A Work A Week

A weekly newsletter for homeschool moms who want to guide their children in reading the great works.

Every Tuesday, Reading Rooms features one significant work and gives you clear, practical guidance to help your child read deeply, think clearly, and discuss it well.

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Why Do People Believe Things They Know Aren't True?

Why Do People Believe Things They Know Aren't True?

Animal Farm teaches students how language, slogans, and small compromises reshape reality.

The Ancient Play Every Future Debater Should Read

The Ancient Play Every Future Debater Should Read

Sophocles' Antigone shows students how thoughtful people can disagree without either side being entirely wrong.

The First Book Every Honors Reader Needs

The First Book Every Honors Reader Needs

Edith Hamilton’s Mythology gives your child the stories, names, and patterns that later books and artworks expect them to know.

The Power of Plain Speech

The Power of Plain Speech

Help your child see how Sojourner Truth used plain speech, lived experience, and direct questions to challenge what her audience already believed.

How To Teach Your Child the Gettysburg Address

How To Teach Your Child the Gettysburg Address

This speech is 272 words, but shifted the meaning of a war and America's future. 3 Tips on teaching its power to your child.