Language Arts Scope and Sequence

ENGLISH SCOPE AND SEQUENCE‐ Liberty Christian Academy
WRITING/COMPOSITION/GRAMMAR/RESEARCH
CONCEPT
Abbreviations
ABC Order‐ 2nd letter
ABC Order‐ 3rd Letter
ABC‐1st letter
Active Voice
Additional verb tenses
Analytical Research
Analyze, critique, interpret and evaluate ideas
Appropriate contextual and descriptive vocabulary
Beginning Citations
Beginning Formatting of Reports
Book Report
Brainstorming
Capitalization Citation
Communicate Ideas
Comparatives and superlatives
Complete sentences
complex sentences
Compound/Complex Sentences
Conjuntions
Cursive handwriting
Dep./Indp. Clauses
Determine voice (active/passive)
Develop a variety of writings
Develop and support thesis
Develop narrative, expository and informational writings to inform, explain, anaylyze, or entertain.
Dictionary
Double negatives
Editing
Elements of a paragraph
Emphasize expository writings
Emphasize literary analysis
Emphasize persuasive writings
Expository
Formatting of Reports
Functional Grammar
Glossary
Graphic Organizers
Identify/classify transitive/intransitive
Improving Sentence Structure
Indirect & Direct objects
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Info. In reference materials
Letters
Literay analysis
Manuscript
Memorization skills
MLA Format
Multiple essays
Multiple paragraph essays
Multi‐Sourced Reports/Essays
Narrative
Narrowing Topic
Opposites
Orgainzational skills
Organization and Planning
Outlining
WRITING/COMPOSITION/GRAMMAR/RESEARCH ‐‐ continued
CONCEPT
Paper Position
Paragraphs
Parts of Speech
Pencil Grip
Pencil Position
Persuasive‐Intro
Picture Dictionaries
Picture Reports
Plan/organize
plurals (spelling changes/irregular)
Poetry
possessives
Prepositional phrases
Primary and Secondary Sources
Print
Punctuation
Quotations
Reports
Research
Research from a variety of materials
Research Paper
Research‐Intro
Sentence Structure
Sentence variety
Sequence
Show N Tell
Simple and compound subjects, verbs, sentences
Simple and compound subjects, verbs, sentences
simple and compound subjects, verbs, sentences
Simple Reference Material
Singular/Plural
Stay on Topic
Stories
Subject verb agreement
Syn., Ant., Hom.
synonyms/antonyms
Table of Contents
Technology
Thesaurus
Thesis Thesis Statement
Tone of Voice
Transition to Cursive
Transition words
Types of sentences
K
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11
12
Use appositives, main clauses, and subordinate clauses
Use Biblical world view
Use parallel structure
Using vivid words
Variety of Sources
Verb tenses
Verbals
Writing process
Writing styles
READING/LITERATURE/CULTURE
CONCEPT
Cultural Arts & Music as it applies to Literature
American Literature
analogies
analyze informational materials
authors intent
author's style and literary effect
basic genre
Biographies
British Literature
cause and effect
clues and language structure
comprehension
context clues
Critical analysis
critical thinking
critique elements
Cultural Arts & Music as it applies to Literature
Cultural Arts & Music as it applies to Literature
decoding skills
different genre
different genre‐ include short storiesm fables, etc.
Drama
elements of a story
evaluation
fact & opinion
figurative language
fluency and expression
historical & multicultural context
imagery
literary analysis Literary Criticism
making inferences
Novel
oral comprehension
organization and reading print
Organization of print
paraphrasing
phonetic principles
Poetry
point of view
predictions reading strategies
self correction
Sequence
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10
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12
sight words
Summarizing
tone and atmosphere
topic and supporting details
understanding of print
word analysis skills
World Literature
World View introduction
World Views
VOCAB/SPELLING
CONCEPT
ABC Order‐ beyond 1st letter
Commonly misused words
Contextual vocab
Directional words
Figurative language
Functional vocabulary
Grade level appropriate vocab
Irregular plurals
Language structure
Literary terms
Meaning clues
Memorization skills
Organizational skills
Phonetic principles
Phonetic strategies
Pronunciation
SAT vocab
Sight words
Syllable stress
Word origin/derivation
Words with multiple meanings
K
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LISTENING/ORAL
CONCEPT
Adapt to situation
Application
Build oral skills
Communicate effectively (thoughts, feelings, ideas)
Communicate ideas with correct grammar/vocab.
Communication skills
Comprehension
Comprehension of ideas
Conclusions
Contextual awareness
Critique small group
Dictation
Directions with application
Draw conclusions
Evaluation
Following directions
Formal presentations
From various sources
Grade level appropriate vocab. In speech
Graphic organizers
Group activities
Group discussion
Group learning
Growth in oral language
Interviewing techniques
Listening vocab
Main ideas
Manipulative phonemes
Memorization
Note taking
Objective/subjective
Oral comprehension
Oral language structure
Organizational skills
Persuasion
Poetry
Point of view
Recall and retention of facts and sequence
Recitation
Reports
Reports/presentations
Research
Rhyme
Sequence
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Situational awareness
Speaking vocab.
Strategies
Summarizing
Support ideas
Taking notes
Verbal and non verbal messages
Verbal/non verbal techniques
MEDIA CONCEPT
Understands the characteristics and components of the media K
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