There are twelve two-page lessons in each unit plus a
review lesson, a spelling practice lesson, a proofreading practice lesson (with
checklist) and an end-of-unit, take-home summary. There is also a pretest and a
posttest for each unit.
The Student Editions are consumable and
supply the daily lesson worksheets (with space to write), the pretests for each
unit, a half-page of extra practice for each lesson, the unit posttests, and a
Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics Handbook (GUM Handbook) that is referenced in the
lessons.
The Teacher Edition provides short
teaching sequences for each lesson (plus the answers). There is some additional
information: program overview, scope and sequence, list of nonfiction topics by
unit and the correlation to the conventions of Standard English. The teaching
sequences include objectives, information for English Language Learners, and
suggestions for speaking and listening activities. Answers for both pre- and
post tests are also in the TE as well as a copy of the GUM Handbook.
The Home School Bundle includes both the
student and the teacher editions. Student books are about 265 - 397 pgs, pb.
Teacher books are about 330 - 460 pgs, pb. ~ Janice