Rhetoric 2 (Ages 15+) — Independent Scholar (The Agenda)

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✔ Built on trusted classical curriculum: Lost Tools of Writing · Traditional Logic · Lincoln Douglas Debate · Apologia Marine Biology

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Rhetoric 2 Books & Materials

Everything your student uses this year — designed for ages 15+, built on trusted classical curriculum.

Look for the badge on each book — we cover some, you provide others.

Core Curriculum used all year in class

Traditional Logic I — Text (Martin Cothran)

Logic

Traditional Logic I — Text

ISBN 978-1930953109

Martin Cothran — Memoria Press

Family provides

Logic

Traditional Logic I — Workbook

ISBN 978-1547701254

Martin Cothran — Memoria Press

Family provides

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Personal Finance

Beyond Personal Finance

Online course — beyondpersonalfinance.com

Family provides

Lost Tools of Writing — Comparison Essay Workbook — Rhetoric 2 curriculum

Writing

Lost Tools of Writing — Comparison Essay Workbook

ISBN 978-0999146699

The Circe Institute

Family provides

Lost Tools of Writing — Level I Student Edition — Rhetoric 2 curriculum

Writing

Lost Tools of Writing — Level I Student Edition

ISBN 978-0986325717

The Circe Institute

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Marine Biology — Rhetoric 2 curriculum

Science

Marine Biology

ISBN 978-1946506610

Apologia

Family provides

Traditional Logic I — Teacher Key

Logic

Traditional Logic I — Teacher Key

ISBN 978-1547701247

Martin Cothran — Memoria Press

Optional

How Then Should We Live

Worldview

How Then Should We Live

ISBN 978-1581345360

Francis A. Schaeffer

Optional

Apologia Marine Science Dissection Kit

Science

Apologia Marine Science Dissection Kit

Apologia — Home Science Tools

Optional

State of the Arts — Rhetoric 2 curriculum

Fine Arts

State of the Arts

ISBN 978-0891076087

Gene Edward Veith

Optional

Classical Music for Dummies — Rhetoric 2 curriculum

Music

Classical Music for Dummies

ISBN 978-1119847748

Optional

R2 Readers great books we read & discuss together

A Tale of Two Cities — Rhetoric 2 reader

A Tale of Two Cities

ISBN 978-0486406510

Charles Dickens

Family provides

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Rhetoric 2 reader

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

ISBN 978-0486275437

Lewis Carroll

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All Creatures Great and Small — Rhetoric 2 reader

All Creatures Great and Small

ISBN 978-1250057839

James Herriot

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Animal Farm — Rhetoric 2 reader

Animal Farm

ISBN 978-0452284241

George Orwell

Family provides

Gulliver's Travels — Rhetoric 2 reader

Gulliver’s Travels

ISBN 979-8886000634

Jonathan Swift

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Treasure Island — Rhetoric 2 reader

Treasure Island

ISBN 978-0486275598

Robert Louis Stevenson

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The Screwtape Letters — Rhetoric 2 reader

The Screwtape Letters

ISBN 978-0060652937

C. S. Lewis

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The Hobbit — Rhetoric 2 reader

The Hobbit

ISBN 978-0547928227

J. R. R. Tolkien

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Robinson Crusoe — Rhetoric 2 reader

Robinson Crusoe

ISBN 978-9916732212

Daniel Defoe

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Pride and Prejudice — Rhetoric 2 reader

Pride and Prejudice

ISBN 978-0486284736

Jane Austen

Family provides

The Pilgrim's Progress — Rhetoric 2 reader

The Pilgrim’s Progress

ISBN 978-0486426754

John Bunyan

Family provides

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What Will You Learn?

  • Master formal categorical logic, including the four statements of logic and the syllogism, with Traditional Logic
  • Write persuasive essays with the Lost Tools of Writing, moving from idea to polished argument
  • Compete in Lincoln Douglas debate, framing a resolution and arguing it with real evidence
  • Write and deliver real speeches with confidence and clear structure
  • Explore marine biology through guided modules and hands on experiments, from oceans and seawater to living systems
  • Read and discuss great literature, including Animal Farm, Pride and Prejudice, and The Chosen
  • Build practical personal finance skills, from budgeting and saving to making wise money decisions
  • Analyze theme, style, and argument in guided class discussion
  • Build and test arguments, learning to tell a strong proof from a weak one
  • Grow as a confident writer and speaker, ready for college level work
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