Rhetoric 4 ages 17+ Live Class

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✔ Built on trusted classical curriculum: Senior Thesis (Rhetoric Alive) · Apologia Chemistry · The Five Canons of Rhetoric · Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey

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

Rhetoric 4 Books & Materials

Everything your student uses this year — designed for ages 17+, 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
Rhetoric Alive! Senior Thesis — Rhetoric 4 curriculum

Senior Thesis

Rhetoric Alive! Senior Thesis

Classical Academic Press

Family provides

The Odyssey Teacher Manual — Rhetoric 4 curriculum

Literature Guide

The Odyssey Teacher Manual

Memoria Press — Stephen Musick

Optional

Literature Guide

The Iliad Teacher Manual

Memoria Press — Stephen Musick

Optional

Exploring Creation With Chemistry, 3rd Edition — Rhetoric 4 curriculum

Science

Exploring Creation With Chemistry, 3rd Edition

Apologia — Plourde and Hughes

Family provides

Habitudes Images #1 — Rhetoric 4 curriculum

Leadership

Habitudes Images #1

Tim Elmore

Family provides

Habitudes Images #2 — Rhetoric 4 curriculum

Leadership

Habitudes Images #2

Tim Elmore

Family provides

Habitudes For Leading Others — Rhetoric 4 curriculum

Leadership

Habitudes For Leading Others

Tim Elmore

Family provides

Habitudes Images #4 — Rhetoric 4 curriculum

Leadership

Habitudes Images #4

Tim Elmore

Family provides

Resolving Everyday Conflict — Rhetoric 4 curriculum

Leadership

Resolving Everyday Conflict

Ken Sande

Family provides

R4 Readers — The Great Books great books we read & discuss together
Heroes of the City of Man — Rhetoric 4 reader

Heroes of the City of Man Companion Guide

Peter J. Leithart

Family provides

The Eumenides — Rhetoric 4 reader

The Eumenides

Aeschylus

Family provides

The Iliad — Rhetoric 4 reader

The Iliad

Homer

Family provides

The Odyssey — Rhetoric 4 reader

The Odyssey

Homer — Fagles translation

Family provides

Theogony & Works and Days — Rhetoric 4 reader

Theogony & Works and Days

Hesiod

Family provides

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Download the Rhetoric 4 book list — every title, author, and purchase link for this level, in one place.

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What Will You Learn?

  • Study chemistry with real labs, from chemical bonding and reactions to the mole and molarity, with Apologia Chemistry
  • Complete a formal Senior Thesis, researching, writing, and defending a polished argument before an audience
  • Grow as a leader through leadership and conflict resolution, learning to guide a group and resolve disagreement with wisdom
  • Master the five canons of rhetoric, invention, arrangement, style, memory, and delivery
  • Research a serious question deeply, then organize your evidence into a clear, logical case
  • Write persuasive essays and deliver impromptu and prepared speeches with poise
  • Think and reason at a college level, ready for university coursework and beyond
  • Read and discuss the great books, including Homer's Iliad and the Odyssey
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