating the unnecessary work of copying directions into a separate notebook. Copywork and dictation remain where they are part of the lesson itself.

The coil-bound print edition lies flat on the table, making it especially comfortable for children to use. Thoughtful typography, restored photographs and art reproductions, clear lesson headings, and a generous page design allow the beauty of Serl’s approach to come forward.

What Has Been Added or Improved?

This exclusive Living Books Press edition includes:

• A convenient lay-flat, write-in format
• Ample space for completing exercises directly in the book
• Clearly identified lesson tasks and directions
• Important grammar rules and teaching points set in bold
• Words for dictionary study clearly indicated
• Carefully edited wording where clarification was needed
• Enhanced photographs and art reproductions
• Biographies of the authors and artists represented
• Complete poems when the original lesson includes only an excerpt
• A clean, beautiful design created for ease of use

What Will Your Child Study?

The lessons introduce English naturally and gradually through:

• Grammar and correct word usage
• Literature and poetry
• Picture study and observation
• Oral and written narration
• Copywork and dictation
• Memorization and recitation
• Letter writing
• Outlining
• Conversation lessons
• Original composition
• Oral presentations and debate

Children encounter the writing of Louisa May Alcott, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Alfred Tennyson, Helen Hunt Jackson, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Edward Everett Hale, George MacDonald, William Shakespeare, and other outstanding authors.

About the Three-Part Edition

Emma Serl recommended Intermediate Language Lessons for Grades 4–6, or approximately ages 9–12. Living Books Press has divided the original volume into three age-friendly books:

• Part 1: Lessons 1–100 | Ages 9–10 | Grade 4
• Part 2: Lessons 101–195 | Ages 10–11 | Grade 5
• Part 3: Lessons 196–301 | Ages 11–12 | Grade 6

Each part may be used independently or as part of the complete three-year series.

Print edition: 185 pages, coil bound
Digital edition: PDF direct download
Author: Emma Serl
Living Books Press exclusive edition

View a sample of Intermediate Language Lessons, Part 1