CLASS DETAILS |Both A and B sections are identical |
GRADES | 9th-12th
CLASS SIZE | Maximum of 16 students
PREREQUISITE | None
LENGTH | 31 weeks
TUITION | $300/year OR $150/semester OR $50/month (6)
CLASS DESCRIPTION
The goal of this class is to satisfy the requirement of one year of high school English instruction. After taking this class, the students should be better prepared for PSEO, if they choose. We will focus on the three primary ways we use our language: reading, writing, and speaking. The course will include:
TEXTS | MATERIALS | SUPPLIES
A good resource for used books is Abebooks. The books in this list are available for $3.00-$4.00 each.
TUTOR
Mrs. Cole has a bachelor’s degree in Communicative Arts: English and Public Speaking, along with teaching certification. She has taught high school and middle school English and Speech in the public schools, have coached competitive speech teams, and is a regular speaker at MOPS and various women’s events. Mrs. Cole has taught both elementary and middle school students through Classical Conversations and have tutored at homeschool co-ops. Teresa is a lifelong learner, a lover of literature, writing and public speaking and enjoys working with teens and challenging them to improve their thinking, writing and speaking skills.
Guiding scripture for Mrs. Cole: John 3:30, “He must become greater, I must become less.” John is clarifying to his followers that he (John) is not the Messiah. His job has been to prepare people for Jesus’ coming and now that Jesus has arrived, He is the Messiah, and they should follow Him.
GRADES | 9th-12th
CLASS SIZE | Maximum of 16 students
PREREQUISITE | None
LENGTH | 31 weeks
TUITION | $300/year OR $150/semester OR $50/month (6)
CLASS DESCRIPTION
The goal of this class is to satisfy the requirement of one year of high school English instruction. After taking this class, the students should be better prepared for PSEO, if they choose. We will focus on the three primary ways we use our language: reading, writing, and speaking. The course will include:
- Grammar review (editing)
- Vocabulary building (analogies & Greek/Latin roots)
- A large variety of writing assignments, including a research paper (MLA format)
- A large variety of literature: novels, biographies, historical fiction, non-fiction, short stories, poetry, a play
- Class discussions
- Socratic circles (A Socratic circle or seminar is a formal discussion, based on a text, in which the leader asks open-ended questions. Within the context of the discussion, students listen closely to the comments of others, thinking critically for themselves, and articulate their own thoughts and their responses to the thoughts of others.)
- Frequent classroom presentation opportunities
- Journalism
TEXTS | MATERIALS | SUPPLIES
A good resource for used books is Abebooks. The books in this list are available for $3.00-$4.00 each.
- Full Book List forthcoming by mid summer.
- Reference book for the rules of grammar, capitalization, punctuation, etc. If you’ve been in Mrs. Hansen’s class (2018/19) previously, you can use one of the reference books she used: A Writer’s Reference by Diana Hacker or Rules for Writers by Diana Hacker and Nancy Sommers.
Other grammar/usage resource books: Easy Grammar, Editor-in-Chief, Writer’s Inc., or any middle/high school English textbook. Please contact Mrs. Cole if you have any questions. Email link is below. - Notebook paper to take notes on, either in a spiral bound notebook or loose-leaf paper in a 3-ring binder.
TUTOR
Mrs. Cole has a bachelor’s degree in Communicative Arts: English and Public Speaking, along with teaching certification. She has taught high school and middle school English and Speech in the public schools, have coached competitive speech teams, and is a regular speaker at MOPS and various women’s events. Mrs. Cole has taught both elementary and middle school students through Classical Conversations and have tutored at homeschool co-ops. Teresa is a lifelong learner, a lover of literature, writing and public speaking and enjoys working with teens and challenging them to improve their thinking, writing and speaking skills.
Guiding scripture for Mrs. Cole: John 3:30, “He must become greater, I must become less.” John is clarifying to his followers that he (John) is not the Messiah. His job has been to prepare people for Jesus’ coming and now that Jesus has arrived, He is the Messiah, and they should follow Him.
