Milwaukee HomeSchool Group Classes at Salem Lutheran East Side: Location: Salem Ev. Lutheran Church Address: 2400 N Cramer St., Milwaukee, WI. 53211 Contact Mary Schroeder at (414) 332-7765 or contact me. Winter/Spring 2012 class schedule To register for classes Descriptions for Classes
Spanish Guided Tutoring class by Alana Jacobs: This special tutoring session will have the students practicing conversational Spanish each week. Alana will be having little projects to help with grammar for the students to practice and even take home to practice. Children can bring there questions to be answered. There will be some short Spanish lessons when time allows that will be integrated to help the students learn useful ways to communicate in and out of the classroom. Basic elements for conversation and phrases will be emphasized at all levels. Improv Music class by Alana Jacobs: All musical ability levels are welcome; students that play an instrument can bring them, but it is not necessary. The class will focus on the development of musical creativity and improvisation through games and exercises that focus on rhythm, melody, and form and that strengthen listening skills. This class is a lot of fun and is beneficial for developing teamwork and leadership skills as well as allowing the students to explore and develop their creative musical voice. Photography Class by Megan Thomas: This class will introduce the students to basic technical aspects of point-and-shoot or DSLR cameras, by learning to creatively control manual settings such as white balance, aperture, shutter, ISO, among others settings. Conceptual analysis of the use of light, camera angle, and other compositional aspects of photography will be key aspects of this class. Throughout the class, students will learn about and discuss the history of photography, and influential artists. Furthermore, the students will produce and present work that will be discussed in a series of critiques conducted by the instructor. During these critiques the students will have the opportunity to discuss the artistic and creative choices that drive their work. This class will include portrait, documentary and architectural styles of photography. Required: a digital camera and cord to download pictures, if you have a DSLR camera you are also welcome to bring to take your pictures during class. Art Class by Megan Thomas believes that the inspiration and skills to create art can evolve from the study of master artists. Students in her class will discover. They will learn about great works of art, why look the way they do, and what motivated the artists to create them. By studying the process, styles and techniques of great artists, students will learn to implement the basic elements and principles of design to develop skills using a variety of materials. Based on examples from master artists, her students will create their own works of art. In doing so, each individual will experience a heightened level of inspiration, creativity, and self-expression. They will study drawing and watercolor. Principles and
Elements of Art and Design that will be taught in all Art classes within their
appropriate age level: Elements: line, shape, form, color, value, texture, space Principles: balance, movement, rhythm, contrast, emphasis, pattern, unity Color: color hue, value, tone, saturation, intensity Essay Writing by Glen Copper- No matter what field you enter, knowing how to organize and structure your ideas is an important skill to master. Students will become acquainted with the basic structure of an essay and the best way to organize information in a written text and analyze successful essays. The entire written process including brainstorming, outlining, drafting, writing thesis statements and editing will be analyzed. Ending with editing and the correction process that will Polish the essay to a stunning finish. All types of essays will be examined; informative, comparison, descriptive, evaluation, narrative and persuasive. Students will learn commonsense rules for essay writing, incorporate their own style into the essay and possibly have a little fun in the process. Creative Writing by Glen Copper- There is no better way to understand and appreciate literature than by writing yourself! This class will examine the fundamentals of good story writing, discovering what makes writing effective, why, and how to create it yourself. Various styles will be explored including journaling, blogging, poetry, and short stories. As students explore their own writing they will learn the basic elements a writer employs in order to write. Emphasis will be on: consideration on selecting a title and writing a creative and compelling first line, avoiding cliches by thinking of new different ways to describe characters, settings, feelings, etc. Creative Writing provides students with the ability to find not only the right words, but the best words to communicate information, thoughts and feelings. It is a form of self-expression which increases vocabulary and sentence structure skills; stimulates visualization and consideration of details; promotes organization and arrangement of ideas during the thought process; aids in developing skills and confidence in all forms of writing, from fiction to term papers to job applications. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Lessons by Gabe Hammer:
Guitar, Voice, drums and keyboard Lessons: We will focus on learning chords and strumming/rhythm patterns and applying them on various popular songs. In guitar we will read tablature (also known as tabs), in piano we will read musical notation. More experienced students will receive more advanced tutelage. Students will learn proper breathing techniques to sing with better support, as well as develop their musical ear. Emphasis will be placed on relaxation and confidence when singing, bridging the middle voice range between chest and head voice to avoid "cracking," and correcting any pitch or intonation issues. All students will have practice sheets brought home on a weekly basis. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Microsoft Suite Class by Mary Schroeder:
Beginning Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher. This class will teach
you the basic functions of all four programs. We will go over which
each is used for and will have homework assignments to show
competency. Word
Basics, students learn the fundamental elements of word processing to
create documents. This class covers creating and saving your work,
formatting the document, manipulating your text and lots of other basics
such as highlighting, copying, cutting and pasting. Excel
Basics teaches the fundamental elements of setting up and using
spreadsheets. Students in this class will learn how to add, edit and
format data, and how to create, edit and use basic mathematical
functions.
Microsoft PowerPoint is to give presentations for business and fun.
Participants will learn how to add flair to their basic presentations
with clip art, slide transitions and design templates. Publisher
is to make fliers, cards, invitations, calendars, Students will learn
how to add clip art, pictures, formatting and add pizazz to to their
designs. There will be a final project they will present using all four programs. ____________________________________________________
If interested in any of the classes please contact Mary at (414)332-7765 or by email. Please inform other home school groups and families of the classes.
 Salem Ev. Lutheran Church Salem Lutheran East Side Ministries 2400 N Cramer St. Milwaukee, WI. 53211 414-964-7036 http://www.salemeastside.com/ _____________________________________________________________________________________
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