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DE ANZA COLLEGE COMMUNITY EDUCATION
school through college. She thrives on teaching students to grow socially and academically, while helping them gain self-confidence through motivation and encouragement.
Class requirements: Tablet or computer with internet capability.
Cost: $215
Dates and times: March 14, 21 and 28, April 11, 18 and 25, May 2 and 9 (eight Sundays; no class on April 4),
4-5:20 p.m.
WRITING CONCEPTS I (Grades 6-8 and 9-12) (552*)
This course will focus on basic writing concepts and the writing process. From analyzing main ideas, topic sentences, coherence, unity and structures in given paragraphs, students will move to creating their own pieces of writing, working with narrative, descriptive, expository, persuasive and compare- and-contrast paragraphs. The course will include rewriting, editing and revising based on instructor feedback. All topics are based on Common Core Curriculum.
Instructor: Bina Barnabas grew up in India, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s
in English literature. For more than 40 years, she has taught ranging in age from 5 to 75 in India, Japan and the United States. She especially enjoys teaching language arts to middle schoolers. She likes to read and play with paper, fabric, needle and thread.
Class requirements: Tablet or computer with internet capability
Cost: $215 Dates and times:
Grades 6-8: Jan. 17, 24 and 31, Feb. 7, 21 and 28, March 7 and 14 (eight Sundays; no class on Feb. 14), 9:30-10:50 a.m.
Grades 9-12: Jan. 17, 24 and 31, Feb. 7, 21 and 28, March 7 and 14 (eight Sundays; no class on Feb. 14), 12:30-1:50 p.m.
WRITING CONCEPTS II
(Grades 6-8 and 9-12) (589*)
Building on the fundamentals taught
in Writing Concepts I, this course will take students through two more types
of writing. In the first part of the class, students will write a research paper on
a topic of their own choice, learning
to write a claim, find and evaluate websites, research a topic using at least three sources, and craft an essay. In the second half, students will read a short story, practice writing short answer questions. They will learn to write a claim and support their ideas with evidence from the text, incorporating quotations from the story as well as from outside sources as relevant. All topics are based on Common Core Curriculum.
Instructor: Bina Barnabas grew up in India, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in education and a master’s
in English literature. For more than 40 years, she has taught ranging in age from 5 to 75 in India, Japan and the United States. She especially enjoys teaching language arts to middle schoolers. She likes to read and play with paper, fabric, needle and thread.
Class requirements: Tablet or computer with internet capability
Cost: $215 Dates and times:
Grades 6-8: March 21 and 28, April 11, 18 and 25, May 2, 9 and 16 (eight Sundays; no class on April 4), 9:30-10:50 a.m.
Grades 9-12: March 21 and 28, April 11, 18 and 25, May 2, 9 and 16 (eight Sundays; no class on April 4), 12:30-1:50 p.m.
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