| SAT Essay Prep |
We have online SAT essay writing classes to prepare students for the on-the-spot essay. These 4-week classes, which precede the October and March test administrations, use the same interactive format that has been so successful in our Advanced Placement test preparation classes. Students write, get feedback, and then revise up to five different typical SAT exam essays as they sharpen their writing skills in preparation for the exam. If you register now, you will be signing up for a class which begins on Tuesday September 2, 2008, which finishes in time to prepare students for the October 4, 2008, exam.
You should also buy the College Board's test-preparation book for the new exam, "The Official SAT Study Guide" which is available from most large bookstores as well as from this online store if you click on "Test Prep" then "SAT I and SAT II guides from the College Board." (If you order the book from us, please place your order at least one week before the start of class so that we will have time to get it to you.) To register, pay your $125 tuition here in our online store by Monday August 25.
Tech needs: Full Internet access.
Class Tuition Fee: $125. Text: The Official SAT Study Guide (published by the CollegeBoard, ISBN: 0-87447-718-2), available from the online store at pahomeschoolers.com for just $19.95. It is essential that students have the text on the first day of class. If you register within one week of the start of class, please purchase the book at a local bookstore, so that your student will have it to start the class.
Interactive Rating: There will be interactions between the teacher and student as well as between the students as both teacher and fellow students respond to student writing. Because of the fast pace of this class, students need to plan to check the web site and email at least twice a day during the week.
Class Description: The primary purpose of this 4-Week Course is to enable the students to organize and hand-write a competent 25-minute Timed Essay that will address an issue assigned by the College Board. These essays will measure the student's skill in developing a point of view on a variety of topics. According to the College Board, "students must first think critically about the issue presented in the essay assignment forming their own individual perspective on the topic given; developing that point of view, using reasoning and evidence based on their own experiences, readings or observations to support their ideas." This skill will not only be essential for the SAT Exam, but will be valuable in the future as students are required to write timed essays in a variety of settings.
Students will write, get feedback, and then revise three different typical SAT exam essays (one each the first weeks) then will write two or more for response but without revisions during the last week, as they sharpen their writing skills in preparation for the exam.
We have two sections: One taught by Karen Boyd, the other by Shay Jones. If we don't have enough students for two sections, we will combine all of the students into just one of the sections.
Teacher: Karen Boyd
Email: karensatprep@aol.com
Instructor Qualifications: Although, I received my B.S. in Secondary Education in Biology from the Millersville State College, my teaching experience has always included instruction in writing both in traditional school settings and at home. After leaving the formal classroom, I homeschooled for twelve years until my children went to college.
I led book discussion groups and writing groups in my home for several years. I also taught literature at a family school called Creative Homeschoolers Support Services. Many years ago I edited a literary journal and last fall, I served as a content editor for the books One Day at a Time and God Stories from Lancaster County. I am also an evaluator for PHAA and read many student essays every year.
Teacher: Shay Jones
Email: sjtelstar@comcast.net
Instructor Qualifications: I received my B.A. in English and Speech from the University of Arkansas, and a Master’s Degree in Communications with an emphasis on Film and Television. I had also completed a year of a Master’s Degree with a Rhetoric emphasis. While homeschooling my two sons I also taught Latin, Rhetoric, and AP English Language and Composition at the Hillside Classical Co-op, and I have taught an SAT Essay Writing online course for the past two years. Additionally, I have tutored both homeschool and public school students in Latin and English grammar and composition for the past five years. Currently, I am teaching Interpersonal Communication and Speech 101 for a Community College which hired me in 2005.
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