{"id":12022,"date":"2017-03-03T03:43:09","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T03:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cornerstonetutorial.org\/cst2017\/?post_type=avada_portfolio&#038;p=12022"},"modified":"2022-02-10T21:39:27","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T02:39:27","slug":"grammar-language-arts-i","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/cornerstonetutorial.org\/cst2017\/portfolio-items\/grammar-language-arts-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammar &#038; Language Arts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:72;line-height:1.28;\">Grammar &amp; Language Arts<\/h1><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong>Tutor<\/strong> \u2013 Deb Lembach<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_5403496641250401469gmail-m5085774925824767009msonospacing\">This class is a complete language arts course consisting of instruction in composition, grammar and mechanics, reading comprehension, and literature. The aim of the course is to help students grow as clear and effective communicators and to help them learn to appreciate various types of literature.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_5403496641250401469gmail-m5085774925824767009msonospacing\">The heart of the course is Evan-Moor\u2019s <i>Daily 6-Trait Writing<\/i> Level 6+. This book gives students practice in the six characteristics of good writing \u2013 ideas, organization, word choice, sentence fluency, voice, and conventions.\u00a0<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_5403496641250401469gmail-m5085774925824767009msonospacing\">The grammar lessons from <i>Bob Jones Writing and Grammar Grade 8<\/i> complement the lessons in <i>Daily 6-Trait Writing. <\/i>These lessons are intended to help students better understand how language works as well as to help them develop respect for proper written and oral expression in their own and others\u2019 work.\u00a0<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_5403496641250401469gmail-m5085774925824767009msonospacing\">\u00a0<u><\/u><u><\/u>The lessons in<i> 100+ Series Reading Comprehension Grades 7 and 8<\/i> give students practice in paying attention to what they are reading and in reading for details. These lessons also complement the composition part of the course and provide students with practice in answering a variety of different types of questions.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_5403496641250401469gmail-m5085774925824767009msonospacing\">During the fall semester, the students read and study the novel <i>The Giver<\/i>. The study of the novel allows students to learn about such aspects of fiction as character, plot, setting, conflict, etc. In the spring, students study a number of different poems. 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