YEAR 3
25 min. Latin chant both Dialectic and Rhetoric students
45 min. Grammar/Writing:
For Dialectic students: Institute of Excellence in Writing (IEW)
For Rhetoric students: Lost Tools of Writing (Circe Institute)
Homework required—writing assignments.
15 min. Speech: Student presentations and historical speech recitation—one of each per quarter.
Homework required—preparation of memory speech and research-based presentation
60 min.
Dialectic Students: Art/Science (Alternating weeks): Art history presentation and discussion, followed by 2 hands-on art projects per quarter. 3 Science hands-on science labs designed to coordinate with home use of Exploring Creation with General Science and Exploring Creation with Physical Science by Jay Wile.
30 min. Catholic Culture/Intro to Socratic Discussion: One literature selection studied per quarter alternating with virtue study/discussion. Variety of genres selected, including poetry.
Homework required—reading book selection and preparing preparation for indepth class discussion.
30 min. Tour Guide-Alternating Geography and History/Timeline: discussion of important historical events as the basis of creating a timeline notebook, learning to draw countries freehand by memory.
Homework required—creation of a Timeline notebook.
Homework optional—Tour Guide memory for student wishing to achieve Super Scholar achievement.