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Advanced Speech and Writing Class -- currently offered online only.

VENDOR (through Homeschool Coaches) WITH THE FOLLOWING CHARTERS: Academy of Arts and Sciences, California Enrichment Academy, Excel Academy, Golden Valley, Gorman, iLead, Inspire, Sage Oak, Sky Mountain

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. Emphasis is placed upon innate language acquisition through immersion and emulation as well as an understanding of grammatical principles.

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). Please see our Writing Skills Playsheets for a taste of class content and style. Course includes personal instructor attention, traditional classroom/online video sessions, online text, extensive resources, graded compositions, moderated discussion forums and chatrooms.

WHEN: Interactive online video class meets Monday mornings 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Pacific time. Online classroom is always open. Open enrollment during semester.

COST: $350 per semester. $50 discount for non charter school students.

Online 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.com

Video Introduction to the College Prep. English class

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