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College Prep English for Homeschoolers - open enrollment throughout the year
This course covers advanced English communications for students of any age who can handle college preparatory material and is designed to prepare students for university studies and for SAT, ACT and TOEFL exams. This is an interest driven class with emphasis is upon innate language acquisition through immersion and emulation as well as an understanding of grammatical principles.
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Writing and speaking skills and techniques are covered and works of the masters of spoken and written English are studied. The list is flexible depending upon class enthusiasm but has in the past included Shakespeare, Swift, Dickens, Austen, J.S. Mill, Wilde, Shaw, Grahame, Wodehouse, Franklin, Jefferson, Paine, Lincoln, Twain, Fitzgerald, Churchill, King, Buckley, Baldwin and many other surpassingly brilliant but less well known writers and orators. (It is worth noting that one finds among these greats a disproportionately large percentage of homeschoolers.) All works are provided or linked to in the online classroom. College prep skills practiced will include note-taking, research and report writing, advanced vocabulary, language usage, comprehension and grammar. Students will write college admission essays, persuasive essays, SAT essays and reports and will prepare and deliver lectures and persuasive speeches. The class uses the one-room schoolhouse paradigm (See Advantages of the one-room schoolhouse approach to teaching). Course includes personal instructor attention, traditional classroom/online video sessions, online text, extensive resources, graded compositions, moderated discussion forums and chatrooms. Text: SAT, ACT, TOEFL, College Prep English Practice by K. Titchenell. Many text, audio, and video recording resources will be used and provided free of charge. CONTACT: K. Titchenell (323) 432-7128 or email: eieclass@abacus-es.comAdditional Information
Class size: 5-15 students
Supplies: Instructor will provide materials to print or view as a PDF A networked computer, tablet or phone
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Contact usAbout Denis Titchenell
Denis Titchenell is a retired college professor who homeschooled his girls through to college and has for years been teaching college prep classes to homeschoolers who want a better educational experience than public school can offer. He is also available to tutor grade school students ages 5+ in speech, vocabulary, writing, music and general knowledge.
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