tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60192963864520787192024-03-05T11:58:38.045-08:00The Harmony PenWriting Classes in Utah CountyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019296386452078719.post-85540629226262788032017-07-25T14:03:00.001-07:002017-07-25T14:08:12.603-07:00Class for 2017-18<br />
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With a young toddler, I am still limiting myself to teaching one English class this year. My older children have all found other English classes, so I will be teaching my favorite class--Introductory Writing 1--since my 9 year old has yet to dive into the <i>All Things Fun and Fascinating</i> text. I love it!<br />
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In order to be successful in this Introductory Writing class, students either must be able to type their own papers or dictate to a typist, and be willing to turn in a writing assignment every week. The pace slowly leads up to three paragraph essays in a sequential way that keeps kids feeling capable as writers. It begins easily, with single paragraphs, notetaking (key word outlines), reading from notes. Then we work through writing from pictures, borrowing a conflict, a research paper, creative writing, and finish with three paragraph essays.<br />
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Since I will only be teaching one writing class this coming school year, and I expect it to fill up quickly, register ASAP if you'd like a spot!<br />
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Class: Writing Intro 1<br />
Cost: $300 for the year<br />
Location: Lehi, Utah<br />
Class: maximum of 8 students<br />
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To register, email me at valjeanh (at) gmail (dot) com.<br />
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Buy the student ATFF text here (it's not provided with the class) at <a href="http://iew.com/search/site/all%20things%20fascinating"> http://iew.com</a> (I noticed some are on clearance for $7 OFF! FCFS)<br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">For more information about me, Valerie Harmon, click</span><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;"> </span><a href="http://harmonypen.blogspot.com/p/who-is-valerie-harmon.html" style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">here for why I think IEW is the best writing curriculum</a><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">, </span><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">and click here to see</span><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/valerie-harmon/61/8a7/2b/" style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/valerie-harmon/61/8a7/2b/" style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">my professional background on LinkedIn</a><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px; line-height: 21.56px;">. </span><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Personally, I'm a Mom who custom educates (also called homeschool) my children, lives in Lehi and LOVES teaching, reading, editing, and writing.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019296386452078719.post-26631612846852467112016-07-16T08:07:00.001-07:002016-07-16T08:07:18.537-07:00Classes for 2016-2017As most of you know, after almost an 8 year gap, I had a beautiful baby boy in April.<br />
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This has been a fabulous experience, but one that requires I limit my teaching. I will only be teaching one writing class this coming school year, and I expect it to fill up quickly. Register ASAP if you'd like a spot!<br />
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Class: Writing Intro 3<br />
Time: It's on Thursdays from 12:30-2.<br />
Cost: $300 for the year<br />
Location: Lehi, Utah<br />
Class: maximum of 8 students (Update: 2 spots left)<br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Dates: <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">Thursday classes will be held September 1, 2016 to April 6, 2017 with breaks on October 20, November 24, December 8 - January 5 and March 2.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">To regis</span>ter, email me at valjeanh (at) gmail (dot) com.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019296386452078719.post-14839732148899990832015-08-18T09:57:00.000-07:002015-09-27T09:59:40.164-07:00Writing Classes 2015-2016<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Location:</b> George Mueller Academy 121 E State ST. Lehi UT 84043</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222; white-space: normal;"><b>Time:</b> from 1:30-2:30.</span><br style="color: #222222; white-space: normal;" /><b>Price: </b>$300 for the year</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Location:</b> George Mueller Academy 121 E State ST. Lehi UT 84043</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222; white-space: normal;">Students need to come to class with the text, something to write with and paper to take notes. </span><br style="color: #222222; white-space: normal;" /><br style="color: #222222; white-space: normal;" /><span style="color: #222222; white-space: normal;">They need to be prepared to type (or dictate to a typist) one writing assignment per week from their notes. I do not penalize students with a bad grade if they forget their paper or don't do their homework ;) but I do I provide goldfish for coming to class and skittles for immediate reward points. Let me know if your child has any allergies and if you bring a replacement snack/treat I will use that for your child instead. :)</span><br style="color: #222222; white-space: normal;" /><br style="color: #222222; white-space: normal;" /><b style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; line-height: 21.56px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bring:</b><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; line-height: 21.56px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The </span><i style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; line-height: 21.56px; white-space: pre-wrap;">All Things Fun and Fascinating</i><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; line-height: 21.56px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> text , something to write with, and paper. Homework will be expected every week on time.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Where to Buy the Text:</b> You can buy All Things Fun and Fascinating on <a href="http://iew.com/shop/products/all-things-fun-fascinating" style="color: #888888; line-height: 21.56px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">The Institute for Excellence In Writing website</a><a href="http://iew.com/shop/products/all-things-fun-fascinating" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> </a>or the family owned homeschool store<span style="line-height: 21.56px;"> </span><a href="http://www.lovetolearn.net/All-Things-Fun-&-Fascinating" style="color: #888888; line-height: 21.56px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Love To Learn (use the code "Valerie" on the Love to Learn site and receive free shipping).</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For more information about me, Valerie Harmon, click<span style="line-height: 21.56px;"> </span><a href="http://harmonypen.blogspot.com/p/who-is-valerie-harmon.html" style="color: #888888; line-height: 21.56px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">here for why I think IEW is the best writing curriculum</a><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">, </span>and click here to see<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/valerie-harmon/61/8a7/2b/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/valerie-harmon/61/8a7/2b/" style="color: #888888; line-height: 21.56px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">my professional background on LinkedIn</a><span style="line-height: 21.56px;">. </span>Personally, I'm a Mom who custom educates (also called homeschool) my six children, lives in Lehi and LOVES teaching, reading, editing, and writing. </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019296386452078719.post-57211501405356151282014-07-15T13:49:00.000-07:002014-07-15T13:49:00.508-07:00Introductory Writing, Fall and Winter Semesters, at GMAIntroductory Writing<br />
<b><br />What:</b> In order to be successful in this Introductory Writing class, students either must be able to type their own papers or dictate to a typist, and be willing to turn in a writing assignment every week. The pace slowly leads up to three paragraph essays in a sequential way that keeps kids feeling capable as writers. It begins easily, with single paragraphs, notetaking (key word outlines), reading from notes. Then we work through writing from pictures, borrowing a conflict, a research paper, creative writing, and finish with three paragraph essays.<br />
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<b>When: </b>Thursdays, 12:30-1:30pm<br />
First Semester: Thursdays, September 4-December 11, no class on October 9, 16, or November 27 <br />
Second Semester: Thursdays, Jan 22-April 23, no class on April 9<br />
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<b>Where: </b>at George Mueller Academy, 121 East State Street Lehi UT<br />
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<b>Who: </b>children ages 8-12. <br />
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<b>Cost:</b> $300 per year (it's a year long class, can pay in two payments of $150). Text <i>All Things Fun and Fascinating</i> not provided.<br />
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<b>Bring:</b> The <i>All Things Fun and Fascinating</i> text (see details below), something to write with, and paper. Homework will be expected every week on time.</div>
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<b>Where to Buy the Text:</b> You can buy All Things Fun and Fascinating on <a href="http://iew.com/shop/products/all-things-fun-fascinating" style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #888888; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px; text-decoration: none;">The Institute for Excellence In Writing website</a><a href="http://iew.com/shop/products/all-things-fun-fascinating"> </a>or the family owned homeschool store<span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"> </span><a href="http://www.lovetolearn.net/All-Things-Fun-&-Fascinating" style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #888888; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px; text-decoration: none;">Love To Learn (use the code "Valerie" on the Love to Learn site and receive free shipping).</a><br />
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For more information about me, Valerie Harmon, click<span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;"> </span><a href="http://harmonypen.blogspot.com/p/who-is-valerie-harmon.html" style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #888888; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px; text-decoration: none;">here for why I think IEW is the best writing curriculum</a><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">, </span>and click here to see<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/valerie-harmon/61/8a7/2b/"> </a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/valerie-harmon/61/8a7/2b/" style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #888888; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px; text-decoration: none;">my professional background on LinkedIn</a><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21.559999465942383px;">. </span>Personally, I'm a Mom who custom educates (also called homeschool) my six children, lives in Lehi and LOVES teaching, reading, editing, and writing. </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019296386452078719.post-87568274709226880092014-07-15T13:39:00.000-07:002014-07-15T13:39:00.255-07:00Advanced Shakespeare, at GMA, Fall Semester only<b>Advanced Shakespeare</b><br />
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Are you interested in taking Advanced Shakespeare fall semester from Valerie Harmon and Heidi Sorensen, compete in the Utah Shakespeare Festival the third week of October in Cedar City, and prepare and perform a student-led 45 minute Shakespeare play in December? See details below:<br />
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<b>Auditions:</b> Monday July 14, at 2:30pm at 680 E State St., Lehi (Chris Jones' office). Come prepared with a memorized monologue (1-3 min) and we might have you also do a cold read.<br />
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<b>Dates: </b>Thursdays, September 4-December 11, no class on October 9, 16, or November 27 (We're headed to the Shakespeare Competition in Cedar City from October 9-11)<br />
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<b>Where:</b> at George Mueller Academy, 121 East State Street Lehi UT<br />
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<b>Who:</b> youth ages 13 and above who are willing to study and write and turn in homework on time</div>
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<b>Cost</b>: Cost: $150 per student (includes competition fees, rent for our classroom, gas, food and lodging in Cedar City for the Competition, and a stage for the December play performance (hopefully Draper, but we'll see). And hopefully it'll include a professional play or two to watch in Cedar City. :) Students will be responsible to provide their own quality costume-the costume/time period will be one of the decisions made when class begins).<br />
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<b>What: </b>This class is for experienced Shakespearean acting youth (ages 13 and up) to prepare and compete in the Utah Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City and put on a play by themselves (with mentoring of course) in one semester.<br />
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<b>When:</b> Once a week, Thursdays from 2:30-4pm, One semester<br />
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<b>Pre-requisite:</b> Must have experience in Shakespearean acting (Shakespeare Conquest, for example), audition, and be ages 13 and up. <br />
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<b>Class size:</b> 18 students<br />
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<b>The Shakespeare Competition: </b>students MUST be available to compete in the Utah Shakespeare Festival Competition in Cedar City October 9-11. <br />
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<b>Homework and Other Info:</b> Because we will only hold class once a week, students will be expected to work on competition memorization etc. at home, and practice, perform and perfect it in class with the feedback from your mentors and classmates. :) <br />
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Part of the class will be mentoring the students in a 45 minute Shakespeare play to be performed in December (hopefully at the Draper Theater, we are working out details). These Advanced Shakespeare students will take on all the roles (which may need to be auditioned for if there are more than one student who desires the role, but that won't happen until after class begins): Director, Producer, Stage Manager and Crew, Sound, Hair, Makeup, Props, Sets, Lighting and Acting. <br />
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We MIGHT take the students to Shakespeare Showdown in May 2015 to perform the play, although that will require an additional $75 per student and depends on the teachers' May schedules as well as the students' interest in going. <br />
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<b>COMPETITION INFORMATION</b><br />
October 9-11, 2014, Cedar City Utah<br />
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Go here for more information on the competition. You can even watch videos of previous competitors:<br />
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Links for possible memorization and competition scenes:<br />
Suggestions for all acting events: <a href="http://bard.org/competition/pdfs/competitionpieceslist.pdf">http://bard.org/competition/pdfs/competitionpieceslist.pdf</a><br />
Here are some monologue suggestions: <a href="http://bard.org/competition/pdfs/scenesmono.pdf">http://bard.org/competition/pdfs/scenesmono.pdf</a><br />
Suggestions for Duos/Trios: <a href="http://bard.org/competition/pdfs/scenesduotrio.pdf">http://bard.org/competition/pdfs/scenesduotrio.pdf</a><br />
Suggestions for Ensemble Scenes: <a href="http://bard.org/competition/pdfs/scenesensemble.pdf">http://bard.org/competition/pdfs/scenesensemble.pdf</a><br />
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We will be performing in the Essex division.<br />
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These are the different competitions (in Acting) and their time limits:<br />
Mono (one person): two to four minutes<br />
Duo/Trio (two or three characters): three to five minutes<br />
Ensemble (no less than four people): six to ten minutes<br />
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These are the maximum number of competitors in each Competition from our group:<br />
Acting Competition/Monologues: 3 competitors<br />
Acting Competition/Duo/Trio Scenes: 2 groups<br />
Acting Competition/Ensemble Scenes: 1 scene<br />
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This is what Judges judge, and what we'll be working on in class: <br />
Voice<br />
Diction (articulation, variety)<br />
Projection (volume, clarity)<br />
Body<br />
Physicalization (appropriate to character, consistency)<br />
Blocking & Movement (appropriate to action of scene)<br />
Character<br />
Motivation (clear and believable)<br />
Emotion (true and believable)<br />
Objectives (specifically met)<br />
Text<br />
Language (clarity, pronunciation)<br />
Understanding (clarity of ideas, concentration, focus)<br />
Degree of Difficulty<br />
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<b>Teachers: </b>Who is Valerie Harmon and Heidi Sorensen? <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/valerie-harmon/61/8a7/2b">Valerie</a> has taught Shakespeare Conquest for two years with Rise Up Academy. You can see play trailers for the plays <a href="http://youtu.be/X16KotAAYNk">here </a>( <i>As You Like It </i>1920's style) and <a href="http://youtu.be/2f-_sWXutfQ">here</a> <i>(Love's Labour's Lost </i>traditional style). Heidi Sorensen co-mentored <i>Love's Labour's Lost</i> this past school year with Valerie. They had so much fun, and their youth are begging for more Shakespeare even though they've graduated from Shakespeare Conquest, that Valerie and Heidi decided to put together an Advanced Shakespeare class. <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019296386452078719.post-79592298214375364892014-07-15T13:18:00.000-07:002014-07-15T13:18:00.073-07:00AP English, Fall and Winter semesters, at GMAAP English at George Mueller Academy is for youth ages 13 and up. Youth need to be prepared to write (typed) at home, turn homework in on time, and practice terms with flashcards. Taking the CLEP and AP Literature tests are optional but encouraged.<br />
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AP English will be taught with two goals: practice and polish essay writing and earn college credit. First semester will be reading, writing AND preparing for the CLEP Composition test. Second semester will be reading, writing AND preparing for the AP Literature test.<br />
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<b>AP English Class details:</b><br />
<b>When: </b>Thursdays, 10:30am-12:00pm<br />
First Semester: Thursdays, September 4-December 11, no class on October 9, 16, or November 27<br />
Second Semester: Thursdays, Jan 22-April 23, no class on April 9 (with the AP Literature test in May)<br />
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<b>Where:</b> at George Mueller Academy, 121 East State Street Lehi UT<br />
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<b>Who:</b> youth ages 13 and above who are willing to study and write and turn in homework on time<br />
<b>Cost:</b> $300 per year (it's a year long class, can pay in two payments of $150)<br />
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<b>NOTE: </b>BYU favors students who take AP classes, even if they do not take the AP test. Costs of taking the tests and for the reading and writing texts are not included in the class fee. Class taught by Valerie Harmon (http://www.linkedin.com/pub/valerie-harmon/61/8a7/2b).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019296386452078719.post-45998470537300764482014-06-30T10:00:00.000-07:002014-06-30T10:16:41.663-07:00Summer Essay Boot CampWelcome to the information for the Essay Boot Camp this summer.<br />
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The students for the Essay Boot Camp need to be at least 12 and older. The pace of the essay writing camp is fast, so if you're concerned at all about the maturity or ability of your youth to take this camp, then either stay with them in class (no extra cost, I welcome you), or wait until fall semester when I teach a class for home-schooled students (sorry, it's during school hours so it probably won't work with public-schooled students).<br />
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Essay Boot Camp<br />
<b>Days: </b>Monday, Wednesday, Friday<br />
<b>Dates:</b> July 14-July 30 (8 classes)<br />
<b>Time:</b> 12:30pm-2pm<br />
<b>Place: </b>Chris Jones' Group 680 East State Street Lehi, UT 84043<br />
<b>Cost:</b> $100 (bring your own copy of <i>All Things Fun and Fascinating</i>)<br />
<b>Bring:</b> a copy of <i>All Things Fun and Fascinating</i>(see below for where to buy one), water bottle, sack lunch (if you don't eat beforehand), paper and pencil/pen. And finished homework. :)<br />
<b>Register: </b>by emailing me your name, student's name, and your phone number at valjeanh [at] gmail [dot] com<br />
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<b>What to expect: </b>In three weeks, three times a week (MWF), in eight classes, I will teach essay writing in a sequential way. It begins easily, with single paragraphs, notetaking (key word outlines), reading from notes. Then we work through writing from pictures, borrowing a conflict, a research paper, creative writing, and finish with three paragraph essays. If the youth are breezing through the work, we may get to 5 paragraph essays, but it depends on the students. There will be a writing assignment after every class, with one day between classes to write it. So be prepared. <br />
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<b>Where to Buy the Text:</b> You can buy <i>All Things Fun and Fascinating </i>on <a href="http://iew.com/shop/products/all-things-fun-fascinating">The Institute for Excellence In Writing website </a>or the family owned homeschool store <a href="http://www.lovetolearn.net/All-Things-Fun-&-Fascinating">Love To Learn (use the code "Valerie" on the Love to Learn site and receive free shipping).</a><br />
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For more information about me, Valerie Harmon, click <a href="http://harmonypen.blogspot.com/p/who-is-valerie-harmon.html">here for why I think IEW is the best writing curriculum</a>, and click here to see<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/valerie-harmon/61/8a7/2b/"> my professional background on LinkedIn</a>. Personally, I'm a Mom who custom educates (also called homeschool) my six children, lives in Lehi and LOVES teaching, reading, editing, and writing. Contact me by email at valjeanh [at] gmail [dot] com.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019296386452078719.post-79629558863864440712014-05-15T19:56:00.000-07:002014-05-29T20:03:30.409-07:00Submissions welcome for Harmony Pen Anthology and Writing Contest<span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">Submissions now accepted for the first annual </span><i style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Penned In Harmony: Utah's Best Young Writers </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">anthology and </span><i style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Harmony Pen Writing Contest</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;">~</span><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/valerie-harmon/61/8a7/2b" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #5388b4; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Valerie Harmon</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019296386452078719.post-63286386363706157702014-04-04T12:25:00.000-07:002014-04-30T17:17:04.077-07:00Essay Writing Workshop for Parents/Teachers<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've had a lot of parents asking me to teach another workshop on my favorite Introductory Essay Writing Curriculum: The <a href="http://iew.com/shop/products/all-things-fun-fascinating">Institute for Excellence in Writing</a>'s <i>All Things Fun and Fascinating </i>text. I've finally nailed down a date!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I will also be teaching a Summer Essay Writing Camp from July 14-Aug 1, MWF, from 12:30-2pm, $100. More details coming soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>The Essay Writing Training Workshop</b></span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Date: </b>May 3, 2014</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Location: </b>Chris Jones' Group <span style="color: #140b0e; letter-spacing: 1px;">680 East State Street </span><span style="color: #140b0e; letter-spacing: 1px;">Lehi, UT 84043</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Time: </b>10am-2pm</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Cost: </b>$25 (bring your own copy of <i>All Things Fun and Fascinating</i>)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Bring: </b>a copy of ATFF (see below for where to buy one), water bottle, sack lunch, paper and pencil/pen. </span><br />
<b>Register: </b>by emailing me at valjeanh [at] gmail [dot] com<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>What to expect: </b>In four hours I will walk you through the entire text, teaching you the IEW pattern and explaining how I teach Introductory Writing, with all my teaching tips. </span><br />
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This class is all about teaching essay writing in a sequential way. It begins with one paragraph essays, notetaking (key word outlines), reading from notes, and works through writing from pictures, borrowing a conflict, research papers, creative writing, and finishes with three paragraph essays.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">IEW is the <u>BEST</u> essay writing curriculum I've found, but there's a learning curve in understanding how to teach it. You can learn how to teach it by paying $25 for my 4 hour class, and/or you can watch the Teaching Writing: Structure and Style DVDs. You can <a href="http://iew.com/shop/products/teaching-writing-structure-style-dvds-only">buy the DVDs for $145 from IEW here</a> or you can rent them from the <a href="http://www.lovetolearn.net/product/13256">Love to Learn (a homeschool store in Salem Utah) for $14.99 per week.</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Where to Buy the Text: </b>You can buy<i> All Things Fun and Fascinating </i>on <a href="http://iew.com/shop/products/all-things-fun-fascinating">The Institute for Excellence In Writing website </a>or the family owned homeschool store <a href="http://www.lovetolearn.net/All-Things-Fun-&-Fascinating">Love To Learn (use the code "Valerie" on the Love to Learn site and receive free shipping).</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>For more information about me,</b> Valerie Harmon, click <a href="http://harmonypen.blogspot.com/p/who-is-valerie-harmon.html">here for why I think IEW is the best writing curriculum</a>, and click here to see<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/valerie-harmon/61/8a7/2b/"> my professional background on LinkedIn</a>. Personally, I'm a Mom who custom educates (also called homeschool) my six children, lives in Lehi and LOVES teaching, reading, editing, and writing. Contact me by email at valjeanh [at] gmail [dot] com.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019296386452078719.post-43432722131177384102014-03-20T18:04:00.000-07:002014-04-16T18:07:05.123-07:00Congratulations for the Writing Contest Win<br />
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One of my students recently won a writing contest with her short story "Treachery at the Tower." Congratulations Madison!<br />
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<a href="http://www.wattpad.com/42341784-treachery-at-the-tower-a-short-story/page/5?utm_source=web&utm_medium=google_plus&utm_content=share_reading&ref_id=23668870">Read her short story here</a>!<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019296386452078719.post-41686145904867028242013-10-22T11:48:00.001-07:002014-01-04T10:26:30.727-08:00Writing Class schedule for second semester<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is the class schedule for second semester 2014. All classes are taught at <a href="http://homeducate.net/">George Mueller Academy</a> (click on the link to register) at Canyon Grove Charter School: 588 W 3300 N, Pleasant Grove, Utah 84062, by <a href="http://harmonypen.blogspot.com/p/who-is-valerie-harmon.html">Valerie Harmon</a>. There is no $35 family fee charged if you just take one class.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Novel-Writing--Now called Mentored Writing Club: </b><br />Unlike the sterotype of an author typing out a book all alone in a room, novel writing is actually best accomplished when done with other people--because we motivate each other to finish our writing goals. This club is for students who want to write a full length novel. <br /><br />I will not be editing or giving out of class feedback on any writing at this price, but snacks, Word Wars, and motivate each other to write! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My son wants to finish his book and I would love to make some progress on my own. And this class will provide some accountability--finishing or getting closer to finishing a novel is the goal! <br />If you don't bring your own laptop, there are 4 PC computers in the library that you can use for typing in a Gmail account (let me know if you want to reserve one of them). For ages 10-adult (must be able to sit and write/type for an hour). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ages: 10-adult (must know how to type)<br />Cost: $28. <br />Info: Students must have a gmail account (to share their novel in Google Drive) and they'll get the most out of class if they bring a laptop (although there are 4 desktop computers available for writing as well).<br />Class Size: minimum 5 students</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Dates: Mondays 9:30am-11am, 10 weeks, Jan.13-March 31 (with holidays on Jan.20 and Feb.17)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><br /><b>World Geography: </b><br />Raising our children to be leaders should include geography. Too many of us don't ever leave our own community or culture, and our children need to understand the world so they can be more well-rounded and better prepared for the future. Our world has a global economy, politics headed toward global or glocalist policies, and events in far off places that affect our children here at home. Our youth need to understand where things are in the world. And it can be taught with a dash of fun! <br /><br />With "passports" in hand we "travel" around the entire world in 10 weeks. We start with the US. The goal is to trace the entire world by the end. The only homework is tracing an area of the world at least twice a day, with a test the following week. However, "travel points" are given for extra-depth study into that area of the world (links given each week on a geography blog) and tracing accuracy (meaning locational accuracy (knowing where everything is), not artistic accuracy). Small rewards given for making travel point landmarks all the way up to the top reward: a vintage looking compass. Students expected to give a presentation on a country of their choice (I will give the first one to demonstrate) with food from/representing that country.<br /><br />Ages: 12-18, mature younger students considered<br />Cost: $108<br />Bring: Students need to bring a current atlas.<br />Class Size: 8-12 students<br /><b>Dates: Mondays 11am-12pm, 10 weeks, Jan.13-March 31 (with holidays on Jan.20 and Feb.17)</b><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ages: 10-17 (must know how to type or have a parent willing to type on dictation, a writing assignment will be due every week)<br />Cost: $150 if you bring your own text, <br />Text: Order and bring to the first day of class <a href="http://www.lovetolearn.net/All-Things-Fun-&-Fascinating">All Things Fun And Fascinating student manual </a> FREE Shipping if you use "Valerie" as your code at checkout.<br />Class Size: 4-10 students<br /><b>Dates: Mondays 2:30pm-4:00pm, 10 weeks, Jan.13-March 31 (with holidays on Jan.20 and Feb.17)</b></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019296386452078719.post-87174560967487683572013-10-21T13:26:00.000-07:002013-10-22T13:27:10.737-07:00Young Filmmakers of Utah--Filmmaking 101 Conference<span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.390625px;">I think this is such an awesome opportunity for Utah youth, that I'm copying the info to this blog. Enjoy, young filmmakers!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.390625px;">Attend the first annual </span><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://youngfilmmakersofutah.org/conference/speakers-2/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #5388b4; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.390625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Young Filmmakers of Utah– Filmmaking 101 Conference </a><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.390625px;">to learn film making tips from some of the best video and film artists in Utah. This conference kicks off a </span><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://youngfilmmakersofutah.org/45-2/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #5388b4; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.390625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Young Filmmakers of Utah Film Contest</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.390625px;"> (followed by an awards ceremony and </span><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://youngfilmmakersofutah.org/festival/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #5388b4; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.390625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Film Festival</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.390625px;">–see your winning film on the big screen!!).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.390625px;">Date of Filmmaking 101 Conference: November 16th 2013</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.390625px;">Time: From 9am-4pm (with an hour break for lunch 12pm-1pm).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.390625px;">What: Interested filmmakers of ANY age can come learn how to make film/video from some master YouTube and film artists.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.390625px;">Who: All ages are welcome. Children under age 12 must be accompanied by an adult. It’s going to be a long information-filled day (please make sure your children are mature enough to handle it). We will ask children to leave if they’re making it difficult for others to listen.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.390625px;">Cost: Cost is $20 for a full day pass. Pre-order your lunch and it’s $8, buy it at the door and it’s $10. Snacks will be available for purchase.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.390625px;">Location: TBA, in Utah (either Provo or Lehi)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="bbcode_url" href="http://youngfilmmakersofutah.org/conference/speakers-2/" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; line-height: 22.390625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Some of the Conference Classes:</a><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 22.390625px;" /><strong style="line-height: 20px;">Stuart Edge</strong><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">-Actor/Director for</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;"> </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/stuartedge" style="line-height: 20px; text-decoration: none;">Stuart Edge YouTube</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Stuart Edge will be one of our Filmmaking 101 presenters, teaching “How to Make An Interesting Video.”<br />Stuart has created YouTube videos that have gone viral, and regularly reaches over 1,000,000 viewers. You can find him on<a href="http://on.fb.me/10jkXog" style="text-decoration: none;">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://bit.ly/stuwitter" style="text-decoration: none;">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://bit.ly/inststu" style="text-decoration: none;">Instagram</a> and his <a href="http://bit.ly/YKeWSO" style="text-decoration: none;">Blog</a>.<br />Here he is on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN65VBwPDc8&list=PL0fueLicH5TJbMXw8DodW40VdTovdYCss" style="text-decoration: none;">Late Night with Jimmy Fallon</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong>Tyler Stevens-</strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/VideographerEditor/137604832944522" id="js_24" style="text-decoration: none;">Videographer/Editor</a> at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ri-Training/157710970930337" id="js_22" style="text-decoration: none;">Ri Training</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cinematographer-and-VFX-Artist/256108951182265" id="js_26" style="text-decoration: none;">Cinematographer and VFX Artist</a> at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Orabrush-Inc/236741713145064" style="text-decoration: none;">Orabrush Inc.<br /><img alt="Tyler Stevens" class="alignleft" height="144" src="https://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net/hprofile-ak-ash4/c44.44.552.552/s160x160/196204_10150901917267219_1888798398_n.jpg" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 5px; border-bottom-right-radius: 5px; border-top-left-radius: 5px; border-top-right-radius: 5px; border: 0px; float: left; height: auto; margin: 10px 12px 10px 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle;" width="144" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tyler Stevens will be one of our Filmmaking 101 presenters, teaching “How To Use Lighting To Make Your Film Look More Professional.”<br />Tyler has worked on YouTube shorts and commercials, including viral YouTube videos for <a href="http://www2.orabrush.com/" style="text-decoration: none;">Orabrush</a>, <a href="http://www2.orapup.com/" style="text-decoration: none;">Orapup </a>and <a href="http://www.poopourri.com/" style="text-decoration: none;">Poo-Pourri</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.390625px;">For more info see the </span><a class="bbcode_url" href="https://www.facebook.com/YoungFilmmakersofUtah" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #5388b4; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.390625px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Young Filmmakers of Utah Facebook page</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.390625px;"> and <a href="http://youngfilmmakersofutah.org/">Young Filmmakers of Utah website</a>. Follow the Facebook page and get a chance for free tickets to the Filmmaking 101 Conference or Breakfast With Famous YouTuber Stuart Edge. More details soon.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.390625px;">All profits from Young Filmmakers of Utah goes toward educational field trips for youth through GMA.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019296386452078719.post-44485888616731989882013-08-20T13:17:00.000-07:002013-08-20T13:17:23.639-07:00Update to the Fall Writing Classes Lineup<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.homeeducate.net/">George Mueller Academy</a> has ended up with a couple open spots with their classes! Additionally, the new Novel Writing class and the Intro to Essay writing class in Provo still have openings. See below for the details.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This class begins with a one paragraph essay, works through writing from pictures, borrowing a conflict, research papers, creative writing, and finishes with three paragraph essays.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dates: Mondays from September 9-November 18</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Cost: $150 if you bring your own text, $185 if I provide the text</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Time: 2:30-4:00 in American Fork</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Time: 8:30-10:00 in Provo</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This class teaches essay writing with a US History theme, from the Explorers to the Gold Rush. Pre-requisite: Students should take Intro to Writing first, since this class begins where Intro to Writing ends.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ages: 13-18</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dates: Mondays from September 9-November 18</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Cost: $150 if you bring your own text, $185 if I provide the text</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Text: <a href="http://www.lovetolearn.net/US-History-Based-Writing-Lessons">US History-Based Writing Lessons, Volume 1 student manual</a> </span><span style="background-color: white;">FREE Shipping if you use "Valerie" as your code at checkout.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Time: 12:30-2:00pm in American Fork</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Location: American Fork, <a href="http://www.homeeducate.net/">George Mueller Academy </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b style="background-color: #fff9ee; line-height: 21px;"> Novel Writing Class </b><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; line-height: 21px;">Ages: 12-17 (must know how to type)</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; line-height: 21px;">Dates: Mondays from September 9-November 18</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; line-height: 21px;">Time: 10:30am-12pm at </span><a href="http://www.homeducate.net/" style="background-color: #fff9ee; line-height: 21px; text-decoration: none;">George Mueller Academy</a><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; line-height: 21px;">, American Fork </span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; line-height: 21px;">Cost: $108</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; line-height: 21px;">Each student should bring a laptop if at all possible (students who handwrite a novel can do it, but typing is so much faster so they'll feel more successful with a keyboard, and we do a lot of in-class writing). Students also need a gmail account so they can share their novel with me through Google Docs.</span><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; line-height: 21px;">My lectures are from the IEW text</span><i style="background-color: #fff9ee; line-height: 21px;"> <a href="http://www.excellenceinwriting.com/hws" style="text-decoration: none;">How To Write A Story</a></i><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; line-height: 21px;">, but students don't need their own copy. I will give feedback on their novels but I will not be editing them. However, my offer is this: any novel writing student of mine who finishes their novel will get a free edit-for-publication from me. Since I normally charge $25 an hour to edit, that's quite an offer. However, finishing a novel is the hard part!</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019296386452078719.post-24829599917725547152013-08-09T14:18:00.000-07:002013-08-09T16:24:14.448-07:00Fall 2013 Classes update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am adding a new class to the fall lineup, replacing the late morning Intermediate Writing class in Provo. <br />
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Here are the details:<br />
<b><br />New Novel Writing Class </b><br />
Ages: 12-17 (must know how to type)<br />
Dates: Mondays from September 9-November 18<br />
Time: 10:30am-12pm at <a href="http://www.homeducate.net/">George Mueller Academy</a>, American Fork <br />
Cost: $108<br />
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Each student should bring a laptop if at all possible (students who handwrite a novel can do it, but typing is so much faster so they'll feel more successful with a keyboard, and we do a lot of in-class writing). Students also need a gmail account so they can share their novel with me through Google Docs.<br />
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My lectures are from the IEW text<i> <a href="http://www.excellenceinwriting.com/hws">How To Write A Story</a></i>, but students don't need their own copy. I will give feedback on their novels but I will not be editing them. However, my offer is this: any novel writing student of mine who finishes their novel will get a free edit-for-publication from me. Since I normally charge $25 an hour to edit, that's quite an offer. However, finishing a novel is the hard part!<br />
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I still have open spots in my Provo Introductory Essay writing course, and my Adult Essay Training class as well as my Cram Course (that begins on Monday). Here are the details for those:<br />
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<b>Cram Course (my Introductory Essay writing crammed into three weeks before school)</b><br />
Dates: August 12-August 29<br />
Times: Mondays 11-1pm, <br />
Thursdays 10:30-12:30pm<br />
Text: <a href="http://www.lovetolearn.net/All-Things-Fun-&-Fascinating"><i>All Things Fun and Fascinating</i> </a>(buy at <a href="http://www.ldfr.com/">www.ldfr.com</a> with the code "Valerie" and get free shipping), you can share the text or buy your own<br />
Cost: $150 per student ($85 with coupon code, does not include text). <br />
Location: Chris Jones Group conference room 680 E. State St. Lehi, UT<br />
Please commit to attend all classes and finishing all writing assignments. We will be moving very quickly, but you'll be writing strong three paragraph essays by the end! :)<br />
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<b>Essay Teacher Training</b><br />
Date: Saturday August 17<br />
Time: 10am-2pm<br />
Location: Chris Jones Conference Room, 680 E. State St. Lehi, UT<br />
Cost: $20.00<br />
Bring: A copy of <i><a href="http://www.lovetolearn.net/All-Things-Fun-&-Fascinating">All Things Fun And Fascinating</a></i> (you can buy at <a href="http://www.ldfr.com/">www.ldfr.com</a>, use the code "Valerie" for free shipping. And bring a lunch!</div>
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<b>Provo Introductory Essay Writing</b></div>
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This class begins with a one paragraph essay and finishes with research papers and three paragraph essays.<br />
Ages: 10-14 (must know how to type)<br />
Dates: Mondays from September 9-November 18<br />
Cost: $150 if you bring your own text, $185 if I provide the text<br />
Text: <a href="http://www.lovetolearn.net/All-Things-Fun-&-Fascinating"><i>All Things Fun And Fascinating</i> </a>student manual (buy at <a href="http://www.iew.com/">www.iew.com</a> or<a href="http://www.ldfr.com/">www.ldfr.com</a>)<br />
Time: 8:30-10:00 at The Grow House, 2755 N 175 East, Provo, Utah</div>
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~Valerie Harmon<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019296386452078719.post-70999028793996197932013-07-22T13:25:00.000-07:002013-07-25T13:26:17.974-07:00Parent Writers-Training Class<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Parents can teach their children to write! Using the best writing curriculum (in my opinion the Institute for Excellence in Writing) they can teach an 8 year old or an 18 year old (the only difference is the speed it's taught). But the learning curve when using IEW can be steep. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I recommend you be trained in the program before you teach. In my experience, although the writing pattern is clear, to teach it successfully you need to see it done. I enjoyed Andrew Pudewa's training dvds, but they cost $169 (although I heard Diane Hopkins at <a href="http://www.ldfr.com/">Love To Learn </a>might be willing to rent her set out). So, I teach a class for $20 and in 4 hours take parents through the text explaining and demonstrating how to teach using the IEW method. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The next Parent Writers-Training Class is:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Date: Saturday August 17 2013</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Time: 10am-2pm</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Location: Chris Jones Conference Room, 680 E. State St. Lehi, UT</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Cost: $20.00</span><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white;">Bring: A copy of All Things Fun And Fascinating (you can buy at </span><a href="http://www.ldfr.com/" style="background-color: white; color: blue; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.ldfr.com</a><span style="background-color: white;">, use the code "Valerie" for free shipping). And bring a lunch!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">~Valerie Harmon</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019296386452078719.post-3955392593246137952013-07-15T12:04:00.000-07:002013-07-25T13:17:38.654-07:00Essay Writing Camp<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">I've been concerned that students who haven't taken Introduction To Writing before, that they will have a more difficult time jumping right into the Intermediate Writing. I want my writing classes to be a positive experience!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white; color: black;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">So, I've set up a "Cram Course" AKA Essay Writing Camp. This is my Intro to Writing class crammed into three weeks. It's only for teens 13 and up and students must attend every class and commit to doing the writing homework, since we'll be whirling through the book. But by the end you'll be familiar with the IEW pattern and writing 3 paragraph essays (and be more prepared for Intermediate writing)! </span><br style="background-color: white; color: black;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">CRAM COURSE/Essay Writing Camp DETAILS:</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Text needed: <i>All Things Fun and Fascinating</i> (buy at </span><a href="http://www.iew.com/" style="background-color: white; color: blue; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.iew.com</a><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"> or </span><a href="http://www.ldfr.com/" style="background-color: white; color: blue; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.ldfr.com</a> (Free Shipping if you use the code "Valerie"<span style="background-color: white; color: black;">)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Dates: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">August 12-August 29 </span><span style="background-color: white;">Mondays </span><span style="background-color: white;">11am-1pm</span><span style="background-color: white;">Thursdays 10:30-12:30am</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Cost $85</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Location: Chris Jones Group conference room 680 E. State St. Lehi, UT</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Ages: 13 and up</span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019296386452078719.post-42533483822306430982013-07-08T12:01:00.000-07:002013-07-25T12:03:55.410-07:00Highland Classes FULLI have room in my Provo writing classes, but my Highland classes are FULL. Here are the Provo classes information:<br />
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background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">This class begins with a one paragraph essay and finishes with research papers and three paragraph essays.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Ages: 10-17 (must know how to type)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Dates: Mondays from September 9-November 18</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Cost: $150 if you bring your own text, $185 if I provide the text</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Text: <a href="http://www.lovetolearn.net/All-Things-Fun-&-Fascinating" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">All Things Fun And Fascinating student manual </a> FREE Shipping if you use "Valerie" as your code at checkout.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Time: 9:00-10:30 in Provo</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Location: Provo, The Grow House</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><b>INTERMEDIATE WRITING (two classes, two locations)</b></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCn1_6O7HQhznlDHnrwUuuYeM5-BH45JbguwzcdJ4nTqMePNotTaiQJKe405GvOw5-pVoN1Fp6skqnQHW12PD7laHoh9zjSJi4DFesvpNweSbppY8Tca2kb5V9NVudorpQ91bGK3HSBNS8/s1600/USHistory.png" imageanchor="1" style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #888888; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCn1_6O7HQhznlDHnrwUuuYeM5-BH45JbguwzcdJ4nTqMePNotTaiQJKe405GvOw5-pVoN1Fp6skqnQHW12PD7laHoh9zjSJi4DFesvpNweSbppY8Tca2kb5V9NVudorpQ91bGK3HSBNS8/s200/USHistory.png" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="176" /></a><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">This class teaches essay writing with a US History theme, from the Explorers to the Gold Rush. Pre-requisite: Students should take Intro to Writing first, since this class begins where Intro to Writing ends.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Ages: 13-18</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Dates: Mondays from September 9-November 18</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Cost: $150 if you bring your own text, $185 if I provide the text</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Text: <a href="http://www.lovetolearn.net/US-History-Based-Writing-Lessons" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">US History-Based Writing Lessons, Volume 1 student manual</a> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16.363636016845703px;">FREE Shipping if you use "Valerie" as your code at checkout.</span><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Time: 10:30am-12:00pm in Provo</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Location: Provo, The Grow House</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019296386452078719.post-39659616133762085392013-07-01T11:55:00.000-07:002013-07-25T12:01:16.178-07:00Essay Writing Classes for Fall 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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font-size: 16px;">This class begins with a one paragraph essay and finishes with research papers and three paragraph essays.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Ages: 10-17 (must know how to type)</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Dates: Mondays from September 9-November 18</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Cost: $150 if you bring your own text, $185 if I provide the text</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Text: <a href="http://www.lovetolearn.net/All-Things-Fun-&-Fascinating">All Things Fun And Fascinating student manual </a> FREE Shipping if you use "Valerie" as your code at checkout.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Time: 2:30-4:00 in Highland</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Location: Highland, George Mueller Academy</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Time: 9:00-10:30 in Provo</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Location: Provo, The Grow House</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><b>INTERMEDIATE WRITING (two classes, two locations)</b></span><br style="background-color: white; 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Pre-requisite: Students should take Intro to Writing first, since this class begins where Intro to Writing ends.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Ages: 13-18</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Dates: Mondays from September 9-November 18</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Cost: $150 if you bring your own text, $185 if I provide the text</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Text: <a href="http://www.lovetolearn.net/US-History-Based-Writing-Lessons">US History-Based Writing Lessons, Volume 1 student manual</a> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16.363636016845703px;">FREE Shipping if you use "Valerie" as your code at checkout.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Time: 1:00-2:30pm in Highland</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Location: Highland, George Mueller Academy </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Time: 10:30am-12:00pm in Provo</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Location: Provo, The Grow House</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019296386452078719.post-25609850375440393712013-06-30T16:07:00.000-07:002013-08-30T12:19:03.490-07:00Two Math Classes from HarmonyPen<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Normally the classes I offer are writing classes. But now that I've found the perfect writing curriculum and am teaching that, I'm looking for a way to lift the weakness I see with students in Math. And it's not so easy to find a good Math teacher. A group class would be useful, because there'd be accountability, and a group setting really helps the accountability factor. So I am putting together 2 classes: Math 7 and Algebra 1.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've researched and chewed over so many different math curriculum. Since my classes are once a week, I'm going to need a math text that assists the student with every problem, but isn't so boring they want to pull their hair out. I would also like part of the class to be inspiring about math, so that my students can catch the vision from someone who is a math enthusiast. If possible, I also want to come at math from several different directions so that students who learn in different ways can still catch on to Pre-Algebra.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So I've found the curriculum I want to incorporate into my teaching:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Curriculum: For on-their-own math study: <i>Teaching Textbooks </i>(which has a teacher on dvd demonstrating every lesson AND every problem if needed). We've tried Saxon. We've tried all kinds of patched together curriculum. <i>Teaching Textbooks</i> has been approved by my two eldest children. Yay!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I found a Math teacher named <a href="http://www.wyzant.com/Tutors/UT/Orem/7906011/">Barbara</a> to help with the math classes. She has 30 years experience, patience and willingness to use manipulatives to explain concepts. She will be available to answer math questions with an inspiring love of mathematics!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Accountability: Students will be required to complete (and grade their own, fixing their errors and coming with questions to class) five math assignments a week from <i>Teaching Textbooks</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Assessment: Have your student take these assessment tests to know if he/she should take the class: Is your student ready for <a href="http://teachingtextbooks.com/v/vspfiles/tt/Math7.htm">Math 7</a>? Is your student ready for <a href="http://184.168.83.81/Diagnostic/Algebra1.pdf">Algebra 1?</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Class will cost: $300 includes everything</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Location: The Harmon Schoolroom in Lehi</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Times: Math 7 from 2:45-3:45pm, Algebra 1 from 3:45-4:45pm</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Dates: Thursdays, September 5-December 12. No class Nov. 28.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Number of students: 1 spot left in Math 7, Algebra 1 FULL</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Email me with your questions and if you are interested in registering!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019296386452078719.post-40233739027958713282013-06-01T11:46:00.000-07:002013-07-25T11:52:10.706-07:00Welcome to Harmony Pen!Welcome to my blog, Harmony Pen!<br />
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My name is Valerie Harmon, and I teach writing classes in Utah County. I started this blog as a way to collect the best writing from my students and to make my writing class information more accessible.<br />
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First, you must know that I believe the Institute for Excellence in Writing has created the best essay writing curriculum I've ever seen! I wish I had learned the pattern as a Freshman in college--then it wouldn't have taken me a year and a half to figure out an "A" essay pattern on my own. And yet the pattern is so clear, I can teach it to an 8 year old. I am a HUGE fan of IEW and that is what I use in my essay writing classes.<br />
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Second, which IEW books (out of the many) do I recommend? I recommend <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0980100526/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0980100526&linkCode=as2&tag=httpwwwwantst-20">All Things Fun and Fascinating</a></i> for an Introductory Writing class and <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0980100569/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0980100569&linkCode=as2&tag=httpwwwwantst-20">U.S. History Volume 1 Student Manual</a></i> for an Intermediate Writing class.<br />
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I've taught the <a href="http://www.excellenceinwriting.com/mhw-s"><i>Medieval-themed</i> text</a> and really enjoyed it. It's a good follow up book to <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0980100526/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0980100526&linkCode=as2&tag=httpwwwwantst-20">ATFF</a></i> but easier than the more intermediate <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0980100569/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0980100569&linkCode=as2&tag=httpwwwwantst-20">US History</a></i> text. I did not enjoy and cannot recommend the <i>Bible Writing-themed</i> text (the IEW pattern encourages re-writing and "dressing up" a text, and I did NOT feel comfortable re-writing the Bible).<br />
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Third, if you want to use the IEW curriculum, I highly encourage you to watch <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FBRXDQ/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000FBRXDQ&linkCode=as2&tag=httpwwwwantst-20">Andrew Pudewa's parent training dvds</a> (you can buy the set or rent it from <a href="http://www.lovetolearn.net/">Love To Learn</a>) or come to one of my parent trainings ($20 for a four hour session). Although the pattern is clear and fabulous, there's a learning curve to know how to teach it, and you'll be far more successful if you take some training. Don't skip the training!<br />
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Fourth, if you order <i>A<a href="http://www.lovetolearn.net/All-Things-Fun-&-Fascinating">ll Things Fun and Fascinating</a></i>, or <i><a href="http://www.lovetolearn.net/US-History-Based-Writing-Lessons">U.S. History </a>f</i>rom Love to Learn, use the code "Valerie" and you'll get FREE SHIPPING (I don't earn any money off the sale, I'm just letting you know of a good deal)!<br />
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Fifth, I have taught novel writing from IEW before, and I found the text <i><a href="http://www.excellenceinwriting.com/hws">How To Write A Story </a></i><br />
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useful as a teaching supplement but not as a student text. Instead, my formula was a short 10 minute lecture on an aspect from <a href="http://www.excellenceinwriting.com/hws"><i>How To Write A Story</i>,</a> and then Writing Races (write for 15 minutes, count up the words, the winner gets a sweet). My students also set writing goals for the week that they get a sweet if they accomplish. The most important thing I teach my students is to Finish The Story. Each of my students has novel ideas that are publishable. The biggest difference between them and a published author is a finished story. I'm not saying it has to be polished yet. But it has to be written all the way to the end (and then edited), and yet that is the biggest obstacle for a novelist.<br />
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I wasn't going to teach Novel Writing this coming year, but my 12 year old son wants to finish his novel, and he's so encouraged by a writing group that I just changed my mind.<br />
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Best writing wishes to you and enjoy my blog!<br />
~Valerie Harmon<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019296386452078719.post-29558274247361665452013-05-01T14:20:00.000-07:002013-08-09T14:52:44.999-07:00An Essay Winner!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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One of my students, Abbie C. just won the prestigious Freedom Festival Essay Contest. I'd like to take full credit, since she'd just finished one of my essay classes. But I know better! I added to her skills, but she did all the work and I am SO PROUD of her!<br />
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This is what she <a href="https://plus.google.com/108869289554974081042/posts/33K9Z3YDsNf">said:</a><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Just wanted to share with you. Utah recently held an essay contest as part of their <a href="http://www.freedomfestival.org/">Freedom Festival,</a> and high school students were encouraged to submit an essay on the topic of "How Does the Constitution Ensure the Values of Family, Freedom, God, and Country for Our Everyday Lives?"</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Of all the thousands of students that participated - public, private, charter, homeschool - I WON! This includes a cash prize, excerpts of my essay being published, and getting to ride on a float for Utah's Freedom Festival Parade! Thanks to all my family, friends, and amazing teacher (my mother and +Valerie Harmon who taught an essay writing class) for their support.</span><br />
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Go Abbie!<br />
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