NEW! What three words describe this brand new course? Engaging, collaborative, and adventurous! Adventures in Writing takes the young explorer on a voyage through virtual field trips, theme-related activities, and interactive games. Students will view writing in a fresh manner as a result of being exposed to various genres of stories and activities. A portfolio of dazzling compositions authored by the student promises to be a keepsake for many years.The purpose of this full year course is to empower students to become stronger writers and to prepare students for entering Writer’s Workshop. This lively course is designed for a parent to accompany the student to class each week. Click here for more information.

Section 1 (2011)	Tue	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Loretta Smith
Section 2 (2011)	Wed	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Loretta Smith
Section 3 (2011)	Tue	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Loretta Smith
Section 4 (2011)	Wed	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Loretta Smith
Section 5 (2011)	Fri	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Loretta Smith
Section 6 (2011)	Fri	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Loretta Smith
Section 7 (2011)	Thu	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Loretta Smith

Get ready to write! Designed for parents and students, Writers Workshop explores different writing styles and techniques, including a wide variety of essay styles, non-fiction narratives, and fiction with plenty of student-choice writing. Parents and students learn how to give meaningful feedback and how to conference among themselves inside and outside of class. Instructors discuss grammar and mechanics as they apply to the essays and stories, and, although the second semester inclues a grammar review in preparation for English 1, we recommend parents implement a grammar program at home. By end of this course, students are familiar with writing and supporting a thesis in a five-paragraph essay.  This non-graded course includes a unique parent component requiring parents to attend class with their student for at least the first semester in addition to giving year-long oversight. Students and parents use the forum to interact outside of class time. Note that the first two class meetings comprise a two-part workshop just for the parents. Please read the detailed information and syllabus before registering. Click here for this information and click here for the placement test.

Section 1 (2011 Overseas)	Wed	2:00 am	-	3:30 am	Closed	Diana Thomas
Section 2 (2011)	Mon	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Christina Corrin
Section 3 (2011)	Mon	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Christina Corrin
Section 4 (2011)	Wed	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Loretta Smith
Section 5 (2011)	Thu	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Loretta Smith
Section 6 (2011)	Thu	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Loretta Smith
Section 7 (2011)	Fri	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Loretta Smith
Section 8 (2011)	Fri	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Loretta Smith
Section 9 (2011)	Tue	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Lorri Wilke
Section 10 (2011)	Tue	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Lorri Wilke
Section 11 (2011)	Mon	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Stephanie Rathbun
Section 12 (2011)	Mon	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Stephanie Rathbun
Section 13 (2011 Overseas)	Mon	8:15 pm	-	9:45 pm	Closed	Stephanie Rathbun

Fluency in any language includes reading, speaking, and writing with skill and ease. Mastery of the English language begins with a strong foundation in the parts of speech and continues developing through diagramming/grammar exercises and writing assignments. Students taking this course will receive a practical knowledge of the parts of speech and a relational understanding of the function of each part. Students will learn to build strong sentences and develop strategies to organize their thoughts into paragraphs and essays. Study of literature and poetry will help ignite creative expression in the students' writing. Working with vocabulary, grammar, exciting stories, and beautiful poetry will give students fluency with finesse. Click here for the course overview and click here for the placement test.
NOTE:  Do you want more grammar instruction? If you are enrolled in TPS English 1, please consider also enrolling in the TPS English 1 Grammar Supplement.

Section 1 (2011)	Thu	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Kristy Massie
Section 2 (2011)	Thu	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Kristy Massie
Section 3 (2011)	Thu	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Ruth Ann Frederick
Section 4 (2011)	Tue	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Ruth Ann Frederick
Section 5 (2011)	Tue	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Ruth Ann Frederick
Section 6 (2011 Overseas)	Tue	8:15 pm	-	9:45 pm	Closed	Ruth Ann Frederick
Section 7 (2011)	Wed	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Ruth Ann Frederick
Section 8 (2011)	Wed	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Ruth Ann Frederick
Section 9 (2011)	Wed	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Ruth Ann Frederick
Section 10 (2011)	Fri	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Ruth Ann Frederick
Section 11 (2011)	Fri	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Ruth Ann Frederick
Section 12 (2011 Overseas)	Mon	6:15 am	-	7:45 am	Closed	Abigail Nusbaum
Section 13 (2011)	Mon	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Lorri Wilke
Section 14 (2011)	Mon	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Lorri Wilke
Section 15 (2011)	Tue	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Lorri Wilke
Section 16 (2011)	Mon	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Adria Day
Section 17 (2011)	Mon	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Adria Day
Section 18 (2011)	Mon	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Adria Day
Section 19 (2011)	Tue	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Adria Day

Would you like your student to gain an even stronger foundation in Grammar while taking TPS English 1? Because English 1 students vary in how much Grammar they have had and how much they still need to cover, we offer this TPS English 1 Grammar Supplement as an optional added live class session each week, to provide additional instruction, reinforcement and practice in Grammar. The TPS English 1 course provides solid Grammar teaching already, and for those who want more dedicated Grammar teaching and practice, you can get it in the English 1 Grammar Supplement offered in the first semester. If you are enrolled in TPS English 1, please consider also enrolling in the English 1 Grammar Supplement.

Section 1 (2011)	Fri	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Kristy Massie
Section 2 (2011 Overseas)	Thu	8:15 pm	-	9:45 pm	Closed	Kristy Massie
Section 3 (2011)	Mon	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Ruth Ann Frederick
Section 4 (2011)	Wed	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Stephanie Rathbun
Section 5 (2011)	Fri	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Ruth Ann Frederick

The English 2 course offers an engaging approach to writing and literature and encourages self-expresssion and creativity while maintaining our TPS hallmark of high compositional excellence and critical thinking. Students explore a wide variety of composition writing, including several essay styles, research, fiction, and poetry. With a strong emphasis on the process of writing as well as the product, students practice more advanced compositional techniques, including supporting a thesis, organizing information, developing ideas, crafting transitions, and writing with style and vivid description. As part of this process, students analyze their compositions through a detailed self-assessment. Our goal is to create self-aware writers who not only know how to write well, but also learn about themselves as writers. Students also learn how to give encouraging, thoughtful feedback to each other as a community of writers. What about grammar? Our incoming English 2 students already have a solid foundation in grammar. Instructors continually review grammar and editing concepts in response to student writing; however, the TPS English 1 course provides the intense grammar instruction of our JH English sequence. Literature selections emphasize critical analysis of literary elements, and we engage in spiritual discussions raised by themes, characters, symbolism, and authors' lives. Please click here to read the overview, syllabus, and parent responsibility agreement before registering.

Section 1 (2011 Overseas)	Tue	2:00 am	-	3:30 am	Closed	Diana Thomas
Section 2 (2011)	Mon	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Nancy Shearon
Section 3 (2011)	Mon	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Nancy Shearon
Section 4 (2011)	Mon	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Nancy Shearon
Section 5 (2011)	Wed	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Brianna Tittel
Section 6 (2011)	Tue	4:45 pm	-	6:15 pm	Closed	Ruth Ann Frederick
Section 7 (2011 Overseas)	Mon	8:15 pm	-	9:45 pm	Closed	Ruth Ann Frederick
Section 8 (2011)	Wed	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Ruth Ann Frederick
Section 9 (2011)	Thu	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Ruth Ann Frederick
Section 10 (2011)	Thu	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Ruth Ann Frederick
Section 11 (2011)	Thu	1:15 pm	-	2:45 pm	Closed	Stephanie Rathbun
Section 12 (2011)	Thu	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Stephanie Rathbun
Section 13 (2011)	Thu	11:30 am	-	1:00 pm	Closed	Kristy Massie
Section 14 (2011)	Tue	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Courtney Johnson
Section 15 (2011)	Tue	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Courtney Johnson
Section 16 (2011)	Wed	8:00 am	-	9:30 am	Closed	Courtney Johnson
Section 17 (2011)	Fri	9:45 am	-	11:15 am	Closed	Courtney Johnson

NEW! Especially designed for foundational purposes, Introduction to Research Writing will engage students in critical reading, analytical writing, and discussion-based assessments. Students will use information-rich sources from web sites and online-databases to develop proficient research skills needed for the 21st century. Bloom's taxonomy guides the course by teaching students to: select relevant information, understand the meaning of problems, apply meaning to appropriate situations, distinguish between facts and inferences, synthesize their own ideas with those of others, and appraise the value of ideas. Students will implement proper MLA citations when constructing 2, three-page research papers.  Click here for more information.

Section 1 (2011)	Tue	3:00 pm	-	4:30 pm	Closed	Loretta Smith
Section 101 (2011 Summer)	Tue+Thu	10:00 am	-	11:50 am	Closed	Loretta Smith

NEW! Please see the course description for Introduction to Research Writing (1st Sem).

Section 1 (2011)

Tue

11:30 am

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1:00 pm

Closed

Loretta Smith