Class Instructor: Alicia Estes »
Class Grade Level(s) Offered: 9-10th grade
Credit Hours: 2
Class Day(s): Monday and Wednesday
Class Period(s): Second Period 9:30-10:30am
Questions? Contact Instructor
Additional Cost: We will be ordering several novels to study.
Minimum Number of Students: 5
Maximum Number of Students: 15
Class Description:
This course will focus heavily on the mastering of grammar skills including the 8 parts of speech and sentence structure. The writing section continues to focus on process writing through essays and research writing. In literature we will be emphasizing literary terms, themes, and analysis through novel studies and short stories while also studying some Shakespearean works. Your student will learn the process of literary analysis and discuss literary elements. This course will teach students to analyze and evaluate authors and the philosophies behind the authors’ works.
Textbooks Needed:
- Writing and Grammar 9 Student Text 3rd. ed., BJU Press, ISBN – 978-1-60682-239-5
- Fundamentals of Literature 2nd. ed., BJU Press, ISBN – 978-1-59166-889-3
Class Supplies Needed:
- 3-Ring binder
- Divider pages
- Red pen