High School English 1, English 2, English 3 2023-2024 School Year at The Homeschool Resource Center 307 S. Parsons Ave. Brandon, 33511 Each course is: 1 complete high school English credit Meets the requirements for Bright Futures Scholarship as an "English which includes substantial writing" course English I/Language Arts 1 Thursdays beginning August 24th 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM English I is a composition-focused course geared towards 9th grade students. Writing will occur every week as we learn how to compose journal entries, short writing assignments, and essays in MLA format. Learning how to edit/proofread will become necessary to grow our composition skills. In literature, we will examine various short stories, poems, and novels as we explore different styles and learn literary terms and analysis. Class includes: SAT Vocabulary Words Grammar - Literary Analysis - plot, setting, symbolism, imagery, etc..
- Writing from a prompt - journaling
- Composing in MLA format - Your student will need access to Google Docs or Microsoft Word!
- Proper research techniques - Citing valid sources, how to distinguish fact from fiction
- 3 essays 2 pages or longer
- 3 Novels - the sooner these are purchased, the better. Amazon has had the best prices.
- The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1st semester)
- Lord of the Flies by William Golding (1st semester)
- Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (2nd semester)
- 1 Play - “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” by William Shakespeare. I have already purchased these in bulk and will “rent” them to each student.
Contact: Amy Loesch via text (314-596-6535) or email ([email protected]) with any questions regarding these courses. For 32 weeks of class, the fee is $410. This is payable as follows: a $60 non-refundable deposit to the Tampa Bay HEAT. You may pay this online when you register for the class. This will hold your place in the class. The remaining balance $350 will be paid directly to the instructor before the first day of class by cash, checks, PayPal *as friends and family*, CashApp, and Venmo. PayPal: [email protected] CashApp: $AmySimsLoesch Venmo: @Amy-Loesch-2 English II/Language Arts 2 Thursdays beginning August 24th 12:15-1:45 English II is geared towards the 10th grade student. Composition of essays will be fine-tuned to find students’ personal voices in their writing. MLA format will be expected for each essay while grammar and vocabulary will be expanded. Learning objectives - Grammar - heavy focus on proofreading/editing along with classic grammar lessons
- Writing from a prompt - current events
- 5 Essays in varying length from 1-5 pages-narrative, expository, persuasive, autobiography, and research
- MLA Format - student must have access to either Google Docs or Microsoft Word
- Research - student will learn how to properly cite all factual sources
- Literary analysis of short stories, poetry, drama, and novels
- 4 Novels - the sooner these are purchased, the better! Amazon usually has the best pricing.
- The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
- Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie
- 1984 by George Orwell
- Student’s Choice! (with teacher approval-must be age appropriate in content and length)
- Collection of Poetry - Selections from poets such as Maya Angelou, Emily Dickinson, Edgar Allen Poe, Robert Frost, etc.
- 1 Drama - Shakespeare’s “Othello”
For 32 weeks of class, the fee is $410. This is payable as follows: a $60 non-refundable deposit to the Tampa Bay HEAT. You may pay this online when you register for the class. This will hold your place in the class. The remaining balance $350 will be paid directly to the instructor before the first day of class by cash, checks, PayPal *as friends and family*, CashApp, and Venmo. PayPal: [email protected] CashApp: $AmySimsLoesch Venmo: @Amy-Loesch-2 Contact: Amy Loesch via text (314-596-6535) or email ([email protected]) with any questions regarding these courses. English 3/Language Arts 3 Thursdays 2:00-3:30 This course will have a focus primarily on American literature including fiction, non-fiction, dramas, and poetry. We will be making inferences, drawing conclusions, and conducting literary analysis. Students should also expect advanced grammar lessons. Advanced MLA-formatted essays will be written including: narrative, compare-and-contrast, informative, & persuasive essays as well as a longer research paper. Reading list is TBD, but you can expect at least 4 novels, 1 drama, short stories, and poems. Supplies needed: You will need something to write with/on. Some students choose to bring their laptops or iPads, but a notebook and pen is great! I also strongly recommend students keep a binder to keep all graded papers and assignments together in one spot for portfolio review. Book list which is TBD (no textbook required). For 32 weeks of class, the fee is $410. This is payable as follows: a $60 non-refundable deposit to the Tampa Bay HEAT. You may pay this online when you register for the class. This will hold your place in the class. The remaining balance $350 will be paid directly to the instructor before the first day of class by cash, checks, PayPal *as friends and family*, CashApp, and Venmo. PayPal: [email protected] CashApp: $AmySimsLoesch Venmo: @Amy-Loesch-2 Teacher Bio: My name is Amy Loesch and I will be teaching English 1, 2, and 3, Creative Writing, Public Speaking, World History, and American History. I graduated in 2009 with a BA in Religious Education. I continued my MA in Teaching in Secondary English, but had to stop shy of my semester of student teaching due to deployment. Since then, I've been a substitute teacher at Providence Classical Christian Academy in St. Louis, MO, have been homeschooling my four children since winter of 2016, and have taught numerous classes with the HEAT program. My philosophy is that no student learns exactly the same as another and that learning should be hard work but FUN!
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