Scope and Sequence Spelling: Copying words Spelling rules Studying words Book Study Units: Daddy Long Legs A Lantern in Her Hand Eric Liddell God’s Smuggler Reading: Assonance Consonance Cliché Figurative language (similes, metaphors) Rhyme scheme and meter Comparing Comprehension Literature appreciation Understanding historical fiction Prose analysis Narration styles (1st, 2nd, 3rd persons) Poetry appreciation Vocabulary, roots, and suffixes Reading Activities: Silent and oral reading Grammar: Nouns (common, proper, plural, possessive) Pronouns (personal, subjective, objective, possessive, demonstrative, relative) Verbs (action, linking, helping, transitive, intransitive, irregular, regular) Adjectives and adverbs (comparative, superlative) Articles Prepositions Conjunctions Complete and incomplete sentences Simple, compound, and complex sentences Clauses: independent, dependent, adjective, adverb, noun Predicates: simple, complete, nominative, adjectives Gerunds, participles, infinitives, and phrases (prepositional, participial, infinitive) Direct and indirect objects Parenthetical and introductory phrases Speech tags Apostrophes Commas Semicolons Quotations Synonyms and antonyms Subject-verb agreement Problem words Composition: Alliteration Poetry: cinquain, limerick, diamante, structural poetry Character sketches Riddle poems Writing dialogue Autobiography, biography Cause-and-effect paper Compare-and-contrast paper Persuasive paper Research paper Business letter Friendly letter Writing a story with a moral Developing a writing plan Drafting (first and final) Revising Proofreading Sentence construction Thesis statements Topic outlines Topic sentences Research and Study Skills: Bibliography Concordance Internet Gathering sources Interviewing Listening skills Memorization Note-taking Outlines Research Revision Writing plan Higher Order Thinking Skills Memorization Outline creation Vocabulary study Word parts Creative Expression Creative writing Poetry Prose Penmanship Copy passages Writing final drafts