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Rhetoric Ladies' Lovely Lyrical Literature

Here is a Literature List of the books the Rhetoric Ladies read or will read this year in their Year 4 studies. I have included my own opinions on some of my favorites and my not so favorites! Add your thoughts on your favorites in the comment section below or comment with the title of one that you are excited to dive into in the coming months!


Unit 1:
The Portable American Realism Reader
The Metamorphis
The Cherry Orchard
All Quiet on the Western Front
Animal Farm This was a particular favorite! Not only for the historical references to the Russian Revolution but also for the whimsical characters that readers of any age can relate to.
The Poetry Anthology (selected poems)

Unit 2:
The Great Gatsby I was surprised by how much I liked this novel. I listened to it read by Jake Gyllenhaal on Audible.com. There was a steady mix of history, romance with heartbreak, and action.
*The Pearl
The Glass Menagerie I eagerly look forward to revisiting this play! Tennessee Williams' words transcend generations and make the story relatable to every reader of any age.
The Old Man and The Sea I have read this before in another program and it was not a favorite! The short sentences made the story flow seem broken.
The Chosen

Unit 3:
The Crucible
Siddhartha
To Kill a Mockingbird
Waiting for Godot
Fahrenheit 451

Unit 4:
The Hobbit
I, Robot My mom and I are looking forward to reading this book after watching the movie several times!
Citizens of the Galaxy








Whether enjoying a book while curled up with a tall glass of iced sweet tea, or listening to a celebrated actor reading it aloud as you travel back and forth to activities....these books will expand your knowledge by challenging you to connect the literary work with the historical time period we are diving headfirst into and aligning it with God's purpose.

Eagerly turning the page~












Camilla

*Currently Reading

Tapestry of Grace Year 4 Curriculum

     The overall theme of the Tapestry of Grace Year 4 curriculum is "The Twentieth Century", in which we cover everything from World War 1 to the presidency of our beloved Barack Obama.  It involves a great deal more than just history.  The subjects we cover include: History (core history and in-depth history), Literature,  Arts/Activities and Worldview, which includes Philosophy as well as Church History.  This does not include our math, science and foreign language curriculums we do at home.

     The writers and organizers of the curriculum thought of everything we might possibly need.  We have at our disposal: schedules, summaries, alternate booklists, MANY student questions and activities, maps, student evaluations for the end of each week, unit, and one for the end of Year 4. We have pop quizzes, government supplements and much more.

     Just like all of the other years, Year 4 is made up of 36 weeks, which is split up into 4 separate units.  The Rhetoric students have more expected of them than the other younger levels, obviously.   We have 36 weeks of intense, hard-core, life threatening school which we try to stay on top of.   Our breaks are never taken for granted and are very well-deserved.

    Every topic we study goes very in-depth.  We spent the first seven weeks just studying America before WW1, Russia and America and everything involving WW1 and then the postwar America. During each of these major events, we also study the lives and presidential careers of the president during those years.  It is lovely because, unlike public schools, we are allowed and encouraged to think about what the Bible has to say about it and to look at issues from a Christian point of view, in each one of our classes.  My favorite class is probably Worldview. We have such great intellectual conversations about everyday issues or about the books we read and I believe it is a huge learning experience for everyone involved.  We have to not only speak with kindness and truth, but we also have to listen to others respectfully.  Year 4 is a very involving, well-rounded and mentally demanding course and I enjoy it immensely.

Stay Tuned,
Gwyneth

A Day at Our Co-op

Hello! And welcome to the Rhetoric Ladies blog. Our Tapestry of Grace Co-op meets almost promptly at 9:00 AM. We start out of day with our history teacher who dives into the heart of our world's past. She asks many intellectual questions about the history books we have read over the past week and ties in what the bible has to say about each topic. Next we dive into Philosophy and worldview. We discuss the interesting ideas of philosophers and why we think they need to try another profession because they are so off from what our creator says. And lastly for the day is our literature class. We discuss great works of literature whether we actually agree with their greatness or not. We also dig deeper then sometimes we feel the authors did when writing the book itself and analyze the artistry, symbolism, and diction just to name a few. We end the day with conversations about eating at Chick-Fila, drinking Starbucks, and gathering for a Pride and Prejudice marathon. 

-Skittles