English B
Tutor: Kim Witthuhn
Email:
kim.witthuhn@chatclasses.com
Length: Full Year Class Period:  Thursday, period 2

Description: The purpose of this course is to lay the groundwork for success in high school, so it will provide students with opportunities in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. We will learn punctuation and usage, analyze literature, and write informally in a journal. At the beginning of the semester, we will focus on writing good sentences, building the framework of a cohesive essay, including introductions, paragraph organization and transitions, and conclusions. We will also practice all steps in the writing process, from prewriting, creating a rough draft, revising, editing, to polishing the final draft. Students will write narrative and expository essays, complaint and gratitude letters, and a formal research paper.

Tutor: Kim Witthuhn works as a professional editor and has taught literature, writing, grammar, history, and geography at various homeschool organizations over the last 20 years, including homeschooling her own children. She is also a career consultant and enjoys helping people discover the unique design God gave them. She is passionate about helping students enjoy learning and knowing God better by studying His Word and the world He created. Mrs. Witthuhn graduated from Concordia University with a BA in English and Social Science Education. She lives in Eden Prairie with her husband and two of her four children and enjoys studying the Bible, reading, learning, and spending time with family.

Cost:  $242, $252, or $262 per semester (depending on registration date)
Level
:  Grades 8-9
Prerequisite: English A or tutor approval
Homework:  3-4 hours per week
Texts: The instructor will purchase the grammar text Analytical Grammar Level 5 ($32) and collect payment the first week of class. The remaining texts (to be purchased by parents) are listed below.

1st Semester Texts (to be purchased by parents, any edition is fine):

  • The Golden Goblet  (Eloise Jarvis McGraw)
  • The Old Man and the Sea  (Ernest Hemingway)

2nd Semester Texts (to be purchased by parents, any edition is fine):

  • The Endless Steppe  (Esther Hautzig)
  • The Giver  (Lois Lowry)

Supplies:  Students need to purchase the above four books and a 1-inch binder or folder for class handouts.