Odysseyware-2015-Course-Catalog

2015-2016Curriculum CatalogEnglish Language Arts, History and Geography, Mathematics, Science,Electives, Advanced Placement, Blended Learning Library, SkillsDiagnostics and Placement, Test Prep ©2015 GLYNLYON, INC.

2015Welcome to Odysseyware®We are excited that you are including Odysseyware® as part of your program of instruction, and we lookforward to serving you and your students.This Odysseyware® Curriculum Catalog provides a quick-reference overview of our course materials. Thecatalog may also be helpful in planning instruction using Odysseyware® course materials. In this document,you will find:  Customer Experience Management Team and Technical Support contact information  a description of course contents;  course information.As always, we welcome your feedback.Thanks for choosing us!The Glynlyon Curriculum Development TeamClient Services Support Team is Odysseyware®’s full-service customer support system. Services include:  customer support;  professional development training and integration;  technical support;  product configuration and update management;  license administration;  customer education.You can contact the Client Services Support Team for any support need using the following contactinformation:Customer Support / Training Support:Monday – Friday: 6 a.m. - 5 p.m. Arizona Time (Please note: Arizona does not observe Daylight Savings Time)Toll Free: 877.795.8904Dial Option 2Fax - Toll Free: 866.465.1954If you or a student is experiencing technical difficulties, please contact our Technical Support Department.Odysseyware Technical SupportMonday – Friday: 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. CDTToll Free: 877.251.6662 i ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015Table of ContentsLANGUAGE ARTS ................................................ 1 SCIENCE ..............................................................224 LANGUAGE ARTS 300.................................................................1 SCIENCE 300 .......................................................................... 224 LANGUAGE ARTS 400.................................................................5 SCIENCE 400 .......................................................................... 227 LANGUAGE ARTS 500.............................................................. 10 SCIENCE 500 .......................................................................... 230 LANGUAGE ARTS 600.............................................................. 15 SCIENCE 600 .......................................................................... 233 LANGUAGE ARTS 600 CCSS.................................................. 20 SCIENCE 700 .......................................................................... 236 LANGUAGE ARTS 700.............................................................. 30 SCIENCE 800 .......................................................................... 239 LANGUAGE ARTS 700 CCSS.................................................. 35 EARTH SCIENCE...................................................................... 242 LANGUAGE ARTS 800.............................................................. 45 INTEGRATED PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY ............................. 245 LANGUAGE ARTS 800 CCSS.................................................. 50 BIOLOGY.................................................................................. 248 ENGLISH I ................................................................................... 60 CHEMISTRY ............................................................................. 252 ENGLISH I CCSS ....................................................................... 65 PHYSICS ................................................................................... 255 ENGLISH II.................................................................................. 74 ENGLISH II CCSS...................................................................... 79 ELECTIVES..........................................................258 ENGLISH III ................................................................................ 87 ENGLISH III CCSS .................................................................... 93 ART HISTORY .......................................................................... 258 ENGLISH IV ............................................................................. 105 BUSINESS COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS................ 260 ENGLISH IV CCSS ................................................................. 111 CIVIL WAR............................................................................... 263 CONSUMER MATH ................................................................. 265HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY ..................... 121 DIGITAL ARTS ......................................................................... 269 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE................................................... 270 HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY 300......................................... 121 ESSENTIALS OF BUSINESS...................................................... 273 HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY 400......................................... 124 ESSENTIALS OF COMMUNICATION ...................................... 274 HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY 500......................................... 127 FRENCH I ................................................................................. 276 HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY 600......................................... 130 FRENCH II ................................................................................ 283 WORLD CIVILIZATIONS ........................................................ 133 GENERAL HISTORY 900........................................................ 292 HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY 800......................................... 136 GENERAL SCIENCE 900 ........................................................ 295 WORLD HISTORY................................................................... 139 HEALTH QUEST ...................................................................... 298 U.S. HISTORY: FOUNDATIONS TO PRESENT...................... 142 HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH......................................................... 300 U.S. HISTORY: RECONSTRUCTION TO PRESENT ............... 145 MEDIA STUDIES ...................................................................... 302 ECONOMICS............................................................................ 149 MUSIC APPRECIATION .......................................................... 303 GOVERNMENT........................................................................ 152 MUSIC THEORY ...................................................................... 305 PERSONAL AND FAMILY LIVING ........................................... 307MATHEMATICS ............................................... 154 PERSONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY......................................... 309 PHYSICAL EDUCATION .......................................................... 311 MATHEMATICS 300 .............................................................. 154 PHYSICAL FITNESS.................................................................. 312 MATHEMATICS 400 .............................................................. 157 PSYCHOLOGY.......................................................................... 314 MATHEMATICS 500 .............................................................. 160 SPANISH I................................................................................. 316 MATHEMATICS 600 .............................................................. 164 SPANISH II ............................................................................... 322 MATHEMATICS 600 CCSS .................................................. 168 TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH ............................................ 329 MATHEMATICS 700 .............................................................. 172 TRIGONOMETRY..................................................................... 330 MATHEMATICS 700 CCSS .................................................. 176 TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICAN HISTORY ..................... 332 PRE-ALGEBRA ......................................................................... 180 VIETNAM.................................................................................. 334 MATHEMATICS 800 CCSS .................................................. 184 WORLD GEOGRAPHY ............................................................ 336 INTEGRATED MATH I............................................................. 188 ALGEBRA I ............................................................................... 191 ADVANCED PLACEMENT ............................339 ALGEBRA I CCSS ................................................................... 194 GEOMETRY.............................................................................. 198 CALCULUS................................................................................ 339 GEOMETRY CCSS.................................................................. 202 ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND COMPOSITION.......................... 342 ALGEBRA II.............................................................................. 206 U. S. HISTORY ......................................................................... 351 ALGEBRA II CCSS.................................................................. 210 PRE-CALCULUS....................................................................... 214 COORDINATE ALGEBRA........................................................ 217 ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY ...................................................... 219 ADVANCED ALGEBRA............................................................ 222ii ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015BLENDED LEARNING LIBRARY ................. 354 MATH 7 RESOURCES............................................................. 354 MATH 8 RESOURCES............................................................. 356 ALGEBRA I RESOURCES......................................................... 358 GEOMETRY RESOURCES ....................................................... 360 ALGEBRA II RESOURCES ....................................................... 362SKILLS DIAGNOSTICS AND PLACEMENT364 ENGLISH GRAMMAR SKILLS DIAGNOSTIC.......................... 364 MATH SKILLS DIAGNOSTICS ................................................ 368 HISTORY PLACEMENT TEST ................................................. 372 LANGUAGE ARTS PLACEMENT TEST ................................... 374 MATHEMATICS PLACEMENT TEST ...................................... 376 SCIENCE PLACEMENT TEST .................................................. 378TEST PREP ......................................................... 380 ACT* TEST PREP ................................................................... 380 ESSENTIALS OF LANGUAGE ARTS ........................................ 381 ESSENTIALS OF MATHEMATICS............................................ 382 GED PREP HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY............................. 384 GED PREP LANGUAGE ARTS ............................................... 386 GED PREP MATHEMATICS .................................................. 388 GED PREP SCIENCE .............................................................. 391 HISET TEST PREP.................................................................. 392 TASC TEST PREP................................................................... 394 iii ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015 Language ArtsLanguage Arts 300COURSE OVERVIEWLanguage Arts 300 focuses on the sequential development and integration of communication skills in four major areas—reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It most specifically focuses on deepening and furthering students'understanding in the following ways:  Reading introduces students to basic reading skills, including the identification of main ideas, supporting details, sequence, and facts and opinions; shows students how to identify parts of speech in sentences; helps students develop basic literary comprehension skills through the reading of short stories, a short play, and haiku poetry.  Writing develops students’ understanding of sentence structure, providing hands-on experience with complete sentences and parts of speech; introduces students to roots and affixes, and basic word relationships, including homographs, synonyms, and antonyms; develops students’ vocabulary and spelling skills; gives students the opportunity to develop their abilities in writing paragraphs, haiku poetry, short stories, and friendly letters.  Special Topics introduces basic research skills, including the use of atlases, dictionaries, encyclopedias, newspaper and magazine articles, and textbooks.Curriculum ContentsReading Comprehension Skills  Cause and Effect  Context Clues  Determining Author’s Purpose—Reading for Entertainment and Reading for Information  Following Written Directions  Identifying Facts and Opinions  Identifying Main Ideas and Supporting Details  Predicting Outcomes  Reading Haiku  Reading a Short Play  Reading Short Stories  SequenceComposition  Writing a Friendly and Thank You Letter  Writing Haiku  Writing Short StoriesGrammar and Usage  Adjectives—Making Comparisons  Nouns—Singular and Plural  Parts of Speech—Identification  Punctuation—Commas, Exclamation Points, Periods, and Question Marks  Sentence Structure—Complete Sentences 1 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015Literature Studies  Drama o Definition o Elements—Structure, Character, and Setting  Fiction—Definition  Nonfiction—Definition  Poetry o Definition o Elements—Structure, Rhyme, and Meter o HaikuSpelling  Compound Words  Confusing Spellings  Irregular Vowels  Short and Long Vowels  Silent Letters  R-controlled and W-controlled Words  Roots and Affixes  Word Endings  Words with “ie,” “ei” and “ar”  Words with Irregular VowelsSpecial Topics  Reference Materials—Atlases, Dictionaries, EncyclopediasLANGUAGE ARTS 300 UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE LANGUAGE ARTS 11. Grammar: Complete Sentences; Capitalization 12. Quiz 3: Capitalizing and Using Complete Sentences Assignment Titles 13. Grammar: Punctuation 1. Course Overview 14. Spelling Lesson 3 2. Language Arts Symbols 15. Quiz 4: Punctuation 3. Spelling Lesson 1 16. Spelling Quiz 3 4. Quiz 1: Language Arts Symbols 17. Special Project* 5. Spelling Quiz 1 18. Test 6. Reading to Find the Main Idea 19. Alternate Test* 7. Project: Learning a New Language* 20. Glossary and Credits 8. Spelling Lesson 2 9. Quiz 2: The Story of Pedro Spelling Lesson 3 10. Spelling Quiz 2 Quiz 3: Vowels and Consonants; Alphabetizing Spelling Quiz 3LANGUAGE ARTS 300 UNIT 2: SPELLING, GRAMMAR, AND READING 12. Spelling Lesson 4 13. Project: Writing a Story Assignment Titles 14. Quiz 4: Grammar and Spelling 1. Grammar: Sentence Sense; Capital Letters (1) 15. Spelling Quiz 4 2. Book Report – Poetry* 16. Special Project* 3. Spelling Lesson 1 17 Test 4. Quiz 1: Capital Letters (1); Spelling Lesson 1 18. Alternate Test* 5. Spelling Quiz 1 19. Glossary and Credits 6. Grammar: Capital Letters (2) 20. 7. Short Story: Jeff learns about Sharing 21. 8. Spelling Lesson 2 22. 9. Quiz 2: Capital Letters (2); Spelling Lesson 2 10. Spelling Quiz 2 11. Grammar: Alphabetical Order 2 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015LANGUAGE ARTS 300 UNIT 3: WORDS AND MEANING 15. Spelling Lesson 3 16. Quiz 3: Antonyms and Button the Lamb Assignment Titles 17. Spelling Quiz 3 1. Grammar: Using the Dictionary 18. Grammar: Using Titles Correctly 2. Project: Making Your Own Dictionary* 19. Grammar: Synonyms 3. Grammar: Capital Letters 20. Project: Writing a Story about Pets* 4. Spelling Lesson 1 21. Spelling Lesson 4 5. Quiz 1: Capital Letters and Using the Dictionary 22. Quiz 4: Capital Letters and Synonyms 6. Spelling Quiz 1 23. Spelling Quiz 4 7. Grammar: Word Parts (1) 24. Special Project* 8. Grammar: Word Parts (2) 25. Test 9. Spelling Lesson 2 26. Alternate Test* 10. Quiz 2: Word Parts 27. Glossary and Credits 11. Spelling Quiz 2 12. Grammar: Antonyms 13. Short Story: Button the Lamb 14. Book Report – Folktales*LANGUAGE ARTS 300 UNIT 4: GRAMMAR PRACTICE AND BIOGRAPHY 14. Quiz 3: Capitalization and Punctuation 15. Grammar: Reviewing Words and Word Parts Assignment Titles 16. Short Story: The Real McCoy 1. Grammar: Nouns 17. Project: Observation 2. Grammar: Adjectives 18. Project: McCoy Today 3. Spelling Lesson 1 4. Quiz 1: Nouns and Adjectives 19. Book Report – Biography* 5. Spelling Quiz 1 20. Spelling Lesson 3 21. Quiz 4: Words and Word Parts 6. Grammar: Verbs 22. Spelling Quiz 3 7. Grammar: Adverbs 23. Special Project* 8. Spelling Lesson 2 24. Test 9. Quiz 2: Verbs and Adverbs 25. Alternate Test* 10. Spelling Quiz 2 26. Glossary and Credits 11. Grammar: Punctuation Marks 12. Grammar: Using Capital Letters 13. Grammar: Using the Dictionary UNIT 5: SHORT STORIES AND GRAMMAR REVIEWLANGUAGE ARTS 300 Assignment Titles 12. Spelling Quiz 2 1. Reading 13. Grammar: Reviewing Capital Letters 2. Grammar: Review 14. Grammar: Punctuation Marks 3. Project: Vowels* 15. Spelling Lesson 3 4. Spelling Lesson 1 16. Quiz 3: Capitalization and Punctuation 5. Quiz 1: Grammar Review 17. Spelling Quiz 3 6. Spelling Quiz 1 18. Special Project* 7. Short Story: My Dog Zipper (1) 19. Test 8. Short Story: My Dog Zipper (2) 20. Alternate Test* 9. Book Report -- Animal Stories* 21. Glossary and Credits 10. Spelling Lesson 2 11. Quiz 2: My Dog ZipperLANGUAGE ARTS 300 UNIT 6: FORMS OF LITERATURE 12. Haiku Poetry; Homographs 13. Book Report -- Haiku Poetry* Assignment Titles 14. Project: Haiku Poetry 1. Fables; Cause and Effect 15. Spelling Lesson 4 2. Spelling Lesson 1 16. Quiz 3: Reading Haiku Poetry 3. Quiz 1: Reading a Fable and Spelling 17. Spelling Quiz 4 4. Spelling Quiz 1 18. Special Project* 5. Grammar: Capitalizing Titles; Using Commas 19. Test 6. Project: Book Report 20. Alternate Test* 7. Spelling Lesson 2 21. Glossary and Credits 8. Quiz 2: Capitalizing Titles, Commas, and Spelling 9. Spelling Quiz 2 10. Spelling Lesson 3 11. Spelling Quiz 3 3 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

LANGUAGE ARTS 300 UNIT 7: NOUNS AND FRIENDLY LETTERS 2015LANGUAGE ARTS 300 Assignment Titles 15. Grammar: Suffixes -er and -est 1. Reading (1) 16. Spelling Lesson 3LANGUAGE ARTS 300 2. Grammar: Noun Review 17. Quiz 3: Pronouns and Suffixes 3. Grammar: Singular and Plural Nouns (1) 18. Spelling Quiz 3LANGUAGE ARTS 300 4. Grammar: Singular and Plural Nouns (2) 19. Friendly Letters 5. Extra Practice: Singular and Plural Nouns* 20. Essay: Writing a Friendly Letter 6. Spelling Lesson 1 21. Project: Advertisements and Forms 7. Quiz 1: Reading and Grammar - Nouns 22. Spelling Lesson 4 8. Spelling Quiz 1 23. Quiz 4: The Friendly Letter 9. Reading (2) 24. Spelling Quiz 4 10. Project: Following Directions* 25. Special Project* 11. Spelling Lesson 2 26. Test 12. Quiz 2: Sequence, Fact and Fiction, and Spelling 27. Alternate Test* 13. Spelling Quiz 2 28. Glossary and Credits 14. Grammar: Pronouns 12. Spelling Quiz 2 UNIT 8: CLOSE READING AND ADJECTIVES 13. Reading a Play 14. Grammar: Verbs (1) Assignment Titles 15. Grammar: Verbs (2) 1. Reading for Sequence 16. Project: Cinderella Comparison and Contrast 2. Grammar: Adjective Review 17. Spelling Lesson 3 3. Spelling Lesson 1 18. Quiz 3: Reading a Play; Verbs 4. Quiz 1: Reading for Sequence; Adjectives 19. Spelling Quiz 3 5. Spelling Quiz 1 20. Special Project* 6. Reading for Details 21. Test 7. Grammar: Comparing with Adjectives (1) 22. Alternate Test* 8. Grammar: Comparing with Adjectives (2) 23. Glossary and Credits 9. Extra Practice: Comparing with Adjectives 10. Spelling Lesson 2 13. Spelling Quiz 2 11. Quiz 2: Reading for Details; Comparing with 14. Reading to Predict Outcome 15. Using Reference Books Adjectives 16. Project: Informational Report 17. Project: Writing a Book Report UNIT 9: READING AND WRITING 18. Spelling Lesson 3 19. Quiz 3: Reading Assignment Titles 20. Spelling Quiz 3 1. Reading to Classify 21. Special Project* 2. Grammar: Adverbs Review 22. Test 3. Spelling Lesson 1 23. Alternate Test* 4. Quiz 1: Classifying; Adverbs 24. Glossary and Credits 5. Spelling Quiz 1 6. Reading for Information 12. Quiz 3: Review 7. Book Report – Nonfiction* 13. Reading Fiction and Nonfiction 8. Book Report -- Biography 14. Book Report -- Historical Fiction* 9. Thank You Letters 15. Grammar: Alphabetical Order 10. Project: Writing a Thank You Letter 16. Project: Revising a Report 11. Spelling Lesson 2 17. Project: Writing Paragraphs 12. Quiz 2: The Thank You Letter 18. Quiz 4: Review 19. Special Project* UNIT 10: REVIEW 20. Test 21. Alternate Test* Assignment Titles 22. Glossary and Credits 1. Reading: Sequence and Context 2. Grammar: Vowels 3. Grammar: Using Sentences Correctly 4. Quiz 1: Review 5. Grammar: Punctuation 6. Grammar: Capitalizing Words 7. Quiz 2: Review 8. Reading: Main Ideas; Cause and Effect 9. Grammar: Parts of Speech Review 10. Writing Letters 11. Project: Writing Letters 4 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015Language Arts 400COURSE OVERVIEWLanguage Arts 400 focuses on the sequential development and integration of communication skills in four major areas—reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It most specifically focuses on deepening and furthering students'understanding in the following ways:  Reading introduces students to basic reading skills, including the identification of main ideas, supporting details, sequence, and facts and opinions; shows students how to identify parts of speech in sentences; develops students capacity for identifying basic elements of narrative prose; introduces students to types of nonfiction, including biographies, autobiographies, and short essays; helps students develop basic literary comprehension skills through the reading of short stories, nonfiction pieces, and poetry.  Writing develops student’s understanding of sentence structure, providing hands-on experience with subject- verb agreement and parts of speech; emphasizes parts of speech and their roles, including adjectives, nouns, and verbs; familiarizes students with roots and affixes, and basic word relationships, including homonyms, synonyms, and antonyms; develops students’ vocabulary and spelling skills; gives students the opportunity to develop their abilities in writing paragraphs, four-line poetry, and short stories; guides students through planning, organizing, writing, and revising a report.  Listening teaches effective listening comprehension skills, weaving these throughout the lessons.  Special Topics teaches basic research skills, including dictionary, encyclopedia, and safe Internet usage.Curriculum ContentsReading Comprehension Skills  Determining Cause and Effect  Determining Author’s Purpose—Reading for Entertainment and Reading for Information  Identifying Facts and Opinions  Identifying Main Ideas and Supporting Details  Predicting Outcomes  Reading Poetry  Determining Reading Rates  Reading Short Stories  Reading for SequenceComposition  Book Report—Summary  Paragraph Elements and Structure  Writing Four-Line Poetry  Writing Friendly Letters and Invitations  Writing Haiku  Writing a Report—Outlining, Writing, and Revising  Writing Short Stories—Narratives, Tall Tales, and FablesGrammar and Usage  Adjectives—Making Comparisons, Using Articles, and Changing Nouns to Adjectives  Kinds of Sentences—Statement, Question, Command, and Surprise/Excitement  Nouns—Singular and Plural, Possessive, Subjects, and Common and Proper Nouns  Punctuation—Commas, Exclamation Points, Periods, Question Marks, Quotation Marks, and Apostrophes  Sentence Structure—Subject-Verb Agreement  Verbs—Being Verbs, Tense, and Contractions 5 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015Literature Studies  Fiction o Definition—Short Story o Elements—Structure, Character, Plot, and Setting o Genre/Type—Allegory, Parable, Fable, and Tall Tale  Nonfiction o Definition o Genre/Type—Autobiography, Biography, and Essay o Literary Device—Figures of Speech  Poetry o Definition o Elements—Structure, Rhyme, Meter, Diction, and Mood o Haiku o Literary Device—AlliterationSpeaking and Listening  Listening Skills—Following DirectionsSpelling  Abbreviations  Compound Words  Contractions  Days of the Week  Names of Months  Homonyms, Synonyms and Antonyms  Hyphenated Words  Possessives  Roots and Affixes  Vowel Combinations  Word Endings  Words with Silent First Letters  Words with Silent and Irregular VowelsSpecial Topics  Origin/Development of Language  Research Skills—Reference Materials, Library Skills, and the Internet  Study Skills—Note TakingLiterature ListThe literary works students will encounter in Language Arts 400 include, but are not limited to:Fiction  Spyri, Johanna. o HeidiPoetry  Eastman, Charles. o \"The Grandfather\"  Stevenson, Robert. o \"Bed in Summer\"6 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

LANGUAGE ARTS 400 UNIT 1: READING AND WRITING 2015LANGUAGE ARTS 400 Assignment Titles 13. Spelling Lesson 3 1. Course Overview 14. Quiz 3: Study SkillsLANGUAGE ARTS 400 2. Short Story: Joey and the Sad Tree (Part 1) 15. Spelling Quiz 3 3. Sources of Words in the English Language 16. Writing a ReportLANGUAGE ARTS 400 4. Spelling Lesson 1 17. Essay: Report 5. Quiz 1: “Joey. . . “ (Part 1) and Sources of Words 18. Spelling Lesson 4 6. Spelling Quiz 1 19. Quiz 4: Writing a Report 7. Short Story: Joey and the Sad Tree (Part 2) 20. Spelling Quiz 4 8. Reading Fluency 21. Special Project* 9. Spelling Lesson 2 22. Test 10. Quiz 2: Reading Fluency 23. Alternate Test* 11. Spelling Quiz 2 24. Glossary and Credits 12. Study Skills 12. Spelling Quiz 2 UNIT 2: READING FOR MEANING 13. Haiku Poems 14. Haiku Poetry Composition Assignment Titles 15. Project: Book Report -- Haiku Poetry* 1. Poem: Kippy the Kiwi 16. Spelling Lesson 3 2. Short Story: Envying Others 17 Quiz 3: Haiku Poetry 3. Sound Study 18. Spelling Quiz 3 4. Following Instructions 19. Special Project* 5. Spelling Lesson 1 20. Test 6. Quiz 1: Kippy the Kiwi; Ben’s Model 21. Alternate Test* 7. Spelling Quiz 1 22. Glossary and Credits 8. Short Story: Greedy, Selfish, and Honor 9. Dictionary Skills 14. Spelling Lesson 3 10. Spelling Lesson 2 15. Quiz 3: “Come Little Leaves”; Synonyms and 11. Quiz 2: Using the Dictionary Antonyms UNIT 3: WORD PLAY 16. Spelling Quiz 3 17. More About Poetry Assignment Titles 18. Project: Book Report – Poetry* 1. Short Story: How Willie Was Rescued 19. Spelling Lesson 4 2. Root Words, Prefixes and Suffixes (1) 20. Quiz 4: Poetry 3. Root Words, Prefixes and Suffixes (2) 21. Spelling Quiz 4 4. Spelling Lesson 1 22. Special Project* 5. Quiz 1: “How Willie Was Rescued”; Word Parts 23. Test 6. Spelling Quiz 1 24. Alternate Test* 7. Short Story: Candy Bars; Outlining 25. Glossary and Credits 8. Homonyms 9. Spelling Lesson 2 15. Following Instructions; Writing Invitations 10. Quiz 2: “Candy Bars”; Outlining; Homonyms 16. Adverbs 11. Spelling Quiz 2 17. Spelling Lesson 3 12. Poetic Expressions 18. Quiz 3: Following Directions; Adverbs 13. Synonyms and Antonyms 19. Spelling Quiz 3 20. Writing Study Notes UNIT 4: WORDS IN SEASON 21. Subject-Verb Agreement; Tenses 22. Spelling Lesson 4 Assignment Titles 23. Quiz 4: Study Notes; Agreement; Tenses 1. Short Story: Heidi (1) 24. Spelling Quiz 4 2. Nouns and Verbs 25. Special Project* 3. Adjectives 26. Test 4. Adjectives That Compare 27. Alternate Test* 5. Possessive Words 28. Glossary and Credits 6. Spelling Lesson 1 7. Quiz 1: Heidi; Parts of Speech 8. Spelling Quiz 1 9. Short Story: Heidi (2); Fiction and Nonfiction 10. Project: Book Report – Fiction* 11. Kinds of Sentences 12. Spelling Lesson 2 13. Quiz 2: Kinds of Stories; Sentences 14. Spelling Quiz 2 7 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015 UNIT 5: READING AND WRITING STORIES READING AND WRITING STORIESLANGUAGE ARTS 400 Assignment Titles 14. Spelling Lesson 3 1. Short Story: Jeannie's Friend (1) 15. Quiz 3: Stamp Collecting 2. Paragraphs 16. Spelling Quiz 3 3. Essay: Writing Paragraphs 17. Writing Stories 4. Spelling Lesson 1 18. Essay: Writing a Story 5. Quiz 1: Reading Skills 19. Spelling Lesson 4 6. Spelling Quiz 1 20. Quiz 4: Writing a Story 7. Short Story: Jeannie's Friend (2) 21. Spelling Quiz 4 8. Capital Letters 22. Special Project* 9. Spelling Lesson 2 23. Test 10. Quiz 2: Reading Skills Part II 24. Alternate Test* 11. Spelling Quiz 2 25. Glossary and Credits 12. Comprehension: The Hobby of Stamp Collecting 13. Punctuation MarksLANGUAGE ARTS 400 UNIT 6: RHYMES AND REPORTS 12. Poetry Review 13. Principles of Poetry Assignment Titles 14. Writing Poetry 1. Fact and Opinion 15. Project: Four-Line Poem 2. Book Reports 16. Spelling Lesson 3 3. Essay: Writing a Summary 17. Quiz 3: Writing Poetry 4. Project: Book Report – Nonfiction* 18. Spelling Quiz 3 5. Spelling Lesson 1 19. Special Project* 6. Quiz 1: Preparing a Book Report 20. Test 7. Spelling Quiz 1 21. Alternate Test* 8. Following Directions in Parables and Fables 22. Glossary and Credits 9. Spelling Lesson 2 10. Quiz 2: Following Directions 11. Spelling Quiz 2LANGUAGE ARTS 400 UNIT 7: FORMS OF LITERATURE 13. Spelling Quiz 2 14. Tall Tales Assignment Titles 15. Project: Tall Tale 1. Biography 16. Project: Book Report -- Folk Tales* 2. Project: Book Report – Biography* 17. Exploring Verbs (2) 3. Exploring Nouns (1) 18. Spelling Lesson 3 4. Exploring Nouns (2) 19. Quiz 3: Tall Tales 5. Spelling Lesson 1 20. Spelling Quiz 3 6. Quiz 1: Biography 21. Special Project* 7. Spelling Quiz 1 22. Test 8. Fables 23. Alternate Test* 9. Essay: Writing a Fable 24. Glossary and Credits 10. Exploring Verbs (1) 11. Spelling Lesson 2 12. Quiz 2: Fables and Exploring VerbsLANGUAGE ARTS 400 UNIT 8: LANGUAGE IN LITERATURE 13. Paragraph Writing 14. Essay: Narrative Writing -- Autobiography Assignment Titles 15. Essay: Descriptive Paragraph* 1. Biography: On the Farm; Cause and Effect 16. Spelling Lesson 3 2. Adjectives 17. Quiz 3: Reading (2);Figurative Language; 3. Spelling Lesson 1 4. Quiz 1: Reading Paragraphs 5. Spelling Quiz 1 18. Spelling Quiz 3 6. Adjectives That Compare 19. Special Project* 7. Adverbs 20. Test 8. Spelling Lesson 2 21. Alternate Test* 9. Quiz 2: Adjectives/Adverbs 22. Glossary and Credits 10. Spelling Quiz 2 11. Short Story: The Early Olympic Games 12. Figurative Language 8 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

LANGUAGE ARTS 400 UNIT 9: READING AND RESEARCHING 2015LANGUAGE ARTS 400 Assignment Titles 14. Finding Information 1. Reasons for Reading 15. Taking Notes and Making an Outline 2. Reading Skills (1) 16. Project: Report Project -- Part 1 3. Report: Native American Culture* 17. Writing a Report 4. Spelling Lesson 1 18. Project: Report Project -- Part 2 5. Quiz 1: Reading Skills 19. Project: Report Project -- Part 3 6. Spelling Quiz 1 20. Spelling Lesson 3 7. Comprehension: A Little Salt, Please 21. Quiz 3: Planning a Report 8. Reading Skills (2) 22. Spelling Quiz 3 9. Project: Book Report -- Historical Fiction* 23. Special Project* 10. Spelling Lesson 2 24. Test 11. Quiz 2: “A Little Salt, Please” 25. Alternate Test* 12. Spelling Quiz 2 26. Glossary and Credits 13. Planning a Report 11. Recognizing Literary Forms UNIT 10: REVIEW 12. Quiz 3: Review 13. Essay: Writing a Narrative or a Description Assignment Titles 14. Essay: Writing a Letter* 1. Short Story: Lost (Parts 1 and 2) 15. Project: Book Report* 2. Thinking About What You Read 16. Report: Writing a Report* 3. Quiz 1: Reading Skills 17. Special Project* 4. Using a Dictionary 18. Test 5. Working With Nouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs 19. Alternate Test* 6. Verbs of Action or Being 20. Glossary and Credits 7. Word Parts and Word Play 8. Punctuating Correctly 9. Quiz 2: Review 10. Study Skills and Note Taking 9 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015Language Arts 500COURSE OVERVIEWLanguage Arts 500 continues to build on the sequential development and integration of communication skills in fourmajor areas—reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It most specifically focuses on deepening and furthering students'understanding in the following ways:  Reading develops students’ basic reading skills, including the identification of main ideas, supporting details, sequence, and facts and opinions; introduces more advanced reading skills, showing students how to make inferences and derive implied meanings; shows students how to identify parts of speech in sentences, with emphasis on nouns, adverbs, and verb tenses; develops students’ capacities for identifying basic elements of narrative prose; introduces students to types of nonfiction, including biographies, autobiographies, and short essays; helps students develop basic literary comprehension skills through the reading of excerpts from Beowulf, and Gulliver’s Travels and of various short stories, nonfiction pieces, and poetry.  Writing develops students’ understanding of sentence structure, providing hands-on experience with subject- verb agreement and parts of speech; emphasizes parts of speech and their roles, including adjectives, nouns, and verbs; familiarizes students with roots, affixes, and basic word relationships, including homonyms, synonyms, and antonyms; develops students’ vocabulary and spelling skills; gives students the opportunity to develop their abilities in writing paragraphs, dialogue, poetry, and short stories; guides students through planning, organizing, writing, and revising a report.Curriculum ContentsReading Comprehension Skills  Comparing and Contrasting  Determining Author’s Purpose—Reading for Entertainment and Reading for Information  Identifying Facts and Opinions  Identifying Main Ideas and Supporting Details  Finding Implied Meanings  Making Inferences  Reading Poetry  Determining Reading Rates  Reading Short Stories  Reading for SequenceComposition  Writing Reports—Summary  Writing Dialogue  Writing a Fable  Writing with Facts and Opinions  Writing Poetry—Pen Pictures, Couplets, and Free Verse  Writing a Report—Outlining, Writing, and Revising  Writing Short Stories—Coming Up with Seed Ideas, Developing Story Parts, Developing Characters, Writing, and Revising 10 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015Grammar and Usage  Adjectives  Adjectives—Changing Adverbs from Adjectives, Adverb Comparison, and Negative Adverbs  Dialogue—Using and Punctuating Dialogue  Kinds of Sentences—Statement, Question, Command, and Surprise/Excitement  Levels of Language Use—Formal and Informal  Nouns—Singular and Plural Nouns, Possessives, Subjects, Objects, and Common and Proper Nouns  Pronouns  Pronunciation  Punctuation—Exclamation Points, Periods, Question Marks, and Quotation Marks  Sentence Structure—Subject/Predicate, Participles, and Phrases  Verbs—Verb FormsLiterature Studies  Fiction o Definition—Short Story and Novel o Elements—Structure, Character, Dialogue, Plot, Setting, and Symbolism o Genre/Type—Fable and Legend o Literary Device—Metaphors and Similes  Nonfiction o Definition o Genre/Type—Autobiography, Biography, Essay, History, and Articles  Poetry o Definition o Elements—Structure, Rhyme, Meter, and Symbolism o Genre/Type—Ballad, Free Verse, and Limerick o Literary Device—Metaphors, Similes, and Sound EffectsSpeaking and Listening  Using Appropriate WordsSpelling  Compound Words  Contractions  Confusing Spellings  Dividing Words  Homonyms and Antonyms  Ordinal Numbers  Roots and Affixes  Sight Words  Strategies—Digraphs and Diphthongs  Words with Silent Letters  Words with Silent and Irregular LettersSpecial Topics  Graphic Aids—Maps, Charts, Diagrams, Captions, and Illustrations  Dictionary Skills  Handwriting Skills  Origin/Development of Language—Middle and Modern English  Study Skills—Note-Taking and Summarizing  Word Play—Palindromes, Puns, Conundrums, and Idioms 11 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015Literature ListThe literary works students will encounter in Language Arts 500 include, but are not limited to:Fiction  Swift, Jonathan. o Gulliver’s Travels (excerpt)Poetry  Beowulf (prose paraphrase)  Hemans, Felicia. o “The Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers in New England”  Longfellow, Henry. o “The Village Blacksmith”  Stevenson, Robert Louis. o “The Swing”  Whittier, John. o “Barbara Frietchie”Nonfiction  Morales, Leslie Anderson. o “African Americans in Colonial Williamsburg”LANGUAGE ARTS 500 UNIT 1: LANGUAGE SKILLS 12. Essay: Spelling Story* 13. Spelling Quiz 2 Assignment Titles 14. Writing; Short Story: Joe's Dilemma (2) 1. Course Overview 15. Spelling Lesson 3 2. The Author's Message 16. Quiz 3: A Written Message and Good Handwriting 3. Project: Finding the Topic 17. Spelling Quiz 3 4. Vowel Diphthong Design 18. Special Project* 5. Spelling Lesson 1 19. Test 6. Quiz 1: The Author's Message and Vowel Diphthong 20. Alternate Test* 21. Glossary and Credits Design 7. Spelling Quiz 1 Spelling Quiz 2 8. Short Story: Joe's Dilemma(1) Parts of Speech 9. Vocabulary Study Contractions 10. Spelling Lesson 2 Spelling Lesson 3 11. Quiz 2: A Dialogue and Vocabulary Study Quiz 3: Contractions Spelling Quiz 3LANGUAGE ARTS 500 UNIT 2: WORKING WITH INFORMATION 11. Special Project* 12. Test Assignment Titles 13. Alternate Test* 1. Reading Nonfiction 14. Glossary and Credits 2. Compound Words and Hyphens 15. 3. Spelling Lesson 1 16. 4. Quiz 1: Reading and Hyphens 17 5. Spelling Quiz 1 18. 6. Main Ideas and Supporting Details 19. 7. Project: Outline 20. 8. Good Communication 9. Spelling Lesson 2 10. Quiz 2: Main Ideas, Details, and Good Communication 12 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015 UNIT 3: THE STORY OF OUR LANGUAGE Assignment TitlesLANGUAGE ARTS 500 1. Comprehension 13. Middle and Modern English 2. Word and Sentence Study 14. Homonyms, Idioms, and Abbreviations 3. Spelling Lesson 1 15. Essay: Descriptive Story 4. Quiz 1: Comprehension and Word Study 16. Spelling Lesson 3 5. Spelling Quiz 1 17. Quiz 3: Language Confusion-Homonyms 6. Elements of the English Language 18. Spelling Quiz 3 7. Prefixes and Suffixes 19. Project: Book Report – Nonfiction* 8. Phrases, Adjectives, and Adverbs 20. Special Project* 9. Spelling Lesson 2 21. Test 10. Quiz 2: Language; Phrases, Adjectives and Adverbs 22. Alternate Test* 11. Spelling Quiz 2 23. Glossary and Credits 12. Language Confusion: Anglo-SaxonLANGUAGE ARTS 500 UNIT 4: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION 14. Project: Taking Notes 15. The Written Report (2) Assignment Titles 16. Project: Outline 1. Reading Skills 17. Essay: Report 2. Sentence Patterns; Appropriate Words 18. Report: Advertisements and Persuasion 3. Spelling Lesson 1 4. Quiz 1: Main Ideas to Appropriate Words 19. Spelling Lesson 3 5. Spelling Quiz 1 20. Quiz 3: The Written Report 21. Spelling Quiz 3 6. Sensible Sentences 22. Special Project* 7. Essay: Pollution 23. Test 8. Reading Skills and Robin Hood 24. Alternate Test* 9. Spelling Lesson 2 25. Glossary and Credits 10. Quiz 2: Sensible Sentences and Reading Skills 11. Spelling Quiz 2 12. Essay: Robin Hood 13. The Written Report (1)LANGUAGE ARTS 500 UNIT 5: READING AND WRITING STORIES 13. Quiz 2: Mastering Dialogue: Writing Better Sentences Assignment Titles 1. Reading for Meaning 14. Spelling Quiz 2 2. Essay: Writing a Summary 15. Story Writing 3. Judging the Value of a Story 16. Essay: Short Story 4. Project: Book Report -- Historical Fiction* 17. Report: Story Comparison 5. Spelling Lesson 1 18. Spelling Lesson 3 6. Quiz 1: Reading and Judging the Value of a Story 19. Quiz 3: Writing the Story 7. Spelling Quiz 1 20. Spelling Quiz 3 8. Mastering Dialogue 21. Special Project* 9. Project: Making Conversation 22. Test 10. Project: Seed Ideas* 23. Alternate Test* 11. Writing Better Sentences 24. Glossary and Credits 12. Spelling Lesson 2LANGUAGE ARTS 500 UNIT 6: POETRY 13. Reading Inspirational Poems 14. Poetic Ideas and Devices Assignment Titles 15. Poetic Forms 1. Reading Story Poems 16. Project: Pen Pictures and Couplets 2. Enjoying Poetry 17. Project: Free Verse Poem 3. Project: Rhythm 18. Project: Poetry Book* 4. Spelling Lesson 1 19. Spelling Lesson 3 5. Quiz 1: Reading Story Poems; Enjoying Poetry 20. Quiz 3: Inspirational Poems; Writing Poetry 6. Spelling Quiz 1 21. Spelling Quiz 3 7. Reading Humorous Poems 22. Special Project* 8. Playing With Words 23. Test 9. Project: Book Report – Poetry* 24. Alternate Test* 10. Spelling Lesson 2 25. Glossary and Credits 11. Quiz 2: Reading Humorous Poems; Playing With Words 12. Spelling Quiz 2 13 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015LANGUAGE ARTS 500 UNIT 7: READING COMPREHENSION 16. Vocabulary Practice 17. Spelling Lesson 3LANGUAGE ARTS 500 Assignment Titles 18. Quiz 3: Judgments in Reading 1. Cause and Effect 19. Spelling Quiz 3LANGUAGE ARTS 500 2. From GULLIVER'S TRAVELS 20. Adjectives (1) 3. Essay: Personal Reaction to Lilliput 21. Project: Adjectives*LANGUAGE ARTS 500 4. Spelling Lesson 1 22. Adjectives (2) 5. Quiz 1: Gulliver's Travels; Personal Reactions 23. Spelling Lesson 4 6. Spelling Project: Homonyms 24. Quiz 4: Adjectives 7. Spelling Quiz 1 25. Spelling Quiz 4 8. Reviewing Nouns 26. Special Project* 9. Singular and Plural Nouns 27. Test 10. Possessive Nouns; Uses of Nouns 28. Alternate Test* 11. Pronouns 29. Glossary and Credits 12. Spelling Lesson 2 13. Quiz 2: Nouns 13. Spelling Quiz 2 14. Spelling Quiz 2 14. Aesop and Fables 15. Judgments, Inferences, Facts, Opinions, and Mood 15. Essay: Fable Rewrite 16. Project: Fables* UNIT 8: WORKING WITH WORDS 17. Spelling Lesson 3 18. Quiz 3: Fables Assignment Titles 19. Spelling Quiz 3 1. Main Verbs 20. Special Project* 2. Verb Forms 21. Test 3. Subject/Verb Agreement; Contractions 22. Alternate Test* 4. Participles 23. Glossary and Credits 5. Spelling Lesson 1 6. Quiz 1: Verbs 13. Reviewing Literary Forms 7. Spelling Quiz 1 14. Writing a Report with Facts and Opinions 8. Modifying with Adverbs 15. Project: Preparing a Fact and Opinion Report 9. Making Adverbs from Adjectives 16. Essay: Fact and Opinion Report 10. Showing Comparisons with Adverbs 17. Spelling Lesson 3 11. Spelling Lesson 2 18. Quiz 3: Literary Forms 12. Quiz 2: Adverbs and Adjectives 19. Spelling Quiz 3 20. Special Project* UNIT 9: READING AND STUDY SKILLS 21. Test 22. Alternate Test* Assignment Titles 23. Glossary and Credits 1. Improving Reading Fluency and Study Skills 2. Short Story: Richard Whittington and his Cat 13. Using Adverbs 3. Essay: Summary of Richard Whittington 14. Quiz 2: Reading Comprehension to Verbs/Adverbs 4. Spelling Lesson 1 15. Reading Skills 5. Quiz 1: Reading and Study Skills 16. Types of Sentences 6. Spelling Quiz 1 17. Essay: Dialogue 7. Maps, Charts, and Diagrams 18. Essay: Personal Reaction 8. Outlines 19. Quiz 3: Reading and Study Skills to Dialogue and 9. Project: Book Report – Biography* 10. Spelling Lesson 2 Personal Reaction 11. Quiz 2: Maps, Charts, and Diagrams; Outlines 20. Special Project* 12. Spelling Quiz 2 21. Test 22. Alternate Test* UNIT 10: REVIEW 23. Glossary and Credits Assignment Titles 1. Literature 2. Project: Book Report – Fiction* 3. Project: Composition Folder* 4. Poetry 5. Essay: Poetry 6. Using Nouns and Adjectives 7. Writing a Short Story 8. Essay: Short Story 9. Quiz 1: Reading Literature to Writing Short Stories/Poems 10. Reading Comprehension 11. Using Word Study Skills 12. Using Verbs 14 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015Language Arts 600COURSE OVERVIEWLanguage Arts 600 continues to build on the sequential development and integration of communication skills in fourmajor areas—reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It most specifically focuses on deepening and furthering students'understanding in the following ways:  Reading develops students’ reading skills, including the identification of main ideas, supporting details, sequence, and facts and opinions; introduces more advanced reading skills, showing students how to analyze propaganda, make inferences, and determine the author’s authority; shows students how to identify parts of speech in sentences, with emphasis on kinds and uses of nouns, pronouns, and verb tenses; develops students’ capacities for identifying basic elements of narrative prose; enhances students’ abilities for reading newspaper articles and informative nonfiction; helps students develop basic literary comprehension skills through the reading of short stories, nonfiction pieces, and poetry.  Writing develops students’ understanding of sentence structure, providing hands-on experience with subject- verb agreement, participles, and phrases; emphasizes parts of speech and their roles, including adjectives, nouns, and verbs; familiarizes students with roots, affixes, and basic word relationships, including homonyms, synonyms, and antonyms; develops students’ vocabulary and spelling skills; gives students the opportunity to develop their abilities in writing paragraphs, business letters, poetry, and short stories; guides students through planning, organizing, writing, and revising a report.Curriculum ContentsReading Comprehension Skills  Analyzing Propaganda  Comparing and Contrasting  Determining Author’s Purpose—Reading for Entertainment and Reading for Information  Determining Author’s Reliability  Identifying Facts and Opinions  Evaluating a Text  Identifying Main Ideas and Supporting Details  Finding Implied Meanings  Reading Newspaper Articles  Reading Poetry  Reading Short StoriesComposition  Paragraph Elements and Structure  Report—Shepherding  Using Invented Words  Writing a Business Letter  Writing Poetry—Pen Pictures, Cinquains, and Shaped Poems  Writing a Report—Outlining, Writing, and Revising  Writing with Metaphors  Writing Short Stories—Plot, Setting, Structure, and Character Development 15 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015Grammar and Usage  Adjectives—Comparative Adjectives, Superlative Adjectives, and Articles  Adverbs—Comparative Adverbs and Superlative Adverbs  Interjections and Conjuctions  Kinds of Sentences—Statement, Question, Command, and Surprise/Excitement  Nouns—Plural, Possessive, and Common and Proper Nouns  Pronouns—Pronoun Case, Personal Pronouns, and Demonstrative Pronouns  Punctuation—Exclamation Points, Periods, Question Marks, and Commas  Sentence Structure—Subject/Predicate, Prepositions, and Phrases  Verbs—Verb Tense, Irregular Verbs, Auxiliary Verbs, Person, Number, and Compound VerbsLiterature Studies  Fiction o Elements—Structure, Character, Plot, and Setting o Genre/Type—Fable, Legend, Animal Story, Myth, Fairy Tale, Adventure, Historical Piece, Mystery, and Science Fiction  Nonfiction o Definition o Elements—Organization and Diction o Genre/Type—Autobiography, Biography, Propaganda, and Articles  Poetry o Definition o Elements—Structure, Rhyme, Meter, and Diction o Genre/Type—Ballad, Free Verse, Limerick, Shaped Poem, Epic, Narrative, and Pen Picture o Literary Device—Metaphors, Similes, Alliteration, Sound Effects, and ParallelismDrama  Elements—Structure, Character, Plot, and SettingSpeaking and Listening  Speaking Qualities  Listen EffectivelySpelling  Homonyms  Words with /sh/ sound  Roots and AffixesSpecial Topics  The Nature of Advertising  Creating an Advertisement  Graphic Aids—Charts and Graphs  Reference Materials—Dictionary, Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Who’s Who, Thesaurus, and Concordance  Study Skills—Note-Taking  Word Play—Palindromes, Puns, and Conundrums 16 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015Literature ListThe literary works students will encounter in Language Arts 600 include, but are not limited to:Fiction  Guerbner, H.A. o \"The Tyrant of Syracuse\"  Shaw-Smith, Melissa o \"The Magic Weaver\"Carroll, Lewis Poetry  o \"A Mouse’s Tail\"  Stevenson, Robert o “Rain”LANGUAGE ARTS 600 UNIT 1: ELEMENTS OF GRAMMAR 13. Adverbs 14. Spelling Lesson ThreeLANGUAGE ARTS 600 Assignment Titles 15. Quiz 3: Adjectives and Adverbs 1. Course Overview 16. Spelling Quiz 3 2. The Sentence 17. Pronouns 3. Sentence Types 18. Prepositions 4. Spelling Lesson One 19. Conjunctions and Interjections 5. Quiz 1: The Sentence 20. Quiz 4: Pronouns to Interjections 6. Spelling Quiz 1 21. Special Project* 7. Nouns 22. Test 8. Verbs 23. Alternate Test* 9. Spelling Lesson Two 24. Glossary and Credits 10. Quiz 2: Nouns and Verbs 11. Spelling Quiz 2 14. Using Auxiliary Verbs, Verb Phrases, and 12. Adjectives Contractions UNIT 2: GRAMMAR USAGE 15. Spelling Lesson Three 16. Quiz 3: Verbs--Person/Number, Tense, Auxiliaries Assignment Titles 17 Spelling Quiz 3 1. Capitalization 18. Effective Sentences: Using Adjectives and Adverbs 2. Punctuation 19. Effective Sentences: Avoiding Fragments and 3. Spelling Lesson One 4. Quiz 1: Capitalization and Punctuation Wordiness 5. Spelling Quiz 1 20. Quiz 4: Effective Sentences 6. Word Parts 21. Special Project* 7. Word Parts: Exercises* 22. Test 8. Synonyms, Antonyms, and Idioms 23. Alternate Test* 9. Spelling Lesson Two 24. Glossary and Credits 10. Quiz 2: Word Parts; Synonyms, Antonyms, and Idioms 11. Spelling Quiz 2 12. Person and Number of Verbs 13. Principal Parts of Verbs 17 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015LANGUAGE ARTS 600 UNIT 3: READING SKILLS 13. Project: Book Report -- Short Story* 14. Analyzing Story StructureLANGUAGE ARTS 600 Assignment Titles 15. Comparing and Contrasting Stories 1. Developing Reading Skills 16. Project: ApplicationLANGUAGE ARTS 600 2. Reading to Develop Vocabulary 17. Spelling Lesson Three 3. Spelling Lesson One 18. Quiz 3: Analyzing Story Structure; Comparing andLANGUAGE ARTS 600 4. Quiz 1: Developing Reading Skills and Vocabulary 5. Spelling Quiz 1 Contrasting Stories 6. Reading to Find Relationships 19. Spelling Quiz 3 7. Reading to Comprehend (1) 20. Special Project* 8. Reading to Comprehend (2) 21. Test 9. Spelling Lesson Two 22. Alternate Test* 10. Quiz 2: Reading to Find Relationships; 23. Glossary and Credits Comprehension 13. Project: Outline 11. Spelling Quiz 2 14. Spelling Lesson Two 12. Reading Critically 15. Spelling Quiz 2 16. Writing the Report UNIT 4: WRITING SKILLS 17. Essay: Final Report 18. Spelling Lesson Three Assignment Titles 19. Quiz 2: Preparing and Writing a Report 1. Paragraph Writing 20. Spelling Quiz 3 2. Essay: Paragraph 21. Special Project* 3. Essay: Autobiography* 22. Test 4. Business Letters 23. Alternate Test* 5. Project: Business Letter 24. Glossary and Credits 6. Report Writing: Preparation 7. Spelling Lesson One 12. Spelling Quiz 2 8. Quiz 1: Writing Paragraphs to Report Preparation 13. Recognizing Propaganda 9. Spelling Quiz 1 14. Project: Propaganda 10. Report Writing: Researching 15. Essay: Propaganda 11. Project: Note Taking 16. Quiz 2: Propaganda 12. Outlining 17. Spelling Lesson Three 18. Spelling Quiz 3 UNIT 5: NEWSPAPERS AND PROPAGANDA 19. Special Project 20. Test Assignment Titles 21. Alternate Test 1. The Newspaper 22. Glossary and Credits 2. Distinguishing Fact from Opinion 3. Report: Newspapers Today 10. Mood 4. Analyzing a News Story 11. Report: Persuasive Oral Presentation 5. Report: News Story 12. Spelling Lesson Three 6. Spelling Lesson One 13. Quiz 2: Literary Forms and Mood 7. Quiz 1: Newspapers 14. Spelling Quiz 3 8. Spelling Quiz 1 15. Special Report* 9. Propaganda 16. Test 10. Project: Advertisement 17. Alternate Test* 11. Spelling Lesson Two 18. Glossary and Credits UNIT 6: LITERARY FORMS Assignment Titles 1. Spelling Lesson One 2. Spelling Quiz 1 3. Poetry 4. Prose Fiction (1) 5. Prose Fiction (2) 6. Spelling Lesson Two 7. Quiz 1: Literary Forms 8. Spelling Quiz 2 9. Prose Nonfiction 18 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

LANGUAGE ARTS 600 UNIT 7: READING FOR A PURPOSE 2015LANGUAGE ARTS 600 Assignment Titles 12. Spelling Quiz 2 1. Judging a Book 13. Reading for Inspiration (1)LANGUAGE ARTS 600 2. Short Story: The Magic Weaver 14. Reading for Inspiration (2) 3. Spelling Lesson One 15. Spelling Lesson ThreeLANGUAGE ARTS 600 4. Quiz 1: Judging a book; The Magic Weaver 16. Quiz 3: Reading for Inspiration 5. Spelling Quiz 1 17. Spelling Quiz 3 6. Reading for Information 18. Special Project* 7. Organizing Details 19. Test 8. Project: Outline* 20. Alternate Test* 9. Report: Sheepherding 21. Glossary and Credits 10. Spelling Lesson Two 11. Quiz 2: Reading for Information 16. Essay: Pen Picture 17. Poetic Forms (2) UNIT 8: POETRY 18. Essay: Cinquain and Shaped Poems 19. Spelling Lesson Three Assignment Titles 20. Quiz 3: Poetic Forms 1. Characteristics of Poetry 21. Spelling Quiz 3 2. Free Verse 22. Musical Poems 3. Project: Youthfulness* 23. Report: Lullabies 4. Spelling Lesson One 24. Word Play 5. Quiz 1: Poetic Characteristics 25. Project: Limericks 6. Spelling Quiz 1 26. Quiz 4: Musical Poems 7. Synonyms and Similes 27. Special Project* 8. Metaphors 28. Test 9. Project: Metaphors 29. Alternate Test* 10. Poetic Devices 30. Glossary and Credits 11. Essay: Invented Words 12. Spelling Lesson Two 11. Quiz 2: Dictionary Use and Listening to Summarize 13. Quiz 2: Figures of Speech 12. Spelling Quiz 2 14. Spelling Quiz 2 13. Plurals, Apostrophes, and Conjunctions 15. Poetic Forms (1) 14. Spelling Lesson Three 15. Quiz 3: Plurals, Apostrophes, and Conjunctions UNIT 9: ELEMENTS OF DRAMA AND LISTENING 16. Spelling Quiz 3 17. Special Project* Assignment Titles 18. Test 1. The Elements of Drama 19. Alternate Test* 2. Literary Terms 20. Glossary and Credits 3. Listening Effectively 4. Project: Effective Listening 11. Communication (1) 5. Spelling Lesson One 12. Project: Advertising 6. Quiz 1: Drama and Listening 13. Essay: The President's Thoughts* 7. Spelling Quiz 1 14. Communication (2) 8. The Dictionary and Thesaurus 15. Project: Newspaper 9. Listening and Summarizing 16. Quiz 4: Communication and its Purposes 10. Spelling Lesson Two 17. Special Project* 18. Test UNIT 10: REVIEW 19. Alternate Test* 20. Glossary and Credits Assignment Titles 1. Patterns in Language 2. Capitalization and Punctuation 3. Quiz 1: Language Patterns; Capitalization and Punctuation 4. Organization in Literary Forms 5. Quiz 2: Organization in Literary Forms 6. Essay: Short Story 7. Literary Forms: Fiction 8. Essay: Fish Story* 9. Literary Forms: Nonfiction and Poetry 10. Quiz 3: Literary Forms 19 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015Language Arts 600 CCSSCOURSE OVERVIEWIn Language Arts 600, students will delve into texts that span the genres of narrative fiction, poetry, literary nonfiction,and informational texts to build reading, writing and thinking skills. Students will also develop their writing skills as theyfocus on the six traits while producing narrative, argumentative, and explanatory compositions, as well as creativepieces including poetry. The course concludes with students completing a full research report. With a strong emphasison close reading instruction, writing and thinking activities, as well as speaking and listening tasks, this course will helpstudents expand their understanding of literature while building 21st century skills. Multimedia and interactiveelements are built into every lesson to ensure a high-level of student engagement.Curriculum decisions for this course are guided by the Common Core State Standards. These standards were developedto provide clear and consistent goals for student learning and to ensure that students have the skills they need to besuccessful beyond high school. These standards define what students need to know and be able to do by the end of eachgrade. In addition to defining grade-level skills, the ELA standards require that students be exposed to increasingly morecomplex texts to which they apply those skills. In order for curriculum to align to these standards, it must be bothrigorous and relevant. It must also expose students to certain critical content. In English language arts, that contentincludes high-quality contemporary works and the classics of literature. English 600 students will be enriched as theyexpand their skills and confidence in English language arts through a comprehensive study that includes the followingunits:Unit 1 – What a Character! Part 1: In this unit, students closely examine elements that make characters come to life inliterature. Students study different characters in both literature and informational text. Additionally, students continueto build on reading strategies, such as making predictions and summarizing, to increase comprehension of grade-leveltext. Two writing projects are integrated into this unit to further develop skills in both grammar and writing.Unit 2 – What a Character! Part 2: This unit builds on the skills learned in Unit 1. Students learn how authors reveal theplot of a story or drama in a series of episodes. Students will have a deeper understanding of character types and learnhow characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution. Students are exposed to different text typesincluding drama and epic poetry. The close reading strategy of Trailing the Text is introduced to deepen studentsthinking on informational text. An informative compare/contrast writing project is integrated into the unit in order forstudents to demonstrate a deep level of understanding characters in different literary genres.Unit 3 –Journeys: In this unit, students read Robert Frost’s classic poem “A Road Not Taken.” Students learn about thepower of words and analyze how authors use language to communicate ideas. A more in-depth study of poetry formsand characteristics follow. In the second part of this unit, students are introduced to their first in-depth, multi-lesson,formal writing project on explanatory essays. Students apply their knowledge of word choice, transitional words, as wellas grammar and writing skills to produce clear and coherent writing.Unit 4 –Journeys into Literature: Students delve more deeply into literature by closely analyzing exposition in bothfiction and non-fiction text. Students analyze the different plot elements that move text toward a resolution.Additionally, students compare and contrast texts from different genres in terms of their approaches to similar themesand topics. The unit concludes with students applying the knowledge gained in this unit to write a well-organized,detailed narrative that unfolds naturally and logically to a well-written conclusion.Unit 5 – Controversy in our World: Students begin to identify argument and specific claims found in news media.Students distinguish facts from opinion as well as learn how to identify if an author is pro or con on a position. Studentsdelve deeper into media by identifying bias, propaganda, and fallacies. Students interpret information presented indiverse media and formats (text and graphics). Lastly, students prepare for both a discussion and debate by explicitlydrawing on nonfiction text and developing specific questions with elaboration and detail to pose to a collaborativegroup. 20 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015Unit 6 – Argument, Claims, and Evidence: Students build on the skills used in unit 5 to identify argument, claims andevidence by completing a close read of nonfiction texts. Students identify both the position and counter position of anargument and examine textual evidence that supports both sides. Students learn what makes a strong claim and how tosupport these claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. In the second part of this unit students complete an in-depth, multi-unit formal writing project on an argumentative essay. Students learn how to craft a thesis statement andsupport this with strong claims and textual evidence.Unit 7 – Perspectives: In Unit 7 students learn that important issues, such as civil rights and environmentalisms can belooked at from different perspectives. Students learn how to develop informed opinions by gathering evidence fromcredible sources. Students integrate information presented in different media and formats to develop a coherentunderstanding on a complex topic. Two writing projects, a reflection and open-letter, are integrated into the unit tocontinue to develop students writing skills. The unit concludes with students analyzing a complex issue and present thisinformation visually in the form on an infographic.Unit 8 - Research and Report Writing: In the last unit students learn that research and inquiry deepens understandingon topics. Credible sources are essential to research and students are taught to synthesize this information to producean evidenced-based research paper. Students complete an in-depth, multi-unit formal research project beginning withtopic selection. Students then gather data from several sources and craft a thesis statement. Students are taught tocreate an outline and produce a final research project answering an essential question.Curriculum Content and ObjectivesUnit 1: What a Character!Student will know and be able to:  Identify adjectives and possessive pronouns.  Identify adjectives in a story.  Use description from a story to understand a character.  Read a poem, and compare it to listening to a poem.  Use description from a poem to understand a character.  Hear how inflection changes meaning in a spoken poem.  Use descriptive language to create a character.  Use sensory imagery in descriptive writing.  Summarize details from a passage that introduce, illustrate, or elaborate on a key individual.  Describe how a plot unfolds in a sequence.  Describe how a character changes or responds to parts of a story.  Use context clues to understand the meaning of new words.  Consider the denotation and connotation of a word to identify good word choices  Write a story using a plot sequence.  Use sensory imagery in narrative writing.  Find evidence in the text to support specific predictions.  Make predictions about the text using evidence from the text as a basis for proof.  Use pronouns in the proper case.  Use intensive pronouns.  Recognize and correct shifts in pronoun number and person.  Recognize and correct vague pronouns.  Find important details in a story.  Distinguish between important and trivial details.  Recognize the best main idea for a story.  Choose the best supporting evidence for a given main idea.  Synthesize a main idea from important details. 21 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015Unit 2 – What a Character! Part 2Students will know and be able to:  Explain 1st person point of view.  Explain how the author uses the point of view to help tell the story.  Explain 3rd person point of view.  Compare and contrast 1st and 3rd person Point of view.  Distinguish between the parts of a story (setting, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution) and where they are located in drama.  Describe how the parts of a drama work together to tell the author’s story.  Look at how words relate to each other to understand them better. (Part/Whole)  Describe the attributes of an inspirational character.  Identify the elements of a fable.  Write a reflection about a character based on details (evidence) from the story.  Compare and contrast characters from different kinds of stories (Greek fable and Japanese tale).  Use a Venn diagram to make comparisons.  Use correct conventions and grammar.  Identify affixes and root words.  Identify and match shortened words.  Use dictionaries and other reference materials as needed.  Identify the correct reference material needed for the purpose.  Define a Hero in Literature.  Understand common story characters (archetypes).  Explain an epic poem.  Describe how a character is shown in a poem differently than in a story.  Use context clues to help understand a new word.  Explain a key historical figure in a non-fiction passage using evidence from the text.  Write a reflection based on inferences from the text.  Identify main idea and important details in a non-fiction passage.  Write a summary of a non-fiction passage.Unit 3 –JourneysStudents will know and be able to:  Identify and understand metaphor.  Identify and understand simile.  Identify and understand personification.  Understand personification within a poem.  Understand metaphor within a poem.  Look at word choices and how they affect meaning.  Understand information presented in a recipe format.  Discuss how word choices affect the tone of a poem.  Demonstrate how word choice affects meaning.  Make specific word choices to create a tone.  Understand how poems are made of lines and stanzas, rather than sentences and paragraphs.  Describe the characteristics of poetry, including rhythm, pattern, central idea, and economy of words.  Understand how poetic forms are defined by their structure and patterns.  Identify poetry forms, such as cinquain, couplets, shaped poems, and pen pictures.  Describe how narrative poetry tells a story.  Understand how stanzas are the units of the story.  Recognize nonsense writing.  Write a poem using figurative and sensory language.  Understand the parts of a 5 paragraph explanatory essay  Use strategies to organize an essay topic from an informational piece of writing. 22 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015  Choose important ideas to develop a topic.  Develop an essay topic with facts, details, and examples.  Use transition words that show how sentences and ideas are connected.  Write three body paragraphs of an explanatory essay.  Develop main ideas with important details, information, and examples from the text.  Write an introduction paragraph for an explanatory essay.  Write a thesis statement with three main points.  Write a conclusion paragraph, including a restatement of the thesis and new ideas the reader should take away from the essay.  Use technical terms related to a topic.  Use formal essay writing style.  Write a 5 paragraph explanatory essay.  Use formal writing style.  Revise drafts for content and errors.Unit 4 –Journeys into LiteratureStudents will learn and be able to:  Identify the elements of the setting in a story.  Identify setting information in literary non-fiction.  Analyze expressions and idioms for connotative meaning.  Distinguish between the denotative and connotative meaning of words.  Compare and contrast a story and a journal entry written about the same subject.  Identify simple, complex, compound, and complex-compound sentences.  Write examples of simple, complex, compound, and complex-compound sentences.  Use a variety of sentence structures to add interest, meaning, and style to writing.  Describe how a story plot develops using pace.  Describe how varied sentence structure affects the pace of a story.  Describe how dialogue contributes to the development of a story plot.  Write dialogue that furthers the plot of a story.  Identify sentences with an interrupter, or parenthetical phrase.  Write sentences with correct punctuation that have a parenthetical phrase.  Identify resolution techniques, such as realization, epiphany, twist ending, resolving action.  Write a conclusion that makes sense with the story.  Write a setting that includes a time, place, and context.  Write a setting that includes character description.  Use a graphic organizer to create a plot map for a story.  Write a narrative (story) that includes setting, dialogue, varied sentence structure, pacing, and a logical resolution.Unit 5 – Controversy in our WorldStudents will learn and be able to:  Describe the origins and importance of the news article as a means of communication.  Describe six important questions to answer as you analyze a news story.  Distinguish fact from opinion in news reports.  Describe the meaning of the term \"propaganda\".  Recognize propaganda and its purpose.  Describe the power and pattern of propaganda used in various forms of media.  Determine if bias is present in a news article.  Identify fallacies in advertisements.  Recognize persuasive language in advertisements.  Write in persuasive language.  Identify the position in an editorial column. 23 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015  Analyze the effectiveness of an argument.  Determine the author’s purpose in writing an opinion article.  Identify bias or agenda within an article.  Use a graphic to better understand a topic.  Use a graphic to explain your ideas.  Identify the pros and cons of an argument.  Evaluate the pros and cons of an argument.  Gather evidence to support a position on a given topic.  Prepare to discuss a topic with an outline and text evidence from the reading.  Prepare to discuss a topic with important questions.  Introduce a position and argue it with reasons and evidence.Unit 6 – Argument, Claims, and EvidenceStudents will learn and be able to:  Identify the author’s position on an issue.  Identify claims made by an author to support a position.  Identify evidence that supports a claim.  Determine a position and counter-position for a topic.  Make claims to support a position  Explain opposing positions of an argument.  Examine both sides of an issue.  Identify persuasive language.  Determine if claims are supported or unsupported in an argument.  Evaluate the strength of an argument.  Write a well-crafted thesis statement for an Argument Essay.  Trace the argument in an Argument Essay.  Evaluate the argument for supported and unsupported claims.  Analyze and evaluate a conclusion in an argument essay.  Choose a focused position on a topic.  Plan an argument essay using a graphic organizer to map the arguments, claims, and evidence.  Write a well-crafted introductory paragraph with a thesis statement, hook, and context.  Write a formal, 5 paragraph argument essay. Write a strong argument with claims and evidence.Unit 7 – PerspectivesStudents will learn and be able to:  Explain the difference between an informed and an uninformed opinion.  Explain the importance of informed opinions on academic topics.  Identify author’s perspective on a broad topic.  Explain the author’s point of view on a topic.  Compare one presentation of events to another.  Compare writings by different authors about the same topic.  Explain more than one perspective on a topic.  Identify different points of view within a text.  Explain points of view within a text using details and evidence.  Identify key points in an argument.  Identify persuasive language.  Describe good oratory, and how it persuades others.  Write a persuasive argument in an \"open letter\" style.  Write arguments supported by reasons and evidence.  Perform an internet search on a topic.  Find relevant facts on a topic.  Gather evidence to develop an informed opinion. 24 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015  Present key information from an article in an infographic.  Use multimedia to present important information.Unit 8 - Research and Report WritingStudents will learn and be able to:  Describe research and inquiry.  Compare and contrast research vs. opinion writing.  Describe the importance of using sources in research.  Analyze a website (or websites) for credibility.  Describe the importance of an essential question in research.  Develop an essential question.  Develop an evidence-based claim to answer the essential question.  Identify parts of a research paper.  Identify sources in a research paper.  Identify central idea and how it is supported in a research paper.  Choose a topic for your research paper.  Write the Essential Question your research will answer.  Identify possible credible sources for use in the research paper.  Narrow topic for five paragraph research report.  Write Essential Question for research report.  Reflect on the process of choosing topic and essential question.  Choose three sources to support Essential Question and claims.  Record bibliography on three column note organizer.  Use the three column note organizer to gather relevant information to support essential question.  Draft a thesis statement for research paper.  Create an outline based on notes for research project.  Synthesize information gathered and using the outline write the first draft of research paper.  Utilize a checklist to edit and revise first draft of research paper to write final version of research paper.LANGUAGE ARTS 600 CCSS UNIT 1: WHAT A CHARACTER! PART I 17. Making Predictions Based on Evidence 18. Understanding Pronouns Assignment Titles 19. Quiz 3: Making Predictions, Supporting Evidence, & 1. Course Overview Pronouns 2. Adjectives Describe 20. Alternate Quiz 3 - Form A: Making Predictions, 3. Understanding a Character: Using Descriptions to Supporting Evidence, & Pronouns* 21. Alternate Quiz 3 - Form B: Making Predictions, Draw Conclusions Supporting Evidence, & Pronouns* 4. Understanding a Character: Reading Verses 22. Finding the Main Idea 23. Evidence to Support a Main Idea Listening 24. Writing a Main Idea 5. Project: Character Description 25. Quiz 4: Finding and Writing a Main idea 6. Quiz 1: Adjectives, Understanding a Character 26. Alternate Quiz 4 - Form A: Finding and Writing a 7. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form A: Adjectives, Main idea* 27. Alternate Quiz 4 - Form B: Finding and Writing a Understanding a Character* Main idea* 8. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form B: Adjectives, 28. Special Project* 29. Review Understanding a Character* 30. Test 9. Understanding a Key figure in Nonfiction: Preface 31. Alternate Test - Form A* 10. Understanding a Character: Using Plot 32. Alternate Test - Form B* 11. Context Clues Vocabulary 33. Glossary and Credits 12. Project: Writing a Personal Narrative 13. Quiz 2: Character Development, Context Clues 14. Alternate Quiz 2 - Form A: Character Development, Context Clues* 15. Alternate Quiz 2 - Form B: Character Development, Context Clues* 16. Providing Evidence to Make Predictions 25 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015LANGUAGE ARTS 600 CCSS UNIT 2: WHAT A CHARACTER! PART II 18. Quiz 3: Understanding Characters 19. Alternate Quiz 3 - Form A: Understanding Assignment Titles Characters* 1. Using 1st Person POV to Tell a Story 20. Alternate Quiz 3 - Form B: Understanding 2. Project: Another Point of View Characters* 3. Using 3rd Person POV to Tell a Story 21. Context Clues 4. How Parts of a Play Work Together to Tell a Story 22. Nonfiction - Providing Evidence to Understand a 5. Quiz 1: Sequencing and Point of View Key Figure 6. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form A: Sequencing and Point of 23. Nonfiction - Summarizing a Text with a Central Idea 24. Quiz 4: Context Clues, Evidence in Text and View* Summarizing 7. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form B: Sequencing and Point of 25. Alternate Quiz 4 - Form A: Context Clues, Evidence in Text and Summarizing* View* 26. Alternate Quiz 4 - Form B: Context Clues, Evidence 8. Inspirational Characters in Text and Summarizing* 9. Compare and Contrast Characters 27. Special Project* 10. Project: Compare and Contrast Writing Assignment 28. Review 11. Greek Affixes 29. Test 12. Quiz 2: Compare and Contrast, Affixes and Root 30. Alternate Test - Form A* 31. Alternate Test - Form B* Words 32. Glossary and Credits 13. Alternate Quiz 2 - Form A: Compare and Contrast, Quiz 3: Explanatory Essay: Choosing and Affixes and Root Words* Developing a Topic, Transitions 14. Alternate Quiz 2 - Form B: Compare and Contrast, Alternate Quiz 3 - Form A: Explanatory Essay: Choosing and Developing a Topic, Transitions* Affixes and Root Words* Alternate Quiz 3 - Form B: Explanatory Essay: 15. Reference Materials Choosing and Developing a Topic, Transitions* 16. Heroes: Understanding Common Story Characters Explanatory Essay Part IV: Introductory Paragraph 17 Understanding Heroes in Poetry Explanatory Essay Part V: Concluding Paragraph Explanatory Essay Part VI: Language and StyleLANGUAGE ARTS 600 CCSS UNIT 3: JOURNEYS 19. Project: Explanatory Essay Quiz 4: Essay: Introduction, Conclusion, Language, Assignment Titles 20. and Style 1. Figurative Language Alternate Quiz 4 - Form A: Essay: Introduction, 2. Close Reading for Figurative Language 21. Conclusion, Language, and Style* 3. Word Choice and Tone Alternate Quiz 4 - Form B: Essay: Introduction, 4. Project: Write a Recipe in Figurative Language 22. Conclusion, Language, and Style* 5. Quiz 1: Figurative Language, Word Choice, and Tone 23. Special Project* 6. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form A: Figurative Language, 24. Review 25. Test Word Choice, and Tone* 26. Alternate Test - Form A* 7. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form B: Figurative Language, Alternate Test - Form B* 27. Glossary and Credits Word Choice, and Tone* 8. Characteristics of Poetry 28. 9. Poetry Forms 10. Narrative Poem 29. 11. Project: Write a Poem 30. 12. Quiz 2: Characteristics and Forms of Poetry 31. 13. Alternate Quiz 2 - Form A: Characteristics and Forms 32. 33. of Poetry* 34. 14. Alternate Quiz 2 - Form B: Characteristics and Forms of Poetry* 15. Explanatory Essay Part I: Choose a Topic 16. Explanatory Essay Part II: Developing the Topic 17. Explanatory Essay Part III: Transitions 18. Project: 3 Body Paragraphs 26 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015LANGUAGE ARTS 600 CCSS UNIT 4: JOURNEY INTO LITERATURE 17. Quiz 3: Parenthetical Elements, Resolution Techniques Assignment Titles 18. Alternate Quiz 3 - Form A: Parenthetical Elements, 1. Elements of Exposition Resolution Techniques* 2. Introductory Information in Literary Nonfiction 19. Alternate Quiz 3 - Form B: Parenthetical Elements, 3. Expressions and Idioms Resolution Techniques* 4. Project: Compare Prairie Fiction and Nonfiction 20. Writing a Setting 5. Quiz 1: Setting, Expressions, and Idioms 21. Making a Plot Map 22. Writing a Resolution 6. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form A: Setting, Expressions, and 23. Project: Write a Narrative Idioms* 24. Quiz 4: Writing a Setting, Making a Plot Map, Writing a Resolution 7. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form B: Setting, Expressions, and 25. Alternate Quiz 4 - Form A: Writing a Setting, Making Idioms* a Plot Map, Writing a Resolution* 26. Alternate Quiz 4 - Form B: Writing a Setting, Making 8. Varied Sentence Structure a Plot Map, Writing a Resolution* 9. Plot Development: Pacing 27. Special Project* 10. Plot Development: Dialogue 28. Review 11. Quiz 2: Varied Sentence Structure, Pacing, and 29. Test 30. Alternate Test - Form A* Dialogue 31. Alternate Test - Form B* 12. Alternate Quiz 2 - Form A: Varied Sentence 32. Glossary and Credits Structure, Pacing, and Dialogue* Quiz 3: Editorials, Opinion Pieces, Graphics and 13. Alternate Quiz 2 - Form B: Varied Sentence Visuals Alternate Quiz 3 - Form A: Editorials, Opinion Structure, Pacing, and Dialogue* Pieces, Graphics and Visuals* 14. Punctuation: Parenthetical Elements Alternate Quiz 3 - Form B: Editorials, Opinion 15. Resolution Techniques Pieces, Graphics and Visuals* 16. Alternate Endings Considering Pros and Cons Gathering EvidenceLANGUAGE ARTS 600 CCSS UNIT 5: CONTROVERSY IN OUR WORLD 17. Preparing for a Discussion Project: Debate Speech Assignment Titles 18. Quiz 4: Pros and Cons, Gathering Evidence, Debate 1. The News Article Style 2. Analyzing a News Article 19. Alternate Quiz 4 - Form A: Pros and Cons, 3. Distinguishing Fact from Opinion Gathering Evidence, Debate Style* 4. Quiz 1: The News Article, Analyzing a News Article, 20. Alternate Quiz 4 - Form B: Pros and Cons, 21. Gathering Evidence, Debate Style* Fact vs. Opinion 22. Special Project* 5. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form A: The News Article, 23. Review 24. Test Analyzing a News Article, Fact vs. Opinion* Alternate Test - Form A* 6. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form B: The News Article, 25. Alternate Test - Form B* Glossary and Credits Analyzing a News Article, Fact vs. Opinion* 26. 7. Propaganda 8. Recognizing Propaganda or Bias 27. 9. Advertisements and Fallacies 28. 10. Project: Write an Advertisement 29. 11. Quiz 2: Propaganda, Bias, and Advertisements 30. 12. Alternate Quiz 2 - Form A: Propaganda, Bias, and 31. 32. Advertisements* 13. Alternate Quiz 2 - Form B: Propaganda, Bias, and Advertisements* 14. Editorials 15. Opinion Pieces 16. Using Graphics and Visuals 27 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015LANGUAGE ARTS 600 CCSS UNIT 6: ARGUMENT, CLAIMS, AND EVIDENCE 15. Model Argument Essay: Trace the Argument 16. Model Argument Essay: Conclusion Assignment Titles 17. Quiz 3: Parts of an Argument Essay 1. Arguments: Identifying the Position 18. Alternate Quiz 3 - Form A: Parts of an Argument 2. Arguments: Identifying Claims Essay* 3. Arguments: Identifying Evidence that Supports 19. Alternate Quiz 3 - Form B: Parts of an Argument Essay* Claims 20. Writing an Argumentative Essay: Choose a Position 4. Quiz 1: Identifying Position, Claims, Evidence 21. Writing an Argumentative Essay: Mapping Your 5. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form A: Identifying Position, Claims and Evidence 22. Writing an Argumentative Essay: Drafting A Thesis Claims, Evidence* Statement and Introductory Paragraph 6. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form B: Identifying Position, 23. Project: Write an Argument 24. Quiz 4: Writing an Argument Essay Claims, Evidence* 25. Alternate Quiz 4 - Form A: Writing an Argument 7. Arguments: Position/Counter Position Essay* 8. Arguments: Examining Both Sides 26. Alternate Quiz 4 - Form B: Writing an Argument 9. Arguments: Analyzing Claims: Supported or Essay* 27. Special Project* Unsupported 28. Review 10. Project: Evaluate the Argument 29. Test 11. Quiz 2: Analyze and Evaluate an Argument: 30. Alternate Test - Form A* 31. Alternate Test - Form B* Position/Counter-Position, Supported vs. 32. Glossary and Credits Unsupported Claims 12. Alternate Quiz 2 - Form A: Analyze and Evaluate an Earth's Resources: What are the Issues Argument: Position/Counter-Position, Supported vs. Earth's Resources: A Traditional Perspective Unsupported Claims* Earth's Resources: A New Perspective 13. Alternate Quiz 2 - Form B: Analyze and Evaluate an Quiz 3: Gathering Evidence to Form an Opinion Argument: Position/Counter-Position, Supported vs. Alternative Quiz 3 - Form A: Gathering Evidence to Unsupported Claims* Form an Opinion* 14. Model Argument Essay: Thesis Statement Alternative Quiz 3 - Form B: Gathering Evidence to Form an Opinion*LANGUAGE ARTS 600 CCSS UNIT 7: PERSPECTIVES 15. Infographics 16. Amazing Kids! Meet Boyan Slat Assignment Titles 17. Amazing Kids! Meet Duro-Aina Adebola, Akindele 1. Developing an Informed Opinion 18. Abiola, Faleke Oluwatoyin, and Bello Eniola 2. Meet John Muir: First Modern Conservationist 19. Project: Make an Infographic 3. John Muir and the Hetch Hetchy Controversy: A Quiz 4: Infographics 20. Alternate Quiz 4 - Form A: Infographics* Different Perspective Alternate Quiz 4 - Form B: Infographics* 4. Project: Write a Reflection on the Different Faces of 21. Special Project* 22. Review John Muir 23. Test 5. Quiz 1: Point of View, Developing an Informed Alternate Test - Form A* 24. Alternate Test - Form B* Opinion 25. Glossary and Credits 6. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form A: Point of View, Developing 26. 27. an Informed Opinion* 28. 7. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form B: Point of View, Developing 29. 30. an Informed Opinion* 31. 8. Meet Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Letter from a 32. 33. Birmingham Jail Pt. 1 9. Meet Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Letter from a Birmingham Jail Pt. 2 10. In the Words of Dr. King: I Have a Dream 11. Project: An Open Letter 12. Quiz 2: Multiple Perspectives, Letters and Speeches as Persuasive Writing 13. Alternative Quiz 2 - form A: Multiple Perspectives, Letters and Speeches as Persuasive Writing* 14. Alternative Quiz 2 - Form B: Multiple Perspectives, Letters and Speeches as Persuasive Writing* 28 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015LANGUAGE ARTS 600 CCSS UNIT 8: RESEARCH AND REPORT WRITING 17. Alternate Quiz 3 - Form A: Gathering Data, Drafting Thesis Statement* Assignment Titles 18. Alternate Quiz 3 - Form B: Gathering Data, Drafting 1. Introduction to Research, Questioning Sources Thesis Statement* 2. Examining the Evidence 19. Outline 3. Determining a Central Idea, Summarizing 20. Project: Draft 1 4. Quiz 1: Introduction to Research 21. Project: Final Draft 5. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form A: Introduction to Research* 22. Quiz 4: Outline to Final 6. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form B: Introduction to Research* 23. Alternate Quiz 4 - Form A: Outline to Final* 7. Choosing a Topic, Creating an Essential Question 24. Alternate Quiz 4 - Form B: Outline to Final* 8. Finding Credible Sources 25. Special Project* 9. Narrowing the Topic 26. Review 10. Quiz 2: Research Topic 27. Test 11. Alternate Quiz 2 - Form A: Research Topic* 26. Alternate Test - Form A* 12. Alternate Quiz 2 - Form B: Research Topic* 29. Alternate Test - Form B* 13. Gathering Data and Bibliography 30. Glossary and Credits 14. Taking Notes 15. Drafting a Thesis Statement Alternate Exam - Form A* 16. Quiz 3: Gathering Data, Drafting Thesis Statement Alternate Exam - Form B*LANGUAGE UNIT 9: FINAL REVIEW AND EXAM 3. ARTS 600 4. CCSS Assignment Titles 1. Exam Review 2. Exam 29 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015Language Arts 700COURSE OVERVIEWLanguage Arts 700 continues to build on the sequential development and integration of communication skills in fourmajor areas—reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It most specifically focuses on deepening and furthering students'understanding in the following ways:  Reading develops students’ reading skills, including the identification of main ideas, supporting details, and sequence; teaches students how to reach logical conclusions; shows students how to identify parts of speech in sentences, with emphasis on adjectives, pronouns, verb types; and word choice; helps students develop basic literary comprehension skills through the reading of biographical and autobiographical pieces, poetry, character analyses, and the newspaper.  Writing develops students’ understanding of sentence structure, providing hands-on experience with coordination, conjunctions, subject-verb agreement, familiarizes students with roots, affixes, and basic word relationships, including homonyms, synonyms, and antonyms; develops students’ vocabulary and spelling skills; gives students the opportunity to develop their abilities in writing paragraphs, character analyses, character sketches, short biographies, summaries, and poetry.  Speaking teaches skills that enable students to become effective speakers and communicators, weaving the skills together throughout the course.  Listening teaches effective listening comprehension skills, weaving these together throughout the lessons; builds upon students' study skills.Curriculum ContentsReading Comprehension Skills  Analyzing Characters  Identifying Main Ideas and Supporting Details  Reaching Logical Conclusions  Reading Nonfiction  Reading PoetryComposition  Character Analysis  Character Sketch  Essay Structure  Paragraph Elements—Topic  Paragraph Organization—Sequence, Unity, and Format  Paragraph Structure—Transitional, Inductive, and Deductive  Summarizing  Business and Personal Letters  Technical Directions  Writing a Biography  Writing Responses to Literature  Writing and Listening  Writing Poetry—Limerick  Writing a Report 30 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015Grammar and Usage  Adjectives  Levels of Language Use—Standard, Nonstandard, Formal, and Informal  Nouns—Common Nouns, Proper Nouns, and Uses in Sentences  Pronouns—Nominative, Objective, Possessive, Reflexive  Punctuation—Apostrophes, Quotation Marks, Hyphens, and Parentheses  Sentence Structure o Errors in Construction—Fragments, Comma Splices, and Run-ons o Patterns o Subjects and Predicates  Verbs—Tense, Irregular, and AuxiliaryLiterature Studies  Drama o Definition o History o Elements o Genre/Type  Fiction o Definition  Nonfiction o Definition o Elements—Setting, Characterization, and Purpose o Genre/Type—Autobiography and Biography o Literary Device  Poetry o Elements—Rhyme and Meter o Genre/Type—Limerick and Nonsense Verse o Literary Device—Alliteration and figurative LanguageSpeaking and Listening  Gestures  Listening Strategies  Speaking Strategies  Types of Listening—Passive, Purposeful, Critical, Appreciative, and Conversational  Voice—Pitch, Accent, Pause, and IntonationSpelling  Words often confused  Roots and Affixes  Word EndingsSpecial Topics  Research Skills—Library and Visual Aids  Study Skills—Note Taking and Summarizing31 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015Literature ListThe literary works students will encounter in Language Arts 700 include, but are not limited to:Nonfiction  Bradford, Sarah. o Harriet Tubman: the Moses of Her People  \"Jackie Robinson\"  \"Dolley Madison\"  Douglass, Frederick. o The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American SlavePoetry  Carroll, Lewis. o \"Jabberwocky\"  Lear, Edward. o \"The Pobble Who Has No Toes\" (excerpt) o Various LimericksLANGUAGE ARTS 700 UNIT 1: BUILDING BLOCKS FOR WRITING 12. Paragraph Components: Unity and Sequence 13. Paragraph Patterns and Flaws Assignment Titles 14. Project: Paragraph Practice 1. Course Overview 15. Project: Self-Check Questions 2. Sentence Structure 16. Quiz 2: Writing Paragraphs 3. Sentence Patterns (1) 17. Special Project* 4. Sentence Patterns (2) 18. Review 5. Writing Complete Sentences 19. Test 6. Writing Effective Sentences (1) 20. Alternate Test* 7. Writing Effective Sentences (2) 21. Glossary and Credits 8. Structure: Informal, Formal, and Nonstandard 9. Project: Using Sentence Patterns Project: Using Punctuation 10. Quiz 1: Sentence Structure and Patterns Quiz 2: Punctuation 11. Paragraph Components: Format and Topic Special Project* ReviewLANGUAGE ARTS 700 UNIT 2: REFRESHING YOUR MECHANICS MEMORY 8. Test 9. Alternate Test* Assignment Titles 10. Glossary and Credits 1. Using Capital Letters (1) 11. 2. Using Capital Letters (2) 12. Verbs Often Confused (Lie/Lay) 3. Quiz 1: Capitalization 13. Verbs Often Confused (Sit/Set) 4. Punctuation: Apostrophes 14. Verbs Often Confused (Rise/Raise) 5. Punctuation: Quotation Marks Project: Using Verb Tenses 6. Punctuation: Parentheses and Hyphens Quiz 2: Actions 7. Punctuation: Commas Special Project* ReviewLANGUAGE ARTS 700 UNIT 3: PEOPLE, PLACES, THINGS, AND ACTIONS 12. Test 13. Alternate Test* Assignment Titles 14. Glossary and Credits 1. Labeling with Nouns 15. 2. Common and Proper Nouns 16. 3. Nouns and Pronouns 17. 4. Pronouns (1) 18. 5. Pronouns (2) 19. 6. Pronouns Often Confused 20. 7. Quiz 1: Nouns and Pronouns 21. 8. Present Tense Verbs 9. Past Tense Verbs 10. Auxiliary Verbs and Future Tense 11. Perfect Tense Verbs and Conjugation 32 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015 UNIT 4: INFORMATIONAL TEXTS: LETTERS AND DIRECTIONSLANGUAGE ARTS 700 Assignment Titles 11. Project: Writing Technical Directions 1. Business Letters, Structure, and Form 12. Project: Analyzing Technical Directions 2. The Three Types of Business Letters 13. Project: Giving a How-to Speech 3. Personal Letters, Structure, and Form 14. Quiz 2: Technical Directions* 4. The Three Types of Personal Letters 15. Special Project* 5. Project: Writing a Letter of Application 16. Review 6. Project: Business Letters 17. Test 7. Essay: Personal Letters 18. Alternate Test* 8. Project: Revising a Letter 19. Glossary and Credits 9. Quiz 1: Personal and Business Letters 10. Technical Directions, Purpose, and FeaturesLANGUAGE ARTS 700 UNIT 5: READING AND WRITING NARRATIVES 10. Sketching Characters 11. Essay: Writing a Character Sketch Assignment Titles 12. Essay: Writing a Narrative 1. What Is a Biography? 13. Quiz 2: Writing Narratives 2. Biography of Jackie Robinson 14. Special Project* 3. Note-taking and Summarizing 15. Review 4. Project: Writing a Summary 16. Test 5. Sequencing 17. Alternate Test* 6. Biography of Dolley Madison 18. Glossary and Credits 7. Essay: Writing a Character Sketch 8. Quiz 1: Reading Narratives 9. NarrativesLANGUAGE ARTS 700 UNIT 6: COMMUNICATION 10. The Art of Public Speaking (1) 11. The Art of Public Speaking (2) Assignment Titles 12. Project: Giving a Speech 1. Listening Attentively 13. Quiz 2: Speaking Like a Pro 2. Learning to Listen 14. Special Project* 3. Essay: Listening 15. Review 4. Quiz 1: Listen and Learn 16. Test 5. Meaning, Pitch, and Accent 17. Alternate Test* 6. Punctuation and Emphasis 18. Glossary and Credits 7. Using Gestures 8. Pronouncing Words (1) 9. Pronouncing Words (2)LANGUAGE ARTS 700 UNIT 7: RULES FOR WRITING 10. Quiz 2: Spelling 11. Formatting Assignment Titles 12. Documentation 1. Capitalization: People's Names and First Words 13. Quiz 3: Formatting and Citation 2. Capitalization: Place Names 14. Special Project* 3. Capitalization: Letters 15. Review 4. Capitalization: Time, History, and Science 16. Test 5. Capitalization: Institutions and Group Names 17. Alternate Test* 6. Capitalization: Mixed Capitals 18. Glossary and Credits 7. Quiz 1: Capitalization 8. Spelling Plurals 9. Adding Suffixes 33 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015 UNIT 8: ALL ABOUT NONFICTIONLANGUAGE ARTS 700 Assignment Titles 12. Reading a Newspaper: Special Features and 1. Library Skills and Visual Aids Advertisements 2. Determining the Author's Message 13. Reading News Magazines 3. Historical Nonfiction: Autobiography (1) 14. Project: Newspaper Articles 4. Historical Nonfiction: Autobiography (2) 15. Quiz 2: Nonfiction 5. Essay: Autobiography 16. Special Project* 6. Quiz 1: Preparing to Read and Historical Nonfiction 17. Review 7. Modern Nonfiction: The Informal Essay 18. Test 8. Project: Descriptive Paragraph 19. Alternate Test* 9. Essay: Description 20. Glossary and Credits 10. Essay: The Informal Essay 11. Reading a NewspaperLANGUAGE ARTS 700 UNIT 9: TYPES OF LITERATURE 11. The Reading of a Play 12. Report: Drama Assignment Titles 13. Figurative Language 1. Works of Fiction 14. Quiz 2: Drama 2. Essay: Short Story* 15. Special Project* 3. Poetry 16. Review 4. Nonsense Words in Poetry 17. Test 5. Report: Poet Biography 18. Alternate Test* 6. Essay: Limericks 19. Glossary and Credits 7. Quiz 1: Fiction and Poetry 8. Dramatic Literature 9. History of Drama 10. Elements of DramaLANGUAGE ARTS 700 UNIT 10: HARRIET TUBMAN: A STUDY GUIDE 12. Quiz 2: Pages 72-123 13. Writing a Character Sketch Assignment Titles 14. Essay: Character Sketch 1. Literary Critique 15. Essay: Responding to a Documentary 2. Characterization 16. Quiz 3: Character Sketches 3. Preface-Page 54 17. Special Project* 4. Pages 53-72 18. Review 5. Facts About Characters 19. Test 6. Essay: Slavery 20. Alternate Test* 7. Quiz 1: Preface-Page 72 21. Glossary and Credits 8. Organization 9. Pages 72-123 10. Interpretation and Communication 11. Essay: Harriet's First Mistress 34 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015Language Arts 700 CCSSCOURSE OVERVIEWLanguage Arts 700 is a thematic study of literature that explores accounts of earth, space, and survival. Throughout thiscourse, students will delve into texts that span the genres of narrative fiction, poetry, literary nonfiction, andinformational texts. Students will demonstrate their understanding of various works by analyzing how common themeslike exploration, innovation, and courage are able to transcend diverse time periods and genres. They will also developtheir writing skills as they focus on the six traits while producing argumentative, narrative, and expository compositions.With a strong emphasis on close reading instruction, research activities, and speaking and listening tasks, this course willhelp students expand their understanding of literature while building 21st century skills.Curriculum decisions for this course are guided by the Common Core State Standards. These standards were developedto provide clear and consistent goals for student learning and to ensure that students have the skills they need to besuccessful beyond high school. These standards define what students need to know and be able to do by the end of eachgrade. In addition to defining grade-level skills, the ELA standards require that students be exposed to increasingly morecomplex texts to which they apply those skills. In order for curriculum to align to these standards, it must be bothrigorous and relevant. It must also expose students to certain critical content. In English language arts, that contentincludes high-quality contemporary works, the classics of American literature, and the timeless dramas of Shakespeare.English 700 students will be enriched as they expand their skills and confidence in English language arts through acomprehensive study that includes the following units:Unit 1 - Skill Workshop: In this unit, students will review skills learned in previous courses, while demonstrating a graspof literary analysis at the 6th grade level. Students will also have the opportunity to refresh their knowledge of writing,research, and content-area vocabulary.Unit 2 – Lands of Ice and Snow: This unit focuses on mankind’s struggle with the wild elements of nature. The anchorpiece for this unit is the story of a dog that is captured and taken to the wilds of Alaska, where he must adapt and endureits rough terrain during the Klondike gold rush. The novel will highlight themes of survival and adaptation in the naturalworld. Students will also read a selection of poetry and nonfiction that will cause them to think about man’s relationshipwith nature, and our own mortality.Unit 3 – Courage in Everyday Journeys: In this unit, students will consider the meaning of courage, both in fictionalcharacters, and in real life. The anchor for this unit is the theatrical version of The Diary of Anne Frank, based on the truestory that details the experience of a young girl who finds her life in danger during the Holocaust. Students will also beexposed to a collection that includes the fictional works of Mark Twain, the biography of Steve Jobs, and an historicalessay by Susan B. Anthony. Throughout each selection, students will build on their understanding of characterization bycomparing the courage of their fictional heroes with that of real men and women.Unit 4 – Sea Journeys: The unifying theme of this unit is centered around the notion of exploration and discovery.Students will explore the concept of symbolism as they examine how different authors portray the sea as a symbol ofadventure and freedom. They will view this symbol as a common thread that links the works of poetry, fiction, andarticles throughout the unit. The focal point of the unit, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, will provide anopportunity for students to examine internal and external conflict as they follow the journey of self-discovery throughthe eyes of this mythological heroine.Unit 5 – Extreme Frontiers: The focus of this unit highlights the journey of mankind in their quest to achieve theimpossible. Through a collection of narrative fiction, literary nonfiction, biography, and essay, students will be exposedto themes of exploration and discovery. Anchoring this unit is The First Men in the Moon, by H.G. Wells. Throughout thecourse of this science fiction text, students will examine the visionary quality of men who would dare to stand up to achallenge. Students will also develop their skill in writing and analyzing argumentative essays while learning newstrategies to build vocabulary acquisition.Unit 6 – Ancient Lands: This unit will take students on a journey into ancient history as they examine the link betweenmythological stories and contemporary ideas. As students connect with the mythical heroes of ancient Greece andRome, they will observe the intersection between ancient culture and the values of our modern-day society. Throughoutthis collection of fictional stories and nonfiction articles, students will develop background knowledge of mythologicalconstructs while considering the ways in which having an understanding of the past can shape our future. 35 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015Curriculum Content and Skill FocusUnit 1: Skills Workshop  Sharpen reading skills: summary, analysis, evaluation, and interpretation.  Analyze literary elements: narrative/poetic/dramatic structure, point of view, style, theme, purpose, plot, conflict, resolution, characterization, theme  Analyze language: figurative language, word relationships, persuasiveness, connotation, nuance, technical language, implicit and explicit meaning  Analyze informational texts: central ideas, interaction of ideas, summarizing, point of view, purpose, citing textual evidence, making inferences.  Analyze arguments: rhetoric, claim development, structure, purpose.  Sharpen writing skills: o explanatory: responding to literature; comparing/contrasting; synthesizing information; developing and supporting a thesis; using appropriate and varied transitions between ideas; using precise, domain-specific language; o argumentative: making and supporting a claim; using valid reasoning; sequencing ideas; adapting to purpose, audience, and task; using precise, domain-specific language; using the writing process.  Conduct research: web searches, challenging usage and vocabulary.  Participate in speaking and listening activities; engage in collaborative discussions.  Strengthen language skills: conventions, knowledge, vocabulary acquisition and use.Unit 2: Lands of Ice and Snow  Sharpen reading skills: summary, analysis, evaluation, and interpretation.  Identify explicit and implicit meaning in texts.  Analyze literary elements: narrative/poetic/dramatic structure, point of view, style, theme, purpose, development of theme, setting, characters, plot.  Analyze language: figurative and technical language, imagery, tone, persuasiveness, connotation, nuance, using context clues  Analyze informational texts: central ideas, interaction of ideas, structure, point of view.  Analyze arguments: rhetoric, premises, claim development, structure, purpose.  Sharpen writing skills: o narrative : incorporating sensory detail, sequencing, reflecting, peer evaluating  Conduct research: the challenge of usage and vocabulary; evaluation of the strengths and limitations of sources in terms of task, purpose, and audience; distinguish between quoted material and paraphrased ideas; preparation of papers using correct MLA guidelines for formatting, citing sources within a text, and creating a works cited page.  Participate in speaking and listening activities; engage in collaborative discussions.  Strengthen language skills: conventions, knowledge, vocabulary acquisition and use.Unit 3: Courage in Everyday Journeys  Sharpen reading skills: summary, analysis, evaluation, and interpretation.  Identify explicit and implicit meaning in texts.  Analyze literary elements: narrative/poetic/dramatic structure, point of view, style, theme, purpose, development of theme, setting, characters, plot.  Analyze language: figurative and technical language, imagery, tone, persuasiveness, connotation, nuance, using context clues, multiple-meaning words  Analyze informational texts: central ideas, interaction of ideas, structure, point of view.  Analyze arguments: rhetoric, premises, claim development, structure, purpose.  Sharpen writing skills: o argumentative: making and supporting a claim; using valid reasoning; using rhetorical devices to persuade; adapting a rhetorical structure; sequencing ideas; creating cohesiveness; adapting to purpose, audience and task; using precise, domain-specific language; using the writing process.  Conduct research: the challenge of usage and vocabulary; evaluation of the strengths and limitations of sources in terms of task, purpose, and audience; distinguish between quoted material and paraphrased ideas; 36 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015 preparation of papers using correct MLA guidelines for formatting, citing sources within a text, and creating a works cited page.  Participate in speaking and listening activities; engage in collaborative discussions.  Strengthen language skills: conventions, knowledge, vocabulary acquisition and use.Unit 4: Sea Journeys  Sharpen reading skills: summary, analysis, evaluation, and interpretation.  Identify explicit and implicit meaning in texts.  Analyze literary elements: narrative/poetic/dramatic structure, point of view, style, theme, purpose, development of theme, setting, characters, plot, symbolism  Analyze language: figurative and technical language, imagery, tone, mood, persuasiveness, connotation, nuance, using context clues, multiple-meaning words  Analyze informational texts: central ideas, interaction of ideas, structure, point of view.  Analyze arguments: rhetoric, premises, claim development, structure, purpose.  Sharpen writing skills: o argumentative: making and supporting a claim; using valid reasoning; using rhetorical devices to persuade; adapting a rhetorical structure; sequencing ideas; creating cohesiveness; adapting to purpose, audience and task; using precise, domain-specific language; using the writing process.  Conduct research: the challenge of usage and vocabulary; evaluation of the strengths and limitations of sources in terms of task, purpose, and audience; distinguish between quoted material and paraphrased ideas; preparation of papers using correct MLA guidelines for formatting, citing sources within a text, and creating a works cited page.  Participate in speaking and listening activities; engage in collaborative discussions.  Strengthen language skills: conventions, knowledge, vocabulary acquisition and use.Unit 5: Extreme Frontiers  Sharpen reading skills: summary, analysis, evaluation, and interpretation.  Identify explicit and implicit meaning in texts.  Analyze literary elements: narrative/poetic/dramatic structure, point of view, style, theme, purpose, development of theme, setting, characters, plot, motif  Analyze language: figurative and technical language, imagery, mood, tone, persuasiveness, connotation, nuance, using context clues  Analyze informational texts: central ideas, interaction of ideas, structure, point of view.  Analyze arguments: rhetoric, premises, claim development, structure, purpose.  Sharpen writing skills: o argumentative: making and supporting a claim; using valid reasoning; using rhetorical devices to persuade; adapting a rhetorical structure; sequencing ideas; creating cohesiveness; adapting to purpose, audience and task; using precise, domain-specific language; using the writing process.  Conduct research: the challenge of usage and vocabulary; evaluation of the strengths and limitations of sources in terms of task, purpose, and audience; distinguish between quoted material and paraphrased ideas; preparation of papers using correct MLA guidelines for formatting, citing sources within a text, and creating a works cited page.  Participate in speaking and listening activities; engage in collaborative discussions.  Strengthen language skills: conventions, knowledge, vocabulary acquisition and use.Unit 6: Ancient Lands  Sharpen reading skills: summary, analysis, evaluation, and interpretation.  Identify explicit and implicit meaning in texts.  Analyze literary elements: narrative/poetic/dramatic structure, point of view, style, theme, purpose, development of theme, setting, characters, plot.  Analyze language: figurative and technical language, imagery, tone, persuasiveness, connotation, nuance, using context clues  Analyze informational texts: central ideas, interaction of ideas, structure, point of view.  Analyze arguments: rhetoric, premises, claim development, structure, purpose. 37 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015  Sharpen writing skills: o explanatory: responding to literature; comparing/contrasting; synthesizing information; developing and supporting a thesis; using appropriate and varied transitions between ideas; using precise, domain-specific language;  Conduct research: the challenge of usage and vocabulary; evaluation of the strengths and limitations of sources in terms of task, purpose, and audience; distinguish between quoted material and paraphrased ideas; preparation of papers using correct MLA guidelines for formatting, citing sources within a text, and creating a works cited page.  Participate in speaking and listening activities; engage in collaborative discussions.  Strengthen language skills: conventions, knowledge, vocabulary acquisition and use.Literature ListThe following are literary works students will encounter in English 7 CCSS:Unit 2: Lands of Ice and Snow  London, Jack The Call of the Wild  Faces, July 2013 “Tour the Kremlin”  Faces, October 2013 “For the Dogs”  Dickinson, Emily “The Sky is Low, The Clouds are Mean”  Shakespeare, William “Thy Breath be Rude” from As You Like It  Frost, Robert “Dust of Snow”  Petursson, Asgeir & Porsteinsson, Steingrimur Part IV of the Introduction to Seven Icelandic Short Stories  Carroll, Lewis “Jabberwocky”Unit 3: Courage in Everyday Journeys  Goodrich & Hackett The Diary of Anne Frank, A Play  Calliope, September 2013 “Music of the Nations”  Bambara, Toni Cade “Raymond’s Run”  Twain, Mark “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”  Twain, Mark Excerpts from Adventures of Tom Sawyer  Blumenthal, Karen Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different (Chapter 1)  Anthony, Susan B. “On Women’s Rights to Vote” 38 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015Unit 4: Voyages of Self-Discovery  Avi True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle  Lord Byron “Adieu, Adieu, My Native Shore”  Keats, John “On the Sea”  Masefield, John “Sea Fever”  Poe, Edgar Allan “The City in the Sea”  Shakespeare, William “Sonnet 65”  Faces, November 2013 “Grief Along the Reef”  Faces, November 2013 “The Light Brigade”  Calliope, November 2013 “Innovations that Changed Building Design”Unit 5: Extreme Frontiers  Wells, H.G. The First Men in the Moon  Faces, November 2013 “Mount Taylor: A Peak in Peril”  Odyssey, May/June 2013 “Pinball! Where Science Meets Fun”  Goldberg, Daniel, et. Al. Minecraft: The Unlikely Tale of Markus “Notch” Persson and the Game that Changed Everything (excerpt)  The Committee on Science and Astronautics of the 86th Congress “The Unseen Values” from The Practical Values of Space Exploration  O. Henry “A Retrieved Reformation”Unit 6: Ancient Lands  Bullfinch, Thomas Bulfinch’s Mythology: The Age of Fable by Thomas Bulfinch (excerpts)  Poe, Edgar Allen “The Cask of Amontillado”  Calliope, Nov / Dec 2013 “Egypt’s Master Builders”  Calliope, July / August 2013 “Meet the Heroes”  Homer The Odyssey Book IX: Ulysses Declares Himself and Begins His Story—The Cicons, Lotophagi, and Cyclopses  Calliope, October 2013 “Wonderful Things” 39 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015LANGUAGE ARTS 700 CCSS UNIT 1: SKILLS WORKSHOP 13. Alternate Quiz 2 - Form B* 14. Fiction Assignment Titles 15. Information and Nonfiction 1. Course Overview 16. Quiz 3 2. Arguments and Claims 17. Alternate Quiz 3 - Form A* 3. Informative and Explanatory Writing 18. Alternate Quiz 3 - Form B* 4. Storytelling Through Writing 19. Presenting and Discussing 5. Quiz 1 20. Special Project* 6. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form A* 21. Test 7. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form B* 22. Alternate Test* 8. About Pronouns 23. Glossary and Credits 9. Variety is the Spice of Sentences 10. Multiple Meanings Quiz 3 11. Quiz 2 Alternate Quiz 3 - Form A* 12. Alternate Quiz 2 - Form A* Alternate Quiz 3 - Form B* Reading as a WriterLANGUAGE ARTS 700 CCSS UNIT 2: LANDS OF ICE AND SNOW 26. Dickinson's Words 27. The Power of Love Assignment Titles 28. The Power of Transitions 1. Unit Introduction: Understanding the Past to Shape 29. \"Tour the Kremlin\" 30. The Conflict in the Theme Our Future 31. Quiz 4 2. Exploring Themes in a Novel 32. Alternate Quiz 4 - Form A* 3. Point of View in a Novel 33. Alternate Quiz 4 - Form B* 4. Adaptation and Survival 34. Writing with Purpose and Structure 5. Words and Mental Images 35. Audience and Structure 6. Extended Metaphors and Personification 36. \"Jabberwocky\" and Nonsense 7. Phrases and Clauses 37. \"For the Dogs\" 8. Quiz 1 38. The Final Themes 9. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form A* 39. Mastery 10. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form B* 40. Special Project* 11. The Rise of Buck 41. Unit Review 12. The Value of Work 42. Creating Your Own Narrative 13. A New Morality 43. Speaking and Listening Project 14. Winter's Meaning 44. Test 15. The First Sounds of the Wild 45. Alternate Test* 16. The Wildness in All 46. Glossary and Credits 17. Quiz 2 47. 18. Alternate Quiz 2 - Form A* 48. 19. Alternate Quiz 2 - Form B* 49. 20. The Expert Reader 50. 21. Characterization 22. The Nature of Men 23. Imagery of the Primitive 24. Understanding Informational Texts 25. Buck's Character and Theme 40 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015LANGUAGE ARTS 700 CCSS UNIT 3: COURAGE IN EVERYDAY JOURNEYS 27. Alternate Quiz 3 - Form A* 28. Alternate Quiz 3 - Form B* Assignment Titles 29. What is a Biography? 1. Unit Introduction: What is Courage? 30. Who Was Steve Jobs? 2. Introducing The Diary of Anne Frank 31. Steve Jobs: The Commencement Address 3. Setting the Stage for The Diary of Anne Frank 32. Sentence Types: Add Interest to Your Writing 4. Characterization and The Diary of Anne Frank 33. Identifying Themes in Steve Jobs' Commencement 5. Identifying Themes in The Diary of Anne Frank Address 6. Identifying Conflict in The Diary of Anne Frank 34. \"Music of the Nations\" - A Close Reading Activity 7. Figurative Language in The Diary of Anne Frank 35. Quiz 4 8. Quiz 1 36. Alternate Quiz 4 - Form A* 9. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form A* 37. Alternate Quiz 4 - Form B* 10. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form B* 38. Speaking and Listening Exercise 11. The Plot Structure of The Diary of Anne Frank 39. Creating Regionalism in Short Stories 12. Characterization and The Diary of Anne Frank, Part 2 40. Identifying Irony in \"The Celebrated Jumping Frog 13. Mood and The Diary of Anne Frank of Calaveras County\" 14. Symbolism and The Diary of Anne Frank 41. Identifying Point of View in The Adventures of Tom 15. Identifying Themes in The Diary of Anne Frank, Part Sawyer 42. Identifying Theme in The Adventures of Tom 2 Sawyer 16. The Plot Structure of The Diary of Anne Frank, Part 2 43. Complex Characters and The Adventures of Tom 17. Quiz 2 Sawyer 18. Alternate Quiz 2 - Form A* 44. Special Project* 19. Alternate Quiz 2 - Form B* 45. Unit Review 20. Making Inferences: Can You Predict the Outcome in 46. Essay: Write an Argumentative Essay About the Theme of \"Courage\" \"Raymond’s Run?\" 47. Essay: Write an Effective Speech About a Topic of 21. I See Your Point! - Point of View and Perspective in Importance in Your School 48. Test \"Raymond’s Run\" 49. Alternate Test* 22. Discovering Dialect - Word Choice and Language in 50. Glossary and Credits \"Raymond’s Run\" 23. Personality Quiz - Analyzing Character Traits in \"Raymond’s Run\" 24. Identifying Idioms in \"Raymond’s Run\" 25. Tension and Resolutions in \"Raymond’s Run\" 26. Quiz 3 41 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015LANGUAGE ARTS 700 CCSS UNIT 4: SEA JOURNEYS 24. Strategies for Reading Nonfiction 25. Character Change and Conflict Assignment Titles 26. Quiz 3 1. Unit Introduction: Voyages of Self-Discovery 27. Alternate Quiz 3 - Form A* 2. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi 28. Alternate Quiz 3 - Form B* 3. Charlotte and the New World 29. Exploring Words 4. Tone, Mood, and Characterization 30. Understanding Transitions 5. Who's Who? Character and Characterization in The 31. Form and Structure in Keats’ ”On the Sea” 32. Organizing Plots and Projects True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle 33. Organizational Structures in Reading and Writing 6. Figurative Language in “Adieu, Adieu! My Native 34. The Writing Process: Prewriting and Drafting 35. Quiz 4 Shore” 36. Alternate Quiz 4 - Form A* 7. The Research Process 37. Alternate Quiz 4 - Form B* 8. Quiz 1 38. The Theme of Order and Learning How to Revise 9. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form A* 39. Purpose and Point of View in “Innovations that 10. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form B* Changed Building Design” 11. Questioning the Text and Determining the 40. The Writing Process: Editing 41. The Theme of Order and the Writing Process: Importance of Information Publishing 12. “Jonah and the Whale” and the Theme of 42. Structural Organization in Nonfiction and Poe’s “The City in the Sea” Transformation 43. Confinement, Order, and Transformation 13. Context Clues and Textual Evidence 44. Special Project* 14. Literary Analysis Essays - Introductions and Thesis 45. Unit Review 46. Extended Writing Project: Informative Essay Development 47. Speaking and Listening Project 15. Writing About Literature - Developing a Thesis & 48. Test 49. Alternate Test* Understanding a Conclusion 50. Glossary and Credits 16. Writing About Literature - Rhetorical Modes 17. Quiz 2 18. Alternate Quiz 2 - Form A* 19. Alternate Quiz 2 - Form B* 20. Character, Conflict, and the Theme of Justice 21. Character, Conflict, and Point of View 22. Understanding Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 65” 23. Writing About Literature - Supporting Arguments with Textual Evidence 42 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015LANGUAGE ARTS 700 CCSS UNIT 5: EXTREME FRONTIERS 24. Discovery Theme in The First Men in the Moon: Chapter 25 Assignment Titles 25. Writing Focus, The First Men in the Moon: Chapter 1. Unit Introduction: The Daring of Man 26 2. Point of View in The First Men in the Moon: Mr. 26. Quiz 3 27. Alternate Quiz 3 - Form A* Bedford Meets Mr. Cavor 28. Alternate Quiz 3 - Form B* 3. Inference in The First Men in the Moon, Chapter 2 29. Close Reading of “Mount Taylor: A Peak in Peril” 4. Context Clues in The First Men in the Moon, 30. Research-Based Response to “Mount Taylor: A Peak in Peril” Chapters 3 & 4 31. Previewing the Text in “The Unseen Values” 5. Themes in Science Fiction: Chapters 5 & 6 32. Summarizing to Uncover Theme in “The Unseen 6. Figurative Language and Setting in Chapters 7 & 8 Values” 7. Making Predictions: Chapter 9 & 10 33. Examining Tone in “The Unseen Values” 8. Quiz 1 34. Analyzing the Argument in “The Unseen Values” 9. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form A* 35. Quiz 4 10. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form B* 36. Alternate Quiz 4 - Form A* 11. Types of Conflict in The First Men in the Moon: 37. Alternate Quiz 4 - Form B* 38. Shades of Meaning in “A Retrieved Reformation” Chapters 11 & 12 39. Dynamic Character Impacts Theme in “A Retrieved 12. Examining Character in The First Men in the Moon: Reformation” 40. Tone and Central Idea in an Informational Text Chapters 13 & 14 41. Understanding the Link Between Ideas and Details 13. Character Conflicts in The First Men in the Moon: 42. Research Project: The Debate Surrounding Edugaming Chapters 15 & 16 43. Pioneers of MinecraftEdu 14. Encounters with the Other in The First Men in the 44. Special Project* 45. Unit Review Moon: Chapter 17 46. Argument: The Impact of Educational Gaming in the 15. Emerging Themes in The First Men in the Moon: Classroom 47. Movie Pitch for The First Men in the Moon Chapter 18 48. Test 16. Mood in The First Men in the Moon: Chapter 19 49. Alternate Test* 17. Quiz 2 50. Glossary and Credits 18. Alternate Quiz 2 - Form A* 19. Alternate Quiz 2 - Form B* 20. Vocabulary Strategies - The First Men in the Moon: Chapter 20 21. Bedford Returns to Earth - The First Men in the Moon: Chapter 21 22. Epilogue and Conflicting Points of View in The First Men in the Moon: Chapter 22 & 23 23. Theme and Historical Context in The First Men in the Moon: Chapter 24 43 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015LANGUAGE ARTS 700 CCSS UNIT 6: ANCIENT LANDS 25. Researching for Information 26. Quiz 3 Assignment Titles 27. Alternate Quiz 3 - Form A* 1. Unit Introduction: Understanding the Past to Shape 28. Alternate Quiz 3 - Form B* 29. Greek Drama: An Investigation for Learning Our Future 30. Introduction to Greek Drama: Antigone 2. Understanding Metacognition 31. Antigone 3. Activating Background Knowledge as a Reading 32. Exploring the Language of Theater 33. Antigone: The Structure of Tragedy Strategy 34. Mini Research Project: Determining Voice 4. Inferring for Vocabulary and Questioning as a 35. Quiz 4 36. Alternate Quiz 4 - Form A* Metacognitive Strategy 37. Alternate Quiz 4 - Form B* 5. Synthesis as a Metacognitive Strategy 38. Women in Ancient Greece 6. Understanding Story Structure Through Plot 39. The Female Hero’s Journey 7. Metacognition in the Real World 40. The Goddesses of Ancient Greece and Rome 8. Quiz 1 41. Archetypes and the Hero Story 9. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form A* 42. Point of View and the Perseus Story 10. Alternate Quiz 1 - Form B* 43. Putting It All Together: “The Cask of Amontillado” 11. Odysseus and the Hero’s Journey 44. Special Project* 12. The Odyssey and Point of View 45. Unit Review 13. The Power of Words 46. Project: Essay - An Analysis of the Hero’s Journey in 14. The Heroes of Troy: A Reflection on Theme Contemporary Culture 15. Old Meets New: A Comparison of Heroes Across 47. Project: Creating a Mythological Video 48. Test Time 49. Alternate Test* 16. Defining Hero: A Lesson of Synthesis 50. Glossary and Credits 17. Quiz 2 18. Alternate Quiz 2 - Form A* Course Final Exam-Alternate Form A* 19. Alternate Quiz 2 - Form B* 20. Monitoring Comprehension 21. Monitoring Comprehension: Making Predictions 22. Monitoring Comprehension: Asking Questions 23. Monitoring Comprehension: Clarifying Meaning in Vocabulary 24. Reading for Information: Discovering Purpose and Point of ViewLANGUAGE UNIT 7: FINAL REVIEW AND EXAM 3. ARTS 700 CCSS Assignment Titles 1. Course Review 2. Course Final 44 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015Language Arts 800COURSE OVERVIEWLanguage Arts 800 continues to build on the sequential development and integration of communication skills in fourmajor areas—reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It most specifically focuses on deepening and furthering students'understanding in the following ways:  Reading reinforces reading comprehension skills by teaching students context clues and sequencing; how to analyze propaganda and other forms of writing, including biographies, autobiographies, formal essays and short stories; shows students how to make denotative, symbolic, and connotative readings of a text; introduces both Old English and Middle English languages and literature to develop students' understanding of English language formation and development; prepares students for the higher level literary comprehension skills required in the upper grades.  Writing develops students' understanding of sentence structure, providing hands-on experience with conjunctions, transitions, clauses, and common sentence errors; teaches language histories and etymologies to help students build on knowledge of word structures, including topics like prefixes, roots, and suffixes; expands on students' vocabulary and spelling skills; gives students the opportunity to develop their abilities in writing business letters, friendly letters, informal essays, and basic literature analyses.  Speaking offers students experience in delivering oral reports; teaches skills that enable students to become effective speakers and communicators, weaving these skills together throughout the course.  Listening teaches effective listening comprehension skills, weaving these together throughout the lessons; builds upon students' study skills, as well as helping them become reliable and efficient note-takers.Curriculum ContentsReading Comprehension Skills  Analysis of Propaganda  Denotation, Connotation, and Symbolism  Elements of Narrative Prose  Following Directions  Reading Formal Essays  Reading Skills—Fact vs. Opinion, Validity, and AuthorityComposition  Essay/Report—Structure and Process  Paragraph Elements and Structure  Writing Formal and Informal Essays  Writing Paragraphs  Writing Summaries and Paraphrases  Writing a Short Story  Writing Business LettersGrammar and Usage  Conjunctions—Subordinating, Correlative, and Coordinating  Clauses—Adjective, Adverb, and Dependent/Independent  Capitalization  Grammar Errors—Sentence Construction Errors  Introductory Expressions—Interjections, Participle Phrases, and Adverb Clauses  Parts of Speech—Nouns, Verbs, Pronouns, Adverbs, Adjectives, and Interjections  Punctuation—Apostrophes, Hyphens, Italics, Commas, and End Punctuation  Sentence Structure—Tense, Number, Person, and Transitions 45 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.

2015Literature Studies  Nonfiction—Biography and Autobiography  Survey of English Literature—Old and Middle English  Poetry—Elements and Interpretation  Novel—Definition and Types  Drama—History, Elements, and Types  Short Story—Structure, Elements, and TechniquesSpeaking and Listening  Direct/Indirect Communication  Following Instructions  Listening Skills—Strategies, Comprehension, and Note-Taking  Nonverbal Communication  Oral Report  Speaking Skills—Purpose, Organization, and DeliverySpecial Topics  Diacritical Marks  English Variations  Etymology  Media Comprehension  Note-taking  Origin/Development of Language—Indo-European, Old and Middle English, and American English  Use of Reference MaterialsLiterature ListThe literary works students will encounter in Language Arts 800 include, but are not limited to:Fiction  Stockton, Frank R. o \"The Lady or the Tiger?\"  Hawthorne, Nathaniel. o \"The Birthmark\"  de Maupassant, Guy. o \"The Piece of String\"  Bierce, Ambrose. o \"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge\"  Jacobs, W. W. o \"The Monkey’s Paw\"  Kipling, Rudyard. o \"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi\" o \"How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin\"Nonfiction  Paine, Thomas. o \"The Crisis\" (excerpt)  Keller, Helen. o The Story of My Life (excerpt)Poetry  Tennyson, Lord Alfred. o \"The Charge of the Light Brigade\" 46 ©2015 Glynlyon, Inc.