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Course Description
| Materials Fee: |
$ 25 |
| Cost for 2 semesters: |
$440 |
| Includes Non- refundable deposit: |
$50 |
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($55.00 per
month)
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Payment Plan
available
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| Max/Min Students: |
12/5 |
| Curriculum: |
$75 |
| Homework: |
Yes |
| Hours per week: |
4-5 |
| Grades: |
7-8 |
Exploring Literature with Writing
This is a comprehensive language arts and literature
studies course that will provide opportunities for writing, and cover:
vocabulary, spelling, active
reading and reflective
thinking.
Students will also
explore a wide variety of writing styles and genres,
including paragraph and essay writing, working to
develop style, technique and
form. Writing skills will be challenged and refined through classroom
instruction, guided practice and at home assignments.
We will study the
novels; "Rifles for Watie" and "A Christmas Carol" in the fall
and "The Hobbit", in
the spring. (Available in our store)
Class Time: 1 1/2 hours. This is a two semester course with each semester
encompassing 16 weeks Totaling 8 months.
Biography:
Cathy Mason was born and raised in Dallas, TX. Cathy
graduated from Baylor University in 1988 with a
degree in English
Literature and a minor in Business. She then went to the
University of Texas at Dallas to receive her certification
in Secondary
Education. After teaching
7th and 8th grade English in Richardson schools, she
went on to work as the Assistant to the Executive Pastor at
Prestonwood Baptist
Church. It was there in a
church Bible study that she met her husband, Scott,
and soon moved to Grapevine where he practices dentistry.
She is raising two
baseball loving sons and
has homeschooled them since Preschool. Cathy believes
that good writing is most often a result of good reading
and seeks to bring
enjoyment to both tasks.
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Course Description
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Materials Fee:
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$ 20
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Cost per semester:
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$195
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Includes Non- refundable deposit:
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$50
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($55.00 per
month)
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Payment Plan available
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Curriculum:
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$ 15
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Homework:
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Yes
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Hours/Week:
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1-2
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Max/Min Students:
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10/5
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Grades:
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8&up
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Speech
This class focuses on the components of a successful
presentation, introducing
a variety of speaking styles including recitations, expository
speaking,
persuasive speaking, and impromptu. Students will build
confidence as they work
on developing physical and vocal expression. This class will
provide students
with the opportunity to overcome the fear of public
speaking in an encouraging
atmosphere.
This class provides the avenue for students to develop critical,
lifelong communication skills.
The class will culminate with a Speech Showcase.
Classes are offered for grades 8 and up.
Class Time: 1 1/2 hours. This is a one semester course
encompassing 14 weeks.
This class is not a requirement for joining the
SpeakOut Competitive Speech
& Debate Club.
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Course Description
| Materials Fee: |
$ 25 |
| Cost per semester: |
$195 |
| Includes Non- refundable deposit: |
$50 |
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($55.00 per
month)
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Payment Plan
available
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| Max/Min Students: |
5/3 |
| Curriculum: |
incl |
| Homework: |
Yes |
| Hours per week: |
1-2 |
| Grades: |
4-6 |
Readers Theatre
Readers theater
is an enjoyable activity that allows students to experience stories in a
supportive, non-threatening environment that nurtures creativity and
imagination. Communication skills are enhanced as children become cognizant
of voice projection, appropriate inflection, and accurate pronunciation of
words. Children are lured into language that is rich with imagery and extend
their vocabulary without effort. This unique mode of student involvement in
literature provides a venue to increase comprehension, improve writing
skills, challenge creativity, build oral presentation abilities, and
finally, increase the student's enjoyment and understanding of literature.
The higher levels of thinking skills required to create and share readers
theater effectively make the process a valuable learning experience. Classes
are offered for grades 4 - 6.
Class Time: 1 1/2 hours. This is a 14 week one semester class.
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Schedule