English I PACE 1107 (3RD EDITION)

Course Description

English I (Level 9) (PACEs 1097–1108)

In this level the student:

• Learns about the history of the English language.
• Practices using resources—dictionary, thesaurus, concordance, encyclopedia, and the library.
• Reviews outlining.
• Writes a biographical sketch and answers essay questions.
• Continues to review and write with verbs—action/linking, transitive/intransitive, active/passive voice, tenses, progressive form, and emphatic mood.
• Reads and analyzes The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss and Twice Freed by Patricia St. John.
• Learns the parts of a book; the elements of a short story and a novel—chronological order, spatial order, and order of importance; the exposition, complication, and resolution of story plots.
• Diagrams simple, compound, and complex sentences.
• Is introduced to new vocabulary words.
• Identifies and uses the literal and figurative meanings of words and understands word derivations.
• Writes a composition unified by a single coherent thesis with a consistent tone and focus.
• Demonstrates an understanding of sentence construction by correctly using clauses, phrases, and the mechanics of punctuation.
• Is encouraged in character development through examples given in each PACE.