Stylish Schemes

So you've probably heard of alliteration and parallelism. But what about chiasmus (chiasmi?) and epistrophes?

In the Challenge writing program, the Lost Tools of Writing, there are three steps to writing an essay:
1. Invention
2. Arrangement
3. Elocution

There are two more steps to make up the full 5 Canons of Rhetoric (Memory and Delivery) but we are focusing here on the writing part, the first three steps only.

So the 3rd step is elocution and that is when we get to add our personal style to the essay. Some of the styles we can add to an essay are called schemes and tropes.
Schemes are an appeal to the senses.

National Honor Society: Greek style!

There is a way for homeschooled students to join the National Honor Society. It's called Eta Sigma Alpha National Home School Honor Society. The Greek letters look like this:

HΣA

The Charlotte chapter was established in 2004 and they meet monthly near the campus of UNCC.

20 Tips for Students

So now that your student is entering the Challenge years...how are they going to finish all the work required of them? Here are 20 helpful tips and reminders for everybody to review before the year begins :)

1. Always eat breakfast.
2. Keep your books, pencils, flashcards, supplies all together so you don't waste time looking for things you need once you get started.
3. Avoid the black holes! facebook, pinterest, instagram, twitter, email, video games, internet surfing need to wait until your work for the day is finished.

2014-2015 Geo Bee

Years ago, National Geographic created the National Geo Bee to try to ameliorate the pitiful condition of geography knowledge in the United States. Students were graduating from college without a basic understanding of where countries are located on planet Earth. In 1994, one female graduate, and I'm sure there were others, didn't know the difference between the Midwest and the Middle East.

Challenge Paradigm

Classical Education
Teachers: No more than two tutors model teaching/learning for all six subjects.

Training: Tutors are trained in the classical model of teaching on a yearly basis.

The Challenge Difference

The Challenge program is for students 12 and older. For thirty weeks they study six challenging subjects (or content areas) at home while practicing dialectic and rhetoric skills in the context of universal themes and ideas within a community setting.

What is Challenge A?

Our Challenge program, designed for students twelve years and older, provides the perfect setting for students to expand their command of the classical tools of learning—dialectic and rhetorical skills in particular.