English 3 (NW)

Class Year:  2020-2021
Time:  Mon 01:30 pm - 03:00 pm;
Teacher:  Becky Thompson
Tution:  $450 / Year or $45 / Month for 10 Months
Supply Fee:  $60 / Year Due Upon Registration (non-refundable)
Location:  PREP North West (Cypress)

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Supply fee includes classroom supplies plus a teacher-created text for spelling, grammar and usage and reading comprehension.
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/ / Drop Fee:  For students who drop the course after September 30, there will a drop fee of two months' tuition.
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/ / Class Description: This class will provide weekly instruction / /and parent/child accountability in the subject areas of reading, writing, / /grammar and usage, spelling, and penmanship. To fulfill the reading component, / /students will read poetry, short stories, and chapter books of various genres, / /all with an emphasis on reading for comprehension and enjoyment.  For writing, the teacher will use the / /Institute for Excellence in Writing’s (IEW) All Things Fun and Fascinating, / /where humorous characters and fascinating creatures will help young students / /enjoy learning to write with structure and style. Students will practice / /expanding sentences weekly and will write well-structured short paragraphs by / /year end.  For grammar and usage and also / /for spelling, students will use teacher-prepared materials specially designed / /to complement the IEW lessons.   Grammar / /will be light but thorough, covering punctuation, capitalization, proper word / /usage, the eight parts of speech and basic sentence structure.  Spelling will include a weekly list of / /pattern words and the spelling rules followed. Throughout the week, students will complete a variety of exercises / /covering dictionary and syllabication skills, spelling patterns, / /homophone/analogy skills, and creative sentence-writing.  Final tests will be  on Fridays. Cursive writing will be taught in class and practiced with parent / /oversight throughout the week. Students will write entirely in cursive by / /January.  Neatness and organization are / /required. Students who already write in cursive will review with new learners, / /and the teacher will modify accordingly.

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/ / Parent/Student Expectations:  Parents / /should expect the following at home:

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a.  Homework:  Students will have daily assignments and will / /need parental instruction and oversight.

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b.  Parent / /oversight/instruction:  At home, the / /parent is still the teacher. While no advance preparation is required, parents / /will provide some amount of personal one-on-one instruction each day followed / /by intermittent oversight –especially  at / /the beginning of the year and depending on your student’s current / /"stick-to-itiveness.” 

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c.  Grading:  Parents will proof and help their student / /correct all work the same day completed. 

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d.  Parent Orientation:  A required parent orientation will be / /scheduled prior to the first class

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e.  Time Required:  Students will need to spend a total of / /approximately one to two hours per day on their assignments depending on their / /maturity, attention span and writing dexterity. Parents should break this time up into natural segments as they see fit.
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/ / The following books will be / /used:
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/ / Texts: 

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-       All / /Things Fun and Fascinating Student Book by Institute for Excellence in Writing (Teacher e-book is / /complimentary with web purchase), $29.   https://iew.com/shop/products/all-things-fun-fascinating

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-       Cursive / /Knowledge by Institute for Excellence in / /Writing, $19.  https://iew.com/shop/products/cursive-knowledge-student-book

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-       2 Abeka readers, titles to be / /determined

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Chapter Books:

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-       Louis Braille, The Boy Who Invented Books for the Blind, by Margaret Davidson / /Scholastic Paperbacks 1991 edition

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-       Toliver's Secret, by Esther Wood Brady, 1993 Yearling edition

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-       Dolphin Adventure, by Wayne Grover

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-       Sarah, Plain and Tall, by Patricia MacLachlan, 1987 Harper Trophy edition

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-       A Mouse Called Wolf, by Dick King-Smith, 1999 Yearling edition

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-       Treasure of Pelican Cove, by Milly Howard

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-       A Penny's Worth of Character by Jesse Stuart

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-       One Small Square: Backyard, by Donald M. Silver

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-       Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat

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-       The Year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Hill