Scope and Sequence

The following suggestions for scope and sequence are built into our suggested courses in the teacher administration area. The suggested courses are available for direct assignment to a class, but may also be customized to better align with a particular curriculum or standard.

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Introduced
D
Developing
M
Mastered

Module 1, Nouns

Lesson Standards* Grade
6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th College
What Is a Noun? L.3.1a D D M M M M M M
Common and Proper Nouns D D M M M M M M
Singular and Plural Nouns 1 L.2.1b, L3.1b D D M M M M M M
Singular and Plural Nouns 2 I D D M M M M
Irregular Plural Nouns D D M M M M M M
Compound Nouns D D M M M M M M
Collective Nouns I D D M M M M
Possessive Nouns L.2.2c, L3.2d D D M M M M M M

Module 2, Pronouns

Lesson Standards* Grade
6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th College
Personal Pronouns L.3.1a D D M M M M M M
Cases of Personal Pronouns L.6.1a D D M M M M M M
Challenging Uses of Cases D D M M M M M M
Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns L.2.1c, L.6.1b I D M M M M M M
Interrogative Pronouns D D M M M M M M
Demonstrative Pronouns D D M M M M M M
Relative Pronouns L.4.1a I D D M M M M
Indefinite Pronouns D D M M M M M M
Pronoun Agreement D D M M M M M M
Challenges in Pronoun Agreement L.6.1d I D M M M M M M
Indefinite Pronoun Agreement I D M M M M M M

Module 3, Verbs: Types, Tenses, and Moods

Lesson Standards* Grade
6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th College
Action Verbs L.3.1a D D M M M M M M
Linking Verbs L.3.1a D D M M M M M M
Action vs. Linking Verbs D D M M M M M M
Helping Verbs L.3.1a, L.4.1c D D M M M M M M
Principal Parts of Verbs D D M M M M M M
Principal Parts: Spelling Changes l.2.1.d D M M M M M M M
Irregular Verbs L.2.1d, L.3.1d D D M M M M M M
Tenses of Verbs L.3.1e, L.5.1b,
L.4.1b		 D D M M M M M M
Negative Statements M M M M M M M M
Shifts in Verb Tense L.5.1d D D M M M M M M
Transitive vs. Intransitive Verbs L.4.1.c D D D M M M M M
Phrasal Verbs I D D D M M M
Active vs. Passive Voice L.8.1b I D D M M M
The Verb To Be D D M M M M M M
Moods of Verbs L.8.1c,d I D D M M M

Module 4, Verbs: Agreement and Challenges

Lesson Standards* Grade
6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th College
Agreement of Verbs L.3.1f D D M M M M M M
Agreement: Subjects with And, Or, or Nor D D M M M M M M
Agreement: Collective Nouns D D M M M M M M
Agreement: Nouns that End in s L.3.1.f D D M M M M M M
Agreement: Titles of Creative Works L.3.1.f D D M M M M M M
Agreement: Proper Nouns L.3.1.f D D M M M M M M
Agreement: Money, Time, and Measurements L.3.1.f D D M M M M M M
Agreement: Fractions and Percentages L.3.1.f D D M M M M M M
Agreement: Indefinite Pronouns L.3.1.f D D M M M M M M
Agreement: Hard to Find Subjects L.3.1.f D D M M M M M M
Challenging Verbs: Lie/Lay D D M M M M M M
Challenging Verbs: Sit/Set D D M M M M M M
Challenging Verbs: Rise/Raise D D M M M M M M

Module 5, Sentence Parts

Lesson Standards* Grade
6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th College
Simple Subjects D D M M M M M M
Simple Predicates D D M M M M M M
Challenging Subjects D D M M M M M M
Compound Subjects and Predicates D D M M M M M M
Complete Subjects and Predicates D D M M M M M M
Direct Objects D D M M M M M M
Challenges with Direct Objects D D M M M M M M
Indirect Objects D D M M M M M M
Subject Complements D D M M M M M M
Object Complements I D D M M M
Distinguishing Between Objects and Complements D D M M M M M M
Classifying Verbs D D M M M M M M

Module 6, Modifiers: Adjectives and Adverbs

Lesson Standards* Grade
6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th College
Adjectives L.3.1a D D M M M M M M
Different Types of Adjectives D D M M M M M M
Compound Adjectives D D M M M M M M
Order of Adjectives L.4.1d D D M M M M M M
Adverbs Modifying Verbs L.3.1a D D M M M M M M
Adverbs Modifying Adjectives D D M M M M M M
Adverbs Modifying Other Adverbs D D M M M M M M
Special Types of Adverbs L.4.1a D D M M M M M M
Adjective versus Adverb D D M M M M M M
Comparing with Adjectives and Adverbs L.3.1g D D M M M M M M
Challenging Comparisons D D M M M M M M
Challenging Adjectives and Adverbs D D M M M M M M
Common Mistakes and Dangling Modifiers D D M M M M M M

Module 7, Prepositions

Lesson Standards* Grade
6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th College
Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases L.4.1e, L.5.1a I D D M M M M M
Compound Prepositions and Compound Objects I D D M M M M
Preposition versus Adverb I D D M M M M
Adjective Prepositional Phrases I D D M M M M
Adverb Prepositional Phrases I D D M M M M
Prepositional Phrases as Nouns I D D M M M M
Layered Prepositional Phrases I D D M M M M
Adjective or Adverb Prepositional Phrases I D D M M M M
Placement Problems and Dangling Prepositions L.7.1c I D D M M M M
Troublesome Prepositions I D D M M M M
Commas with Prepositional Phrases I D D M M M M
Idiomatic Verbs I D D M M M

Module 8, Conjunctions and Interjections

Lesson Standards* Grade
6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th College
Coordinate Conjunctions D D M M M M M M
Correlative Conjunctions L.5.1e I D D M M M M M
Parallel Ideas I D D M M M M M
Conjunctive Adverbs I D D M M M M
Subordinating Conjunctions I D D M M M M
Other Words that Act as Conjunctions L.4.1a I D D M M M M
As/As if Versus Like I D D M M M M
Interjections L.5.1a D D M M M M M M

Module 9, Verbals and Phrases

Lesson Standards* Grade
6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th College
Verbals I D D M M M M
Participles and Participial Phrases L.8.1a I D D M M M M
Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Participial Phrases I D D M M M M
Misplaced Participial Phrases I D D M M M
Gerunds and Gerund Phrases I D D M M M
Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases L.8.1a I D D M M M
Classifying Verbals and Verbal Phrases I D D M M M
Appositives and Appositive Phrases L.7.1a,c I D D M M M M M
Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Appositive Phrases I D D M M M M
Absolute Phrases I D D M M

Module 10, Clauses

Lesson Standards* Grade
6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th College
What is a Clause? L.7.1a,c I D D M M M M
Adjective Clauses I D D M M M
Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Adjective Clauses I D D M M M
Adverb Clauses I D D M M M
Noun Clauses I D D M M M
Classifying Dependent Clauses I D D M M M
Kinds of Sentences / Sentence Purposes D D M M M M M M
Simple and Compound Sentences L.3.1i D D M M M M M M
Complex and Compound-Complex Sentences L.3.1i I D D M M M M
Classifying Sentences D D D M M M M M
Run-On Sentences and Fragments L.4.1f D D D M M M M M

Module 11, Capitalization

Lesson Standards* Grade
6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th College
Names of People L.1.2a, L.2.2a D M M M M M M M
Titles L.3.2a D M M M M M M M
Names of Places L.1.2.2a D M M M M M M M
Names of Groups of People D M M M M M M M
Names of Things L.2.2a D M M M M M M M
Names in School D M M M M M M M
Names on the Calendar L.1.2a D M M M M M M M
Firsts D M M M M M M M
Conventions D M M M M M M M

Module 12, Punctuation: End Marks and Commas

Lesson Standards* Grade
6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th College
Sentence End Marks L.1.2b D M M M M M M M
Periods in Abbreviations D M M M M M M M
Commas in a Series L.1.2c, L.5.2a D M M M M M M M
Commas with Adjectives L.7.2a I D D M M M M M
Commas in Compound Sentences L.4.2c D M M M M M M M
Commas in Complex Sentences D M M M M M M M
Commas with Introductory Elements L.5.2b, L.5.2c D M M M M M M M
Commas with Interruptions L.8.2a I D D M M M
Commas with Nonessential Elements L.6.2a, L.5.2c I D D D M M M M
Using Commas to Avoid the Absurd I D D D M M M
Comma Conventions L. 1.2c, L2.2b,
L.3.2b		 D M M M M M M M

Module 13, Punctuation: Quotation Marks

Lesson Standards* Grade
6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th College
Quoting Someone's Exact Word L.2.2c, L.3.2c,
L.4.2b		 D D D M M M M M
Quotation Marks with Dialogue L.2.2c, L.3.2c,
L.4.2b		 D D D M M M M M
More on Quotation Marks with Dialogue L.2.2c, L.3.2c,
L.4.2b		 D D D M M M M M
Quotation Marks vs. Italics in Titles L.5.2d D D D M M M M M

Module 14, Additional Punctuation

Lesson Standards* Grade
6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th College
Apostrophes L.2.2c D D D M M M M M
Semicolons L.9-10.2a I D D M M M
Colons L.9-10.2b I D D M M M
Hyphens L.11-12.2a I D D
The Em Dash and En Dash L.8.2a,b I D D M M M
The Ellipsis L.8.2a,b I D D M M M
Parentheses and Bracket L.8.2a,b I D D M M M
The Slash (Virgule) I D D
* Common Core standards shown, other standards applicable.