A one-semester courseforgrades 4 or 5 and up
Well-Ordered Language Level 2 is the second part in a four-level series that demonstratesthat grammar is an engaging study that appeals to children's naturalcuriosity about words and language. It presents grammar in a clear, orderly way, whilesimultaneously seeking to cultivate children's wonder of language with instruction inthe context of narrative and language, attractive illustrations, and samples taken fromclassic children's literature and poetry. Through Well-Ordered Language's unique, creative,and orderly method of analyzing the grammatical functions of the parts of speech,students will find the mastery of grammar achievable, meaningful, and delightful.
The carefully crafted pedagogy of this book helps students learn the mechanics ofgrammar while they also see the power of language unfolding before them as they learnto gather and arrange words to express their thoughts clearly and accurately. Students will not merely be able to identify the parts of a sentence, but also will understand how words behave in a sentence. This bookis designed so that teachers and students actively engage with each other and with theconcepts in each lesson by means of reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Learningis reinforced by the singing of lively chants and songs that correspond to each chapter.
The previous level, Well-Ordered Language Level 1,helped students to master the eightparts of speech, along with object pronouns, prepositional and adverbial phrases, compoundsubjects, compound verbs, and compound objects. Any student who masteredthese concepts should be prepared for Well-Ordered Language Level 2. In Book2A, studentswill review and strengthen skills learned in Level 1 and be introduced to severalnew concepts. Student using this text will also learn to diagram sentences, visualizingthe grammatical relationships within sentences.
Well-Ordered Language Level 2A(WOL 2A) will introduce students to:
- Four kinds of sentences (declarative, interrogatory, imperative, exclamatory) and principal elements
- Adverbs
- Adjectives
- Predicate verbs and direct objects
- Predicate nominatives
- Predicate adjectives
- Predicate review
- Possessive nouns
