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Teacher Profile

Susan Otto

email: susan.otto@prepclasses.org

Susan Otto has a B.A. Degree from LeTourneau University. She worked in the corporate industry for thirty-seven years before changing her career to teaching. Susan taught for nine years in Aldine ISD and fifteen years for Lone Star College. She also was the regional leader for a student organization called Business Professionals of America (BPA) and was part of the outreach ministry at their church.

Her primary role as a teacher is to introduce students to a higher level of reading and writing which often leads to a new way of thinking. She loves to teach her students and show them how the topic they are learning will apply and built upon in the next class or grade. Susan continuously works hard to build a culture in our class where students feel comfortable exploring diverse ways of learning and include a well-structured learning environment.

Teacher's Classes

NOTE: A student must be at least twelve years old by September 1, 2023, to register for this class for the 2023-24 school year.

Seventh grade is a great time for students to sharpen the skills they have been taught and add some new ones to challenge their active minds. This class is designed to do just that through the four areas of language study:  reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Students will learn a good deal of new vocabulary and analyze literature while delving into discussions of the themes of some excellent novels.  These include The Secret Garden (Burnett), Number the Stars (Lowry), Prince Caspian (C.S. Lewis), Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls), My Side of the Mountain (Jean George), and Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O’Dell)

Each week, we review English grammar through various exercises in which students will thoroughly review parts of speech, phrases, and clauses through parsing and diagramming.

Throughout the year, students will also write for five different purposes: journal, expository, descriptive, narrative, and persuasive. Using Writeshop I, students will have the opportunity to learn how to construct a persuasive essay.  Students will also learn editing skills. By the end of the year, students will have a written portfolio and have done a few speaking presentations.  Students will receive tips on how to speak to an audience throughout the year.

Supply fee: $65

Tuition: $550/year or 10 monthly payments of $55.

Textbooks: WriteShop I Student Workbook

Parents provide all novels and WriteShop Student Workbook for the class

Materials Needed: 1-inch 3-ring binder, notebook paper, 8 dividers, markers, and Merriam-Webster’s Pocket Thesaurus

Class time: 2 hours, once weekly

PLEASE NOTE:

*Withdrawal fee after 9/30 of that school year is 3 months of tuition.

*The Supply Fee is due upon registration.

*The Supply Fee is non-refundable after September 1st.


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NOTE:  A student must be at least thirteen years old by September 1, 2023, to register for this class for the 2023-24 school year.

Building on the skills learned in 7th grade, this class will further develop writing/composition skills and analysis of various works of literature. 

Eighth-grade students will concentrate on deeper discussions from the novels, writing in five different areas, reviewing grammar from past years, editing papers, and presenting written work to their peers.

Students will learn new vocabulary and analyze literature.  These novels include The Winds in the Willow (K. Grahame), The Hiding Place (Corrie Ten Boom), The Hobbit ( Tolkien), The Sign of the Beaver (Speare), The Bronze Bow (Speare)  and a play The Miracle Worker (Gibson)

Each week, we will review English grammar through various exercises in which students will thoroughly review parts of speech, phrases, and clauses through parsing and diagramming.

Throughout the year, students will also write for five different purposes: journal, expository, descriptive, narrative, and persuasive. Using Writeshop II, students will have the opportunity to learn how to construct a persuasive essay.  Students will also learn editing skills.  By the end of the year, students will have a written portfolio and have done a few speaking presentations.  Students will receive tips on how to speak to an audience throughout the year.

Supply fee: $65

Tuition: $550/year or 10 monthly payments of $55.

Textbooks: WriteShop II Student Workbook

Parents provide all novels and WriteShop Student Workbook for the class

Materials Needed: 1-inch 3-ring binder, notebook paper, 8 dividers, markers, and Merriam-Webster’s Pocket Thesaurus

Class time: 2 hours, once weekly

 PLEASE NOTE:

*Withdrawal fee after 9/30 of that school year is 3 months of tuition.

*The Supply Fee is due upon registration.

*The Supply Fee is non-refundable after September 1st.


Read more

NOTE: A student must be at least twelve years old by September 1, 2023, to register for this class for the 2023-24 school year.

Seventh grade is a great time for students to sharpen the skills they have been taught and add some new ones to challenge their active minds. This class is designed to do just that through the four areas of language study:  reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Students will learn a good deal of new vocabulary and analyze literature while delving into discussions of the themes of some excellent novels.  These include The Secret Garden (Burnett), Number the Stars (Lowry), Prince Caspian (C.S. Lewis), Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls), My Side of the Mountain (Jean George), and Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O’Dell)

Each week, we review English grammar through various exercises in which students will thoroughly review parts of speech, phrases, and clauses through parsing and diagramming.

Throughout the year, students will also write for five different purposes: journal, expository, descriptive, narrative, and persuasive. Using Writeshop I, students will have the opportunity to learn how to construct a persuasive essay.  Students will also learn editing skills. By the end of the year, students will have a written portfolio and have done a few speaking presentations.  Students will receive tips on how to speak to an audience throughout the year.

Supply fee: $65

Tuition: $550/year or 10 monthly payments of $55.

Textbooks: WriteShop I Student Workbook

Parents provide all novels and WriteShop Student Workbook for the class

Materials Needed: 1-inch 3-ring binder, notebook paper, 8 dividers, markers, and Merriam-Webster’s Pocket Thesaurus

Class time: 2 hours, once weekly

PLEASE NOTE:

*Withdrawal fee after 9/30 of that school year is 3 months of tuition.

*The Supply Fee is due upon registration.

*The Supply Fee is non-refundable after September 1st.


Read more

NOTE:  A student must be at least thirteen years old by September 1, 2023, to register for this class for the 2023-24 school year.

Building on the skills learned in 7th grade, this class will further develop writing/composition skills and analysis of various works of literature. 

Eighth-grade students will concentrate on deeper discussions from the novels, writing in five different areas, reviewing grammar from past years, editing papers, and presenting written work to their peers.

Students will learn new vocabulary and analyze literature.  These novels include The Winds in the Willow (K. Grahame), The Hiding Place (Corrie Ten Boom), The Hobbit ( Tolkien), The Sign of the Beaver (Speare), The Bronze Bow (Speare)  and a play The Miracle Worker (Gibson)

Each week, we will review English grammar through various exercises in which students will thoroughly review parts of speech, phrases, and clauses through parsing and diagramming.

Throughout the year, students will also write for five different purposes: journal, expository, descriptive, narrative, and persuasive. Using Writeshop II, students will have the opportunity to learn how to construct a persuasive essay.  Students will also learn editing skills.  By the end of the year, students will have a written portfolio and have done a few speaking presentations.  Students will receive tips on how to speak to an audience throughout the year.

Supply fee: $65

Tuition: $550/year or 10 monthly payments of $55.

Textbooks: WriteShop II Student Workbook

Parents provide all novels and WriteShop Student Workbook for the class

Materials Needed: 1-inch 3-ring binder, notebook paper, 8 dividers, markers, and Merriam-Webster’s Pocket Thesaurus

Class time: 2 hours, once weekly

 PLEASE NOTE:

*Withdrawal fee after 9/30 of that school year is 3 months of tuition.

*The Supply Fee is due upon registration.

*The Supply Fee is non-refundable after September 1st.


Read more