Dialectic 2 (Ages 13+) — Agenda + Live Mentorship

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✔ Built on trusted classical curriculum: Lost Tools of Writing · Henle Latin · The Argument Builder

See our 2026–2027 Academic Calendar for all important dates.

Dialectic 2 Books & Materials

Everything your student uses this year — designed for ages 13+, 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
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Civics & Debate

American Government & Mock Trial

Provided by GCE — no cost this year

✓ Included in tuition

The Lost Tools of Writing — Dialectic 2 curriculum

Essay Writing

The Lost Tools of Writing

ISBN 978-0986325717

CiRCE — Level 1

Family provides

The Argument Builder — Dialectic 2 curriculum

Logic & Debate

The Argument Builder

ISBN 978-1600510267

Classical Academic Press

Family provides

God's Design: Chemistry & Ecology — Dialectic 2 curriculum

Science

God’s Design: Chemistry & Ecology

ISBN 978-1683441250

Family provides

Henle Latin — First Year — Dialectic 2 curriculum

Latin

Henle Latin — First Year

ISBN 978-0829410266

Robert J. Henle

Family provides

Henle Latin — Grammar — Dialectic 2 curriculum

Latin

Henle Latin — Grammar

ISBN 978-0829401127

Robert J. Henle

Family provides

Henle I and Companion Guide, Year 1 — GCE Latin Workbook

Latin

Henle I and Companion Guide, Year 1

Amy Tellason

Family provides

Exploring Government — Dialectic 2 curriculum

History

Exploring Government

ISBN 978-1609991005

Notgrass — Ray Notgrass

Family provides

Answer Key — Henle Latin First Year

Latin

Memoria Press Answer Key for Henle I

ISBN 978-0829412055

Memoria Press

Optional

English Grammar For Students of Latin

Latin

English Grammar For Students of Latin

ISBN 978-0934034340

Norma Goldman

Optional

God's Design: Chemistry & Ecology — Teacher's Edition

Science

God’s Design: Chemistry & Ecology — Teacher’s Edition

ISBN 978-1683441267

Master Books

Optional

Lost Tools of Writing — Level I Teacher’s Edition — Dialectic 2 curriculum

Writing

Lost Tools of Writing — Level I Teacher’s Edition

ISBN 978-0986325700

The Circe Institute

Optional

D2 Readers great books we read & discuss together

Great American Short Stories — Dialectic 2 reader

Great American Short Stories

ISBN 978-0486421193

Anthology

Family provides

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch — Dialectic 2 reader

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

ISBN 978-0618250745

Jean Lee Latham

Family provides

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Dialectic 2 reader

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

ISBN 978-0486474915

Arthur Conan Doyle

Family provides

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer — Dialectic 2 reader

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

ISBN 978-1593081393

Mark Twain

Family provides

The Hiding Place — Dialectic 2 reader

The Hiding Place

ISBN 978-0553256697

Corrie ten Boom

Family provides

White Fang — Dialectic 2 reader

White Fang

ISBN 979-8611586020

Jack London

Family provides

The Phantom Tollbooth — Dialectic 2 reader

The Phantom Tollbooth

ISBN 978-0394820378

Norton Juster

Family provides

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What comes next
Ready for Rhetoric 1?

The Rhetoric stage begins, where your student masters persuasive writing, formal speech, and advanced reasoning.

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What Will You Learn?

  • Master the scientific method, from a testable question and hypothesis to running experiments and drawing conclusions
  • Write persuasive essays with the classical canons of the Lost Tools of Writing: invention, arrangement, and elocution
  • Construct clear, well supported arguments using The Argument Builder
  • Read and discuss great books, including Tom Sawyer, Carry On Mr. Bowditch, The Hiding Place, The Phantom Tollbooth, Sherlock Holmes, and Great American Short Stories
  • Study chemistry and ecology through hands on labs and real experiments
  • Sharpen real writing style with tools like parallelism, antithesis, and strong verbs
  • Spot cognitive biases and weak reasoning with a weekly Bias of the Week, then research and cite your claims responsibly
  • Translate real Latin with Henle Latin, mastering noun cases, declensions, and grammar
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