In Lost Tools of Writing Level II, students will build upon their abilities learned in LTW I from writing Persuasive Essays to begin writing Judicial Addresses. The Canon of Invention with its 5 Common Topics will introduce Special Topics to help students to think critically in a sense of morality, law, and logic. Refinement of tools already learned in the Canon of Arrangement will allow students to polish their order of information gathered. And with new tools of Elocution, students will have an increased poetic ability to effectively communicate their ideas.
By reading, contemplation, and discussion, we will be diving into the lesser known and more surreal novels of Lewis by primarily following a character named Ransom, along with other key characters that either hinder or help him in his grand journeys.

Objectives

- learn to judge wisely and well
- mature in strategizing
- learn how to persuade a friendly or hostile audience
- know how to use ideas of justice, evidence, and law to build a case
- sharpen their effectiveness in using the three Cannons
- learn new tools of Invention to develop ideas (Justice, An Sit, Quid Sit, and Quale Sit)
- refine tools of Arrangement learned in LTW I to better structure their persuasion
- use and practice new tools of Elocution to “spruce up” their addresses (Personification, Terminating Sentences, Complex Sentences, Hyperbole, and more)
- enjoy a riveting Science Fiction novel series through engaging conversations and contemplative reading

Resources

- Lost Tools of Writing Level 2 Student Book (book)
- Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis (book)
- Perelandra by C.S. Lewis (book)
- That Hideous Strength by C.S. Lewis (book)