Jr. Teenworks Introduction to Painting
2010-2011 School Year
Full Year Course
Recommended for 7-th-9th Graders
1 High School Fine Arts Credit
Wednesday

Course Tutor:
Barb Darling
darlingren@netzero.com

Course Description:
Introduction to painting is a full year course divided into two segments. The first half is dedicated to learning about acrylic painting. The class learns color, texture, composition and technique in acrylic painting. The second half of the year is dedicated to learning about watercolor painting. The class will learn totally new use of paint, color, and technique. We will also work on a mural together as a class using tempera paint and the skills we have learned. Some special events are planned such as an art gallery field trip in Grand Ledge and painting outside.

Grading is based on participation, attitude, cooperation, completion of work, quizzes and exams. Those in 9th grade will have homework, quizzes and exams. A percentage will be given based on these factors at the end of the year.

Course Notes:
Some topics covered in this course include:

• COLOR STUDY
• ELEMENTS OF DESIGN
• COMPOSITION
• PAINT IN BLACK AND WHITE
• LANDSCAPE PAINTING
• WATER AND CLOUDS
• ANIMALS
• STILL LIFE
• CLASS MURAL

Course Prerequisites:
None

Course Fees:

• $5 yearly copy fee payable to tutor on 1st day of class
• Supply fee of $25 (billed from Teenworks office)

Required Texts:
None

Required Supplies: 

• WINSOR NEWTON GALERIA ACRYLIC 10  COLOR SET
• LOEW CORNELL 10 NATURAL HAIR BRUSHES
• REEVES 12 TUBE WATERCOLOR SET
• HB PENCIL
• PINK PEARL ERASER
• PALETTE FOR PAINT
• BOX FOR SUPPLIES
• 9X12 WATERCOLOR PAD
• 11X14 ACRYLIC  PAD

English 7

2010-2011 School Year
Full Year Course
Grade 7 recommended
Wednesday

Course Tutor:
Laurel Landers
landersfam@juno.com
 
Course Description:
Words matter! God Almighty called His Son the Word (John 1:1, 14). What is the purpose of words? They are the tools with which we communicate important truths. Because words matter, we must learn to use them wisely, for we will give an account someday of every word we choose (Matthew 12:36). English 7 will lay a strong foundation for the later years of secondary English instruction. The Shurley Method: English Made Easy will be the primary text in the presentation of grammar and composition lessons. Shurley grammar builds towards mastery through balanced repetition and integration with other language arts disciplines. Composition instruction will draw on the Institute for Excellence in Writing and other materials, and students will develop skills in four main categories of writing. We will also explore literature through the reading of poetry, short stories, and two classic novels. Reading well-written literature is a key factor in developing high quality composition skills. These accomplishments with the English language will enable your student to “Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear” (1Peter 3:15).

Course Notes:  
Students will be given a diagnostic test at the beginning of the course to assist the tutor in better meeting individual needs throughout the class.

Course Prerequisites:
None

Course Fees:
$20.00 copy fee payable to Laurel Landers the first day of class

Required Texts (Available through the Teenworks Resource Center):

Grammar:  Shurley Level 7 Homeschool Edition Softcover Student Textbook

Composition:  MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, by Joseph Gibaldi - 6th or 7th Edition

Literature:

Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis, Harper Collins Ed.

Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls, Random House Ed.

 

Required Supplies:

3-inch 3-ring binder

12 Tab dividers   

Loose leaf notebook paper

 

 

2010-2011 School Year
Full Year Course
Grade 8 recommended
Wednesday

Course Tutor:
Laurel Landers
landersfam@juno.com
 
Course Description:
Words matter, and because they do, we must learn to choose and use them wisely. Someday we will give an account of that usage (Matthew 12:36). English 8 will continue the instruction begun in English 7 (though the latter is not a pre-requisite for the former) with the subsequent level of Shurley Grammar. Students will grow in their proficiency with the basic parts of speech, an introduction to verbals, and the seven different sentence patterns. They will further develop their skills in sentence and paragraph development through continuing practice with compositions, including the writing of research reports and advanced journal entries. This class will also require more oral participation from the students. As in all language arts classes at Teenworks, English 8 will continue the students’ exposure to great literature. The themes presented by other authors will be discussed in the light of biblical truths, in order to appreciate and apply those truths more fully to our daily thoughts, words, and actions. The blend of these language arts disciplines will aid in students becoming well-read, well-written, and well-spoken, to the greater end of being shining lights in our ever-darkening world.

Course Notes:  
Students will be given a diagnostic test at the beginning of the course to assist the tutor in better meeting individual needs throughout the class.

Course Prerequisites:
None

Course Fees:
$20.00 copy fee payable to Laurel Landers the first day of class

Required Texts (Available through the Teenworks Resource Center):

Grammar:  The Shurley Method, Level 8, Student Soft-cover Text, FIRST EDITION

Composition:  MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, by Joseph Gibaldi - 6th or 7th Edition

• 3-inch 3-ring binder
• 12 Tab dividers   
• Loose leaf notebook paper
• 1 large manila envelope

Jr. Teenworks Intro to Drawing
2010-2011 School Year
Full Year Course
Recommended for 7th-9th Grades
1 Fine Arts Credit
Wednesday

Course Tutor:
Barb Darling
darlingren@netzero.com 

Course Description:
Introduction to drawing is a basic drawing class dedicated to learning shape, shading, perspective, composition and color. After learning the basic skills needed for drawing, we apply them to landscape, portrait, and animal drawing.

Grading is based on participation, attitude, completion of work, quizzes and tests. A percentage will be given based on these factors. Only the ninth grade students have homework and take the tests and quizzes.

Course Notes:
Some topics covered in this course include:

• PENCIL KNOWLEDGE
• DRAWING BASIC SHAPES
• PERSPECTIVE
• COMPOSITION DO’S AND DON’TS               
• LANDSCAPES
• PORTRAITS
• ANIMALS
• PASTELS, CHARCOAL,COLORED PENCIL
  

Course Prerequisites:
None

Course Fees:

• $5 yearly copy fee payable to tutor on 1st day of class
• Supply Fee of $25 (billed from the Teenworks office)

Required Texts:
None

Required Supplies:

• Set of drawing pencils  8 to 10 drawing pencil pack is fine
• 50 page sketch book 12x18 or larger
• 12 inch ruler
• Pink pearl eraser
• Art gum eraser
• Kneaded eraser
• Sharpie fine line felt pen
• Supply case
• Small set of oil pastels

• Measurement
• Estimation
• Word-problems
• Rate
• Powers and roots
• Geometric proofs
• Scientific notation
• Graphing functions
• Quantitative comparisons
• Balancing equations
• Transformation of formulas
• Algebraic terms
• Irrational numbers
• Factoring algebraic expressions
• Substitution
• Graphing linear equations and inequalities
• Geometric construction
• Scale factor and indirect measure
• Similar and congruent figures
• Data collection, display, and analysis
• Probability and statistics
• Ratios and proportions
• Slope e-intercept form
• Graphing linear inequalities
• Arcs and sectors
• Pythagorean Theorem

• Three ring binder (two inch)
• 8 tab dividers
• 2 Two pocket folders
• Loose-leaf lined paper
• Graph paper
• Calculator
• Protractor
• Compass
• Ruler
• Pencils
• Pencil bag/box for all supplies
• Dry Erase Marker

World History I
2010-2011 School Year
Full Year Course
Grade 9
1 Social Studies Credit
Wednesday

Course Tutor:
Katie Schmidt
kschmidt.teenworks@gmail.com

Course Description:
In World History I, our study will begin at the biblical foundation of Creation eventually progressing as far as the High Middle Ages.  From a providential (recognizing God’s guiding hand) perspective, we will analyze the ideologies and presuppositions of the major western civilizations as they rise and fall.  We will further examine the impact and interaction of these societies with other non-western societies, as well as their legacy within the greater scope of world history. Our studies will particularly highlight the connections between the people of the Bible and their contemporaries, thus establishing a better contextual understanding of the Word of God. As we move forward from the history of the early church, we will study the impact of the spread of the gospel in conjunction with key historical developments such as Catholic Christianity in the Age of Faith, The Byzantine Empire, Islamic Expansion, and the early development of Western Europe.

The objective of this course is to allow students to ascertain a foundational and biblical knowledge of early world civilizations that provide both a chronological and philosophic context for future studies.
Grading will be based on weekly work such as reading and writing assignments, class participation, special projects, tests and exams.

Course Notes:
This course will recommend use of Moodle.  Moodle is an online platform for classes where students can find handouts and resources posted by the tutor and where grades for this course will be kept.  For more information on this program, please visit www.moodle.org.
 
Course Prerequisites: As this is a high school level course, students must be in 9th grade or higher.

Copy Fee:  $15 annual fee payable to tutor on 1st day of class

Required Texts: (Available through the Teenworks Resource Center)

• Western Civilization: A History of European Society 2nd Edition by Steven C. Hause and William Maltby; ISBN 0-534-62118-X (It is recommended that you purchase this book used from an online book sources such as Bookfinder or Amazon)
• The Promise and the Blessing: A Historical Survey of the Old and New Testaments by Michael A. Harbin

Required Supplies:

• 2" 3-ring binder
• Set of 8-tab dividers
• Lined paper
• Supply of Blue/Black Ink Pens for Daily Work
• 1 Red Ink Pen 

World Geography
2010-2011
Full Year Course
Grade 8 recommended
(This can also be used as a 9th grade class on a high school transcript)
Wednesday
 
Course Tutor:
Katie Schmidt
kschmidt.teenworks@gmail.com

Description:
The world God created is truly magnificent, and in World Geography, we have the opportunity to explore it, one continent at a time.  We will study geographical terms and current world events, learn to read maps, and see how the gospel of Christ has transformed our world.  We will look at the world’s people, their culture, religion, and traditions.  In class, many hands-on projects are incorporated to bring geography to life, and continental projects give students a chance to dig deeper and share with the class what they have learned.  This will be an enjoyable study as we look closer at God’s people and how the world has been changed as they have obediently shared the gospel.
Topics covered include:

• Physical and political geography of each continent
• Basic vocabulary of geography
• Man’s Use of God’s Resources
• How religion has affected each region
• How political philosophies have affected each region
• Compare and contrast different religions climates, cultures, and resources
• Interaction & Development of Society

Course Notes: 
This course will recommend use of Moodle.  Moodle is an online platform for classes where students can find handouts and resources posted by the tutor and where grades for this course will be kept.  For more information on this program, please visit www.moodle.org.

Copy Fee: $15 copy fee payable to the tutor on the first day of class.

Required Texts (Available at Teenworks Resource Center):

• Cultural Geography 9 BJU Press
• A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael, By Elizabeth Elliot
• Bruchko by Bruce Olson
• God’s Smuggler by Brother Andrew with John and Elizabeth Sherill
• Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a lifetime by Janet & Geoff Benge

Required Supplies:
1.   A 3-inch 3-ring binder with 36 small dividers labeled 1-36.
2.   A flat 3-hole punched pencil holder.  The following need to be in the pencil holder:

• 3 to 4 sharpened pencils.
• A 12 pack of sharpened, colored pencils.
• A pointed, dry erase marker, any color.
• A highlighter.
• A small pair of scissors.
• A glue stick. .

Algebra I
2010-2011
Full Year Course - 36 weeks
8^th or 9^th grade-but can be taken any time in high school before Algebra II or Geometry
1 High School Math Credit
Wednesday

Course Tutor:
Rosemary Wolthuis
mrsw@iserv.net
 
Course Description:
Basic algebra skills leading into linear equations, graphing, systems of equations, radicals, polynomials, factoring, rational equations and quadratic equations and story problems.  No calculators are permitted in this class.  Extra handouts are used. 
Understanding that it is through practice that we master math, daily work is not given a grade by the tutor.  Odd-numbered problems have the answers in the back of the textbook; students are expected to check their answers as they do their work so they know immediately if their answer is correct.  Even-numbered answers are given in class.  Test, quizzes, and handouts are checked by the tutor and percentages are given.  Tests, quizzes, handouts, assigned projects done at home, and exams done in class receive a percentage from the tutor.  These percentages are averaged at the end of each semester and parents can then give a letter grade according to their grading scale. 

Course Notes:
Work that is two or more weeks late is to be checked by the parent. 

Course Prerequisites:
8^th grade math or pre-algebra course
The Teenworks test of proficiency in basic math skills for all students. The test can be obtained from the tutor or Teenworks.

Course Fees:
$10 copy fee payable to tutor on 1st day of class

Required Texts (Available through the Teenworks Resource Center):
Bob Jones University Press Algebra I Student Text 

Required Supplies:

• 2" 3-ring binder with six dividers with tabs
• Sharp pencils
• Eraser
• Lined paper
• Pencil sharpener
• Red pen
• Graph paper
• Ruler
• Small stapler

 

Introduction to Computers
2010-2011 School Year
Full Year Course – 36 Weeks
Recommended for 7^th through 9^th grade students with little computer skills
1 Computer Science Credit
Wednesday                   

Course Tutor:

Shawna Shaw

kas0624@hotmail.com

 

Course Description: 

Introduction to Computers is designed to develop a degree of comfort for your student using software packages to keep themselves organized and improve the presentation of their schoolwork while having fun. Taking the class a step further than the Midworks Beginning Computer Concepts Class, Introduction to Computers will cover the software in more detail and teach more specific techniques. The students will complete a graded project for each type of software taught in the class.

 

Topics include:

• Microsoft Outlook
• Worldwide Web
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Microsoft Publisher
• Quiken (or a similar personal finance software)
• Animation

Course Notes:

Class Time:

• Keyboarding with Mavis Beacon (30 minutes)
• Specialized Instruction (30 minutes)
• Practice with software or games (25 minutes)

Homework Commitment:

• 20 minutes of keyboarding practice Friday through Wednesday keeping records of words per minute typed
• Plan school work and personal/family activities every Friday morning on Outlook. Students will print the schedule for the week and check off each assignment/activity as it is accomplished. The schedule is turned in weekly. This will hopefully help students become less Mom-dependent and take a load off Mom.
• There will be homework assignments most weeks, but the work will be minimal. The goal of the class is learning, not overwhelming with homework

Course Prerequisites: None

 

Course Fees:

There is a one-time $5.00 copy fee for this class, due the first day of class
A $30 lab fee will be added to your Teenworks billing

 

Required Software:

• Mavis Beacon Deluxe (really any Mavis Beacon will do)
• Microsoft Outlook

Required Supplies:

• ½” 3-ring binder
• USB flash drive (1GB should be big enough)
• 5 divider tabs
  • Syllabus and Constitution
  • Keyboarding Records
  • Outlook Schedules
  • Biblical Principles
  • Grade Records

 

 

 

Drama
2010-2011               
1st semester only              
Grades 7-9
½ High School Fine Arts Credit

Course Tutor:
Rosemary Wolthuis
mrsw@iserv.net 
 
Course Description:
Drama is one way to encourage students to develop confidence in themselves and the talents God has given them.  The goal of this class is to present a full-length production using every student.  They will work together learning voice projection, stage management, co-operation, and patience.

Dramatic ability is not required but hard work is, as we seek to help students stretch themselves beyond anything they ever imagined.  Students need to be ready to memorize, to design simple costumes, and sometimes, to paint or write short scripts.  There are usually three or six performances with three or four extra practices just prior to performance dates.  Extra practice dates will be announced early in the class.

Course Notes:

• GRADE: Based upon cooperation and attendance
• COSTUME:  Each student must provide the required costume to be determined at a later date
• EXTRAS: Each student is expected to attend all the extra practices and must participate in all performances. Extra practice dates will be announced during the first month of class.

Course Prerequisites:
None

Course Fees: Each student must purchase the required script approx. $10-$15

English I

2010-2011 School Year
Full Year Course
Grade 9 recommended
1 English Credit
Wednesday

Course Tutor:
Laurel Landers
landersfam@juno.com
 
Course Description:
This course will incorporate a thorough study of grammar and composition, including a detailed application of proper mechanics – capitalization, punctuation, abbreviations, and other aspects of accepted formal writing. Using a variety of instructional principles, students will improve their skills in sentence and paragraph construction. The basics of sentence diagramming will be learned and employed. Their understanding will be demonstrated in a wide array of composition exercises. The incremental steps of completing a formal research paper will be taught and practiced. All the components of this class will stress and incorporate the need to be orderly and logical in one’s thoughts, actions, and lifestyle. As the originator of language, God desires that His people be excellent communicators of His love and truth. It is the aim of this class to enable students to “Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asks a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear” (1Peter 3:15).

Course Notes:  
Students will be given a diagnostic test at the beginning of the course to assist the tutor in better meeting individual needs throughout the class.

Course Prerequisites:
None

Course Fees:
$20.00 copy fee payable to Laurel Landers the first day of class

Required Texts (Available through the Teenworks Resource Center):

 

Grammar:  Grammar and Composition III, Fourth Edition, by A Beka Book, Inc.(please purchase directly from Abeka)

 

Composition:  MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, by Joseph Gibaldi - 6th or 7th Edition

 

Literature:

1. Silas Marner by George Eliot, Penguin Classics Ed.
2. Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott, Penguin Putnam Ed.
3. Teenworks Ivanhoe Study Guide by Wanda Burdick

 

Required Supplies:

• 3-inch 3-ring binder
• Tab dividers   
• Loose leaf notebook paper
• 1 large manila envelope

 

 

 

Physical Science - 9th grade 
2010-2011 School Year
Full Year Course 
1 High School Science Credit
Wednesday

Jr. Teenworks Speech
2010-2011 School Year
Second semester only 
7^th -9^th grade
½ English credit for 9^th grade
Wednesday                  

Jr. Teenworks American History
2010-2011 School Year
Grade 7 Recommended
Wednesday
                   
Course Tutor:
Katie Schmidt
kschmidt.teenworks@gmail.com

Course Description: 
“Now, a government is like everything else: to preserve it we must love it... Everything, therefore, depends on establishing this love in a republic; and to inspire it ought to be the principal business of education.”   -Thomas Jefferson

The blessed state of freedom that we enjoy in the United States of America is maintained by a self- governed people who cherish their nation and the principles upon which it is built.  This year, in Jr. Teenworks American History, we will study one of the most incredible stories of the world: the birth and life of the American Republic.  This will be a survey course covering the Age of Discovery to the present, and students should master a foundational, working knowledge of the major events that have secured and established the prosperity of this land of liberty.

Through discussion, hands on activities, historical fiction, and traditional learning, we will study:
•    Early America: Native Inhabitants and the Age of Discovery
•    Life in Colonial America
•    The War for Independence
•    The Founding and Establishment of the Republic
•    Westward Expansion, Reform, and Turmoil in the 19th Century
•    The Civil War and Reconstruction
•    The Second Industrial Revolution
•    The Progressive Era
•    World War I
•    The Roaring 20’s
•    The Great Depression & The Era of the New Deal
•    World War II
•    Postwar America and the Global Community
•    The Vietnam Era
•    The End of the 20th Century
•    History in the Making

Weekly work will include review of class notes, reading of the text book and selected historical literature, work on special historical-period projects, and basic written reflections on the impact of various historical events.  Grading will be based on a combination of weekly work, class participation, and test and quiz grades.

Course Notes:
This course will recommend use of Moodle.  Moodle is an online platform for classes where students can find handouts and resources posted by the tutor and where grades for this course will be kept.  For more information on this program, please visit www.moodle.org.

Course Prerequisites: None, as this course is a foundational course in U.S. history.

Copy Fee: $15 copy fee payable to the tutor on the first day of class.

Required Texts (all but A Beka textbook available at Teenworks Resource Center):

• America: Land that I Love (Families must order this book directly from A Beka Book 1-877-223-5226, http://www.abeka.com)
• The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
• Behind Rebel Lines: The Incredible Story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy by Seymour Reit
• Sing Down the Moon by Scott O’Dell
• The Green Coat by Rosemary McDunn

Required Supplies: 

·         A 3-inch 3-ring binder with 5 divider tabs and notebook paper

·         A flat 3-hole punched pencil holder.  

·         The following need to be in the pencil holder:

o   3 to 4 sharpened pencils. 

o   A 12 pack of sharpened, colored pencils

o   A highlighter

o   A small pair of scissors

o   A glue stick

 

20^th Century Music History & Performance

2009-2010

Full Year Course
Recommended for grades 7-9

1 Fine Art Credit for 9^th grade

Wednesday

 

Course Tutor:

Cindy Thelen

ccthelen@hotmail.com

 

Description:

This class is designed to be an introduction to general music.  Students will be taught the basic aspects of music including melody, harmony, rhythm, and form.  We will be covering the Modern Era, or 20^th Century Music, with the emphasis on great composers and music of this time period.  We will work on sight singing and singing in harmony and will have 2 recitals, one in early December and one in May. 

 

Some topics covered in this class include:

• Four key aspects of music
• Marching
• Jazz
• Swing

Course Fees:
There is a $20.00 copy fee, payable to tutor, during the first day of class.
There is a $45.00 fee for our music selections (billed by the Teenworks Office)

Required Texts (Available from the Teenworks Resource Center):

Sing at First Sight, Andy Beck

 

Required Supplies:

1.  A 3-inch 3-ring binder with 36 small dividers labeled 1-36.

2. A flat 3-hole punched pencil holder.  The following need to be in the pencil holder:

1. 3 to 4 sharpened pencils.
2. A 12 pack of sharpened, colored pencils.
3. A highlighter.

 

·         Basic Windows and Office concepts

·         Create basic documents in Microsoft Word

·         Create forms and mail-merges in Microsoft Word

·         Create basic spreadsheets using basic formulas in Microsoft Excel

·         Create charts and perform simple data analysis in Microsoft Excel

·         Learn basic presentation concepts in Microsoft PowerPoint

·         Learn advanced features of Microsoft PowerPoint

·         Learn the basics of Microsoft Publisher

• Availability of a computer running either Windows XP or Windows Vista Operating System, and the Microsoft Office 2007 applications Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher. Because of the significant differences in user interface between Office 2007 and previous versions, you MUST have Office 2007 available.
• Each student will be responsible for bringing their 3 ring notebook and writing tools (pen, pencil), as well as a USB flash drive to class each week

2010-2011