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MS Language ArtsTeacher: Trish BowenDescription:? This course is designed for middle school students to combine their knowledge of writing, grammar, and literature together to provide a solid language arts foundation. Writing will focus on paragraph and essay types as we cover descriptive, cause and effect, and process writing. Research skills will also be developed. Grammar and mechanics will be emphasized throughout, with mini-lessons incorporated weekly. Our literature based units will include reading comprehension, writing, vocabulary and literature elements with projects and presentations throughout.? Likely books include:?The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe, Holes, The Bronze Bow?and one other selection.?Text: All novels (other materials will be provided by the teacher using the copy fee)Copy Fee: $25Tuition: $370 per year/$37 per monthHS Literature 1Teacher: Mary BergmanDescription: This introduction to high school literature class is designed to teach the foundational concepts and skills essential for success in more advanced literature courses. Reading and analyzing a variety of literary text (fiction, nonfiction, short stories, poetry and drama) is the core of this class.??Key concepts of setting, plot, theme, characterization and figurative language will be emphasized.??Opportunities for the students to share their analysis and to further develop communication skills include written essays as well as oral and media presentations.??Additionally, we will analyze and evaluate media messages so pervasive in our day.??Class assignments will include weekly reading, responsive writings, vocabulary exercises, oral presentations and more.???Novels:?To Kill a Mockingbird?and?Pride and Prejudice. Text: TBDCopy Fee: TBDTuition: $420 per year/$42 per month?9th-10th?Grade World Literature with CompositionTeacher: Mary BergmanDescription: In this class, students will explore the life experiences of people around the world through the literature they produce.??We will read, analyze and evaluate a variety of literary texts including novels, short stories, and poetry, both modern and classic.??Class examination of these works will be focused on two goals. First, the students will understand the importance of the cultural context in which the work was produced.??They will evaluate the author’s purpose and literary strategies used to achieve this goal.??Second, we will consider how we should respond to our newfound knowledge.??Gratitude for our circumstances? Engagement in a solution???Opportunities to share their discoveries and analysis and to further develop communication skills include written essays as well as oral and media presentations. Novels being considered for this class include?The Count of Monte Cristo,?Night,?Things Fall Apart,?A Long Way Gone, Igbal, and?Bamboo People, among others.?Copy Fee: TBDTuition: $445 per year/$44.50 per month?11th-12th?Grade American Literature with Composition Teacher: Mary BergmanDescription: This course is a chronological study of the great voices in American Literature. We will examine how their key works shaped opinion, altered the country’s direction and reflected the culture of their times. Students will read and analyze a variety of literary texts including novels, short stories, plays, poetry and non-fiction writings.??We will explore the work of Thomas Paine, James Fenimore Cooper, Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, Stephen Crane, Jack London, Edgar Allen Poe, John Steinbeck, Upton Sinclair, Ralph Ellison,?Maya Angelou, Tim O’Brien and others.?Opportunities to share their analysis and to further develop their communication skills include written essays as well as oral and media presentations.Copy Fee: TBDTuition: $445 per year/$44.50 per monthAdvanced Literature – “Could this be a classic?”?Teacher: Mary BergmanDescription:?“Which of today’s new literary works are going to stand the test of time and join the list of classics?”??That is the question this class will tackle.??Every great literary classic was once a newly published work. So, which modern literary works are in that not-to-be-missed category???During the first semester, the students will gain an understanding of what makes a book a classic as we examine literature of the last 50 years which the teacher will propose as possible classics.??Using this newfound knowledge, the class will propose their own list of possible classics for us to read, study and analyze during the second semester.??Opportunities to share their analysis and to further develop their communication skills include written essays as well as oral and media presentations.Copy Fee: TBDTuition: $445 per year/$44.50 per month??High School Writing and Grammar 1Teacher: Abigail GroveDescription: Recommended for students in the 9th grade and up; students should have completed at least one year of formal grammar and writing studies. Using techniques from the?Institute for Excellence in Writing?and?Format Writing, students will develop an organized, creative writing style. Grammar will be applied to writing paragraphs and essays in order to develop correct and varied sentence structure. Writing assignments include different formats such as process, cause and effect, and persuasive styles in order to prepare students for later high school and college composition classes. Many writing assignments will be research-oriented beginning with paragraphs and then essays of various lengths. Class will also include lessons in outlining, condensing, source citing, and avoiding unintentional plagiarism. A variety of high school vocabulary words will also be studied.Text:?Format Writing?by Frode Jensen (2006 edition, ISBN# 1886061297 preferred)Copy fee: $30?Class Maximum: 14 studentsTuition: $395 per year/$35 per monthHigh School Writing and Grammar 2Teacher: Abigail GrovePrerequisite: High School Writing and Grammar or comparable course (final grade of 85% or better)Description: This course is recommended for older high school students with several years of formal writing experience. Using techniques from the?Institute for Excellence in Writing and?Along These Lines,students will develop an organized, creative writing style. Writing assignments incorporate an abundance of research in addition to formats such as process, description, cause and effect, and persuasion. Class will also include lessons in outlining, condensing, source citing, and avoiding plagiarism. Additionally, students will evaluate and respond to persuasive articles to help prepare for the new SAT style writing. This course will continue to review the basics of grammar and mechanics, and significant time will be spent on varied sentence structure.?Vocabulary studies will also be a major focus of the class.Text:?Advancing Vocabulary Skills: Short Version?by Sherrie L. Nist (2009, ISBN-10:?1591941946)Copy fee: $30Class Maximum: 14 studentsTuition: $395 per year/$35 per monthCollege Preparatory WritingTeacher: Abigail GroveNOTE: Placement will be confirmed based on writing samples submitted along with registration forms.Description: Recommended for high school seniors or advanced juniors, students who register for this class should possess two or more years of formal writing and grammar experience. Using the resources designed by the?Institute for Excellence in Writing?and early college-level assignments,?this class will offer a variety of writing experiences. It will also introduce specific tips for the writing portion of the SAT essay exam. Paper planning and polishing will be stressed through specific lessons in creativity and style. To help the student prepare for college-level classes, skills in outlining, note-taking, and overall essay construction will be taught. A thorough review of writing mechanics (punctuation, grammar, etc.) will be conducted as well. Vocabulary words will be taken from new SAT study guides (approximately 100 words for the year).Text:?The Blue Book of Punctuation and Grammar?by Jane Straus (10th?edition, 2008) and?They Say, I Say?by Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein (3rd?edition; ISBN-13: 978-0393935844)Copy fee: $30Class Maximum: 14 studentsTuition: $445 per year/$45 per month ................
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