Table of Contents

Unit Planning
Definition of a Thematic Unit
Planning Units for a Year
Planning a Single Unit
Recurring Unit Activities
Rhythm and Pace of Unit
The Unit Box
Unit Bulletin Boards
Using the Unit Overviews

Historical Background
History of the English Language
History of British Literature
History of American Literature

Elements of Literature
Vocabulary
Setting
Characterization
Plot
Theme
Point of View
Tone
Style
Figurative Language

Poetry
Vocabulary
Types of Poetry
Formula Poems

Dramatic Fiction
Vocabulary
Greek Theatre
Shakespeare
The Globe Theatre

Prose Fiction
Sub-Genres


Process Writing
Vocabulary
Pre-Writing
Writing
Revision
Common Writing Assignments
Research Skills
Vocabulary
Library Arrangements
Information Catalogs
Readers Guide
Dictionaries
Other References
Research Notes
Writing the Paper
Citing Sources

Grammar
Vocabulary
People, Places, or Things
Action or State of Being
Modifiers
Connectors

Appendix
Index

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