Page 11 - 2017-2018 Class Catalog

• By the Great Horn Spoon! by Sid Fleishman
• Rifles for Waite by Harold Keith
• Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson
• Journey to Topaz by Yoshida Uchida

• Elementary English: Fables, Myths & Fairy Tales – (3rd-6th graders) In this IEW (Institute for Excellence in
Writing) class, your 3rd-5th grader will delight in classic childrens tales while learning to write using structure
and style. Characters and adventures will capture your childs imagination and provide rich writing
content. Using this methodology, your child will learn concrete techniques and move from being an
inexperienced writer to a confident writer. Each week, 1-2 hours of homework will be assigned and parental
supervision and guidance will be required. Required Textbooks: IEW Fables, Myths & Fairy Tales: Writing Lessons
in Structure & Style by Lori Verstegen (IEW.com/AFF), Student Resource Notebook (by purchasing the student
text you will receive the Resource Notebook as a free download), and a thesaurus. Teacher: Keira Moody
Recommended Donation of $10 per weekly class

• Shakespeare- (7 -12 grade) Shakespeare is Great Literature, enduring, thought-provoking and inspiring
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literature, although it is not novels. Shakespeare’s plays were written to be performed and watched in
community, rather than read silently by an individual by a fireside. The 90-minute class period is intended to
allow for plenty of discussion of Shakespeare’s timeless themes and complex, insightful characters, but also for
watching professional performances of the plays, reading substantial sections of the plays out loud together,
and rehearsing and performing sonnets, soliloquies, and scenes ourselves. Students will need copies of Hamlet,
Henry V, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew, and several sonnets. Core
text for high school classes only (to be used as a reference for structure and style, not for writing prompts, which
will come from class topics): Kane, Thomas S. The New Oxford Guide to Writing. New York: Oxford U, 2007.
Required Texts: Students will need copies of Hamlet, Henry V, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing,
The Taming of the Shrew, and several sonnets. Teacher: Laura Keifer Recommended Donation of $10 per weekly
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• Freshman/Sophomore English (Literature & Writing)- (9 &10 grades) This class is for students beginning their
9th or 10th grade year of high school Language Arts. We will focus on close reading strategies and literary
analysis as well as the structure(s) and process of writing. This class is based on the belief that in order to learn
to write well one must READ! While the texts we read will certainly stand on their own, they will also provide
inspiration and a model for student writing. Please expect to have weekly homework in both reading and writing
in a addition to about four formal writing assignments throughout the year. Required Texts: The texts you will
need to acquire for this class are: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by
Robert Louis Stevenson, and (No Fear Shakespeare) A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare. You
will also need reliable home internet access for the short stories & poems we will be reading this year. Teacher:
Emily Bolthouse Recommended Donation of $10 per weekly class session.

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• Honors English (Literature & Writing)- (11 & 12 grades) This class is for students beginning their 11th or 12th
grade year of high school Language Arts. This is an upper level course and will focus on close reading, literary
analysis, and response to literature through writing. We will focus specifically on American Literature and
explore themes related to the American experience, the human condition, and the individual’s place in the
world he/she inhabits. Please expect to have weekly homework in both reading and writing in addition to about
four formal writing assignments throughout the year. The texts you will need to acquire for this class are: The
Crucible by Arthur Miller, Walden by Henry David Thoreau, and The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. You will