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HS English: World Literature (with Honors option)

World Literature

Level:	9th-12^th grade
Pre-requisite:	none
Credit:	1 high school English credit
Class limit:	10 students
Class minimum:	4 students
Price:	$35.50 per 2 hour class 16 classes/semester = $568/semester for a total of $1,136 per year
Terms: Note: This is a two-semester class	payable in 9 monthly payments or 2 semester payments
Schedule:	Wednesday, 1:30pm-3:30pm
Description:	This class is foundational for getting the most from Western literature covered throughout high school. It includes: Gilgamesh, Greek and Roman mythology, The Iliad, The Odyssey, The Aeneid, Aristotle’s Poetics,Oedipus, The Divine Comedy, Arabian Nights, Augustine’s Confessions, selections from the Bible and the Koran, King Arthur, Song of Roland, Hamlet, and Jane Eyre. The goal of this class is to experience literary classics from around the world from 3,500 B.C. to the 19th century and respond in oral and written form. Text: The Norton Anthology of World Literature and novels. The writing assignments will include literary analysis essays, creative writing projects, and a position/research paper.
Honors Option:	Students who pursue the Honors option will either read an additional novel and write an accompanying literary analysis essay per semester or complete an additional class assignment related to the present unit of study every other week. Also, the Honors student’s level of completed work must be on a high level of rhetoric (reasoning and writing).
Text:	The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, 7th edition (Good used copies will be supplied by Powers Classical School, and are to be returned at the end of the school year.)
Novels:	Hamlet (William Shakespeare) Jane Eyre (Charlotte Bronte)

Texts to be Used

(Good used copies will be supplied by Powers Classical School, and are to be returned at the end of the school year.)

The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, 7th edition

College-level American literature anthologies, like Norton’s

March 2, 2019/by shellypowers

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HS English: American Literature (with Honors option)

American Literature

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Level:	10th-12^th grade
Pre-requisite:	General knowledge of US History is recommended. Alternatively, students may elect to take the American History class immediately preceding this literature class on the schedule.
Credit:	1 high school English credit
Class limit:	10 students
Class minimum:	4 students
Price:	$35.50 per 2 hour class 16 classes/semester = $568/semester for a total of $1,136 per year
Terms: Note: This is a two-semester class	Payable in 9 monthly payments or 2 semester payments
Schedule:	Wednesdays, 9:00am – 11:00am
Description:	American Literature: To see America’s history through her literary classics and respond in oral and written form. We will cover short stories, poetry, prose, and novels from each major American time period and literary movement. The writing assignments will include literary analysis essays, creative writing projects, and a position/research paper. I will also teach the literary analysis method laid out by Lesha Myers in the IEW text, Windows to the World: An Introduction to Literary Analysis
Honors Option:	Students who pursue the literature Honors option will read an additional novel and write an accompanying literary analysis essay per semester. The Honors student’s level of completed work must be on a high level of rhetoric (reasoning and writing).
Novels:	I have purposely avoided the most controversial novels read by high school students in literature classes. Instead I have chosen those rich in examples and non-examples from which students can learn. Our dialogues will include literary criticism and character evaluation based on the precepts of God’s word and how reading quality literature can help a Christian’s thought and walk. (Required novels provided by Powers Classical School.) The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain The Call of the Wild by London Our Town by Wilder The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald To Kill a Mockingbird by Lee The Giver by Lowry Optional Honors novels/plays: A Raisin in the Sun by Hansberry 1984 by Orwell Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck The Secret Life of Bees by Kidd The Pearl by Steinbeck

Texts to be Used

(Good used copies will be supplied by Powers Classical School, and are to be returned at the end of the school year.)

ABeka’s American Literature Classics for Christians, Volume 5, 3rd Edition

College-level American literature anthologies, like Norton’s

July 7, 2018/by shellypowers

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Latin 1 with Medical Terminology

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Level:	8th-12^th grade
Pre-requisite:	Basic knowledge of English grammar (subject, verb, direct and indirect object, predicate adjectives and nouns, adjective, prepositions).
Credit:	1 high school foreign language credit .5 high school science elective credit
Class limit:	10 students
Class minimum:	4 students
Price:	$35.50 per 2 hour class 16 classes/semester = $568/semester for a total of $1,136 per year
Terms: Note: This is a two-semester class	payable in 9 monthly payments or 2 semester payments
Schedule:	Wednesday, 11:15am – 1:15pm
Description:	This course reviews English grammar while teaching the basics of the Latin language as presented in The Latin Road to English Grammar,Vol. 1. Emphasis will be on noun cases and declensions, verb conjugation, syntax, derivatives, verb tenses, prepositions, adjectives, dictionary study, prefixes, and suffixes. The program utilizes word studies from scripture, history, and patriotic and Christmas songs. I have taught Latin 15 years using this curriculum with great success with students of a wide range of abilities. Medical terminology is foundational for the health professions This class gives students looking toward the medical field a head start in learning the basic concepts of medical terminology and the terminology of disease, treatment, and the body systems. We will use a colorfully-illustrated college-level text that presents terms in an easy-to-understand format with exercises that are vocabulary-focused
Special Notes on Texts: (These are student responsibility)	“LRTEG Comprehensive Reference Guide” Vol. 1 CD. (Powers Classical School will provide the student text. Student will provide CD and Comprehensive Reference Guide. Go to www.thelatinroad.com.) The student will need an 11-tabbed notebook by the first class. These can be purchased on the website (“Student Notebook Package”) or made at home.

Texts and Books to be Used

(Good used copies will be supplied by Powers Classical School, and are to be returned at the end of the school year.)

Latin Road to English Grammar Vol 1

Medical Terminology An Illustrated Guide

July 7, 2018/by shellypowers

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Spanish I

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Level:	9th-12^th grade

Credit:	1 high school foreign language credit
Class limit:	10 students
Class minimum:	4 students
Price:	$35.50 per 2 hour class 16 classes/semester = $568/semester for a total of $1,136 per year NOTE: Workbook for this course not included. Cost for workbook $27.00
Terms: Note: This is a two-semester class	Payable in 9 monthly payments or 2 semester payments
Schedule:	Tuesday, 9:00am – 11:00am
Description:	This is an interactive approach that will get your student learning Spanish right away! The Spanish is Fun curriculum features: Listening comprehension and drill exercises Lively illustrations for vocabulary Brief, fun narratives to reinforce grammar and vocabulary Illustrated conversations, personalized dialog activities, and other practice in each chapter. A cultural section at the end of each chapter to acquaint with the Spanish-speaking world Weekly online pronunciation and culture exercises.

Texts to be Used

(Good used copies will be supplied by Powers Classical School, and are to be returned at the end of the school year.)
NOTE: This class will require purchase of a consumable workbook at approximate cost of $27.00

Spanish is Fun, Book 1