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More than anything else, this course encourages students to love great books and stories to establish an essential foundation for future courses in the language arts (Language Arts 1–4 and […]
More than anything else, this course encourages students to love great books and stories to establish an essential foundation for future courses in the language arts (Language Arts 1–4 and […]
The LA1 classroom is an exciting place where time flies. Students learn to love reading and writing as they explore great works of literature and poetry, immersing themselves in God’s […]
In LA 2 students delight in great works of children’s literature while learning essential grammatical concepts in the context of their reading and writing. Through imitative exercises and carefully structured […]
Language Arts 3 explores engaging literature, comprehensive grammar and essential composition skills, each part reinforcing the others. Students gain a practical understanding of English language arts so that they can […]
Language Arts 4 emphasizes both literature and composition by focusing on the first three canons of classical rhetoric: invention, arrangement and elocution. The thoughtful discussions about literary works help students […]
Students in TGC 1 engage the Great Conversation at its beginning by learning some of the earliest and most beautiful stories ever written. They cultivate the skill of close and […]
Students in TGC 2 engage the Great Conversation as it unfolded during the Middle Ages through a study of some of the most influential works of the medieval times as […]
In TGC 3, students engage the Great Conversation by studying some of the most influential writings and events that shaped the modern world, beginning with the Protestant Reformation. Students continue […]
This course is designed for students who begin The Great Conversation courses in ninth or tenth grade and can benefit from a survey of ancient works before moving on to […]
Advanced Composition 1 provides high school students robust and personal writing instruction. They refine composition skills through imitative writing and essay construction. Students practice emulating the voice of consummate authors […]
Advanced Composition 2 builds upon the robust and personal writing instruction offered in Advanced Composition 1. Students develop personal style and voice through imitative exercises that challenge the students to […]
TGC 4 takes students deeper into the works of many of the same authors covered in TGC 1. Taught alongside several books of the Bible, the primary source writings challenge […]
As in TGC 2, students in TGC 5 engage the Great Conversation as it unfolded during the Middle Ages but through a deeper study of some of the most influential […]
TGC 6 challenges upper level School of Rhetoric students to discuss how the people, ideas and books from the Modern Era have brought us to our present day. Using various […]
People throughout all time have wrestled with the tough questions of life: How can a good God exist while evil ravages the world? What does Christianity have to do with […]
This course is designed to give students a thorough introduction to the worldviews that have shaped modern (and postmodern) man as reflected in several major literary works of the 20th […]