English: Focus on Language Arts, 2-Semester Course (Independent Use Student License)

Description

The Lord asks for disciples who are prepared to assist in the building of the kingdom of God through articulate, well-reasoned persuasion. This middle school course is designed to provide an engaging opportunity for students to improve their language arts comprehension and skills, and to learn to articulate ideas in writing through a variety of cognitive procedures. Instruction interrelates with the American and English Literature course to provide topics for students to use as they articulate their own ideas as well as analyze, interpret, and evaluate the readings. Students will also sharpen their skills through fun games and activities designed to teach grammar and punctuation.

Part 1

During this semester, students will learn how to create a proper outline. They will learn to write a thesis statement and find evidence to support their thesis and write supporting paragraphs. Students will produce narrative essays and explore elements for grammar including the following: commas, semi-colons, colons, apostrophes, hyphens and quotation marks. Additionally, the class will explore limericks.

Part 2

Course content for this semester focuses on descriptive essays and narrative poetry. Students will learn the fundamentals of these writing forms and create their own essays and poems. Additionally, students will learn how to use a library and choose the “best books.” They will also learn and apply the basic elements of a story, including plot and setting.

(1 Student Independent Use license; includes 36 lessons)