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Language Arts Classes


Secure Forum: All MHS classes have a secure interactive forum to communicate with tutors, parents and classmates. Tutors will use this platform to communicate about classwork and assignments.

Parents and students access the forum by signing into the website using the username & password created on the membership form and clicking on "forum".

Assignments & Supplies: Binders and notebooks will be handed out as needed for organizing course work. Homework is assigned on our interactive course forums. Class supplies required will be posted on the forum throughout the year.

Language Arts (3rd - 5th) (Tues & Thurs 9:30 - 10:25 AM)

Adhering to Tennessee state standards, students will gain an appreciation for the mechanics of the English language through study of grammar, spelling, punctuation, reading comprehension, penmanship, semantics, and public speaking. Students will also regularly utilize skills taught and learned by reading short works to help assess mastery. Students will also get the ability to write short works of their own to cement a basic understanding of the study of literature. In addition, students will learn research methods, such as dictionary and thesaurus skills.


World Literature (5th - 8th) (Tues & Thurs 10:30 - 11:50 AM)

Using current Tennessee state standards, students will gain experience in four major areas: (1) how to study literature, including but not limited to research methods, how to adequately approach different forms and styles of literature, reading maturity and independence, and what constitutes literature in and of itself; (2) how to consider literature as a product of and reaction to world culture, with exposure to (but certainly not limited to) those of the Native, Central, and South Americas, African countries, the Middle East, and Asia and Oceania, in addition to the tried-and-true canons of North America and Europe; (3) how to compose formal academic works of writing in many different styles, including persuasive, argumentative, analytical, and free-form thought, among others; (4) how to compose creative works, including writing original works of poetry, speech, drama, and others. Students will gain experience through the reading of mythology, poetry, short stories, novels, theater dramas, and speeches found among cultures around the world throughout time written by many kinds of individual people.


World Literature (8th - 12th) (Tues & Thurs 12:35 - 1:55 PM) (1 Credit)

Using current Tennessee state standards, students will gain experience in four major areas: (1) how to study literature, including but not limited to research methods, how to adequately approach different forms and styles of literature, reading maturity and independence, and what constitutes literature in and of itself; (2) how to consider literature as a product of and reaction to world culture, with exposure to (but certainly not limited to) those of the Native, Central, and South Americas, African countries, the Middle East, and Asia and Oceania, in addition to the tried-and-true canons of North America and Europe; (3) how to compose formal academic works of writing in many different styles, including persuasive, argumentative, analytical, and free-form thought, among others; (4) how to compose creative works, including writing original works of poetry, speech, drama, and others. Students will gain experience through the reading of mythology, poetry, short stories, novels, theater dramas, and speeches found among cultures around the world throughout time written by many kinds of individual people.