Writing (SP)*

Language Mechanics

Pretest
Capitalization and Punctuation in Letters
Identifying Errors in Personal Letters
Identifying Errors in Business Letters I
Identifying Errors in Business Letters II
Quiz on Lessons 1-4
Thinking Skills Lesson: Decision Making: Who Should be Interviewed?
Capitalization and Punctuation in Quotations
Identifying Errors in Prose Passages I
Identifying Errors in Prose Passages II
Using Commas with Clauses and Phrases
Identifying Errors in Prose Passages III
Identifying Errors in Prose Passages IV
Quiz on Lessons 5-10
Thinking Skills Lesson: Induction: Sticky Keys and Sticky Rules
Posttest

Language Usage

Pretest
Nouns - A Review
Identifying Errors in Prose Passages I
Pronouns - A Review
Identifying Errors in Prose Passages II
Verbs - Number and Form
Identifying Errors in Prose Passages III
Quiz on Lessons 1-6
Thinking Skills Lesson: Analogies: Teaming to Prepare for a Test
Verbs - The Six Tenses
Identifying Errors in Prose Passages IV
Adjectives and Adverbs - A Review
Identifying Errors in Prose Passages V
Prepositions - A Review
Identifying Errors in Prose Passages VI
Quiz on Lessons 7-12
Thinking Skills Lesson: Sequencing: Editing a Sports Story
Posttest

Sentence Structure

Pretest
Complete and Simple Subjects
Complete and Simple Predicates
Predicate Nominatives
Predicate Adjectives
Direct Objects
Quiz on Lessons 1-5
Thinking Skills Lesson: Problem Solving: Matching Pets with People
Patterns in Sentences
Sentence Fragments and Run-On Sentences
Combining Short Sentences
Combining Subordinate Ideas
Quiz on Lessons 6-9
Thinking Skills Lesson: Problem-Solving: Favorite Toys
Posttest

Clear Writing and Paragraphs

Pretest
Misplaced Modifiers
Dangling Modifiers
Unclear Pronoun Reference
Quiz on Lessons 1-3
Thinking Skills Lesson: Induction: Editor of the Pardeeville Gazette
Nonparallel Grammatical Forms
Wordiness
Unnecessary Tense Shifts
Double Negatives
Quiz on Lessons 4-7
Thinking Skills Lesson: Classification: Writing and the Constitution
Identifying the Topic Sentence
Developing the Topic Sentence
Irrelevant Sentences
Connecting Ideas in a Paragraph
Paragraph Logic and Organization
Quiz on Lessons 8-12
Thinking Skills Lesson: Sequencing: Writing a Humorous Story
Posttest