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Sign Language 2 (MS & HS) - Students will continue to develop their ASL communication skills
-receptive (listening) and expressive (speaking) - with vocabulary and grammar in a cultural
context. Course instruction and activities are primarily in ASL. Courses in ASL may necessitate
physical contact between students and/or instructor. This contact may include demonstrating
culturally appropriate behaviors and/or remediating students’ sign production. Instructor: Rachael
Goad

Early Elementary Language Arts (1 -3 ) - Scholé is a Greek word from which we get the word
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school. The original meaning had implications of rest and beauty. This course will explore classic
children's literature, writing, speaking, and listening (the four language arts) with the intent to
delight in truth, goodness, and beauty as we develop strong literacy skills. Curricula titles to be
determined. Instructor: Christy Stewart

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IEW Elementary English (3 -5 ) - In this IEW (Institute for Excellence in Writing) course, your
3-5th grader will delight in humorous characters and fascinating creatures while learning to write
using structure and style. Characters, creatures, and men of history will capture your child’s
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, 1-3 hours of homework, depending on the project, will be assigned and parental
supervision and guidance will be required. Required text: All Things Fun and Fascinating by Lori
Verstegen and Student Resource Notebook (by purchasing the main text through IEW, you will
receive this as a free e-book download to print) Instructor: Keira Moody

IEW Middle School English (MS) - In this IEW (Institute for Excellence in Writing) class, your 6-
8th grader will explore ancient history themes while learning to write using structure and style. In
addition, this class will incorporate literature and vocabulary development. As we move through
the units, your middle schooler will develop their speaking skills; grammar, word choice, and
sentence fluency; ability to summarize and write stories and research reports. Each week, 2-4
hours of homework, depending on the project, will be assigned, and parental supervision and
guidance will be required. Required texts: Ancient History-Based Writing Lessons and Student
Resource Notebook (by purchasing the main text through IEW, you will receive this as a free e-
book download to print), The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw, D’Aulaires’ Book of Greek
Myths, Who was Alexander the Great? by Kathryn Waterfield, and Detectives in Togas by Henry
Winterfield. Instructor: Keira Moody

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Shakespeare (7 -12 ) - **May Be Offered 2019-2020** Shakespeare is Great Literature,
enduring, thought-provoking and inspiring 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 courses only (to be used as
a reference for structure and style, not for writing prompts, which will come from course 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. Instructor: Laura Keifer