Covers grammar (parts of speech, punctuation, capitalization, prefixes/suffixes, synonyms, clauses, subject/verb agreement and much more), vocabulary, reading skills (autobiographies, comprehension, foreshadowing, point of view, identifying plot points, irony, mood, choral reading and more), spelling skills, penmanship, research and study skills, composition (advertisements, character sketches, business letters, dialogue, outlines, paragraphs, poetry, summaries, thesis statements and much more), and higher order thinking skills. Includes passages from many popular works of literature as well as four full length. book studies. Passages from: "The Taming of the Shrew," Carry On, Mr. Bowditch, Bambi, "The Eagle," Little House in the Big Woods, Story of a Bad Boy, Prince Caspian, Ivanhoe, King of the Wind, Wheel on the School, "Jest Fore Christmas," Swiss Family Robinson, Swallows and Amazons, Kidnapped, Robinson Crusoe, Wind in the Willows, Caddie Woodlawn, Gettysburg Address, Where the Red Fern Grows, Railway Children, House at Pooh Corner, Anne of Green Gables "Crow and the Pitcher," Little Women, Invincible Louisa, and "The Undecided Man."
The full length books studied in this level include: Carry On Mr. Bowditch, The Bronze Bow, Big Red, and The Horse and His Boy. You can purchase these novels as part of the Complete Package with the Teacher and Student books, buy them separately, or source them from a local library.
3rd edition has been reorganized with three lessons replaced.
