English 4 Practical Applications

DESCRIPTION:

English 4 Practical Applications will prepare your senior, or junior, for college and beginning a
career. This course will focus on four aspects, two per semester, to develop your student’s skills for whatever may come after high school.

1. The first part will focus on writing personal essays for college applications, filling out
   those college applications, and obtaining the recommendations that are required when
   applying for college or a job.
2. Next, we will focus on research writing and presentation. While they may have done
   presentations before, we will specifically focus on finding credible sources, presenting
   the information effectively, working as a group, and excelling in the presentation
   techniques and body language that go into presentations. This will give them the
   confidence they need to set them apart from their peers when it comes to group projects
   and presentations in college.
3. The third part will talk about scholarship applications. We will apply for specific
   scholarships together and talk about techniques that will benefit your child whether the
   format of the scholarship be an in-person presentation of themselves or a written piece.
4. Lastly, we will spend the second half of the spring semester focusing on resume writing
   and interview techniques that will prepare them for internship or job applications.
   This class provides a practical application for the skills they have been learning throughout high
   school and counts as one English credit. Depending on what unit we are in, homework will take
   approximately 1-3 hours a week.

Instructor: Laurel Solozano laurelsolorzano@gmail.com

Materials required: Binder with paper, no textbook.

This class is designed to introduce students to the skills that are necessary to communicate effectively on a public platform. Classroom instruction and exercises will encourage students to learn how to speak with clarity and confidence. To achieve this goal, students will be asked to analyze, study, learn, and practice the skills that are necessary to become effective public speakers. Classwork and homework will require students to write and deliver speeches, read Bible passages aloud, make and present visual and demonstrative presentations, and provide constructive criticism of their peers as they refine their skills at the podium.

Pre-Requisites: Students must have basic writing skills and a desire to become more confident public speakers.

Instructor: Kevin Welch    kwelch@shepherds.org

Materials Required:  

An Essential Guide to Public Speaking by Quentin Schultze  

Own Any Occasion by Erik Palmer 

DESCRIPTION:

German I in high school is designed to give students a basic introduction to the four components of learning a world language- speaking, reading, writing, and listening.  Since level 1 is at the beginning, no prior knowledge of the language is assumed.  We will learn basic conversational vocabulary and phrases and move throughout the year learning how to communicate at the basic level in the German language.  Students will learn how to order food in a café, how to shop for clothes, and how to describe themselves and the people they know.  Grammar will be learned at a steady pace, for the purpose of furthering communication in the language.

Colleges require a minimum of 2 years of the same language for admissions to college.

Teacher: David Lovin

Before registering for class, a placement test must be taken by all students who have not previously taken a HARC math class.  The test is to ensure that your student is in the best class for their abilities.  Since the registration fee is non-refundable, we recommend that you wait to register until after taking the test and receiving approval. If you want to lock in a spot prior to taking the test, you may do so, but please remember that you will not receive a refund if your child fails the test.

Course Description:

Would you like to take the fear out of algebra and assure your child is well prepared for high school math?  Pre-algebra is the place to make that happen.  In this class we will briefly review important math skills and then move directly into basic algebra skills and concepts. Basic algebraic concepts will be introduced concretely through Dr. Borensen’s Hands on Equations program.  (see instructor’s Vimeo)

It is important that students are competent in the use of decimals, fractions, percents, and integers.  These concepts will be reviewed as we begin the year but will not be taught thoroughly as in earlier grades.  Topics we will cover throughout the year include operations with real numbers, algebraic expressions, algebraic equations and inequalities, ratios, proportions, percents, functions and linear equations, probability, and statistics.  Real life problems will be integrated into the program to give purpose and meaning to what students learn.

Teacher: Mindy Black  mindyb2020@yahoo.com

Prerequisites:

Completed placement test taken by students new to HARC math.

Please download and print the Readiness for Prealgebra test.  Have your student complete the test to the best of his/her ability without assistance or a calculator for accurate placement.  Students need to show their work.  Scan and email to mindyb2020@yahoo.com or mail to Mindy Black at 709 Bahama Ct., Holly Springs, NC 27540.

Materials and Text:

• We will be using Prealgebra/All Things Algebra by Gina Wilson. Each lesson includes guided notes and homework. Review videos will be available for each lesson as well.
• You will purchase the curriculum from the teacher the first day of class. Students will place the materials they receive into a binder.  This will allow us to add extra handouts or notes.