Education Program for Gifted Youth


	Course Catalog

	English: Elementary-level

	LAW Language Arts and Writing

	Concepts LAW Grade 2

	Concepts LAW Grade 3

	Concepts LAW Grade 4

	Concepts LAW Grade 5

	Concepts LAW Grade 6

	Virtual Classroom

Language Arts and Writing Grade 6

Strand 1	Strand 2	Strand 3
Parts of Speech	Sentences, Clauses, and Phrases	Mechanics
Nouns	Kinds of Sentences	Capitalizing Sentences and Parts of Letters
Abstract and Concrete Nouns	Simple and Complete Subjects	Capitalizing Names and Pronouns
Compound Nouns	Noun Phrases	Capitalizing Titles of People
Spelling Regular Nouns	Simple and Complete Predicates	Capitalizing Dates
Spelling Irregular Nouns	Compound Subjects	Capitalizing Places
Possessive Nouns	Compound Predicates	Miscellaneous Capitalization Rules
Subject, Object, and Possessive Pronouns	Subjects in "Here" and "There" Sentences	Miscellaneous Capitalization Rules II
Using "I" and "Me"	Writing Imperative Sentences	Capitalization Review
Pronouns and Antecedents	Subjects in Imperative Sentences	Capitalizing Titles of Works
Reflexive Pronouns	Appositive Phrases	Punctuating Titles of Works
Intensive Pronouns	Coordinating Conjunctions	Hyphenating Numbers
Distinguishing Between Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns	Correlative Conjunctions	Hyphenating Lines of Text
Demonstrative Pronouns	Using Correlative Conjunctions	Hyphenating Prefixes and Suffixes
Indefinite Pronouns	Subject-Verb Agreement with Compound Subjects	Hyphenating Compound Nouns
Interrogative and Relative Pronouns	Writing Interrogative Sentences	Hyphen Review
Distinguishing Between Interrogative and Relative Pronouns	Subjects in Interrogative Sentences	Using Commas in Series
Pronoun Review	Direct Objects of Verbs	Using Commas with Adjectives and Direct Address
Action Verbs	Hard-to-Find Direct Objects	Using Commas to Separate Words and Phrases
Past, Present, and Future Tense	Direct and Indirect Objects	Using Commas in Compound Sentences
Subject-Verb Agreement in Present Tense	Coordinated Verbs	Using Commas in Letters
Forms of "Be"	Predicate Nouns and Predicate Adjectives	Using Commas in Dates and Places
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs	Distinguishing Between Predicate Nouns and Predicate Adjectives	Using Commas in Numbers
Ditransitive Verbs	Predicate Pronouns	Using Commas in Appositives
Main Verbs and Helping Verbs	Other Linking Verbs	Comma Review
More Helping Verbs	Distinguishing Between Linking Verbs and Action Verbs	Punctuating Direct Quotations
Verbs with Multiple Uses	Independent and Subordinate Clauses	Punctuation Outside the Quotation Marks I
Progressive Forms	Subordinating Conjunctions and Relative Pronouns	Punctuation Outside the Quotation Marks II
Perfect Tenses	Combining Subordinate Clauses with Main Clauses	Colons
Spelling Irregular Verbs	Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences	Semicolons
Irregular Verb Review	Adjective Clauses	Dashes and Parentheses
Adjectives	Adverb Clauses
Proper Adjectives	Distinguishing Between Adjective and Adverb Clauses
Articles	Prepositional Phrases
Definite and Indefinite Articles	Subject-Verb Agreement and Prepositional Phrases
Mass Nouns and Articles	Adjective Phrases
Pronouns as Adjectives	Adverb Phrases
Demonstratives Used as Adjectives	Distinguishing Between Adjective and Adverb Phrases
Indefinite Pronouns Used as Adjectives	Distinguishing Between Phrases and Clauses
Nouns Used as Adjectives	Sentence Fragments
Positive, Comparative, and Superlative Adjectives	Fixing Sentence Fragments
Adverbs	Avoiding Stringy Sentences
Positive, Comparative, and Superlative Adverbs	Avoiding Misplaced Modifiers
Spelling Comparative and Superlative Adverbs	Combining Sentences
Distinguishing Between Adjectives and Adverbs
"Good", "Well", "Bad", and "Badly"

Strand 4	Strand 5	Strand 6
Word Usage and Literary Devices	Sentence Composition	Paragraphs
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots	Concepts from Strands 1-5 are applied within the sentence- composition environment of this strand.	Narratives
Using Prefixes		Lead Sentences for Narrative Paragraphs
Using Suffixes		Supporting Sentences for Narrative Paragraphs
Homophones and Homographs		Concluding Sentences for Narrative Paragraphs
Synonyms and Antonyms		Writing to Inform
Point of View		Topic Sentences for Paragraphs of Information
Abbreviations		Supporting Sentences for Paragraphs of Information
Abbreviating Names of States		Concluding Sentences for Paragraphs of Information
Using "Lie" and "Lay"		Writing About Cause and Effect
Using "Rise" and "Raise"		Determining Cause and Effect
Using "Sit" and "Set"		Topics and Main Ideas of Cause-and-Effect Paragraphs
Using "Learn" and "Teach"		Topic Sentences for Cause-and-Effect Paragraphs
Using "To", "Too", and "Two"		Organizing the Cause-and-Effect Paragraph
Using "Its" and "It's"		Supporting Sentences for Cause-and-Effect Paragraphs
Using "Your" and "You're"		Concluding Sentences for Cause-and-Effect Paragraphs
Using "Theirs" and "There's"		Writing About Opinions
Using "There", "Their" and "They're"		Opinion Statements
Using "Whose" and "Who's"		Supporting Sentences for Opinion Paragraphs
Using "Who" and "Whom"		Concluding Sentences for Opinion Paragraphs
Pronoun Contractions
Contractions with "Have"
Negative Contractions
Avoiding Double Negatives
Noun Contractions
Noun Contractions and Possessive Nouns
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Simile and Metaphor
Personification
Mood and Setting