Dunwoody Home School English Class
7th- 8th Grade
Teacher: Sondra Sparks 770-804-0081
5510 North Peachtree Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338 Email:tsparks1@bellsouth.net
Students will learn to write various different genres, and topics will coordinate with the literature being
read. Students will gain experience in paragraph writing, journal writing, letter writing, short stories,
poetry, different types of essay writing, and report and research writing. Students will either be
working on a lengthy paper or have a short writing assignment each week. Some writing will be done in
class so that I can assess writing skills. Learning to write involves one-on-one mentoring from an adult.
Therefore, parents are encouraged to help students with writing. However, be sure you are only giving
advice or showing examples of what to do. I usually encourage parents to be available to listen to the
students’ ideas for writing and then be the final editor of the paper. Students will also have experience
in note taking and outlining. Mini-grammar lessons will be taught as the students’ writing assignments
necessitate them to be taught.
All books need to be provided by the student/parent and should be unabridged editions.
Tentative booklist:
Tuck Everlasting by Babitt
Cheaper by the Dozen by Gilbreath
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Stevenson
Robinson Crusoe by Defoe
Silas Marner by Eliot
Julius Caesar by Shakespeare
Tuition: $200 for first semester and $250 for second semester
Registration: $25
Payment Plan: $50 per month from the first day of class until May 1st
Upon enrolling and attending classes, you are financially responsible for that semester’s tuition. All
fees are non-refundable unless the class is cancelled.
Make checks payable to Sondra Sparks, 5510 North Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30338.
Please mail or give registration checks and deposit to Sondra Sparks along with your registration form.
2009-2010
Family Membership Fee
The membership fee for Dunwoody Classes for 2009-2010 will be $75 per semester for one student or
$100 per semester for families with multiple students. The membership fee includes the facility fee and
unlimited choices of classes.
Teacher registration and tuition are made payable separately to the individual teachers. The
membership fee is made payable to Becky Humphrey and must be paid before or by the first day of
class. This one membership fee and the teacher fees are the only fees that will be assessed.