Rhetoric School Curriculum

Ninth Grade

Theology & Philosophy
Theology I: Origins of the Way 

English
English I: Epic Literature and Classical Rhetoric (advanced option)

Shakespeare/Poetry
Macbeth

History
Western Civilization I (advanced option)

Mathematics
Algebra I or Geometry (advanced option)

Science
Biology (advanced option)

Foreign Language
Latin II

Trivium Courses
Classical Rhetoric (English I)

Fine Arts
Art I, Acting and Stagecraft, or Chamber Choir

Tenth Grade

Theology & Philosophy
Theology II: Faith and Truth

English
English II: British Literature (advanced option)

Shakespeare/Poetry
William Wordsworth and The Tempest

History
Western Civilization II (advanced option)

Mathematics
Geometry or Algebra II (advanced option)

Science
Chemistry (advanced option)

Foreign Language
Latin III (advanced option)

Fine Arts
Art II, Architecture I, Printmaking, Acting and Stagecraft, Chamber Choir or Creative Writing

 


 

Eleventh Grade

Theology & Philosophy
Theology III: Advanced Ethics

English
English III: American Literature (AP option)

Shakespeare/Poetry
Walt Whitman

History
American History (AP option)

Mathematics
Algebra II or Pre-Calculus (advanced option)

Science
Environmental Science, Advanced Anatomy and Physiology, or Advanced Physics

Foreign Language
Latin IV (AP option) or Spanish I

Trivium Courses
Christian Rhetoric (Theology III)

Fine Arts
Advanced Art III, Advanced Architecture II, Advanced Printmaking, Advanced Acting, Advanced Chamber Choir or Advanced Creative Writing

Twelfth Grade

Theology & Philosophy
Theology IV: Advanced Rhetoric/Senior Thesis

English
English IV: Modern Literature (AP option)

Shakespeare/Poetry
T.S. Eliot and Hamlet

History
Economics and Government (AP option)

Mathematics
AB/BC Calculus, Statistics or Integrated Pre-Cal/Physics (AP option)

Science
Environmental Science, Physics, Integrated Physics/Pre-Cal, Advanced Anatomy and Physiology, or AP Chemistry

Foreign Language
Latin V or Spanish II

Trivium Courses
Senior Thesis (Theology IV)

Fine Arts
Advanced Art IV, AP Art Drawing/2D, Advanced Architecture III, Advanced Printmaking, Advanced Acting, Advanced Chamber Choir or Advanced Creative Writing