Rhetoric School Curriculum
Ninth Grade
Theology & Philosophy
Theology I: Origins of the Way
Literature
Epic Literature
Shakespeare / Poetry
Shakespeare’s Sonnets
History
Western Civilization I
Mathematics
Geometry
Science & Nature Studies
Biology
Foreign Language
Latin I or Latin II
Trivium Courses
Classical Rhetoric
Fine Arts
Art I, Architecture, Chamber Choir, Chorus, Theatre Arts, Yearbook
Tenth Grade
Theology & Philosophy
Theology II: Faith and Truth
Literature
British Literature
Shakespeare / Poetry
The Tempest & William Wordsworth
History
Western Civilization II
Mathematics
Algebra II
Science & Nature Studies
Chemistry
Foreign Language
Latin II or Latin III
Fine Arts
Art II, Architecture, Chamber Choir, Chorus, Creative Writing, Theatre Arts, Yearbook
Eleventh Grade
Theology & Philosophy
Theology III: Ethics: The Good Life
Literature
American Literature
Shakespeare / Poetry
Walt Whitman
History
U.S. History
Mathematics
Pre-Calculus
Science & Nature Studies
Physics
Foreign Language
Latin III, Latin IV, Spanish I
Trivium Courses
Rhetoric
Fine Arts
Art III, Architecture, Chamber Choir, Chorus, Creative Writing, Theatre Arts, Nature of Beauty, Yearbook
Twelfth Grade
Theology & Philosophy
Theology IV: Rhetoric
Literature
Modern Literature
Shakespeare / Poetry
Hamlet & T.S. Eliot
History
Economics/Government
Mathematics
Calculus, Statistics, or Scientific Revolution (Integrated Pre-Calculus & Physics)
Science & Nature Studies
Environmental Science, Anatomy & Physiology, Physics, or Scientific Revolution (Integrated Pre-Calculus & Physics)
Foreign Language
Latin IV, AP Latin (Virgil), Spanish I, Spanish II
Trivium Courses
Rhetoric/Senior Thesis
Fine Arts
Art IV, Architecture, Chamber Choir, Chorus, Creative Writing, Theatre Arts, Nature of Beauty, Yearbook