BIO
I was born and raised in Kingsport, Tennessee. I attended East Tennessee State University and Middle Tennessee State University. I married David (now deceased) in 1979 and moved to Middle Tennessee permanently. I first heard about home education from my pastor in 1978, and I told David before we were even married that I wanted to homeschool any future children we might have. God gave us three precious children and we were blessed and privileged to home educate them from birth through high school graduation. We began our home school journey in the fall of 1988 and continued for the next nineteen years. All three children have graduated from college and two have gotten their master’s degrees. Our son is an officer in the United States Army. Even more important than that, I am now a grandmother!
During those nineteen years, we volunteered in various capacities in the homeschool community. David and I served on the Middle Tennessee Home Education Association Board of Directors for thirteen years, and we helped to organize and start the Home Education Association of Rutherford, Tennessee (HEART). I spoke at various conferences, graduations, and homeschool seminars and workshops. In the fall of 2002, I began teaching at Rutherford Tutorial Academy, where I continue to teach today. I also do private tutoring. In addition to teaching and tutoring, being a Mama and a Gigi, I also serve on the Powerfully Positive, Inc., Board of Directors.
World Literature & Composition
32 WEEK CLASS
Tutor Name: Ginger McCreery
Course Name: American Literature
Required Text:
Primary Text: WORLD LITERATURE by Abeka Publishing Code #: 115401
WALK IN THE LIGHT AND TWENTY-THREE TALES (Unabridged) by Nikolayevich Tolstoy Publisher: Orvis Books ISBN 10: 1570754608
KON-TIKI by Thor Heyerdahl Publisher: Simon and Shuster ISBN 10: 1476753377
KIM by Rudyard Kipling Publisher: Puffin Classics ISBN 10: 0141332506
THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL by Baroness Orczy Publisher: Dover Publications ISBN 10: 0486421228
THE GOOD EARTH by Pearl S Buck Publisher: Washington Square Press ISBN 10: 0743272935
ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF IVAN DENISOVICH by Alexander Solzhenitsyn Publisher: NAL Trade ISBN 10: 0451228146
NIGHT by Ellie Wiesel Publisher: Bantam Books ISBN 10: 0553272535
AN ORDINARY MAN by Paul Rusesabagina Publisher: Penguin Books ISBN: 9780143038603
Prerequisites: Summer required reading:
“The Search for Light” from Unit 11 in the textbook and
PEACE CHILD by Don Richardson Publisher: Regal ISBN 10: 0830737847
Copy Fee: $25
Minimum Number of Students: 6
Maximum Number of Students: 18
Course Description/Outline/Objectives: Come join us as we sample some of the wonderful literature from all around the world. The textbook does an excellent job of giving an overview of World Literature. The extra books we will be reading provide additional glimpses of different times and cultures.
This class will move in a chronological way, from oldest works to more modern ones. There will be four essays, one per quarter; four exams, one per quarter; weekly quizzes and lots of reading.
Expected Weekly Time Commitment for Homework: 4-6 hours
Recommended Grade Level: 9th-10th
Rate for Additional Private Tutoring: $25/hour
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