12 unit worktexts, two score keys and test keys.
- 601: Verb tenses, indefinite pronouns, compound subjects, salutation punctuation, capitalization and frequently misspelled words.
- 602: Types of sentences (simple, compound, complex), sentence combining, compound-complex sentences, types of fiction.
- 603: Figurative language (simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification), narration and literary devices, poetry.
- 604: Outlines, identifying main ideas, reporting on literature, responses to literature, oral report.
- 605: Choosing a form of writing according to a purpose (letters, reports, reviews, memos, subject, narratives, poems, news articles), writing narratives, reading narratives.
- 606: Word processing, formatting word processing, writing an interpretation of literature.
- 607: Locating information in electronic text (email and keyword searches), bulletin boards, themes in writing, writing styles, the writing process. Internet use is necessary for this unit.
- 608: Introductions, conclusions, and transitions, sources, citing, bibliographies, revising.
- 609: Writing with organizational patterns, using visual and media displays in a speech, preparing a multimedia presentation, giving a multimedia presentation.
- 610: Applications, descriptive speeches, analyzing writing techniques, synonyms, context clues for meaning.
- 611: Persuasive arguments, using evidence, propaganda, persuasive writing, persuasive speaking.
- 612: Understanding specific words in context, using context clues, preparing and giving a problem-solving speech.