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CLASS DESCRIPTION
Prerequisites: Firm grasp on grammar (parts of speech, punctuation, etc.); at least one year of MS English highly recommended
8th Graders can take this course for HS Credit with approval from Mrs. Cole. Her email is below.
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.
This Book List is Evolving. Please wait until early/mid summer to order your books as we plan this course. THANK YOU
The Annotated Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
Animal Farm, by George Orwell
The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis
The Snow Goose, by Paul Gallico
The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare (please purchase the “Shakespeare Made Easy” from Barron publishers because it includes both the original text and the full modern translation)
Analogies 2, by Arthur Liebman (this is a purple and white consumable workbook)
Added 7/12/21
The Princess and the Goblin, by George MacDonald
Unbroken: young people's edition, by Laura Hillenbrand
Night, by Elie Wiesel
Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe
Alas, Babylon, by Pat Frank
If I Perish, by Esther Ahn Kim
Three Men in a Boat, by Jerome K. Jerome
TUTOR
Mrs. Cole has a bachelor's degree in Communicative Arts: English and Public Speaking, along with secondary school teaching certification. She has taught public high school and middle school English and speech, has coached competitive speech, and is a regular speaker at MOPS and other women's church events. Mrs. Cole has taught both elementary and middle school students through Classical Conversations and has tutored at a local homeschool co-op. She is a lifelong learner, an avid reader, and now in her 50s has taken up pickleball, rock climbing, and trout fishing. She enjoys working with teens and challenging them in their faith, their thinking, and their writing and speaking skills.
In Her Own Words:
"As I grow older, I become more and more enamored with God’s Word. I can’t choose a favorite verse, there are far too many. However, one verse that has made an impression on me in the last year is 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."
CLASS DESCRIPTION
Prerequisites: Firm grasp on grammar (parts of speech, punctuation, etc.); at least one year of MS English highly recommended
8th Graders can take this course for HS Credit with approval from Mrs. Cole. Her email is below.
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
- A large variety of writing assignments, including a research paper (MLA format)
- A large variety of American Literature including: fiction, non-fiction, poetry and a play
- Class discussions
- Frequent classroom presentation opportunities
TEXTS | MATERIALS | SUPPLIES
A good resource for used books is Abebooks. The books in this list are available for $3.00-$4.00 each.
This Book List is Evolving. Please wait until early/mid summer to order your books as we plan this course. THANK YOU
The Annotated Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
Animal Farm, by George Orwell
The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis
The Snow Goose, by Paul Gallico
The Taming of the Shrew, by William Shakespeare (please purchase the “Shakespeare Made Easy” from Barron publishers because it includes both the original text and the full modern translation)
Analogies 2, by Arthur Liebman (this is a purple and white consumable workbook)
Added 7/12/21
The Princess and the Goblin, by George MacDonald
Unbroken: young people's edition, by Laura Hillenbrand
Night, by Elie Wiesel
Robinson Crusoe, by Daniel Defoe
Alas, Babylon, by Pat Frank
If I Perish, by Esther Ahn Kim
Three Men in a Boat, by Jerome K. Jerome
TUTOR
Mrs. Cole has a bachelor's degree in Communicative Arts: English and Public Speaking, along with secondary school teaching certification. She has taught public high school and middle school English and speech, has coached competitive speech, and is a regular speaker at MOPS and other women's church events. Mrs. Cole has taught both elementary and middle school students through Classical Conversations and has tutored at a local homeschool co-op. She is a lifelong learner, an avid reader, and now in her 50s has taken up pickleball, rock climbing, and trout fishing. She enjoys working with teens and challenging them in their faith, their thinking, and their writing and speaking skills.
In Her Own Words:
"As I grow older, I become more and more enamored with God’s Word. I can’t choose a favorite verse, there are far too many. However, one verse that has made an impression on me in the last year is 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."
