- American literary heritage
- Cross-cultural literature
- Folklore and ballads
- Regional customs, traditions, folkways, and language
- Literary interpretation and critique
- Novel, short story, and essay
- Understanding poetry: lyric poetry, and the sonnet
- Drama
- Distinguishing between fact and opinion
- Persuasion and argumentation
- Public speaking and debate
- Extending dictionary skills
- History of the alphabet
- Vocabulary and etymology
- Geographical dialects
- Grammar
- History of writing
- Techniques of writing
- Journal writing
- Writing short stories, poetry, and plays
- Writing term papers
- Constructing footnotes
Annotated links for the typical course of study for to help you cover each topic and check mastery of that skill. This is a work in progress that I assume will take a while to complete. I will be adding links and pages periodically.
Course of Study by Grade Level
Upper Grades
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