7TH GRADE WRITING CURRICULUM
A 40-Week Classical Anglican Writing Course — Full Syllabus
Rhetoric taught through the 1662 Book of Common Prayer and The Lost Tools of Writing.
Term I — Foundations of Rhetoric & Devotion
WEEK 1Introduction to Rhetoric and Anglican Prose
WEEK 2Invention: Identifying Central Ideas
WEEK 3Short Composition #1 — Confession and Reverence
WEEK 4Arrangement and Rhetorical Order
WEEK 5Style and Parallelism
WEEK 6Short Composition #2 — Liturgy and Belief
WEEK 7Introduction to Refutation
WEEK 8Spontaneous and Written Prayer
WEEK 9Major Essay #1 (3–5 pages)
WEEK 10Revision Workshop and Oral Presentation
Term II — History, Theology, & Argument
WEEK 11Summarisation and Précis
WEEK 12Comparing Christian Traditions
WEEK 13Short Composition #3 — Scripture, Tradition, Calendar
WEEK 14Advent and Lent Collects Compared
WEEK 15Introduction to Amplification
WEEK 16Short Composition #4 — Advent, Lent, Repentance
WEEK 17Hooker and Lewis: Rhetorical Devices
WEEK 18Counterarguments, Questions, and Transitions
WEEK 19Major Essay #2 (4–6 pages)
WEEK 20Revision and Oral Defence
Term III — Christian Civilisation & Moral Reasoning
WEEK 21Christianity and Civilisation
WEEK 22The Comparison Essay
WEEK 23Short Composition #5 — Education, Wisdom, Virtue
WEEK 24Christian Duty and Vocation
WEEK 25Churchill, Lincoln, and Cranmer
WEEK 26Short Composition #6 — Language, Excellence, Courage
WEEK 27Persuasive Rhetoric: Reason, Ethics, Emotion
WEEK 28Formal Debate Preparation
WEEK 29Major Essay #3 (5–7 pages)
WEEK 30Revision, Recitation, and Defence
Term IV — Rhetoric, Imitation, & Synthesis
WEEK 31Anglican Prose Stylists: Imitation
WEEK 32Introductions and Conclusions
WEEK 33Short Composition #7 — Humility, Truth, Beauty, History
WEEK 34Funeral and Marriage Liturgies
WEEK 35Longer Outlines and Thesis Refinement
WEEK 36Short Composition #8 — Death, Marriage, Worship, Character
WEEK 37Final Rhetoric Review and Editing
WEEK 38Final Thesis Essay (6–10 pages) — Part I
WEEK 39Final Thesis Essay — Part II
WEEK 40Final Presentation, Recitation, and Reflection
Every week includes: copywork, dictation, Commonplace Book entries, memorisation, oral narration, and revision. All 1662 Book of Common Prayer texts are printed in full inside each lesson — the Prayer Book itself is never required to complete the work.
£50 / $65 one-time