Plutarch

Registration is now open for current Classical Writing Tutorials famlies. Registration opens to the public on April 1, 2011

Course Description:

Classical Writing's Plutarch covers the Encomium, Invective, and Comparison levels of the Progymnasmata, and teaches literary comparison essays and writing.

This course is appropriate for students 9th grade and up who have completed Diogenes: Chreia. If you have any questions about your student's readiness for this course, please email the tutor.

Please be sure to read How the Tutorials Are Conducted before registering for this course.

Meeting Time:

Class meeting time is Friday from 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM, EST.

Materials Needed:

Books are not included in tuition, but Classical Writing materials are available at our 20% co-op discount for class members. Do not order the Classical Writing Plutarch books yet! They are currently only available in beta format, but we plan to release the full version this summer. Registered class members will be notified when they are available.

Required Materials

• *Plutarch

• *Plutarch Student Guide

• *Plutarch Answer Key

*TYou will be given information via email when these books are available to place your order for Classical Writing materials at the discounted price. You are also free to add any other Classical Writing books you need for your homeschool or classroom to this order at the discounted price.

Literature Assignments:

Several literature assignments are required for this course, and there are also  several optional but highly recommended literature assignments.  All of the literature assignments are available either online or should be at your local library. Paperback Swap often has these titles, so be sure to check there - it is a great service! For those who prefer to purchase the books for their home library, you may order from the Classical Writing Literature Selections page for Plutarch.

Required:

• Plutarch's Lives - Volumes I & II ~ We will be reading selections from these books each week. Both are available online for free, but as the selections are rather long, I do recommend that students have a hard copy of the book.

• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen ~ I highly recommend that students read this over the summer, as it will need to be completed by Week 3 of the Plutarch course.

Optional:

• Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Silas Marner by George Eliot

• Cicero: Selected Letters

Cost of Tutorial:

See Fees and Registration page for details.

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