Revival Christian Academy Classes Fall 2014 Monday Class Descriptions

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1 Algebra II (2 hr. class) prerequisite Algebra I Tutor: Kayla Sanchez Revival Christian Academy Classes Fall 2014 Monday Class Descriptions Class Description: This one year course will cover topics such as systems of equations, matrices and Determinants and exponential, logarithmic, and polynomial functions, using Teaching Textbooks curriculum. Teaching Textbooks, Algebra textbook, and Answer book (ISBN X) Basic Guitar Class Description: This class is for beginners. Student will learn basic chords and playing skills using songs of Worship. Biology Tutor: Diana Miller Class Description: This class is a survey of Biology, life and it s origins. Dr. J. Wile thoroughly discusses the authenticity of a Creator proven in science and I will passionately get kids to see God did that!. We will be discussing all 16 modules, completing 2-3 experiments per lab day, doing microscope work, and of course dissections! Each student will have their own dissection animal ( except for the pig) so he/she can get the most out the process. There will be lectures, videos and discussions to enrich this class. Chapter tests will be taken in class and a lab notebook is required. Exploring Creation with Biology (2nd Ed.) Student Text & Test/Solutions (2-Book Set) ISBN: Chemistry Class Description: This is a one year introductory level chemistry class using Exploring Creation with Chemistry from Apologia. Course topics include the metric system, significant figures, measurements, thermodynamics (heat and energy), structure of atoms and molecules, types of molecular bonding, physical states of matter, trends in the periodic table, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, chemical formulas, solution chemistry, acids and bases, and reduction-oxidation reaction. The course includes experiments designed to reinforce the topics covered and give hands on application of theories. Students should have a good knowledge of basic algebra. Exploring Creation with Chemistry (2nd Ed) 2-Book Set - Student Text and Solutions & Tests ISBN:

2 Dave Ramsey Money Management Tutor: Elizabeth Galvan Class Description: This class is to help prepare high school students financially. Our desire is to help them learn how to manage their money before they graduate. Most of us did not learn until we were in debt or heading for bankruptcy. So, my desire is to teach them about finance, so each student may practice what they have learned for the rest of their adult hood. We will be using the well known Dave Ramsey curriculum which consists of 4 units: Unit 1: Saving and Investing Unit 2: Credit and Debt Unit 3: Financial Responsibility and Money Management Unit 4: Insurance/Risk Management and Income/Careers Foundations Homeschool Workbook ISBN; (order at daveramsey.com) Fundamentals of Cartooning Tutor: Mark Hernandez Class Description: The fundamentals for cartooning and storytelling will provide you the tools you'll need to create an construct your own characters and the world they live in. From the essentials of life drawing and design this will give you a solid foundation in the areas of entertainment art. We will cover various areas of cartooning such as character design, to caricaturing, to storytelling through sequential art (comics). Many of these areas of cartooning are very much linked up, from comics, to animation, to graphic design Supplies Needed: Good size sketchbook 8 1/2x11 or larger, pens and pencils (preferably mechanical pencils for technical drawing), erasers, a kol-erase pencil for quick sketches, and a ruler. A good ink pen to ink such as rapidiograph pen or micronpens. It's been my experience to use a pens or brushes with solid black ink such as India ink for the best results. watercolors or color pencils (prisma color pencils) General Literature and Composition Tutor: Kayla Sanchez Class Description: In this introduction to literature, students will learn how to develop critical thinking skills and discuss their opinions in a class setting based on the novels read. We will be studying poetry and novels chosen from a range of time periods. Students will also learn the basics of essay writing for high school, writing an essay for each novel read as well as a larger Super Essay in the second semester. Poetry Anthologies (Great Short Poems, 101 Great American Poems, and 100 Best-Loved Poems The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy. The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. Treasure Island by Robert Lewis Stevenson. The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis. The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom. Uncle Tom s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

3 Geography Tutor: Jennifer Sanchez Supply Fee: $5 Class Description: Not your average boring World Geography Class! Students will travel through the continents using textbooks, media, testimonies from missionaries and hands on activities! Your student will gain a deeper understanding of the world around them and see God at work in each continent! A Beka World Geography in Christian Perspective Item# $22.30 A Beka World Geography Quiz & Test Book Item# $5.75 A Beka World Geography Map Studies book Item# $5.75 Geometry Class Description: Geometry uses a traditional Eucildean approach, beginning with a chapter on logic and reasoning, then moving onto definitions, postulates and theorems. Teaching textbooks is outstanding not only because it puts an emphasis on problems found on the SAT and ACT exams, but it uses a review method that students become stronger at solving from day to day. There are 110 lessons that will be reviewed in class, as well as CD s that the student will have access to as a reinforcement and to answer additional questions. These CD s cover every problem in the textbook to aid parent and student at home. Geometry Teaching Textbooks Kit By: Greg Sabouri Geometry Teaching Texbooks 1.0 Publication Date: 2005 Item # WW Guitar I Class Description: To enroll in this class student must have basic skills and knowledge of some chords. This class will continue to teach students the fine art of playing the guitar. Guitar II Class Description: This is an advanced guitar class. To enroll in this class student must have mastered basic skills. This class is geared towards those with a passion to lead worship.

4 Introduction to Spanish Tutor: Elizabeth Galvan Class Description: Teaching students the rules behind the language, and comparing Spanish and English grammar, Spanish for Children will teach elementary students both creatively and classically. Employing the same style and structure of the Latin for Children series, this primer emphasizes parts of speech and grammar as vital for correctly speaking and understanding Spanish. 37 weekly chapters include 8 review chapters; students will use chants to aid memorization, learn 290 common words and grammar concepts like verb conjugation, tenses, and noun gender; weekly worksheets and quizzes allow for evaluation. Spanish for Children Primer A (purchase from Christian Book Distributors CBD: WW510472) Lost Tools Of Writing Level 1 Class Description: The Lost Tools of Writing is more than a writing program: it challenges students to think analytically and to form opinions which they will discuss in the context of a persuasive essay. Focusing on the first three canons of rhetoric, The Lost Tools of Writing addresses common obstacles that all writers often face, whether it be finding topics to write about, how to organize their thoughts, or how to creatively and effectively express their ideas. During this one-year course, students will be assigned ten simple novels to read, spending three weeks per book creating a persuasive essay which challenges cultural norms and follows models designed to teach structure and style skills, skills which--when mastered--can be effectively applied to any type of writing. Required Text: The Lost Tools of Writing Level One Student's Workbook Optional Materials: The Lost Tools of Writing Level One Teacher's Guide and Instructional DVDs Reading List: *No specific edition of these books is required, and students may even read e-versions, or check out books from the library. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (Book needs to be read by 1 st day of class) Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein Where the Red Fern Grows by William Rawls Summer of the Monkeys by William Rawls Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle Number the Stars by Lois Lowry The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois Physical Science Tutor: Jennifer Sanchez Class Description: Your student will study topics such as the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, weather, the structure of the earth, environmentalism, the physics of motion, Newton s Laws, gravity, and astrophysics. There will be many hands-on experiments in class! Exploring Creation with Physical Science student book Exploring Creation with Physical Science test key (Purchase from Christian Book Distributors for $47.59) Spanish I

5 Tutor: Elizabeth Galvan Class Description: Provide students with a basal text that will help them learn basic communicative skills in Spanish. Presents a natural, personalized, and enjoyable program of language acquisition. Teaches vocabulary through lively drawings and provides exercises of various types, many with picture cues. Features short, fun narratives that illustrate new vocabulary and structures. Rounds out lessons with illustrated conversations, personalized dialog activities, and other practice. Includes five review units featuring games, puzzles, and picture stories. Features a Capsula cultural after each lesson acquainting students with the Spanish-speaking world, comprehension questions and suggestions for further research. Spanish is Fun Book 1, Lively Lessons for Beginners (4th Ed.) (publisher Amsco) Textbook, workbook & answer key. Curriculum will be ordered and need reimbursement to RCA before the first day of classes Cost approx. $40.