copywork

== English == === Noun === copywork (countable and uncountable, plural copyworks) (uncountable) The practice of copying popular works line by line to improve writing skills. Synonym: transcription (obsolete) (countable) A written work produced by copywork. ==== Usage notes ==== This practice is almost entirely exclusive to homeschooling, following the Charlotte Mason method's assertion that children learn best in the environment they're most accustomed to. In Charlotte Mason's original publications, she referred to copywork as transcription.