Follow the heroes and villains of history while learning the Lost Tools of Writing. We will explore and discuss the stories of Leonidas, Cincinnatus, Genghis Khan, as well as more recent figures such as George Washington and Billy the Kid. Students will use the Lost Tools of Writing, Level I to explore the issues faced by these historical figures and learn to write about them using the first three canons of rhetoric: invention, arrangement, and elocution
Suggested Age: 12 years old and up
Prerequisites: None
Required Text:
- The Lost Tools of Writing Level One - Student Workbook
- David & Goliath (RPE)
- Leonidas at Thermopylae
- Alexander the Great
- Julius Caesar
- Attila the Hun
- Tariq bin Ziyad
- Charlemagne
- King Harold
- Joan of Arc
Historical characters subject to change. All source text distributed as part of the course from public domain documents.
Registration Numbers: Minimum 5; Maximum 11