Class List 2018-2019

The following classes are currently planned for 2018-2019.

Middle School

America the Beautiful Part 2 (Grades 6-8) 

• 1 hour class using the text America the Beautiful, Part 2; We the People; Maps; and Timeline by Charlene Notgrass, along with the novels Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder, All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor, Blue Willow by Doris Gates, Homer Price by Robert McCloskey, and Katy by Mary Evelyn Notgrass.
• This class is an American history, geography, and literature course designed for students in grades 6-8. Lessons guide your child chronologically through American history, highlighting key events, people, and places. We will be covering Part 2 (Late 1800 - Present). Five novels (listed above) are suggested to read along with this course.

IEW US History Writing Class (Grades 6-8)

• 1 hour class using the text US History-Based Writing Lesson (Student Book) by Lori Verstegen - February 2017, Student Resource Packet (download or purchase).
• The writing class will focus on improving students' writing using Institute for Excellence in Writing techniques. Students will develop their skill with the Structure and Style Writing Method while learning about interesting, important people and events in U.S. history from the explorers to the twentieth century.

Middle School General Science (Grades 6-8)

• 1 hour class using Exploring Creation with General Science 2nd Edition, Apologia, Textbook and Workbook required, test book recommended.
• The course covers such topics as the scientific method, designing experiments, simple machines, archaeology, geology, paleontology, biology, and human anatomy and physiology. There are many hands-on experiments to do, which all use household items. One to three experiments will be done during class time each week. Vocabulary and content of each chapter will be discussed in class, with reading and tests to be done at home on the students' own time. 

Middle School Art (Grades 6-8)

• 1 hour class will take students on "A World Tour of Art" during first semester. Students will learn about the artforms of various countries, including Africa, Australia, Itlay, Japan, Mexico, and Panama. Using cultural art as inspiration, students will create unique works of art while exploring various art media. During the second semester students will travel along "A Timeline of Art" covering the artwork of the prehistorical, Greek, Byzantine, Celtic/Gothic, Renaissance, and Pop art periods. Students will create period inspired projects.

Discover the Musical World of the Ancient Ones (Ages 8 through 18 years)

• 1 hour class using the text World Music - Ancient Ones by Laura Gibson (available from the instructor).
• Each week, this class will learn the history, traditions, and folk songs of a unique musical instrument from a country around the world. Students will learn to differentiate between the various musical families of percussion, strings, winds, and keyboard, and learn basic playing techniques and sound mechanics of each musical instrument. Music theory, ensemble playing, and more are explored in class. Artistry will be encouraged as students will learn to make their own musical instruments and/or contribute to decor on class instruments.
• Additional historical research and outside class time projects will be assigned to high school students. 
• Class meets on the first, second, and third Thursdays of every month.

High School

Spanish I (High school or Middle school)

• 1-1/2 hour class using the text Avancemos I, Houghton Mifflin, 2013, Student text and workbook
• This is an introduction to the Spanish language, including basic grammatical structures, basic pronunciations, and conversation. Students will learn to: greet people and say goodbye, tell time, use numbers from 0-100, use the alphabet, ask and answer simple questions, use number and gender, use direct object pronouns.

Spanish II (High school, prerequisite Spanish I)

• 1-1/2 hour class using the text Avancemos II, Houghton Mifflin, 2013, Student text and workbook
• Vocabulary includes travel and recreation words, extended family, more classroom items and school activities, food and restaurant phrases, and more. Second year students learn to correctly conjugate and use the preterit, imperfect and subjunctive tenses. Reading and comprehension become more complex, and writing skills are honed.

Creative Writing (High school)

• 1-1/2 hour class using the text Writing Fiction in High School by Sharon Watson, and The Last Book In The Universe by Rodman Philbrick.
• Students will develop fiction-writing skills, including: building scenes; developing conflict; point of view; writing dialogue; describing setting and characters; critiquing; and more.

Public Speaking (High school, one semester)

• 1 hour class using the text TED Talks - The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking
• Students will focus on how to deliver talks while not losing sight of the importance of the content of those talks. Topics to be covered may include: persuasion, opening/closing, use of voice, stage presence, and others.
• Students who completed the 2017 course may call this course "Speech II" in their records, although that course is not a prerequisite. New students may call this course "Speech I" or "Public Speaking".

Introduction to Business and Entrepreneurship (High school, one semester)

• 1 hour class using the texts The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and The Gospel of Wealth
• The instructor will draw on the 25 business courses he has completed and condense the most interesting and practical of these into this high school level, introductory course. He will also draw on his entrepreneurial experience of co-founding and managing a local lawn-care business. Students are encouraged to bring their own entrepreneurial endeavors to the class to be used as the subject of assignments for the course. Assignments will include basic accounting exercises, review of supply and demand, working with excel spreadsheets, and creating a simple business plan. Lecture topics may include: thinking like an entrepreneur, common motivational techniques, conflict resolution, real vs. fake networking, and a brief history of business in America.

French I (High school)

• 1-1/2 hour course using the text French I for Christian Schools by Bruce A. Byers, Robert D. Loach, and Suzanne U. Anderson, 2nd edition, Bob Jones University, 2008; and the French activities manual for use with second edition, Un ete Pas Comme Les Autres by Zahler, Amsco School Publications.
• This course is designed to cover much of the same material that a student would cover if taking the course in public school except that some Christian material will be included. Students have the opportunity to study with a certified instructor, to practice the material with other students in a classroom setting, and to have preparation to pass standardized tests such as the SAT 2.

French II (High school) 

• 1-1/2 hour course using the text French I for Christian Schools by Bruce A. Byers, Robert D. Loach, and Suzanne U. Anderson, 2nd edition, Bob Jones University, 2008; and the French activities manual for use with second edition, Un ete Pas Comme Les Autres by Zahler, Amsco School Publications.
• French II will continue the work of French I and will help students continue to develop their abilities to understand, speak, read, and write French. This course will especially emphasize using the past tense "The Passe Compose", and object pronouns. Students will also complete reading a book about the adventures of an American girl who visits France for the summer. Students will continue to compare and contrast differences in ways of life and thought between French people and ourselves.

Latin I (High school, Grades 9-10)

• 1-1/2 hour course using the text Wheelock's Latin by Frederick Wheelock, Barnes and Noble, 7th edition; and Thirty-Eight Latin Stories by Anne H. Groten and James M. May.  (Both texts are used for Latin 1 and Latin 2)
• This course is designed to cover much of the same material that a student would cover if taking the course in public school except that some Christian material will be included. At the end of the course, students will be able to: pronounce Latin words and sentences correctly; read aloud, translate into English, and answer questions on the Latin stories presented; demonstrate an improved English vocabulary and an improved knowledge of English grammar; translate sentences correctly from Latin into English and vice versa; and more.

Latin II (High school)

• 1-1/2 hour course using the text Wheelock's Latin by Frederick Wheelock, Barnes and Noble, 7th edition; and Thirty-Eight Latin Stories by Anne H. Groten and James M. May.  (Both texts are used for Latin 1 and Latin 2)
• Latin II will help students to continue to develop their ability to read Latin. During this course, students will complete their Grammar study and will read selections from Latin Literature, including selections from the Vulgate and from Caesar's Gallic Wars. The course will help students to continue to increase their English vocabulary. Roman life and mythology will also be studied. 

World History (High school)

• 1-1/2 hour class using the texts Exploring World History Part 1, Exploring World History Part 2, In Their Words, and Exploring World History Student Review by Ray Notgrass.
• At the end of the course, students will be able to: list the major historical events from prehistory to the 21st century; identify various important characters in World History and list their major achievements; develop a sense of historical periods and list important dates for each; show the connection of various literary selections to the history being studied; and discuss God's role and the role of the Bible in the history covered by this course. (Please note: The material covered in this class is for credit in World History, not in English or Bible as suggested in the textbook.) 

American History (High school)

• 1-1/2 hour class using the texts Exploring America, Parts 1 and 2, and American Voices by Ray Notgrass
• In addition to reading the text narrative about events, issues, and people, students will read original documents, speeches, poems, and stories in American Voices. The accompanying novels will be discussed but not all will be assigned.

Algebra 1 (Grades 8-10)

• 1-1/2 hour class using the text Algebra by Tyler Wallace (available free in pdf format online)
• Topics covered will include: review of pre-algebra, solving linear equations, graphing, inequalities, systems of equations, polynomials, factoring, rational expressions, radicals, quadratics, and functions. 

Algebra 2 - Intermediate Algebra and Trigonometry (Grades 9-10)

• 1-1/2 hour class using the text Amsco's Algebra 2 and Trigonometry by Ann Xavier Ganterf, 2008 (available free in pdf format online)
• Topics covered will include: the integers, the rational numbers, the real numbers, equations and inequalities, linear equations, functions, and graphs, systems of linear equations and matrices, quadratic equations and complex numbers, power functions and polynomial functions, rational exponents and radical functions exponential and logarithmic functions, rational functions, sequences and series, trigonometric functions and their graphs, trigonometric identities and equations, and applications of trigonometry. 

Chemistry (High school)

• 1-1/2 hour class using the text Exploring Creation with Chemistry, 2nd Edition by Dr. Jay Wile.
• This first year high school chemistry course will cover significant figures, units, classification, the mole concept, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, acids and bases, redox reactions, solutions, atomic structure, Lewis structures, molecular geometry, the gas laws, and equilibrium. 
• Completion of Algebra I is a prerequisite.

Bible Study of Kings (High school)

• 1 hour class using the text Kings of Israel: Student Study Outline (3rd Edition), ABeka Book
• We will be studying Israel's fascinating history through this study outline. In the first semester, we will study Israel's united kingdom from the suffering under King Saul to the blessings under Kings David and Solomon. The second half of the course covers the Divided Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities, and the return of the Jewish people to Jerusalem.

Health (High School)

• 1-1/2 hour class, one semester, text TBD
• We are currently in need of an instructor for this course.

Registration opens for all families on March 15th. Classes do have size restrictions. For more details and information, contact us at SureFoundationTutorial@gmail.com

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