Letters & Devotion Grade 12: Literature, Rhetoric, and the Examined Life (Part 1)

Description

“Literature, Rhetoric, and the Examined Life (Part 1)” (Grade 12, Units 1-4) is the first volume of the two-volume Letters & Devotion Grade 12 reading course “Literature, Rhetoric, and the Examined Life”, split into two physical books because the complete course runs longer than KDP’s page ceiling for this trim. This volume covers Units 1-4 (“Tragic Form and the Question of Fault” through “Satire: Weaponized Irony”), running 337 pages across 36 lessons (Reading: 36 lessons), with 271 practice-sheet problems and 72 mastery/unit-check items built directly into the book, plus a full answer key at the back. Every lesson is written for a parent with no teaching background: each one opens with a short script to read aloud, names the specific wrong idea a student is likely to reach for and how to correct it, and closes with a practice sheet that may be copied for household use. Passages, prompts, and writing tasks are original to this book, not excerpted from outside texts. This is a standalone, black-and-white, 337-page printable PDF at 8.5 x 11 in (print at home or at a copy shop); no login, subscription, or additional purchase is required to use it. The second volume, “Literature, Rhetoric, and the Examined Life (Part 2)” (Grade 12, Units 5-8), completes the year; the two are sold and used independently. (The same lessons are also taught aloud by Clara, a built-in AI teacher, at lettersanddevotion.com, with the first 30 days free, for families who want that option; the print book stands on its own without it.)

AI note: The written content of this resource was drafted with AI tools, then reviewed and edited by the author.