In-Person Civics + Economics + Composition I + Composition II – “9th/10th Grade”

The Basics (More Details Below)
College Credits Earned: 6 (3 for Composition I, 3 for Composition II). For more details on college credits, click here.

When, Where: Classes are held one day per week: Wednesdays from 9 AM – 1:30 PM at Community Chapel, at 422 Kanuga Road, Hendersonville, NC 28739, just south of downtown Hendersonville, and just around the corner from Hot Dog World. Classes run from August to late April/early May (calendar here).

Tuition: $600 due by the first class.

Civics (1st semester):
​Book: Civics: A Christian Worldview

Economics (2nd semester):
Book: Economics: A Christian Worldview

Composition I (Fall semester) & Composition II (Spring semester):
Book Set: Classic Literature: A Christian Worldview

  • Volume 1: Classic Mysteries – Some great mysteries, including many you’ve probably never heard of!
  • Volume 2: Science Fiction & Short Story Classics – Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, The War of the Worlds, and The Invisible Man, along with 24 suspenseful, edifying, and laugh-out-loud funny short stories, including, again, some gems most readers have never heard of!
  • Volume 3: Classic Tales – A Christmas Carol, Robinson Crusoe, and Julius Caesar

More Details:
Civics
In our book, Civics: A Christian Worldview, we review what the Bible says is the true reason for government; government types like democracy, socialism, communism, republics; the Declaration of Independence; the U. S. Constitution; types of laws; a Christian’s rights; juries; voting; the poor; good and bad government…and more!

Economics
In our book, Economics: A Christian Worldview, we review economics from a Biblical perspective which champions the free market—students tackle such topics as capitalism and socialism, Austrian vs. Keynesian views of economies, supply and demand, profit, labor unions, unemployment, money, and how nations’ economies historically have been harmed by government interference (wage and price controls, minimum wage laws, taxes, inflation, tariffs, make-work schemes, and so on).

Classic Literature
Our book set is Classic Literature: A Christian Worldview. Students analyze these areas of Classic Literature: short stories, mysteries, five novels, and a play.  Students also review literary elements (theme, plot, character, setting, poetry terms, irony, symbolism, tone, and style), comparing often humanistic worldviews with a Christian view.

Vocabulary, Grammar, and Usage
Students study usage and grammar rules and concepts (the possessive case, serial commas and comma use, pronoun-antecedent agreement, parenthetic expressions, restrictive clauses, non-restrictive clauses, pronoun cases, verb inflections, and so on).  Vocabulary includes about 40 words, their origins, usage, and synonyms. Concepts are reinforced through regular practice worksheets, exercises, and quizzes.

Composition
No boring essays to write! Compositions often relate to areas of study in other subjects such as Classic Literature and Civics.  Students receive thorough corrections on their turn-in essays, with the benefit of Scott Clifton’s degree in journalism and his experience as a writer and editor. Students write five essays on various topics, building up to the Assessable Artifact (a research paper of 1500 words, one per semester). Each Assessable Artifact counts toward the college credits for Composition I and Composition II. Scott gives students class time to work on these papers, and takes class time to individually review students’ drafts, offering help, tips, editing, and suggestions!

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