LTW Level III & Consolation of Philosophy
Wednesday
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2:00 PM
to
3:30 PM
Julie Flick
Lost Tools of Writing Level Three continues to refine all the tools from the previous levels while not only adding further invention, arrangement, and elocution tools, but also introducing logic, Aristotle’s four causes, and the rhetorical appeals of logos, ethos, and pathos. The foundation laid in the previous levels comes to beautiful fruition in these essays, which reflect deeper thinking, clearer arrangement, and more elegant expression.
Shifting into a deliberative form of address, these essays seek to persuade a decision maker for or against a proposed course of action. In Level Two, we began addressing the specific concerns of a particular audience. In this Level Three class we will consider not only the recipient of our argument, but the speaker’s point of view as well, practicing the tools of rhetoric while looking through the lenses of various historical and literary figures. From Socrates to C.S. Lewis, we’ll explore what some of the wisest have had to say about what is ultimately the Necessary Question of every life.
Students should be prepared to devote significant time and attention to challenging reading, extensive development and writing of eight essays, biweekly discussion board posts, and poetry memorization.
Suggested Ages
15 years old and up
Pre-requisites
Successful completion of Levels One and Two and permission of instructor. Note: Submission of a Level Two essay and a recommendation from a previous Lost Tools teacher are required if student is new to Mrs. Flick. Please contact Mrs. Flick at philothea09@outlook.com with any questions.
Registration Number
Min.:
4
Max.:
12
Required Texts
- Lost Tools of Writing Level Three, CiRCE Institute
- The Book of Job, Bible (any translation)
- Five Dialogues, Plato (tr. G.M.A. Grube; Hackett Classics, Second Edition), ISBN: 9780872206335
- Sophocles 1: Antigone, Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, Sophocles (ed. by David Grene and Richmond Lattimore), ISBN: 9780226311517
- The Consolation of Philosophy, Boethius (tr. P.G. Walsh; Oxford World’s Classics), ISBN: 9780199540549
- King Lear, Shakespeare (Folger Shakespeare Library), ISBN: 9780743484954
- Death of Ivan Ilych, Leo Tolstoy (tr. by Lynn Solotaroff; Bantam Classics), ISBN: 9780553210354
- Perelandra, C.S. Lewis, ISBN: 9780743234917
- 30 Poems to Memorize (ed. by David Kern; CiRCE Books), ISBN: 9781734785319