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1 WEEK 1: Tests 1 & 2 UNIT 1 The Verb and its Subject pp (Frames 1-32) pp (Frames 33-64) pp (Frames 65-95) pp (Frames ) pp (Frames ) pp (Frames ) pp (Frames ) What Makes a Sentence? The Complete Subject and Predicate The Simple Subject and the Verb Finding the Verb Here Comes the Noun! Pronouns Take the Place of Nouns Unit Review Take practice test 1 in the workbook/packet in your folder Take Test 1 in the Testing Center UNIT 2 Patterns of the Simple Sentence pp & 1-55 (Frames ) The Subject-Verb and Direct Object Patterns pp (Frames ) The Indirect Object Pattern pp (Frames ) Completing the Linking Verb pp (Frames ) The Subject Complement Pattern pp (Frames ) Recognizing Basic Sentence Patterns pp (Frames ) Sentences with Compound Parts pp (Frames ) Verbs of More Than one Word pp & pp (Frames ) Unit Review Take practice test 2 in the workbook/packet in your folder Take Test 2 in the Testing Center

2 WEEK 2: Tests 3 & 4 UNIT 3 The Work of Modifiers pp (Frames ) pp (Frames ) pp (Frames 65-95) pp (Frames ) pp (Frames ) pp (Frames ) pp (Frames ) What Makes a Sentence? The Complete Subject and Predicate The Simple Subject and the Verb Finding the Verb Here Comes the Noun! Pronouns Take the Place of Nouns Unit Review Take practice test 3 in the workbook/packet in your folder Take Test 3 in the Testing Center UNIT 4 Building Better Sentences pp (Frames ) Recognizing Compound Sentences pp (Frames ) Building Good Compound Sentences pp (Frames ) Understanding the Adverb Clause pp (Frames ) How to Make Adverb Clauses pp (Frames ) Using Adverb Clauses to Improve Sentences pp (Frames ) Understanding the Adjective Clause pp & 1-61 (Frames ) How to Make Adjective Clauses pp (Frames ) Using Adjective Clauses to Improve Sentences pp (Frames ) Using ing Word Groups to Combine Ideas pp (Frames ) Using Appositives to Combine Ideas pp (Frames ) Unit Review Take practice test 4 in the workbook/packet in your folder Take Test 4 in the Testing Center

3 WEEK 3: Tests 5 & 6 UNIT 5 Understanding the Sentence Unit pp (Frames ) Avoiding Sentence Fragments pp & 1-11 (Frames ) More Types of Sentence Fragments pp (Frames Run-on Sentences: Three Guilty Words pp (Frames ) When Does a Sentence End? pp (Frames ) Unit Review Take practice test 5 in the workbook/packet in your folder Take Test 5 in the Testing Center UNIT 6 Using Verbs Correctly pp (Frames ) Overcoming the Dangerous Six pp (Frames ) Thirteen Irregular Verbs pp (Frames ) Straightening Out Lie and Lay pp & 2-56 (Frames ) Learning the Difference Between Sit and Set pp (Frames ) Straightening Out Rise and Raise pp (Frames ) Leave and Let pp (Frames ) Bring and Take pp (Frames ) Unit Review Take practice test 6 in the workbook/packet in your folder Take Halfway Practice Test A (Units 1 6) (If needed, take Halfway Practice Test B.) Take Test 6 in the Testing Center

4 WEEK 4: Tests 7 & 8 UNIT 7 Agreement of Subject and Verb pp (Frames ) Was and Were; Don t and Doesn t pp (Frames ) The Useful Rule of S pp & 1-10 (Frames ) Keeping Track of the Subject pp (Frames ) Words That Mean One pp (Frames ) The And, Or, and Nor Problem pp (Frames ) Sentences Beginning with Here, There, and Where pp (Frames ) Unit Review Take practice test 7 in the workbook/packet in your folder Take Test 7 in the Testing Center Online Survey UNIT 8 Choosing the Right Modifier pp (Frames ) Words That Describe Actions pp (Frames ) Choosing Between Good and Well pp (Frames ) Modifiers After Sense Verbs pp & 1-44 (Frames ) Making Comparisons Correctly pp (Frames ) One No is Enough! pp (Frames ) An A An Checkup pp (Frames ) Unit Review Complete the LC Survey before you test. (See Instructor) Instructor must sign-off upon completion Take practice test 8 in the workbook/packet in your folder Take Test 8 in the Testing Center

5 WEEK 5: Tests 9 & 10 UNIT 9 Using Pronouns Correctly pp (Frames ) The Subject Form of Pronouns pp (Frames ) The Object Form of Pronouns pp (Frames ) The Problem of Omitted Words pp & 1-32 (Frames ) Pronouns That Show Ownership pp (Frames ) We Boys and the -self Pronouns pp (Frames ) Unit Review Take practice test 9 in the workbook/packet in your folder Take Test 9 in the Testing Center UNIT 10 How to Use Capitals pp (Frames ) Capitalizing Geographical and Group Names pp (Frames ) Using Capital Letters for Organizations and Institutions pp (Frames ) Various Other Uses of Capitals pp & 1-12 (Frames ) Learning to Capitalize Titles pp (Frames ) Capitals Not Too Many, Not Too Few pp (Frames ) Unit Review Take practice test 10 in the workbook/packet in your folder Take Test 10 in the Testing Center

6 WEEK 6: Tests 11 & 12 UNIT 11 Learning to Use Commas pp (Frames ) Commas in Series pp (Frames ) Commas in Compound Sentences pp (Frames ) Commas After Introductory Phrases and Clauses pp (Frames ) Commas for Setting Off Interrupters pp & 1-14 (Frames ) Commas in Addresses and Dates pp (Frames ) Unit Review Take practice test 11 in the workbook/packet in your folder Take Test 11 in the Testing Center UNIT 12 Apostrophes and Quotation Marks pp (Frames ) Spotting the Apostrophe pp (Frames ) Using Apostrophes a Few Don ts pp (Frames ) Pronouns and Contractions Avoiding Confusion pp (Frames ) Quotation Marks to Make Words Talk pp (Frames ) Unit Review Take practice test 12 in the workbook/packet in your folder WEEK(s) 7 & 8 Take Test 12 in the Testing Center All course requirements must be completed by JULY 30, 2015

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