Ernest Shackleton's Transantarctic Expedition of 1914 is the departure point of this study. All writing tasks are defined for a particular discipline. Students explore Antarctica through the lens of the famous expedition from a historic and geographic perspective. The impacts of climate variation, geophysical forces, scientific exploration, tourism impacts, expanding biodiversity, Antarctic Treaty Organization and its affiliated organizations are topics students meet throughout the year. Fauna and flora studies cater to students what gravitate to biology, whereas auroras, volcanoes, glaciers, and earthquakes interest students with interest in geophysics. Although aspects of the harsh life that was endured are mentioned, there are limited elaboration on theses matters.
- Teacher: Alta Wehmeyer
Every week students read a few chapters in the prescribed book. This forms the introduction to the next class. Students receive instructions on how to complete a small mapping activity and guidance for research a single crew member. A leadership insight is studied at the rate of one per month. This class includes Latin and Greek root word study, grammar, and poetry appreciation.
Although all assignments are started during class, students must budget 2.5 - 3.5 hours in addition to the class time for reading and assigment preparation. Some lessons require independent research. Guidance with regard to excellent sources and strategies for completion are provided.
Students in Grade 11 and Grade 12 and adults are welcome to enroll. Several assignments are collated into larger projects in the second half of the course. Staying on task is imperative.
Semester 1:
Cold Courage: Extraordinary Times by Willy Mitchell
Semester 2:
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If you have already read the above books, then the choices are as follows:
Semester 1: Endurance by Alfred Lansing
Semester 2: South by Shackleton
IEW Structure and Style for Students Level C Year 1 is the level to the first year high school level of the core writing program published by the Institute for Excellence in Writing. This is suitable for high school students that will still be in school during the following year.
- Teacher: Alta Wehmeyer
Classes generally follow the same format every week. It starts with a short journal entry followed by poetry memorization or appreciation. The next activity is a root word vocabulary exploration, followed by grammar studies.
During the writing portion of the lesson, a source text/s serve as the starting point. The text is read aloud, and all unfamiliar vocabularies are explained. A keywords outline is constructed from where they retell their story before writing a rough draft. What is not completed during the lesson becomes the homework assignment.
The learning goals in this methodology are introduced and practiced at the rate of approximately one new concept at a time. When mastery of the goal is achieved, the next concept is introduced, and the practice steps are repeated.
Writing assignments are started in class time. Students can budget around 2.5 - 4 hours outside class time to complete all the assigned activities.
Students work through two vocabulary textbooks per year for this class level. Every lesson and its activities are assigned and completed per week.
FixIt Grammar is completed at the pace of four days per week. Each day vary in sentence length and complexity.
In some instances, larger writing assignments are spread over more weeks. The focus in this class is on mastery of skillsets while producing quality assignments.
Vocabulary from Classical Roots Book B
Vocabulary from Classical Roots Book C
IEW Structure and Style for Students Level C Year 1
⚠️ Do not buy the cheaper product that looks the same because it does not include the contents packet.
IEW Structure and Style for Students Level C Year 1 is the level to the first year high school level of the core writing program published by the Institute for Excellence in Writing. This is suitable for high school students that will still be in school during the following year.
- Teacher: Alta Wehmeyer
Classes generally follow the same format every week. It starts with a short journal entry followed by poetry memorization or appreciation. The next activity is a root word vocabulary exploration, followed by grammar studies.
During the writing portion of the lesson, a source text/s serve as the starting point. The text is read aloud, and all unfamiliar vocabularies are explained. A keywords outline is constructed from where they retell their story before writing a rough draft. What is not completed during the lesson becomes the homework assignment.
The learning goals in this methodology are introduced and practiced at the rate of approximately one new concept at a time. When mastery of the goal is achieved, the next concept is introduced, and the practice steps are repeated.
Writing assignments are started in class time. Students can budget around 2.5 - 4 hours outside class time to complete all the assigned activities.
Students work through two vocabulary textbooks per year for this class level. Every lesson and its activities are assigned and completed per week.
FixIt Grammar is completed at the pace of four days per week. Each day vary in sentence length and complexity.
In some instances, larger writing assignments are spread over more weeks. The focus in this class is on mastery of skillsets while producing quality assignments.
Vocabulary from Classical Roots Book B
Vocabulary from Classical Roots Book C
IEW Structure and Style for Students Level C Year 1
⚠️ Do not buy the cheaper product that looks the same because it does not include the contents packet.
IEW Structure and Style for Students Level C Year 2 is the second year of high school level study of the core writing program published by the Institute for Excellence in Writing. This is suitable for high school students who are preparing for tertiary level work.
- Teacher: Alta Wehmeyer
Classes generally follow the same format every week. It starts with a short journal entry followed by poetry memorization or appreciation. The next activity is a root word vocabulary exploration, followed by grammar studies.
During the writing portion of the lesson, a source text/s serve as the starting point. The text is read aloud, and all unfamiliar vocabularies are explained. A keywords outline is constructed from where they retell their story before writing a rough draft. What is not completed during the lesson becomes the homework assignment.
The learning goals in this methodology are introduced and practiced at the rate of approximately one new concept at a time. When mastery of the goal is achieved, the next concept is introduced, and the practice steps are repeated.
All writing assignments are started during class time. Students can budget additional time of around 2.5 - 4 hours outside class time to complete all the assigned activities. Earlier in the year assignments are shorter and the focus is to build stamina for the second semester assignments.
Students work through two vocabulary textbooks per year for this class level. Every lesson and its activities are assigned and completed per week.
FixIt Grammar is completed at the pace of four days per week. Each day vary in sentence length and complexity depending on the level.
In some instances, longer writing assignments are spread over more weeks. The focus in this class is on mastery and producing quality assignments.
Vocabulary from Classical Roots Book D
Vocabulary from Classical Roots Book E
IEW Structure and Style for Students Level C Year 2
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Students in their senior year destined for college can arrive well-prepared for the writing tasks that await. The study of the Bedford Reader and the available Student Companion for the Bedford reader can be thought of as a journey grounded in critical thinking with ample analysis, inference, synthesis, evaluation, and reflection across diverse genres. The multitude of texts included provides practice for critical reading and thinking activities while honing classical rhetoric principles at the same time.
The accompanying workbook scaffolds the academic environment with practical insight into how to succeed in college by building confidence, implementing time management strategies, and avoiding common distractions. Journaling at this level and how to keep it organized are practiced weekly.
- Teacher: Alta Wehmeyer
This interactive class uses the prescribed text to analyze the well-selected excerpts from the works of notable authors. Questions guiding critial thinking and practice in the Student Companion set the stage for the production of writing effective essays. Peer review is an important part of this class because this is where callibration of creative options, opinions, and biases become self-evident. Reading and writing projects are started during class time.
Students require aproximatey 2.5 hours of additional effort on assignment completion.
Although some reading takes place during class, reading preparation is required.
This class is only available to those destined for college or university in the following academic year. Students who are already in college and struggle with reading and writing tasks are welcome too.
The pace is as follows:
Week 1: Critical Reading, Week 2: The Writing Process (Chapers 2 & 3); Week 3: Editing, Weeks 4: Editing; Weeks: 5, 6, & 7: Narration; Weeks: 8, 9, & 10: Description; Weeks 11 & 12: Example; Weeks 13 & 14: Comparison and Contrast; Weeks 15 & 16: Process Analysis; Weeks 17, 18, & 19: Division and Analysis; Weeks 20 & 21: Classification; Week 22 & 23: Cause and Effect; Week 24 & 25: Definition; Week 26 - 29: Argument and Persuasion; Week 30 - 32: Mixing Methods.
The Bedford Reader: Fourteenth Edition
X.J. Kennedy et.al
A Student's Companion to the Bedford Reader
Catanese Elizabeth
2" Binder
Loose Leaf Paper
Blue pens and yellow highlighters
Composition Book (9.75 X 7.5 inches)