The final grade in this well-loved series, Language Lessons for a Living Education Grade 12 helps students practice and refine the skills needed to apply solid communication skills. The course aims at preparing the student for effective communication—no matter where their path leads. Equal time is spent on creating real-life communication and traditional writing assignments. So, the weekly Written Communication feature follows a two-path track:
- Students practice job-related tasks: resumes, job proposals, feedback forms, memos, performance review, business letters, emails, minutes from meetings, etc.
- More traditional assignments include essays, research papers, literary analysis, oral presentations (and reading aloud), short stories, a themed essay, political essay (and oral presentation), college application essay, and timed essays. Students will be required to practice three citation styles (Chicago, MLA, and APA) and will be introduced to handling copyright information.
Students will also practice understanding communication in various forms. Two key literature assignments propel the year’s study: The Remarkable Record of Job by Henry Morris and in the second semester, the book of Job (Bible version of your choice). A convenient package includes both the Morris book and the student book.
Studies include Bible commentary use, Scripture memorization, and reading analysis. Your student is also expected to read additional literature (and record these on the provided Independent Reading List). Reading and analysis assignments follow a weekly pattern and add in Charlotte Mason–style assignments such as reading aloud; Hymn and Old/New Testament Scripture Studies; and poetry and picture studies (using art that closely aligns with themes from the book of Job). The course includes additional life skills that help refine communication, with a focus on:
- Neat, grammatical, and concise writing,
- job-related communication skills (including building a resume, completing a job application, interviews, and atypical skills like efficiency and time management), and
- active listening
The included Teaching Resources span 135 pages and include required resources for using this course, such as grading rubrics for all written and oral projects and an answer key. You’ll find communication sheets (handouts that convey key elements for various writing tasks) for assignments such as summaries, essays, short stories, a resume, proposals, and more. Optional resources are included: If your student needs more communication options, this section includes twelve additional activities, which provide some unique assignments such as practicing inflection while reading aloud; summarizing a short story; writing a short essay on detecting slant and bias; or interviewing a friend or family member with an interesting experience. Three-hole-punched, 514 pgs, softcover. ~ Ruth