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LANGUAGE ARTS 700 ONLINE

Language Arts 700 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 the following ways: Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening.

UNIT 1 - NOUNS, PRONOUNS, AFFIXES, AND USING WORDS CORRECTLY

1. Course Overview
2. Documentation
3. Nouns as Labels; Related Nouns; Categories
4. Common and Proper Nouns
5. Report: The Meaning of Names - Write a report that gives the meaning of names and information about their origin and history. 1. Research the meaning and origin of your name and four names of people you know. Include the following information for each name if available: The name's meaning, The country that the name is from, Any historical or general interest information associated with the name--when it first appeared, whether or not the name was borrowed from another language, etc. 2. Research the meaning and origin of any three of the following names from the Bible: David, Joseph, Elijah, Abraham, Ruth, Bethlehem, Jericho, Jerusalem, Sodom, Zion. Include the following information for each name if available: The name's meaning, The country that the name is from, Any historical or general interest information associated with the name--when it first appeared, whether or not the name was borrowed from or appears in another language, etc.
6. Spelling Lesson 1: Content Words; ei and ie
7. Quiz 1: Using Nouns
8. Spelling Quiz 1
9. Personal Pronoun Case
10. Reflexive Pronouns; Archaic Pronouns
11. Demonstratives; Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
12. Spelling Lesson 2: General/Easily Confused Words
13. Quiz 2: Using Pronouns
14. Spelling Quiz 2
15. Using the Right Prefix
16. Suffixes Change Spelling/Part of Speech
17. Using Mnemonic Devices for Homonyms
18. Spelling Lesson 3: Common Homonyms
19. Quiz 3: Cumulative
20. Spelling Quiz 3
21. Test
22. Alternate Test
23. Reference

UNIT 2 - USAGE; SPEAKING AND LISTENING; VERB TENSES

1. ​​Speaking Expressively
2. Retelling a Story: Alfred the Great
3. Report: Alfred the Great - Look up Alfred the Great in the encyclopedia or on the Internet and write at least 150 words on some of his accomplishments which influenced the culture and literature we enjoy today. Remember to document your source(s) properly, using MLA format.
4. Spelling Lesson 1: Multi-syllable Words
5. Quiz 1: Speaking Expressively
6. Spelling Quiz 1
7. Adjusting Listening to Purpose
8. Essay: Listening
9. Spelling Lesson 2: Frequently Misspelled Words
10. Quiz 2: Speaking and Listening
11. Spelling Quiz 2
12. Verbs: Present Tense
13. Past Tense: Regular and Irregular Verbs
14. Auxiliary Verbs/Future Tense
15. Verbs: Perfect Tenses and Conjugation
16. Spelling Lesson 3: General Words
17. Quiz 3: Speaking/Listening; Verb Tenses
18. Spelling Quiz 3
19. Book Report: Novel - Select and read a novel. Choose one of the books from the list provided to you in this assignment. Your fiction book report will have three sections as outlined in the assignment and complete the report.
20. Test
21. Alternate Test
22. Reference

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UNIT 3 - BIOGRAPHIES AND GRAMMAR (AFFIXES)

1. Biography: William Tyndale
2. Sequence of Events
3. Essay: Special Day - Think back over the last year and remember a special day you enjoyed, one which had many activities. Make a list of everything that happened that day in the order it happened (sequence of events). Then write a well-constructed paper of at least 400 words.  Follow the directions given to you in this assignment.
4. Flashback and Inferences in Biography
5. Project: Biography - Write a biography. Use the steps given to you as a guide in the assignment for this project.  Your completed report should be at least 400 words.
6. Spelling Lesson 1: General/ -le and -el
7. Quiz 1: Biographies/Sequence of Events
8. Spelling Quiz 1
9. Prefixes: Finding
10. Prefixes: Meanings
11. Suffixes: Finding
12. Meaning of Suffixes/Parts of Speech
13. Prefixes and Suffixes
14. Spelling Lesson 2: Words with Affixes
15. Quiz 2: Affixes, Biography, Sequence
16. Spelling Quiz 2
17. Test
18. Alternate Test
19. Reference

UNIT 4 - STRUCTURE OF WRITTEN AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE

1. Structure: Subject and Predicate
2. Patterns: Inverted, Compound Parts, S/V/DO
3. Patterns: S/LV/PN, S/LV/PA, S/V/IO/DO
4. Essay: Using Sentence Patterns - Choose one of the topics given to you as a part of this assignment and use all five sentence patterns in a composition of at least 100 words. Return to the lessons "Patterns: Inverted, Compound Parts, S/V/DO" and "Patterns: S/LV/PN, S/LV/PA, S/V/IO/DO" if you need to review the sentence patterns. You will be graded based on whether all five sentence patterns are present in your work.  Follow the directions given to you to complete your work
5. Spelling Lesson 1: Content Area Words
6. Quiz 1: Sentence Structure and Patterns
7. Spelling Quiz 1
8. Writing Complete Sentences
9. Structure; Word Choice; Ambiguity
10. Effective Sentences: Vivid Modifiers
11. Spelling Lesson 2: General
12. Quiz 2: Sentence Structure and Variety
13. Spelling Quiz 2
14. Pitch/Accent/Pause
15. Punctuating Pauses
16. Spelling Lesson 3: General
17. Quiz 3: Cumulative
18. Spelling Quiz 3
19. Test
20. Alternate Test
21. Reference

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UNIT 5 - THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

1. Words That Signal Types of Organization
2. Words That Express Feelings
3. Essay: Words for Feelings - Write about your feelings using one of the following three topics.  Select from the topics given to you to complete the assignment. Your completed writing should be at least 200 words long.
4. Spelling Lesson 1: Using y and ou
5. Quiz 1: Signal Words and Words for Feelings
6. Spelling Quiz 1
7. Formal, Informal, Nonstandard English
8. Smooth and Clear Expression
9. Essay: Informal/Formal English - You will be writing two separate paragraphs. The first paragraph, on any subject of your choice, will be written in informal English. Informal English is conversational in tone. There should be no grammatical or spelling errors in this paragraph, so be sure to proofread your work carefully. The second paragraph will be on the identical subject as the first paragraph but use formal English instead. This paragraph will express the same concepts as the first, but the writing style should be smooth and highly polished. Again, proofread carefully anything you write.
10. Spelling Lesson 2: Homonyms
11. Quiz 2 Cumulative
12. Spelling Quiz 2
13. Subject-Verb Agreement in Number
14. Form of Action Verbs
15. Verb Tense: Past and Present
16. Direct Object
17. Verbs Often Confused: Lie/Lay
18. Verbs Often Confused: Sit/Set
19. Verbs Often Confused: Rise/Raise
20. Verbs Often Confused: Review
21. Pronouns Often Confused
22. Spelling Lesson 3: Past Tense Verbs
23. Quiz 3: Cumulative
24. Spelling Quiz 3
25. Test
26. Alternate Test
27. Reference

UNIT 6 - MECHANICS AND STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH

1. Capital Letters 1
2. Capital Letters 2
3. Spelling Lesson 1: Adjectives and Adverbs
4. Quiz 1: Capitalization
5. Spelling Quiz 1
6. Apostrophe
7. Quotation Marks
8. Parentheses/Hyphen
9. Comma
10. Punctuation Review
11. Essay: Importance of Language Mechanics - ​For this project, you are to put your imagination to work. Picture a society (perhaps imagine yourself living in it) with no punctuation or capitalization rules. Brainstorm all the effects this could have. Perhaps you might foresee confusing or humorous situations that could arise. Write an essay of at least 400 words illustrating your understanding of the importance of standards for capital letter and punctuation use. You may communicate this understanding through expository or narrative writing and may be as serious or humorous as you wish, as long as you convey the idea of the importance of these language mechanics. Remember to write an introductory paragraph and a good conclusion. Write sentences that require different kinds of punctuation. This assignment will give you an opportunity to use commas, apostrophes, hyphens, quotation marks, and parentheses.
12. Spelling Lesson 2: Special Types of Words
13. Quiz 2: Capitals and Punctuation
14. Spelling Quiz 2
15. Subjects and Predicates
16. Complements
17. Adjectives
18. Adverbs
19. Prepositional Phrases as Modifiers
20. Quiz 3: Structure and Mechanics
21. Coordination
22. Spelling Lesson 3: General Words
23. Quiz 4: Cumulative
24. Spelling Quiz 3
25. Test
26. Alternate Test
27. Reference

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UNIT 7 - THE HIDING PLACE: A STUDY GUIDE

1. Chapters 1-3: Flashback/Foreshadowing
2. Chapters 4-5: Reading for Details
3. Understanding Characters
4. Essay: Occupied - In this project, you will consider the responses of characters to their setting and plot complication. Then you will use your Christian values to assess appropriate behavior as you envision yourself in a similar situation. Corrie ten Boom and her family were faced with some difficult choices after Hitler came to power. Some family members paid the ultimate price. Write a carefully thought-out paper of at least 200 words dealing with the concepts provided to you in the assignment.
5. Report: Dietrich Bonhoeffer - ​German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer lived at the same time as Corrie ten Boom. His response to the horrors of Nazi Germany was vastly different from Corrie ten Boom's. Research Bonhoffer's life and write a paper of at least 250 words detailing his response to Nazism and the consequences of his actions.
6. Spelling Lesson 1: Noun Suffixes
7. Quiz 1: The Hiding Place, chapters 1-5
8. Spelling Quiz 1
9. Chapters 6-7: Comprehension
10. Chapter 8-9: Suspense
11. Interpretation and Communication
12. Essay: Pickwick - Here are your goals for this assignment: Analyze and interpret character, Evaluate character for believability. Write a few paragraphs (at least 125 words) about Pickwick. Was your impression favorable or unfavorable? Back up your conclusion with some examples of his personality characteristics. Describe whether or not he is realistic and believable. Why or why not? You may want to use I Samuel 16:7 as a reference. If you use direct quotes as evidence, remember to document your source properly, using MLA format.
13. Spelling Lesson 2: Verb Suffixes
14. Quiz 2: The Hiding Place, chapters 6-9
15. Spelling Quiz 2
16. Chapter 10: Sequence
17. Chapters 11-13: Reading for Details
18. Chapters 14-15: Understand Characters
19. Author's Purpose/Modes of Writing
20. Essay: Character Sketch - Write a character sketch of at least 400 words about someone you know. Choose the person you wish to write about and decide what personality traits you wish to discuss about him or her. Answer the questions provided and write your paper.
21. Spelling Lesson 3: Noun Suffixes
22. Quiz 3: The Hiding Place, chapters 10-15
23. Spelling Quiz 3
24. Test
25. Alternate Test
26. Reference

UNIT 8 - NONFICTION AND COMMUNICATION

1. Nonfiction Literature: Helen Keller
2. Nonfiction Literature: The Apple Tree Switch
3. Spelling Lesson 1: General
4. Quiz 1: Nonfiction
5. Spelling Quiz 1
6. Learning to Listen Review
7. Note-taking and Summarizing
8. Essay: Summary - Read the passage provided, taken from History and Geography 7, Unit 6. Write a summary of the passage. Your work should be approximately one-third the length of the original. When you have carefully checked your summary using the "Summary Checking Guidelines," send the summary to your teacher.
9. Spelling Lesson 2: General
10. Quiz 2: Listening, Summarizing, and Nonfiction
11. Spelling Quiz 2
12. Communicating with Gestures
13. Spelling Lesson 3: General
14. Quiz 3: Speaking with Gestures
15. Spelling Quiz 3
16. Test
17. Alternate Test
18. Reference

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UNIT 9 - WRITING AND PRONUNCIATION

1. Sentence Types: Introduction
2. Sentence Types: Declarative/Interrogative
3. Sentence Types: Imperative/Exclamatory
4. Sentence Errors: Fragments
5. Sentence Errors: Comma Splice/Run-on
6. Spelling Lesson 1: General and Content Area Words
7. Quiz 1: Correct Sentences
8. Spelling Quiz 1
9. Paragraph Format/Topic Sentence
10. Paragraph Unity and Sequence
11. Deductive/Inductive/Transitional Paragraphs
12. Essay: Paragraph Practice - Select a topic of your choice. Write the best paragraph that you can, based upon what you have learned in this unit. Make this paragraph longer than your previous paragraphs by developing your topic well. After you have finished, print out your finished paragraph. In the next assignment, you will self-check your paragraph.
13. Project: Paragraph Self Check - To complete this assignment, use a copy of your paragraph from the previous exercise, "Paragraph Practice." When you open the link in the essay question box, you will be asked to give written answers to the questions provided. This self-check will help you see what elements of good paragraph writing you have not yet mastered. It will also allow your teacher to see where you may need more instruction.
14. Spelling Lesson 2: Noun and Adjective Suffixes
15. Quiz 2: Writing Paragraphs and Mechanics
16. Spelling Quiz 2
17. Pronunciation
18. Regional Differences in Pronunciation
19. Words in Reading/Nonsense Words
20. Essay: A Nonsense Poet - Choose either Edward Lear or Lewis Carroll and write a brief paragraph on your choice of author. You may wish to include your familiarity with the author, why you like or don't like his verse, or what your opinion is of nonsense verse.
21. Project: Limericks
22. Spelling Lesson 3: Words Often Mispronounced
23. Quiz 3: Cumulative
24. Spelling Quiz 3
25. Test
26. Alternate Test
27. Reference

UNIT 10- REVIEW

1. Verb Tense
2. Verb Agreement and Confusion
3. Nouns and Pronouns
4. Reflexive and Demonstrative Pronouns; Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
5. Adjectives/Adverbs
6. Prepositional Phrases
7. Sentence Patterns and Types
8. Spelling Review Lessons 1 and 2
9. Review Quiz 1
10. Spelling Quiz 1
11. Capitalization
12. Apostrophe
13. Quotation Marks/Parentheses
14. Hyphens/Commas
15. Mechanics: Cumulative Practice
16. Project: Punctuation Practice - Complete the activities provided. Use the rules of punctuation you have learned so far. Make sure you do each item in this assignment.
17. Spelling Review Lessons 3 and 4
18. Review Quiz 2
19. Spelling Quiz 2
20. Communication: Writing and Reading
21. Book Report: Short Story - Select and read a short story from the list provided to you. Follow the directions to report on the short story.
22. Communication: Speaking and Listening
23. Spelling Review Lessons 5 and 6
24. Review Quiz 3
25. Spelling Quiz 3
26. Test
27. Alternate Test
28. Reference