UNITS CONTAIN:
§ Teaching notes and answer keys
§ Introduction and explanation of each concept with numerous examples
§ Group and individual practices, assignments, and evaluations
§ Fun assignments
§ Assessment

PART I: Combined Part One Samples
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION

TONE – 8 ASSIGNMENTS
RECOGNIZING ORAL TONE
RECOGNIZING WRITTEN TONE
COMPLEMENTARY AND CONTRASTING TONES
IDENTIFYING TONAL SHIFTS
BUILDING A TONE VOCABULARY
ASSESSMENT

THE ANALYSIS PARAGRAPH – 11 ASSIGNMENTS
PREWRITING
USING FORMAT IN WRITING
IDENTIFYING PURPOSE
WRITING TOPIC SENTENCES AND MAJOR POINTS
LITERARY PRESENT TENSE
WRITING TWELVE KINDS OF ELABORATION
RESPONDING TO OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS
RUBRICS FOR WRITING/EVALUATING
ASSESSMENT
FUN ASSIGNMENTS

TONE WRITING – 8 ASSIGNMENTS
ANALYSIS OF TONE IN LITERATURE
ROLE OF TONE IN PERSUASIVE WRITING
CONTRASTING TONES
ASSESSMENT
FUN ASSIGNMENT

DETAIL – 9 ASSIGNMENTS
IDENTIFYING DETAIL
ANALYZING DETAIL IN LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE
FUN WITH DETAIL
ASSESSMENT

DICTION – 9 ASSIGNMENTS
VERBS IN DICTION
DICTION'S ROLE IN TONE
RECOGNIZING DICTION IN LITERATURE
WRITING ABOUT DICTION
FUN ASSIGNMENT
ASSESSMENT

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE PART 1 – 14 ASSIGNMENTS
DEFINITIONS & EXAMPLES OF 14 TYPES
MATCHING FIGURES OF SPEECH WITH LITERARY EXAMPLES
RECOGNIZING AND WRITING ABOUT FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
IDENTIFYING AND WRITING ABOUT ALLUSIONS
ANALYZING FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN POETRY AND PROSE
FUN ASSIGNMENT
ASSESSMENT
EXTRA PASSAGES FOR ASSESSMENT OR PRACTICE

IMAGERY – 6 ASSIGNMENTS
IMAGERY IN PROSE
IMAGERY IN POETRY
ELEMENTS OF POETRY
POETRY ANALYSIS WORKSHEET
MECHANICS OF POETRY REFERENCE SHEET
POETRY ANALYSIS
FUN ASSIGNMENTS
ASSESSMENT
EXTRA PASSAGES FOR ASSESSMENT OR PRACTICE

SYNTAX – 12 ASSIGNMENTS
SYNTAX QUICK CHECK
CRITERIA (16) FOR IDENTIFYING AND ANALYZING SYNTAX
SYNTAX IN PROSE, POETRY, DRAMA, AND NONFICTION
FINDING SYNTAX IN OUTSIDE READING
FUN ASSIGNMENT
ASSESSMENT

*This table of contents is from the Combined Language/Literature program. The Language and Literature editions are similar.