School of Rhetoric
The recommended course of study is to serve as a guide for what a typical student might take during 4 years of online Christian high school at Wilson Hill Academy. Please see the Graduation Requirements for a list of required courses. Advanced Placement® courses are marked with AP®. Note also that there are two “tracks” in Math and Science, determined primarily by whether the student has completed Algebra 1 before the 9th grade.
| Grade 9 | Grade 10 | Grade 11 | Grade 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humanities | ||||
| Integrated History, Literature & Theology | The Great Conversation 3 | The Great Conversation 4 | The Great Conversation 5 | The Great Conversation 6 |
| The Great Conversation 1+4 * | ||||
| English – Composition & Rhetoric | Fundamentals of Academic Writing** | Honors Logic | Rhetoric 1 | Rhetoric 2/ Senior Thesis |
| Honors Composition** | ||||
| Electives | ||||
| Literature | Get to Know Fyodor Dostoevsky Modern Literature & Thought |
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| History *** | AP US History US Government & Economics |
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| Fine Arts | AP Art History | |||
| Math | ||||
| ‣ Advanced | Geometry | Algebra 2 | Pre-Calclulus/ Trigonometry
and/or |
AP Calculus
and/or |
| ‣ Basic | Algebra 1 | Geometry | Algebra 2 | AP Statistics |
| Science | ||||
| ‣ Advanced | Physics 1 (Honors) | Chemistry (Honors) | AP Chemistry
and/or |
AP Physics
and/or |
| ‣ Basic | Physics 1 | Chemistry | Biology | |
| Languages | ||||
| ‣ Latin & Greek **** | Latin 3 | AP Latin | Greek 1 | Greek Readings (can be repeated for credit) |
| ‣ Spanish | Spanish 1 | Spanish 2 | Spanish 3 | AP Spanish |
* The Great Conversation 1+4 is recommended for students who are new to Wilson Hill Academy and have not been exposed to Homer and other writers from the classical period. Note that it is a year long course to be taken in either 9th OR 10th grade. It is not a 2 year course.
** Fundamentals of Academic Writing (FOAW) is recommended for students who are new to the Wilson Hill Academy composition sequence or who have completed LA4 but need more confidence and practice. Honors Composition is recommended for continuing students desiring to refine and further develop their composition style; the focus is on the writing process, using both imitative writing and original compositions with individualized feedback. This course may also be taken in 10th grade as an elective after completing FOAW in 9th grade. Composition is integrated into the Rhetoric 1 & 2 sequence in grades 11 & 12. See individual course description pages for more detail.
*** Note that the US Government & Economics is a combination class intended to satisfy state requirements for one semester for each area. The two subjects are taught in a unified manner, but the focus is on government in the fall and economics in the spring. For purposes of meeting graduation requirements, AP®Art History is counted as a Fine Arts elective (not History).
**** Many alternate sequences are possible depending on student interest and prior Latin study; the sequence shown is one of the more popular. Either the Greek or Latin sequence may also be started in 9th grade or later with level 1.
December, 2024
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