2017 Summer NEVA Face to Face/Zoom classes
Dates
May 30th-June 30th
Time
8:00-10:00 a.m.
Consumer Mathematics
10:00-12:00 p.m.
English III
12:00-2:00 p.m.
The American Story
Place
Harms Center Room 189
Please email George Schlothauer, [email protected], if you have anybody interested in these
classes.
CONSUMER MATHEMATICS
5 credits
Consumer Math will be taught in the classroom via ZOOM as well in combination with
Odysseyware. Lessons will be discussed and then work will be completed on the computer. All
assignments will be handed in through Odysseyware. Half of the 2 hour course will be lecture
and then the remaining half will be working on assignments. Staff will be available during that
time to help students work through problems and submit assignments.
COURSE OVERVIEW
Consumer Math is an introduction to the many ways in which math can be used in everyday life.
The course gives practical advice on how to handle situations that involve money and math
principles. Consumer Math focuses on the basic skills and methods of arithmetic and provides
students the opportunity to develop experience with algebraic techniques of evaluating variables
and equations, including geometric formulas and interest equations. Students will also be
introduced to topics in statistics.
The major areas of study in this course are as follows:
Number Skills
Number Skills lessons consist of basic math review. They emphasize non-algebra-related
topics, such as decimals, fractions, and percentages, topics that are typically covered before
high school.
Statistics
Statistics lessons are fairly advanced, providing instruction on sets and probability; measures of
variation and distribution (such as standard deviation and z-scores); accurate sampling and
confidence intervals; data interpretation; and graph creation and interpretation.
Geometry
Geometry lessons teach about measurement, focusing on applying measurement in the
construction/building trades. These lessons cover ratio and proportion; perimeter, area, and
volume of two- and three-dimensional figures (including pyramids, cones, cylinders, and
spheres); and indirect measurement using similarity and right triangle relationships (including
sine, cosine, and tangent).
Personal Finance
Consumer Math also offers instruction on personal finance, covering topics like job acquisition,
payroll deduction, commissions and tips, buying/leasing/renting goods and equipment, health
insurance, asset depreciation, vacation and travel costs, retirement, life insurance, and will and
estate planning.
Taxes
Some lessons address the issue of taxes, discussing federal, state, and local taxes, and also
FICA and miscellaneous taxes.
Banks and Financial Instruments
Consumer Math explores the world of banks and financial instruments, covering topics like
savings and checking accounts; interest rates; stocks, bonds, and mutual funds; loan financing;
credit cards; and mortgages.
The American Story
5 Credits
The American Story is a survey of where we as Americans began and the struggles we
encountered in our evolution as a nation. We will focus on the cause and effect of the events
that made us a world power, and the how our struggles and accomplishments shape the world
we live in today. This will be a review of the general history that they have already experienced
in history and civics classes. Using their prior knowledge to create theories of how the world we
live in today was shaped by events of our past. The focus will be less on specific dates and
people and more on their ability to comprehend how our history shapes our future, and what
they as citizens do will affect future generations.
Unit 1: Pre-Colombian America.
Unit 2: This Nation was started by Rebels.
Unit 3: Revolution.
Unit 4: Westward Expansion of our Borders.
Unit 5: Division of the American Dream.
Unit 6: Civil War.
Unit 7: America Moves West.
Unit 8: Growth of Cities.
Unit 9: America Booms.
Unit 10: America Goes to “War to End All Wars”.
Unit 11: America Goes Bust.
Unit 12: Back to War, WWII.
Unit 13: America Becomes the Super Power
Unit 14: Cold War Friction
Unit 15: 1960’s Cultural Changes and Conflicts
Unit 16: 1970’s The Lost Decade.
Unit 17: 1980’s Renewed Show of Leadership
Unit 18: Our Role in the Middle- East
Unit 19: New Century – New Enemies (Terrorism)
Unit 20: Selfies, Snowflakes, and Self- Entitlement
English III
5 Credits
English III is a survey of American Literature and literary culture. Emphasis is placed on a
rhetorical analysis of the literature to determine how authors achieve a particular purpose or
effect. Through focused readings, composition, speaking and listening activities, vocabulary
study and research, students will continue to build the literacy skills they need to meet the
challenges of high school and beyond. To become critical consumers of text, students will be
exposed to increasingly more complex texts to which they apply those skills. That critical
content is both rigorous and relevant and includes high-quality contemporary works as well as
the classics of literature. This class will focus on four units, one unit per week: American
Romanticism, Regional Voices, Modernism in America, and Post-World War II. See description
of each unit below.
The major areas of study in this course are as follows:
American Romanticism
Students will examine and compare works from American romantic literature,
transcendentalism, and the sub-genre of slave narrative; skills that will be addressed will include
the analysis of literary elements such as tone, point of view, figurative language, rhetoric, and
structure, as well as students will participate in academic discussions; and write analytical and
argumentative essays based on literature.
Regional Voices
Students will explore American literature that addresses the issues of racism, slavery,
inequality, and displacement, learning the ways in which authors utilize characters, language,
and theme to express the challenges facing America in this period; speaking and listening skills
will be developed through a presentation project.
Modernism in America
Students will be introduced to the characteristics that define literature as modern and analyze
those characteristics in poetry, fiction, and drama; students will be expected to utilize skills that
involve writing literary analysis essays, reviewing and revising their written work, conducting
structured academic research, and constructing oral and visual presentations.
Post-World War II
Students will examine the literature that followed the Second World War and takes students up
to what is known as the postmodern period in literature, interpreting cultural context, dissecting
the form and structure of poetry and literature, conducting organized research, and utilizing
speaking and listening skills through varied presentations.