LANGUAGE ARTS - Grade 9-12 DEMO
1. Word Analysis, Fluency and Vocabulary Development 
Etymology of Significant Terms • Structural Features of Informational Materials • Greek, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon Roots and Affixes • Greek, Roman, and Norse Mythology • Analogies • Literal and Figurative Meaning of Words • Denotative and Connotative Meaning • Summary
2. Structure of Informational Materials
Structure and Format of Functional Documents • Prepare Bibliography Reference Materials • Features and Rhetorical Devices of Public Documents
3. Text Analysis
Characters Traits • Literary Devices • Ambiguities, Subtleties, Ironies • Describe the Functions of Soliloquies, Asides • Summary
4. Narrative Analysis
How to Reach Rhetorical or Aesthetic Purposes • Evoking Readers' Emotion • Genres and Tradition in American Literature • The Influence of the Historical Period • The Development of the American Literature • Summary
5. Literary Criticism
Evaluation of Aesthetic Qualities • Connection Between the Themes and the Historical Period • Philosophical Approach • Summary
6. Writing Strategies: Organization and Focus
Controlling Impression, Coherent Thesis (Grades 9-10) • Active Verb Usage (Grades 9-10) • Elements of Discourse (Grades 11-12) • Reaching Rhetorical and Aesthetic Purposes (Grades 11-12) • Structuring Ideas and Arguments (Grades 11-12) • How to Use Rhetorical Devices (Grades 11-12) • Natural, Fresh, and Vivid Language Usage (Grades 11-12) • Summary
7. Research and Technology (Grades 9-10)
Suitable Research Methods • Develop Main Ideas within the Body of the Composition • Use Information from Multiple Integrate Quotations and Citations • Appropriate Conventions for Documentation • Summary
8. Research and Technology (Grades 11-12)
Develop Presentations Using Appropriate Research Methods • Systematic Strategies to Organize and Record Information • Create Word Processed Documents • Summary
9. Evaluation and Revision (Grades 9-10)
Revise Writing to Improve the Logic and Coherence • Revise Text to Highlight the Individual Voice, Improve Sentence Variety and Style • Summary
10. Writing Applications (Grades 9-10)
Write Biographical or Autobiographical narratives • Write Responses to Literature •Write Expository Compositions • Write Persuasive Compositions • Write Business Letters • Write Technical Documents • Summary
11. Writing Applications (Grades 11-12)
Write Fictional Narratives • Write Reflexive Compositions • Write Historical Investigation Reports • Write Job Applications and Resumes • Deliver Multimedia Presentations • Summary
12. Written and Oral English Language Conventions: Grammar and Mechanics of Writing
(Grades 9-12)
Identify Correctly Used Clauses • Understand Sentence Construction • Demonstrate and Understanding of Proper English Usage and Grammar • Appropriate Manuscript requirements • Summary
13. Listening and Speaking: Comprehension (Grades 9-12)
Form Judgments about the Ideas under Discussion (Grades 9-10) • Compare and Contrast Media Coverage of the Same Event (Grades 9-10) • Strategies Used by the Media (Grades 11-12) • The Impact of the Media on the Democratic Process (Grades 11-12) • How Visual Image Makers Present the Same Events (Grades 11-12) • Summary
14. Listening and Speaking Strategies: Organization of Oral Communication (Grades 9-10)
Logical Patterns of Organization • Appropriate techniques for Developing the Introduction and Conclusion • Elements of Classical Speech Forms • Summary
15. Listening and Speaking Strategies: Delivery of Oral Communication (Grades 9-10)
How to Present a Clear Thesis Statement • Enhancing the Appeal and Accuracy of a Presentation • Concise Notes • Audience Analysis • Summary
16. Listening and Speaking Strategies: Organization of Oral Communication (Grades 11-12)
How to Achieve Clarity, Force, and Aesthetic Effect • Forms of Classical and Contemporary Logical Arguments • How to Enhance a Specific Tone and Purpose • Summary
17. Listening and Speaking Strategies: Delivery of Oral Communication (Grades 11-12)
Rehearsal Strategies, Performance Details, Command of the Text, Skillful Artistic Staging • Effective and Interesting Language • Research and Analyze Gestures, Movement, and Vocalization • When to Use Different Kinds of Effects? • Summary
18. Listening and Speaking Strategies:
Analysis and Evaluation of Oral and Media Communications (Grades 9-10)
Analyze Historically Significant Speeches • How Language and Delivery Affect the Mood and Tone of Oral Communication • The Clarity, Quality, Effectiveness, and General Coherence of the Speaker's Points • Analyze the Type of Arguments the Speaker Uses • Aesthetic Effects of a Media Presentation • Summary
19. Listening and Speaking Strategies:
Analysis and Evaluation of Oral and Media Communications (Grades 11-12)
Critique a Speaker's Diction and Syntax • Logical Fallacies Used in Oral Addresses • The Four Basic Types of Persuasive Speech • Techniques in Media Messages and their Effectiveness • Summary
20. Speaking Applications (Grades 9-10)
Deliver Reflective Presentations • Deliver Oral Reports on Historical Investigations • Deliver Multimedia Presentations • Recite Poems, Selections from Speeches, or Dramatic Soliloquies • Summary
21. Speaking Applications (Grades 11-12)
Deliver Narrative Presentations • Deliver Expository Presentations • Appropriate Interviewing Techniques • Oral Responses to Literature • Persuasive Arguments • Descriptive Presentations • Summary
22. Text Analysis
Researching an Argument • Evaluating Information • Analyzing Historical Accounts • Summary
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