Description
"Give your eighth-graders the focused language arts practice they need to keep their language skills sharp. 36 weeks of practice cover standards-based skills such as:Vocabulary/Word Study• affixes• analogies• base/root words• figurative language• homophones• idioms• spellingPunctuation • end of sentence• apostrophes: contractions and possessives• commas: series, dates, addresses, direct address/interjections, compound sentences, after an introductory phrase/clause, and with nonrestrictive appositives• punctuation and capitalization: dialogue and friendly business letters• quotation marks: songs, poems, and short stories• unnecessary commas• run-on sentences• semicolons, dashes, and parenthesesCapitalization• beginning of a sentence• books, songs, and poems• proper nounsGrammar and Usage• active/passive voice• conjunctions• correct article, adjective, adverb• comparative/superlative• predicate adjectives and nouns• easily confused words• sentences: parts, types, structure, fragments, and combining• verbs: parts, tense, usage, and spelling• nouns: possessive, singular/plural, and concrete/abstract • pronouns: subject/object, possessive, and antecedents• prepositional phrases/prepositions/objects of a preposition• double negativesOther Skills• dictionary guide words• syllabication• outlines"
