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American History I: Colonial through the Civil War

With over 150 pages of step by step instructions written to the student and premade rubrics and evaluation tips for grading each major assignments, this course has it all! And even more importantly, it is written from a Christian worldview! Teach your children American history using whole, living books rather than from dry textbook summaries and politically correct texts! Use American History I and bring history to life!This course may be utilized as college prep or Honors and covers one year of high school American history. This curriculum is printed on high quality paper and spiral bound with clear plastic covers front and back.

We recommend Epi Kardia's Essay Styles for High School or other high school level composition class as a precursor for this class (or they may be taken concurrently.)

$39.95

 British Literature: a Study of British Writers

This seismic 113 page course reveals and explores the unique characteristics of British writing with an emphasis on the Victorian Age.  With assignments written directly to the student, this curriculum also contains special sections and appendices written to the teacher, enabling easy teaching and evaluating of all course work.  Emphasizing excellent essay writing skills, literature analysis and the discovery of the unique characteristics of British writing allows British Literature: a Study of British Writers to serve as an excellent precurser to college level studies.  This course may be utilized as college prep or Honors and covers one year of high school English.  This curriculum is printed on high quality paper and spiral bound with clear plastic covers front and back.

$39.95

 Essay Styles for High School With our high school curriculum, Essay Styles for High School, your student will learn to write the five most common types of essays: narrative, descriptive, expository, persuasive and comparison/contrast. This course is designed with step by step detailed instructions for both the student and teacher providing a clear picture of each essay style along with solid goals and objectives. Even parents who do not view themselves as strong writers can teach this course because the evaluation section describes exactly what you need to look for in your student’s writing and explains how to determine a fair grade, as well.  This 100+ page course is printed on high quality white paper and is spiral bound with clear plastic covers front and back.

$39.95

American Literature: a Study of American Writers

Tragedy and drama, heroic adventures, sacrifices of love, overcoming tremendous obstacles, endurance, faith, and quiet bravery join together in our high school course, American Literature: a Study of American Writers . Valued authors and poets including James Fenimore Cooper, Ernest Hemingway, Anne Bradstreet and O. Henry treat you and your student to some of the finest writing to originate in America. Combining poetry, a play, short stories and novels, this course will provide your student with a wide variety of reading and writing experiences including literary components, vocabulary, essay writing and creative projects. This curriculum also includes options for an honors credit and, as with all Epi Kardia high school courses, offers the invaluable notations for evaluating your student’s work including grading rubrics and specific editing directions. Note: we recommend Essay Styles for High School  as a pre-requisite for this course, although it may also be taught concurrently.  

$39.95

The Steps to Writing a Research Paper

This course doesn’t just offer directions for the steps of writing a research paper; it also offers assignments and lessons to assist your student in tackling the challenging feat of completing each of the steps well. From choosing an appropriate topic to note taking and research to understanding MLA and APA formatting, The Steps to Writing a Research Paper provides meaningful training that will benefit your student not only in high school, but throughout college. Examples and non-examples of how to create an excellent research paper allow students to avoid common pitfalls. The evaluation section gives parents and teachers the tools and information necessary for accurately grading each of the steps and the final paper.

$39.95

The Art of Public Speaking

The Art of Public Speaking allows you to cover four major types of speeches in a step by step approach: impromptu, expository, persuasive and apologetic. Focusing on examples of some of the most influential speakers in history including Abraham Lincoln, C.S. Lewis, A.W. Tozer, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Martin Luther King, this course leads students through the preparatory steps of giving a speech. Students will learn to organize their thoughts using such tools as speech maps and note cards. They will also address how to prevent and overcome nervous habits that distract from their speeches. Assessment tools, such as speech forms and rubrics, allow for succinct and specific evaluation for both teachers and students.  

Successful completion of this course will allow your student to develop organizational and speaking skills that will benefit him throughout life. As Winston Churchill once said, “We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves to those we let slip out.” Teaching our students to express themselves articulately will guide them toward mastering their ideas and their words! 

$39.95

 Would you like to be able to design your OWN literature-based courses tailor-made for your high school student?  This 30-page e-book will show you how!

 $14.95

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