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Language Arts 800

Language Arts 800 continues to build on the sequential development and integration of communication skills in four major areas—reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It most specifically focuses on deepening and furthering students’ understanding in reading comprehension, understanding writing structures and developing writing abilities, delivering oral reports and becoming effective oral communicators, and developing listening comprehension skills.

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Language Arts 800 Online

UNIT 1 – COMMUNICATION

  1. Course Overview
  2. Documentation
  3. Improving Your Reading: Using Word Parts
  4. Inflections Add Grammatical Meaning
  5. Word Roots from Latin and Greek
  6. Categorizing Words and Analogies
  7. Book Report: Pre-1900 Novel
  8. Spelling Lesson 1: Using ie and ei
  9. Quiz 1: Word Parts/Categories/Analogies
  10. Spelling Quiz 1
  11. Following Directions
  12. Project: Directions 
  13. Project: Writing Directions from a Prompt 
  14. Essay: Write a Technical Document Giving Directions 
  15. Suffixes Change the Spelling of Roots
  16. Spelling Lesson 2: General
  17. Quiz 2: Cumulative
  18. Spelling Quiz 2
  19. Communication Without Words
  20. Direct Nonverbal Communication
  21. Spelling Lesson 3: Affixes
  22. Quiz 3: Communicating Without Words
  23. Spelling Quiz 3
  24. Test
  25. Alternate Test
  26. Reference

    UNIT 2 – DEVELOPMENT AND USAGE OF ENGLISH

    1. Development of Language: Origins and Dialects
    2. The Indo-European Family
    3. Spelling Lesson 1: General/Content Area
    4. Quiz 1: History of the English Language
    5. Spelling Quiz 1
    6. Word Classes–Nouns
    7. Personal and Possessive Pronouns
    8. Other Kinds of Pronouns
    9. Verbs
    10. Adjectives and Adverbs
    11. Project: Descriptive Paragraph .
    12. Essay: Writing About an Event
    13. Spelling Lesson 2: General
    14. Quiz 2: Classification of Words
    15. Spelling Quiz 2
    16. Adjectives and Adjective Phrases
    17. Adverbs and Adverb Phrases
    18. Book Report: Short Story 
    19. Spelling Lesson 3: Adjectives and Adverbs
    20. Quiz 3: Cumulative
    21. Spelling Quiz 3
    22. Test
    23. Alternate Test
    24. Reference

      UNIT 3 – PUNCTUATION AND LITERATURE

      1. Ending A Thought: End Punctuation
      2. Using Punctuation to Link Clauses
      3. Interrupting a Thought
      4. Following an Introduction
      5. Spelling Lesson 1: -ant and -ent Endings
      6. Quiz 1: Punctuation
      7. Spelling Quiz 1
      8. The Formal Essay
      9. Analyzing a Formal Essay
      10. Project: Analysis of an Essay 
      11. Spelling Lesson 2: -ise, -ize, -yze
      12. Quiz 2: Punctuation/The Formal Essay
      13. Spelling Quiz 2
      14. The Informal Essay
      15. The Anecdote
      16. Essay: Informal Essay
      17. Quiz 3: Punctuation and Essays
      18. Spelling Quiz 3
      19. Test
      20. Alternate Test
      21. Reference

      UNIT 4 – WORDS AND HOW TO USE THEM

      1. Spelling Lesson 1: Develop Spelling Sense
      2. Spelling Quiz 1
      3. Using the Dictionary
      4. Diacritical Marks
      5. Using a Thesaurus
      6. Quiz 1: Understanding Words (Dictionary and Thesaurus Skills)
      7. Spelling Lesson 2: General and Homonyms
      8. Spelling Quiz 2
      9. Standard and Nonstandard Usage
      10. Confusing Words
      11. Quiz 2: Using Words Correctly
      12. Spelling Lesson 3: General
      13. Spelling Quiz 3
      14. Project: Book Report: Post-1900 Novel – 
      15. Test
      16. Alternate Test
      17. Reference

      UNIT 5 – CORRECT LANGUAGE USAGE

      1. The Apostrophe
      2. The Hyphen
      3. Quotation Marks
      4. Parentheses and Italics
      5. Capitalization
      6. Essay: Choice of Topic –
      7. Abbreviations and Acronyms
      8. Numbers and Figures
      9. Spelling Lesson 1: General and Content Words
      10. Quiz 1: Written Language
      11. Spelling Quiz 1
      12. Spoken Language: Biblical Standards
      13. Project: Biblical Speech 
      14. Speaking Qualities
      15. Project: Speech .
      16. Spelling Lesson 2: Content Words
      17. Quiz 2: Punctuation, Usage, and Spoken Language
      18. Spelling Quiz 2
      19. Review of Homonyms, Synonyms and Antonyms
      20. Vocabulary Development: Word Pairs
      21. Spelling Lesson 3: Difficult Word Pairs
      22. Quiz 3: Correct Usage
      23. Spelling Quiz 3
      24. Test
      25. Alternate Test
      26. Reference

        UNIT 6 – LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

        1. The Old English Period
        2. The Old English Language and Literature
        3. Report: Anglo-Saxon Culture/Literature
        4. Middle English
        5. Report: Geoffrey Chaucer 
        6. Spelling Lesson 1: -ance, -ence, -ense
        7. Quiz 1: The History of the English Language
        8. Spelling Quiz 1
        9. Coordinating Conjunctions
        10. Correlative Conjunctions/Conjunctive Adverbs
        11. Subordinating Conjunctions/Adverb Clauses
        12. Relative Pronouns/Adjective Clauses; Phrases and Appositives
        13. Spelling Lesson 2: Mispronounced Words
        14. Quiz 2: The Construction of Sentences
        15. Spelling Quiz 2
        16. The Elements of Autobiography
        17. Autobiographical Excerpt: Jesse Stuart 
        18. Autobiographical Excerpt: Admiral Byrd 
        19. Essay: Autobiography
        20. Spelling Lesson 3: Vocabulary Words
        21. Quiz 3: Cumulative
        22. Spelling Quiz 3
        23. Project: Book Report: Biography
        24. Test
        25. Alternate Test
        26. Reference

        UNIT 7 – CRITICAL READING AND PARAGRAPH SKILLS

        1. Critical Reading: Symbolism/Connotation
        2. Critical Reading: Context/Directive Language
        3. Analyzing an Author’s Credentials/Argument
        4. Propaganda
        5. Spelling Lesson 1: Silent Letters
        6. Quiz 1: Critical Reading
        7. Spelling Quiz 1
        8. Paragraph Structure
        9. Essay: Paragraph Types 
        10. Organizing a Unified Paragraph
        11. Paragraph Coherence/Transition Methods
        12. Essay: Paragraph Development
        13. Spelling Lesson 2: Silent Letters
        14. Quiz 2: The Paragraph
        15. Spelling Quiz 2
        16. Writing a Composition: The Introduction
        17. Essay: Thesis Statement
        18. Writing a Composition: The Body
        19. Writing a Composition: The Conclusion
        20. Writing a Composition: Proofreading
        21. Essay: Analyzing an Argument
        22. Spelling Lesson 3: Unaccented Syllables
        23. Quiz 3: Cumulative
        24. Spelling Quiz 3
        25. Test
        26. Alternate Test
        27. Reference

          UNIT 8 – WRITING, LISTENING, AND READING

          1. Writing Business Letters
          2. Three Types of Business Letters
          3. Project: Business Letters
          4. Structure and Form of Personal Letters
          5. Three Types of Personal Letters
          6. Project: Personal Letters
          7. Spelling Lesson 1: General
          8. Quiz 1: Writing Letters
          9. Spelling Quiz 1
          10. Sound and Listening
          11. Listening for Literal Meaning
          12. Listening for Implied and Figurative Meaning
          13. Project: Figures of Speech 
          14. Identifying Nonverbal Clues
          15. Being a Good Listener
          16. Project: Listening Skills 
          17. Spelling Lesson 2: General and Content Words
          18. Quiz 2: Listening Skills/Nonverbal Communication
          19. Spelling Quiz 2
          20. Distinguishing Between Fiction and Nonfiction
          21. Evaluating the Reliability of Information
          22. Report: Assessing Reliability 
          23. Sources of Information
          24. Reading the Newspaper
          25. News Magazines/Other Nonfiction Resources
          26. Spelling Lesson 3: General
          27. Quiz 3: Cumulative
          28. Spelling Quiz 3
          29. Test
          30. Alternate Test
          31. Reference

            UNIT 9 – THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

            1. English is a Living Language
            2. Etymology of English Words
            3. English in the United States
            4. Project: Slang –
            5. Spelling Lesson 1: General
            6. Quiz 1: The Changing Language
            7. Spelling Quiz 1
            8. Double Negatives
            9. Dangling Modifiers
            10. Shift in Person and Number
            11. Shift in Mood and Tense; S/V Agreement
            12. Spelling Lesson 2: General
            13. Quiz 2: Grammar and History of English
            14. Spelling Quiz 2
            15. Organizing an Oral Report
            16. Developing an Oral Report
            17. Using Language Appropriately
            18. Effective Speaking Techniques
            19. Project: Oral Report
            20. Quiz 3: Cumulative
            21. Spelling Quiz 3
            22. Test
            23. Alternate Test
            24. Reference

              UNIT 10 – REVIEW

              1. History of Language
              2. Grammar: Parts of Speech
              3. Punctuation and Capitalization
              4. Abbreviations, Apostrophes, and Hyphens
              5. Dictionary and Thesaurus
              6. Standard English Usage
              7. Common Sentence Errors
              8. Paragraphs
              9. Letters
              10. Compositions
              11. Essay: What Makes a Good Christian? 
              12. Review Quiz 1: Language
              13. Review Spelling Lesson 1 and 2
              14. Spelling Quiz 1
              15. Communication: Unspoken Factors
              16. Communication: Spoken Factors
              17. Following Directions and Listening
              18. Review Quiz 2: Communication
              19. Review Spelling Lesson 3 and 4
              20. Spelling Quiz 2
              21. Reading: Word Parts
              22. Reading: Context Clues and Sequence
              23. Reading: Fact and Opinion, News Articles
              24. Reading: Essays and Autobiographies
              25. Review Quiz 3: Reading
              26. Review Spelling Lesson 5 and 6
              27. Essay: Short Story 
              28. Spelling Quiz 3
              29. Test
              30. Alternate Test