Most classes meet  face-to-face (f2f) one day per week .  Many are enhanced with Internet activities to be  completed between class meetings.  Latin students who cannot attend  face-to-face meetings may participate in an online-only format. A class is  considered confirmed when six students have enrolled. Current enrollments - with  all fees/paperwork received -  are indicated in red.  If a class is  full, you may use the regular registration form to be put on a waiting list

Schedule  of Legacy Arts Classes for 09 - 10 School Year
Tuesdays Tomball Bible Church	10:30 - Noon	Civics  - 9th - 12th
	12:30 - 2:15	World Literature and Composition  10th - 12th grade -   Limit 16
Thursdays  at  Tomball Bible Church	10 - 11:30	Introduction  to Logic   (8th grade and up)
	11:30 - 1	Latin II -Placement test available
	1 - 2:30	Latin I -  Limit 14 (7th grade & up)
For other classes at Tomball  Bible Church, visit tomballclasses.org  site.
English, Logic, and Civics students will use the Internet extensively, while  Latin students will be required to take online quizzes weekly and  complete assignments online only occasionally. Online-only Latin students  must be prepared to type their homework.
Latin II and III classes are available in online-only format with sufficient  enrollment.

Class Descriptions

Latin I   Introduction to Latin 
Latin I will help students strengthen English  vocabulary and grammar skills as well as improve systematic thinking skills. Each  class period will include pronunciation (in the church, or Italian, tradition)  and oral reading practice, along with the introduction of Latin grammar and vocabulary. Students will also be introduced to Latin phrases commonly  used in the English language. Additionally, students work on projects to become  familiar with Roman culture.  Those maintaining at least a B average are  encouraged to take the National Latin exam, given in March. Students may join the  Legacy Arts chapter of the Junior Classical League, and may qualify for the  National Latin Honor Society.  Students will learn to pronounce Latin and  will memorize some passages, including songs and the Lord's prayer.  Students will acquire the use of six cases and three present system tenses,  active voice only, indicative and imperative moods. First and second declension  nouns, personal pronouns, adjectives/adverbs, prepositional phrases, first and  second conjugation verbs, and numerous grammar constructions. Internet access  required for online quizzes, test review, some assignment submissions.   
7th grade and up. Limit 14

English  Composition and Novels - Advanced Placement Preparation
A thorough study of British and American novel developement.  Online and in-class discussion.  All compositions submitted online in a shared workspace. Academic essays are rewritten after instructor feedback. Research method and Modern Language Assoc. documentation is stressed in the writing process. All composition is evaluated for elements of purpose, audience, strategy, organization, voice, support, and writing precision. Students learn to use their writing to explore their own thinking as well as that of noted authors. Students also learn self-reliance, problem solving, and collaborative responsibility.  Four year literature rotation:  World Literature, British Lit. to 1800, American Lit. to 1800, Modern English Literature.  Rhetoric level – collaborative study.  Designed for 11^th and 12^th grade students with an interest in academics, though accomplished 10^th graders may apply.  Reliable Internet access is a must.  $500/year or $50/month, + materials. Limit 12 students.  This is a full academic year commitment, and students are encouraged (but not required) to take the English Language Advanced Placement exam in May, for which most colleges and universities will award credit for the 1st Freshman English composition course. During the Spring semester, students will learn the process for submitting essays for publication.

	Literature pack,  - To be determined.
	Legacy Arts  writing/online curriculum  - $18
	Tuition $50  per month for 10 months/ $500 per year

Civics Lab - a class in American Government
Using a reading list divided between current events and historic founding documents, students will participate in a weekly online discussion (bulletin board style).  The Fall semester will concentrate on election-related issues, as the class tracks the progress of the federal election.  In the Spring, students will select an important issue currently in the public political arena and follow that issue through the three branches of government.  In both semesters, students will enact mock activities to learn the workings of all three branches.
A hands on learning experience, designed to help students... 
1)  Become familiar with the founding documents of American government;
2)  Learn how these documents originally applied to government activity;
3)  Become aware of how American government has evolved to its present state over 2+ centuries;
4)  Gain an understanding of today's greatest challenges to the founder's vision for American government;
5)  Consider the rights and duties of the American citizen at each level of government: federal, state, and local. 
 
Readings will include primary documents such as the Magna Charta (1215), Mayflower Compact (1620), The English Bill of Rights (1689), The Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Federalist Papers, U.S. Constitution. Readings from David Barton's Original Intent are also recommended.  
Discussions will cover topics such as federal vs. state authority, religion in government, individual freedoms, democracy vs. republicanism, majority rule, minority protection.
Costs: $45 per month for 10 months.  The American Republic: Primary Sources, edited by Bruce Frohnen - $15, $18 course pack fee for quizzes, tests, online resources.

Latin II   Students acquire third conjugation verbs,  passive voice, compound verbs, relative classes, and demonstrative word  forms.  Students will also become familiar with idioms and will focus on  developing word sense. Students will translate and memorize Biblical and classical  passages ranging from verses of the Latin Vulgate Bible to "Gaul," an adaptation  from "Caesar's Gallic Wars." Students will use Internet resources to study  the translation choices made in well-known classics, from Virgil's  Aeneid to Augustine's City of God. Although students will practice  composing in Latin, the emphasis will be on preparing to read great classical works  in the original language.  Internet access required for online quizzes,  test review, assignment submissions.  Students unsure of their placement  may take a placement test.  The National Latin exam is optional  for students maintaining at least a B average.  Students may join the Legacy Arts chapter of the Junior  Classical League, and may qualify for the National Latin Honor Society.
Latin II may be taken online with sufficient enrollment.  

	Legacy  Arts Latin Program, vol. 2 (includes text, test bank, CD with electronic lessons and pronunciation guide) - $35
	Legacy  Arts curriculum supplement -  $18 (online quiz bank and grade  book, web-based calendar & more)
	National Latin  Exam  - $6 -  optional	Jr. Classical  League - $2 - optional	National Honor  Society - $2 -  optional,   for league members with A  average in Latin class
Tuition	$50 per month for 10 months/ $500 per year

Latin III - available only to students who  have completed two years in the Latin Road to English Grammar curriculum or Legacy Arts Latin.  Latin III students will translate classical works,  acquire remaining word families, subjunctive mood, relative clauses.  Students may join the Legacy  Arts chapter of the Junior Classical League, and may qualify for the National Latin  Honor Society.

	Latin Road to English Grammar,  vol.  3, Barbara Beers Schola Publications -  approx. $30
	Legacy  Arts curriculum supplement -  $18 (online quiz bank and grade  book, web-based calendar & more)
	National Latin  Exam  - $6 -  optional	Jr. Classical  League - $2 - optional	National Honor  Society - $2 -  optional,   for league members with A  average in Latin class
Tuition	$50 per month for 10 months/ $500 per year

Introduction to Logic   Systematic guidance in principles of logic: definition of statements, consistency,  arguments, truth and validity, universals and particulars, categorical relationships,  syllogisms, fallacies.  Students confront current political and cultural  commentary and each other in lighthearted debate to apply principles. Students will  also review the various forms of logic study and their history.  Online  workspace for weekly discussions.  Text: Introductory Logic by Douglas J.  Wilson and James B. Nance - Logos School.  Additional readings from  various sources.  Internet access required for online quizzes, homework  submission, and forum discussion.  9th - 12th grade - grammar will be  briefly reviewed at the beginning of the year. . Limit - 14