Once-A-week Classroom Instruction Enhancing Home Education for *7th – 12th Graders
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Description: A full year course designed to survey English literature from its beginnings to the present. In a time-line fashion from a Christian worldview, each literary era will be introduced, discussed, and viewed within its historical time frame as representative selections are studied. Objectives include comprehension, literary analysis including form, style, and purpose, and the ability to detect trends outside the Christian worldview. Classroom experience will consist of lectures, weekly quizzes, poetry memorization, class interaction, miscellaneous assignments, and a final exam.
Tutor: Mary Mueller
Description: Students will look at complete works of Literature and be able to analyze and determine theme, conflict, point of view, and moral tone. Within the framework of our Christian worldview, we will begin to make connections between the characters and their struggles, and the choices we make each day. We will learn from the triumphs and failures of the protagonists and antagonists that we will meet through the art of Literature. The classroom experience will consist of journaling, short lectures, discussion, quizzes, small group assignments, and a creative book presentation. Vocabulary lists will be presented prior to reading assignments for increased clarity. There will also be an emphasis on answering literary essay questions in order to prepare the students for their future studies.
Tutors: Rachel Boyd
Description: What's the difference between a phrase and a clause? No, it's not a red hat. Students will learn about this difference. When do I use a comma, and what do I do with this thing called a semicolon? Independent and dependent clauses can be very confusing, but through several acrostic clues and visual aids students will easily master the use of these clauses. A crafty writer also knows how to begin his or her sentences in a variety of ways. Students will learn over ten creative ways to begin a sentence. This is a high intensity course; the students are required to use all creative elements in each of their writing projects. Because of this, a student's writing may seem awkward for a time. Once the requirements are removed, the student will then be able to write concisely and beautifully, with the ability to use the varying sentence structures naturally. Students will write short stories and a book report to develop creative storytelling, dialogue, and plot development. Further develop these skills in Writing: Stylistic Development. Tutor: Tammy Feigal
Length: One Semester Writing: Essays & College Prep. Description: Description: Heading into PSEO or graduating and moving on to a college degree? Writing skills are essential in higher-education and are often a source of anxiety. In this class, you'll learn about the kinds of writing and thinking college professors will expect of you, and have a chance to improve your writing in an encouraging, yet sufficiently challenging, environment. Working on a literary analysis, a persuasive essay, a research paper, a compare and contrast essay, and several smaller assignments, we'll address skills in forming a strong thesis statement, analyzing information, applying logic that is sound and appropriate, organizing your thoughts clearly, writing strong opening and closing paragraphs, developing excellent writing style, gathering solid supporting evidence, and avoiding costly errors. We will also take a look at some typical essay questions as they appear on tests, review the types of resources available at colleges for you as a student/writer, and have an option of practicing timed essays for SAT/ACT exams. Tutor: Jill Swanson Description: It's all about paragraphs! Students will learn how to write various types of paragraphs using a prescribed structure that most students find quite freeing (What! Only five sentences!). They will write from their experiences and also practice writing from research (don't let that word scare you-it's all in the notebook). After ten weeks of paragraphs, they will move on to write a book review, a five-paragraph essay, a formal letter, and a story. In-class writing games (is that an oxymoron?) will help develop word choices, descriptive abilities, and teamwork. Students will have lots of exposure to outlining. The mechanics of writing will be covered in a light grammar book called Painless Grammar (another misnomer). Format Writing and Creative Components may be taken in any order, both of which are junior high level writing courses or for the reluctant 9th grade writer. Tutor: Michelle Billman
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