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Vocabulary and Writing, Part Two (HS 10-2) -Monday at 1:00PM ET
Live course taught by Sharon Hamric-Weis for Spring 2025 High School 10 Series: Vocabulary & Writing
Summary

 Hone your writing and critical thinking while mastering over 350 vocabulary words from college and graduate word lists and Advanced Placement (AP) writing, and learn top study skills for remembering vocabulary (and more!).

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Special Notes: This course is scheduled during several different slots in the spring semester.

This is Part Two of a 2-part course. Students are welcome to join us midyear if there are open seats and they have the prerequisite.

How to get the most out of the Vocabulary and Writing, Part Two (HS 10-2) course

  • Read the course details below.

  • Prepare a notebook for note-taking and homework. Students -- be sure to take notes during class!

  • Students, begin the course by:

    • LIVE CLASS Students - Coming to the first live Class session on the scheduled date and time.

    • Unlimited Access / Recorded Students - Clicking on "Recording" and watch Professor Brown’s lecture for Class One.

  • Review any supplemental materials (videos or readings)

  • Complete any Quiz(zes) or homework assigned. The computer will automatically grade the quizzes.

    • *Note* If taking the course in Recorded format, the quiz will reset if someone else in the family takes it, so make sure the grade is recorded by a parent.

  • If you need to review, watch the recording and/or go over the PowerPoint again.

  • Repeat until all 14 classes are complete.

  • Once the course is completed to the parent's satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end of this page (to be filled in for your records). Homeschool Connections does not provide record keeping

Total Classes: 14

Class Dates and Starting Time:

Mondays, January 6 to April 14, 2025. No class March 3 (mid semester break).

1:00 PM Eastern (Noon Central; 11:00 Central; 10:00 Mountain)

Duration per class: 55 minutes

Prerequisite: Required: High School Essential Writing 1: Punctuation and Grammar I (HS 9-1) and High School Simplified Writing 1: Strong Foundational Writing Skills (HS 9-2).

Recommended: High School Essential Writing 2: Excellent Paragraph and Essay Writing (HS 9-3) and High School Simplified Writing 2: Beyond the Five-Paragraph Essay (HS 9-4).

Prerequisites can also be taken as a recorded course through Unlimited Access. Alternative prerequisite: a passing Punctuation & Grammar Assessment (only) from the Aquinas Writing Advantage Assessment service.

Suggested Grade Level: 10th grade or high school students who meet the prerequisite requirements.

Suggested Credit: One (1) full semester Vocabulary & Writing, Writing, or English

Fee: For all 14 classes: $257 if you register on or before November 15, $277 if you register after Nov. 15. (Registration closes one week before the first day of class. After that date, registrations are not guaranteed. There is a $20 surcharge for late enrollments after the course is closed.)

Instructor:

Sharon Hamric-Weis, BSEd, JD (Mondays 1:00 PM ET)

Course Description: In this second (Part 2) of two successive courses, you’ll continue learning advanced concepts associated with over 350 more upper-level vocabulary words necessary for success in all high school writing and literature courses, Advanced Placement (AP) English Language courses, and college-level writing. Coursework will be focused on the critical thinking and writing practice needed for your future success, and each week, you’ll learn tips and how-to’s for learning the words with comprehension and memory, as well as use the words in writing. Because vocabulary is an indicator of success in college and for the best communication practices in adult life, if you want to be prepared for college courses and beyond, this course is for you.

Course Outline:

Class 1: Persuasion; Sources, Citations, & Plagiarism

Class 2: Research

Class 3: Critical Reading; Literary Forms & Genres I

Class 4: Literary Forms and Genres II

Class 5: Themes in Writing

Class 6: Rhetoric & Literary Techniques

Class 7: Rhetoric, Figures of Speech, and Devices I

Class 8: Rhetoric, Figures of Speech, and Devices II

Class 9: Narration; Dissecting Passages of Text I

Class 10: Description; Dissecting Passages of Text II

Class 11: Illustration, Exemplification, and Highly Effective Essays

Class 12: Comparison & Contrast in Writing

Class 13: Process Analysis & Context

Class 14: Division & Classification; Writing Cogent, Organized Essays

Course Materials: Required Book: EB Conroy’s Simplified Vocabulary Guide may be ordered at http://amzn.to/2FKGXDC. Microsoft Word or the ability to convert a document to a Word-compatible document is required. If you do not own Microsoft Word, you can use a system such as Google Docs that converts to Word documents FREE.

Homework: Studying for tests on vocabulary words, for identification and use. Students will take weekly in-system quizzes (graded automatically) and complete weekly writing assignments that make your writing stronger and use the new vocabulary (graded by the instructor).

©2014-2024 Homeschool Connections and Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA (aka author Erin Brown Conroy/E. B. Conroy) All rights reserved.

This course is designed by Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA.

  • This material is only to be used for its intended purpose by active subscribers of Homeschool Connections. Any other use without explicit permission is in violation of the seventh commandment (yes, the 7th commandment) and in violation of US and International copyright laws.

  • You may print or download to local hard disk extracts for your personal homeschool and non-commercial use only. This is not to be used for homeschool co-ops without express written permission from Homeschool Connections.

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Course name
Vocabulary and Writing, Part Two (HS 10-2) -Monday at 1:00PM ET
Instructor
Sharon Hamric-Weis
Semester
Spring 2025
Category
Writing ➤ 10 Series: Vocabulary & Writing
Grade level
High School
Editors
Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA, Bonnie Donlon, Aubrey Heki
Monitor
Kathleen Delia Miller
Start time
January 6th, 2025 at 1:00 PM ET
Course type
Live
Price
$277
Seats available
25 seats available
Seats remaining
12 seats remaining
Relative due dates
Relative due dates are disabled for this course.

About Sharon Hamric-Weis

During her last year of teaching, Mrs. Hamric-Weis converted to the Catholic Church and was confirmed. Upon her acceptance to the Dickinson School of Law, she and her husband relocated to her home state of Pennsylvania.

Mrs. Hamric-Weis practiced law as Assistant Counsel for the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole and has been published in the Dickinson Journal of International Law, as well as working as a decision writer for the Pennsylvania Board of Workers’ Compensation.

After working in law, Mrs. Hamric-Weis left her employment to raise her children and homeschool for several years before returning to work as a paraprofessional teaching and caring for a student with multiple disabilities.

She is happy to be homeschooling her three children and teaching the advanced writing courses for Homeschool Connections.

Click here to learn more about Sharon Weis!

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Kathleen Delia Miller

Kathleen Delia Miller resides in Indiana near the beautiful Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Originally from Chicago, Kathy enjoys life as a Hoosier! Kathy loves spending time at the beach with family and friends, reading, cooking, writing, gardening, visiting art galleries and farmers markets. Kathy and family have been blessed to travel the world! Her most favorite pilgrimages were to Rome where she experienced a Papal Mass with Pope Benedict XVI, followed in the footsteps of Saint Francis and Saint Clare in Assisi, visited the Holy House of Loreto also in Italy, and the Shrine of Our Lady of Knock in County Mayo, Ireland.