Language Arts Curriculum
Elementary Curriculum
For a complete description of the curriculum, visit the general course description or the detailed course description found by clicking on the course title. Note that although grades are assigned to the particular courses, the classes are arranged according to skill level.
A is for Apple (1st Grade)
B is for Bear (2nd Grade)
C is for Cottage (3rd Grade)
D is for Dandelion (4th Grade)
Dictation Book (Optional)
Teacher's Guide (Optional)
Vice and Virtue (5th Grade)
Study Guide Volume 1 (2023 Edition)
Study Guide Volume 2 (2023 Edition)
Grammar and Poetics (2021 Edition)
Foundations (6th Grade)
Study Guide with Answer Key (Optional)
English Literature and History (7th Grade)
High School Curriculum
For a complete description of the curriculum, visit the general course description or the detailed course description found by clicking on the course title. Note that the last four courses are are available for 10th, 11th, and 12th grade classes, and change from year to year. This year (2022–2023), the Great Books Seminar will be taught.
The Personal Narrative (8th Grade)
Classic Works of Imagination (9th Grade)
Short Fiction (10th Grade)
Great Books Seminar (10th, 11th, 12th)
Alfred Tennyson's Idylls of the King
Drama, Writing and Speech (10th, 11th, 12th)
Greek Influence (10th, 11th, 12th)
No textbooks used. Students will be required to print out needed materials and borrow books from the library or buy books at the book store. Students must consult the syllabus so that they have the books ready to use before we begin our study of them in class.
Writing Seminar (10th, 11th, 12th)
No textbooks used. Students will be required to print out needed materials.
Grammar (8th–12th)
Course 1 (Parsing and Diagramming)
Course 2 (Usage, Punctuation and SAT Grammar)