Applied Rhetoric - (Grades 9-12) +    CANCELED

Teacher:  Staff

Time:  Friday 3:45-4:40

Class Cost:  $205

Book:  With Good Reason, by Morris S. Engel;  ISBN #0312157584

Iliad, by Homer, translated by Stanley Lombardo; ISBN #0872203522

The Seagull Reader:  Essays, ed. Joseph Kelly; ISBN #0393976327

This practical course seeks to apply principles of classical rhetoric as a means for improving the student’s analytical and critical thinking skills as well as helping him or her to recognize appropriate uses or abuses of persuasive argumentation.  The coursework for this class will include a fundamental introduction to informal logic, rhetoric, and writing.  This will involve reading various essays, Scripture passages, song lyrics, and ultimately Homer’s Iliad as topics for discussion.  The class is an excellent opportunity for students preparing for college or who are interested in developing  skills fostered by the liberal arts.  Used copies of these books are found on-line at Amazon.com, Abebooks.com, Barnesandnoble.com, or Exodusbooks.com.

The + sign means that this particular course is a supplemental course to enhance your child's education. The = sign signifies a complete course.