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