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Placement Process One critical factor for restful learning is the proper placement of students. If you are unsure which level is the best fit for your student, reach out to the instructor you are considering. Once registered, anticipate contact regarding placement evaluations from instructors by May 15th and throughout the summer. Students must be enrolled to enter the placement process. Early placement exams may allow time for tutoring or additional review based on the outcomes. See more about placement evaluations in our Student-Parent Handbook.
Writing and Rhetoric Placement Process For registered students, please anticipate contact regarding placement evaluations from instructors by May 15th and throughout the summer. Students must be enrolled in a Writing and Rhetoric course to receive a placement assessment. Learn more about the Writing and Rhetoric placement.
Inside the Writing & Rhetoric Program: A Scholé Academy Info Session
This course is designed to help students progress and delight in writing and to continue to develop effective tools and methods for writing well. The course uses the imitation and practice method utilized by Book 3: Narrative II and Book 4: Chreia & Proverb to help students build essential tools for writing.
In the first semester, students will learn about new genres of story, including historical narrative and legend. The skills learned in Writing & Rhetoric Year 1 (Books 1 and 2) are extended and new skill sets are introduced, including identifying the difference between fact and opinion and learning to ask the five W's of a historical narrative: who, what, when, where, and why.
In the second semester, students learn how to write six-paragraph essays on the basis of a saying or an action. This course works to develop in each student a love of and hunger for story and writing and does so through engaging class sessions, creative assignments, and personal feedback. For a closer look at the texts used in this course, please follow these links and click “Look Inside”: Book 3: Narrative II and Book 4: Chreia & Proverb.
Schedule: This course is designed with young learners’ brains in mind! The course meets 3 times per week for 45–60 minutes, affording adequate instructional time while keeping on-screen sessions to a healthy duration for our youngest learners.
Spelling and Grammar Integration: While the parts of speech and other elements of grammar are referenced and integrated throughout this course, the primary focus is on writing and rhetoric—as the name implies. It is expected that students are receiving spelling and grammar instruction (whether online or at home) in conjunction with this course. If you are looking for an excellent grammar program that will nicely complement Writing & Rhetoric, we recommend the Well-Ordered Language program (live, online course available here).
Placement: Please read about our placement process in the Student Parent Handbook.
Required Materials: Books and supplies are not included in the purchase of the course. These resources are listed to help inform your decision-making as you make course selections and build your course schedule. Please reach out to the instructor if you have any questions about materials.
Optional Resources:
These audio files allow students to engage their sense of hearing and their listening intelligence as Dr. Christopher Perrin, along with the Writing & Rhetoric series editor, Christine Perrin, deliver the historical narrative, myths, and legends aloud in a thoughtful manner.
Caeli Lanzilotti lives in Northern VA with her husband and two-year-old son. She is passionate about the Liberal Arts and pursuing a life fully realized. She has taught Ancient, American, and World Literature to 9th-12th graders in a private school setting for the past six years. Before moving to VA, she taught Middle School Literature-History, English grammar, and Religion for six years at a small classical school near Philadelphia. She loves the classical model of education, and she is deeply indebted to her former students and colleagues from whom and with whom she has learned so much about the virtuous life. She holds an MA in teaching and a BA in English with a minor in Philosophy. For leisure, she loves trail running and hiking in the woods with her husband, swimming, and baking.
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Melissa Browne holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, and is certified TESL Instructor. She taught privately as an English teacher in China, Taiwan, and in Peru for 10 years where she also studied Waldorf pedagogy. She is currently a brick-and-mortar Classical Elementary school teacher in Peterborough, Ontario where she teaches grade 3/4 with Classical Academic Press' Latin, Writing, and Grammar curriculum. In the afternoons, she tutors students in Latin, writing, grammar, spelling, Spanish, Singapore Math, and literature studies. Melissa also teaches Sunday school at her local church and periodically teaches ESL with the local college and university. Her students, both online and in-person, are an incredible encouragement and blessing.
Long Canadian winters find her enjoying board games and books, while summers are spent swimming at the beach and tending her garden. Hospitality and shared meals are a year-round joy. Melissa lives in Lakefield, Ontario, with her husband and two children, and makes occasional trips to Peru. She enjoys traveling, reading, and cooking, and delights in serving the body of Christ alongside her husband while watching their boys grow into godly young men.
Kevin Schultz started his teaching journey as a ski instructor on the slopes of Crystal Mountain in Washington. He went on to earn a BA in Psychology from the University of Washington. While attending school for his undergraduate degree, he worked part time at an after school program for elementary students at a private school where his love of working with children and families was cemented. He then went on to earn a K-8 teaching certification and eventually a Master of Education, also from the University of Washington. Kevin spent 19 years teaching in public school and then 6 years at a private Christian school where he taught 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. He was also a music teacher for 2 of those years and finished his career in the traditional school setting as an administrator. During this time, he and his wife served as worship pastors for a small local church where they were blessed to be joined by both their daughters in leading worship. Kevin continues to combine his passions with teaching. He has taught private guitar lessons to local students for several years and serves with Equip Ministries to train pastors all around the world in setting up cultures of discipleship in their churches. In his free time he enjoys spending as much time as possible exploring the outdoors, especially with his wife, daughters, their husbands and 3 grandchildren.
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Kara Lobley enjoys finding answers and imparting those discoveries to everyone. This passion for truth inspired her to earn her bachelor’s degree in history at Patrick Henry College (PHC), in Purcellville, VA. The classical experience at PHC and her own experience being homeschooled outside the classical tradition (K-12) showed Kara the beauties of each approach. She delights in witnessing how classical homeschooling equips students to identify and discover “the true, the good, and the beautiful” in the world around them and to share those breakthroughs with others.
Kara began working with children as a high schooler at children’s theater camps and at her church’s Vacation Bible Schools. During college and post-graduation, she spent five years as a high school writing tutor and one year as a preschool teaching assistant. Kara starting teaching lower and middle school Well-Ordered Language and Writing and Rhetoric classes with Scholé Academy in the fall of 2020 and is excited to return again this year. Outside of the classroom, Kara can be found reading, hiking, or singing.
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Amy Travis holds a BA in psychology and religious education with additional training in behavioral modification, counseling, and missions. She has lived in 4 countries outside the United States and studied multiple cultures and languages. She has been homeschooling her four children for over 20 years. She also has had the privilege of teaching adult ESL programs, high school history and literature courses, and middle school reading and grammar classes outside the home. On any given day, you will find Amy preparing lessons, conducting a new project with her children, experimenting with a creative meal for her family, or simply enjoying a restful time contemplating the goodness of God.
Writing and Rhetoric Book 3: Narrative II
Writing and Rhetoric Book 3: Narrative II
Writing and Rhetoric Book 4: Chreia & Proverb
Writing and Rhetoric Book 4: Chreia & Proverb
First, read the available course descriptions, noting prerequisites, target grades, and course objectives. If you think your student is prepared for the course, go ahead and register. After registration, a placement assessment may be provided to students, depending on the course and the student’s previous enrollment with Scholé Academy. Registration is finalized when the student’s placement assessment has been returned by the course instructor with placement confirmation.
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Our Assistant to the Principal will be in touch with you after your enrollment to help you with next steps, including any placement evaluations that may be required for your course selections.
This registration will be finalized when the student’s placement assessment has been returned by the course instructor with placement confirmation.
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