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Rhetoric A | 5th & 6th Grade

Master the art of effective writing and sharpen your critical thinking skills.

Explore great works of literature to deepen your empathy with the human experience and discover God's presence in creation. You'll grow in your love for stories of redemption, master reading mechanics for better comprehension, and critically engage with worldviews through a biblical lens. As you participate in the great conversation, you'll sharpen your vision for a Christ-centered culture and cultivate a gospel-centered community.

  • Explore Middle Ages Proverbs

  • Introduce Expository Essay Structure

  • Imitate Proverbs Creatively

  • Develop Biographical Narrative Skills

  • Learn the Mechanics of Grammar - Part 1 (Kinds of Sentences, Principal Elements, Adjectives, Adverbs, Predicate Parts, Prepositional Phrases, Personal Pronouns) 

Reading Aloud in Classroom

Spring Semester 2025​

Program Dates:

Jan 27, 2025 - June 6, 2025

Tentative Schedule*:

Mon, Wed, & Fri

12:45pm-2:00pm KST

*Class schedule may be modified to meet student needs. See FAQ for more info.

Price**:

$510

**Discount available. See FAQ for more info.

Enrollment Closes:

Jan 27, 2025

The course will be opened based on a minimum enrollment of 6 students. See FAQ for more info.

What You'll Learn​​​​​

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This course aims to guide students toward the following 

✓Develop a Love for Writing and Grammar: Demonstrate an appreciation for the craft of writing and an understanding of grammar rules, showing improvement in writing skills over time.

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✓Produce Complex Written Work: Create written compositions that reflect increasing levels of difficulty and complexity, demonstrating growth in both style and content.

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✓Evaluate Literary Characters and Ideas: Critically analyze characters and ideas in literature to determine if they align with foundational cultural values and principles, and assess whether characters are worthy of imitation.

​✓Articulate Well-Reasoned Opinions: Express clear and thoughtful opinions on various ideas, distinguishing between facts and opinions while effectively supporting one's stance.

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✓Edit and Refine Writing: Apply learned methods of self-editing to improve clarity, coherence, and accuracy in written work.

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✓Apply Grammar Rules Effectively: Consistently apply correct grammar rules to enhance the readability and precision of writing.

Your Instructor

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A 2019 alum of Veritas Classical Academy, Ms. Charity Kim returns as a teacher. She studied at Patrick Henry College, where she graduated as the valedictorian with a B.A. in Classical Liberal Arts and a Minor in History and was presented with her major’s Award for Outstanding Achievement. While in college, Charity served as a head resident assistant and as the founder and editor-in-chief of Aletheia, PHC’s academic journal of the classical liberal arts. Most recently, God has called Charity to move to South Korea, where she teaches a number of classes, including AP Calculus at Veritas’s campus in Suji and Latin I online for Veritas’s campuses in China. 
Charity has had the blessing of falling in love with classical education first as its student, whose world grew larger and deeper as she was shown more of Him who sits at its center and holds all together. Thrilled by the people around her, Charity loves family and friends and can be easily enthralled with a nice cup of coffee and conversation. She has a fondness for heart-stirring sources of her Creator’s beauty, which include art museums, movies, and Dostoevsky. A favorite Scripture of hers is Isaiah 6:3: “And one called to another and said: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!’”

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Course Information â€‹

Course-Specific Required Texts and Materials:
The cost of the course does not cover books and materials.

  • Writing and Rhetoric Book 4: Chreia and Proverb (Student Edition). Classical Academic Press. ISBN: 9781600512421.

  • Writing and Rhetoric Book 5: Refutation and Confirmation Revised Edition (Student Edition). Classical Academic Press. ISBN: 9781600516924.

  • Well-Ordered Language Level 3A. Classical Academic Press. ISBN: 9781600513183.

  • Well-Ordered Language Level 3B. Classical Academic Press. ISBN: 9781600513411.

  • Pencils/pens and a highlighter.

  • A calendar or planner for keeping track of due dates.​

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General Technical Requirements: 

  • Laptop or Desktop

    • Please use a reliable laptop or desktop with a processor with a speed of 1 GHz or better on one of the following operating systems: Mac OS X with Mac OS 10.7 or later; Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista (with SP1 or later) or XP (with SP3 or later). An inexpensive laptop or netbook is preferred, as they enable you to plug an Ethernet cable directly into your computer. Students are only permitted to use phones for the Zoom sessions in cases of emergency. Note: It is significantly better to use an Ethernet cable to wire into a router rather than using WiFi, as WiFi signals can be notoriously unreliable based on device, distance to router, and interference from other electronics nearby

  • High-Speed Internet Connection

    • You will also need a reliable high-speed internet connection, ideally through an Ethernet cable directly connected to your computer. While Wi-Fi can work, it may not provide the best performance in terms of bandwidth. A faster internet connection will improve your experience, and we recommend a minimum download/upload speed of 5/1.5 Mbps. Depending on your location, you may also need to purchase a VPN to access Google Classroom, Google Suite, and Gmail.

  • Zoom

    • For our classes, we use Zoom, a web conferencing platform that allows students and instructors to connect face-to-face in real time, no matter where they are in the world. Zoom is free to download and simple to use. Click here to download Zoom.

  • See §VII in the VOA Parent-Student Handbook for more information about our technical requirements.​

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