2024-25 Middle School Classes (6-8th Grade)
New class! * time/place change
Medieval Literature* &
The Lost Tools of Writing
(6th-8th, online)
In this class, we will pair quality medieval historical fiction with analysis and persuasive essays. Every writer - no matter how experienced - has to invent ideas, organize those ideas clearly, and express them effectively. The three canons of classical rhetoric - Invention, Arrangement, Elocution - do this.
Literature selections include*:
Otto of the Silver Hand (link provided) by Howard Pyle
The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli
Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray
Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly
*Some selections may contain distinctly Christian content
Thursdays 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. PST
(online)
Begins January 9
Tuition (4 or more students): $400/semester; payable $80 monthly
Tuition (private class, 2-3 students): $500/semester; payable $100 monthly
Medieval History-Based Writing
(6-8th)
From the Anglo-Saxons to the Renaissance, from chivalrous knights to Genghis Khan, students will improve their knowledge of medieval times while learning to write with Structure and Style®.
Includes two novel studies:
The Door in the Wall
Crispin: The Cross of Lead
Tuesdays 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. PST (online)
September 10 - May 20
Tuition (4 or more students): $720/yr; payable $80 monthly
Tuition (private class, 2-3 students): $900/yr; payable $100 monthly
Literature* & the Lost Tools of Writing
(6-8th)
In this class, we will pair quality, award-winning literature with analysis and persuasive essays. Every writer - no matter how old or experienced or published - has to invent ideas, organize those ideas clearly, and express them effectively. The three canons of classical rhetoric - Invention, Arrangement, Elocution - do this. Once the aspiring writer grasps how to employ these tools effectively the stresses and confusions that accompany writing begin to fade and with it the fear that often comes with writing assignments.
Literature selections*:
Little Britches
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
Where the Red Fern Grows
The Hobbit
The Hiding Place
The Old Man and the Sea
Master Cornhill
Adam of the Road
*Some selections may contain distinctly Christian content
Tuesdays 2-3 p.m. PST (online)
September 10 - May 20
Tuition (4 or more students): $720/yr; payable $80 monthly
Tuition (private class, 2-3 students): $900/yr; payable $100 monthly