EPGY
Course Catalog
English:
Elementary-level
RWL Reading and  Writing about Literature
LAW Language Arts and Writing
Concepts LAW Grade 2
Concepts LAW Grade 3
Concepts LAW Grade 4
Concepts LAW Grade 5
Concepts LAW Grade 6
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Language Arts and Writing Grade 6

Strand 1 Strand 2 Strand 3
Parts of Speech Sentences, Clauses, and Phrases Mechanics
Nouns Kinds of Sentences Capitalizing Sentences and Parts of Letters
Abstract and Concrete Nouns Simple and Complete Subjects Capitalizing Names and Pronouns
Compound Nouns Noun Phrases Capitalizing Titles of People
Spelling Regular Nouns Simple and Complete Predicates Capitalizing Dates
Spelling Irregular Nouns Compound Subjects Capitalizing Places
Possessive Nouns Compound Predicates Miscellaneous Capitalization Rules
Subject, Object, and Possessive Pronouns Subjects in "Here" and "There" Sentences Miscellaneous Capitalization Rules II
Using "I" and "Me" Writing Imperative Sentences Capitalization Review
Pronouns and Antecedents Subjects in Imperative Sentences Capitalizing Titles of Works
Reflexive Pronouns Appositive Phrases Punctuating Titles of Works
Intensive Pronouns Coordinating Conjunctions Hyphenating Numbers
Distinguishing Between Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns Correlative Conjunctions Hyphenating Lines of Text
Demonstrative Pronouns Using Correlative Conjunctions Hyphenating Prefixes and Suffixes
Indefinite Pronouns Subject-Verb Agreement with Compound Subjects Hyphenating Compound Nouns
Interrogative and Relative Pronouns Writing Interrogative Sentences Hyphen Review
Distinguishing Between Interrogative and Relative Pronouns Subjects in Interrogative Sentences Using Commas in Series
Pronoun Review Direct Objects of Verbs Using Commas with Adjectives and Direct Address
Action Verbs Hard-to-Find Direct Objects Using Commas to Separate Words and Phrases
Past, Present, and Future Tense Direct and Indirect Objects Using Commas in Compound Sentences
Subject-Verb Agreement in Present Tense Coordinated Verbs Using Commas in Letters
Forms of "Be" Predicate Nouns and Predicate Adjectives Using Commas in Dates and Places
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs Distinguishing Between Predicate Nouns and Predicate Adjectives Using Commas in Numbers
Ditransitive Verbs Predicate Pronouns Using Commas in Appositives
Main Verbs and Helping Verbs Other Linking Verbs Comma Review
More Helping Verbs Distinguishing Between Linking Verbs and Action Verbs Punctuating Direct Quotations
Verbs with Multiple Uses Independent and Subordinate Clauses Punctuation Outside the Quotation Marks I
Progressive Forms Subordinating Conjunctions and Relative Pronouns Punctuation Outside the Quotation Marks II
Perfect Tenses Combining Subordinate Clauses with Main Clauses Colons
Spelling Irregular Verbs Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences Semicolons
Irregular Verb Review Adjective Clauses Dashes and Parentheses
Adjectives Adverb Clauses
Proper Adjectives Distinguishing Between Adjective and Adverb Clauses
Articles Prepositional Phrases
Definite and Indefinite Articles Subject-Verb Agreement and Prepositional Phrases
Mass Nouns and Articles Adjective Phrases
Pronouns as Adjectives Adverb Phrases
Demonstratives Used as Adjectives Distinguishing Between Adjective and Adverb Phrases
Indefinite Pronouns Used as Adjectives Distinguishing Between Phrases and Clauses
Nouns Used as Adjectives Sentence Fragments
Positive, Comparative, and Superlative Adjectives Fixing Sentence Fragments
Adverbs Avoiding Stringy Sentences
Positive, Comparative, and Superlative Adverbs Avoiding Misplaced Modifiers
Spelling Comparative and Superlative Adverbs Combining Sentences
Distinguishing Between Adjectives and Adverbs
"Good", "Well", "Bad", and "Badly"



Strand 4 Strand 5 Strand 6
Word Usage and Literary Devices Sentence Composition Paragraphs
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots Concepts from Strands 1-5 are
applied within the sentence-
composition environment of this
strand.		 Narratives
Using Prefixes 　 Lead Sentences for Narrative Paragraphs
Using Suffixes 　 Supporting Sentences for Narrative Paragraphs
Homophones and Homographs 　 Concluding Sentences for Narrative Paragraphs
Synonyms and Antonyms 　 Writing to Inform
Point of View 　 Topic Sentences for Paragraphs of Information
Abbreviations 　 Supporting Sentences for Paragraphs of Information
Abbreviating Names of States 　 Concluding Sentences for Paragraphs of Information
Using "Lie" and "Lay" 　 Writing About Cause and Effect
Using "Rise" and "Raise" 　 Determining Cause and Effect
Using "Sit" and "Set" 　 Topics and Main Ideas of Cause-and-Effect Paragraphs
Using "Learn" and "Teach" 　 Topic Sentences for Cause-and-Effect Paragraphs
Using "To", "Too", and "Two" 　 Organizing the Cause-and-Effect Paragraph
Using "Its" and "It's" 　 Supporting Sentences for Cause-and-Effect Paragraphs
Using "Your" and "You're" 　 Concluding Sentences for Cause-and-Effect Paragraphs
Using "Theirs" and "There's" 　 Writing About Opinions
Using "There", "Their" and "They're" 　 Opinion Statements
Using "Whose" and "Who's" 　 Supporting Sentences for Opinion Paragraphs
Using "Who" and "Whom" 　 Concluding Sentences for Opinion Paragraphs
Pronoun Contractions 　 　
Contractions with "Have" 　 　
Negative Contractions 　 　
Avoiding Double Negatives 　 　
Noun Contractions 　 　
Noun Contractions and Possessive Nouns 　 　
Alliteration 　 　
Onomatopoeia 　 　
Simile and Metaphor 　 　
Personification 　 　
Mood and Setting