1	Week 1
Reading strategies		1 Identify the narrative point of view
Reading strategies
1 Identify the narrative point of view
Writing strategies		1 Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea
Writing strategies
1 Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea
Vocabulary		1 Prefixes
Vocabulary
1 Prefixes
Grammar and mechanics		1 Is it a phrase or a clause? 2 Identify dependent and independent clauses
Grammar and mechanics
1 Is it a phrase or a clause? 2 Identify dependent and independent clauses

2	Week 2
Reading strategies		1 Analyze short stories: set 1
Reading strategies
1 Analyze short stories: set 1
Writing strategies		1 Identify supporting evidence in a text
Writing strategies
1 Identify supporting evidence in a text
Vocabulary		1 Suffixes
Vocabulary
1 Suffixes
Grammar and mechanics		1 Identify prepositional phrases 2 Identify appositives and appositive phrases
Grammar and mechanics
1 Identify prepositional phrases 2 Identify appositives and appositive phrases

3	Week 3
Reading strategies		1 Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source
Reading strategies
1 Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source
Writing strategies		1 Order topics from broadest to narrowest
Writing strategies
1 Order topics from broadest to narrowest
Vocabulary		1 Word pattern analogies
Vocabulary
1 Word pattern analogies
Grammar and mechanics		1 Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex?
Grammar and mechanics
1 Is the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex?

4	Week 4
Writing strategies		1 Organize information by main idea
Writing strategies
1 Organize information by main idea
Vocabulary		1 Word pattern sentences
Vocabulary
1 Word pattern sentences
Grammar and mechanics		1 Identify sentence fragments 2 Identify run-on sentences
Grammar and mechanics
1 Identify sentence fragments 2 Identify run-on sentences

5	Week 5
Reading strategies		1 Recall the source of an allusion
Reading strategies
1 Recall the source of an allusion
Writing strategies		1 Identify thesis statements
Writing strategies
1 Identify thesis statements
Vocabulary		1 Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Vocabulary
1 Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Grammar and mechanics		1 Choose punctuation to avoid fragments and run-ons
Grammar and mechanics
1 Choose punctuation to avoid fragments and run-ons

6	Week 6
Reading strategies		1 Compare passages for tone
Reading strategies
1 Compare passages for tone
Writing strategies		1 Choose the best evidence to support a claim
Writing strategies
1 Choose the best evidence to support a claim
Vocabulary		1 Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context
Vocabulary
1 Determine the meaning of words using synonyms in context
Grammar and mechanics		1 Commas with compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences
Grammar and mechanics
1 Commas with compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences

7	Week 7
Reading strategies		1 Analyze short stories: set 2
Reading strategies
1 Analyze short stories: set 2
Writing strategies		1 Transitions with conjunctive adverbs
Writing strategies
1 Transitions with conjunctive adverbs
Vocabulary		1 Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context
Vocabulary
1 Determine the meaning of words using antonyms in context
Grammar and mechanics		1 Join sentences with semicolons, colons, and commas 2 Combine sentences using relative clauses
Grammar and mechanics
1 Join sentences with semicolons, colons, and commas 2 Combine sentences using relative clauses

8	Week 8
Writing strategies		1 Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim
Writing strategies
1 Identify stronger and weaker evidence to support a claim
Vocabulary		1 Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots
Vocabulary
1 Sort words by shared Greek or Latin roots
Grammar and mechanics		1 Commas with direct addresses, introductory elements, absolute phrases, interjections, interrupters, and antithetical phrases 2 Commas with series, dates, and places
Grammar and mechanics
1 Commas with direct addresses, introductory elements, absolute phrases, interjections, interrupters, and antithetical phrases 2 Commas with series, dates, and places

9	Week 9
Reading strategies		1 Determine the main idea of a passage
Reading strategies
1 Determine the main idea of a passage
Writing strategies		1 Distinguish facts from opinions
Writing strategies
1 Distinguish facts from opinions
Vocabulary		1 Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
Vocabulary
1 Use Greek and Latin roots as clues to the meanings of words
Grammar and mechanics		1 Correct capitalization errors 2 Formatting quotations and dialogue
Grammar and mechanics
1 Correct capitalization errors 2 Formatting quotations and dialogue

10	Week 10
Writing strategies		1 Understand a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions)
Writing strategies
1 Understand a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions)
Vocabulary		1 Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
Vocabulary
1 Use words as clues to the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
Grammar and mechanics		1 Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns 2 Identify and correct errors with compound and joint possession
Grammar and mechanics
1 Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns 2 Identify and correct errors with compound and joint possession

11	Week 11
Reading strategies		1 Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1
Reading strategies
1 Analyze the development of informational passages: set 1
Writing strategies		1 Use in-text citations (MLA 8th–9th editions)
Writing strategies
1 Use in-text citations (MLA 8th–9th editions)
Grammar and mechanics		1 Identify and correct errors with subject and object pronouns 2 Subject and object pronouns review
Grammar and mechanics
1 Identify and correct errors with subject and object pronouns 2 Subject and object pronouns review

12	Week 12
Writing strategies		1 Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions)
Writing strategies
1 Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 8th–9th editions)
Vocabulary		1 Use the correct homophone
Vocabulary
1 Use the correct homophone
Grammar and mechanics		1 Pronouns after "than" and "as" 2 Identify and correct pronoun errors with "who"
Grammar and mechanics
1 Pronouns after "than" and "as" 2 Identify and correct pronoun errors with "who"

13	Week 13
Reading strategies		1 Which text is most formal?
Reading strategies
1 Which text is most formal?
Writing strategies		1 Identify plagiarism
Writing strategies
1 Identify plagiarism
Vocabulary		1 Identify and correct errors with homophones
Vocabulary
1 Identify and correct errors with homophones
Grammar and mechanics		1 Use relative pronouns: who and whom 2 Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that
Grammar and mechanics
1 Use relative pronouns: who and whom 2 Use relative pronouns: who, whom, whose, which, and that

14	Week 14
Reading strategies		1 Analyze the development of informational passages: set 2
Reading strategies
1 Analyze the development of informational passages: set 2
Writing strategies		1 Identify sentences with parallel structure
Writing strategies
1 Identify sentences with parallel structure
Grammar and mechanics		1 Identify vague pronoun references 2 Identify all of the possible antecedents
Grammar and mechanics
1 Identify vague pronoun references 2 Identify all of the possible antecedents

15	Week 15
Writing strategies		1 Use parallel structure
Writing strategies
1 Use parallel structure
Vocabulary		1 Domain-specific vocabulary in context: science and technical subjects
Vocabulary
1 Domain-specific vocabulary in context: science and technical subjects
Grammar and mechanics		1 Identify transitive and intransitive verbs 2 Identify linking verbs, predicate adjectives, and predicate nouns
Grammar and mechanics
1 Identify transitive and intransitive verbs 2 Identify linking verbs, predicate adjectives, and predicate nouns

16	Week 16
Reading strategies		1 Identify audience and purpose
Reading strategies
1 Identify audience and purpose
Vocabulary		1 Use dictionary entries to determine correct usage
Vocabulary
1 Use dictionary entries to determine correct usage
Grammar and mechanics		1 Identify participles and what they modify 2 Identify gerunds and their functions
Grammar and mechanics
1 Identify participles and what they modify 2 Identify gerunds and their functions

17	Week 17
Reading strategies		1 Trace an argument: set 1
Reading strategies
1 Trace an argument: set 1
Writing strategies		1 Classify logical fallacies
Writing strategies
1 Classify logical fallacies
Vocabulary		1 Explore words with new or contested usages
Vocabulary
1 Explore words with new or contested usages
Grammar and mechanics		1 Identify infinitives and infinitive phrases
Grammar and mechanics
1 Identify infinitives and infinitive phrases

18	Week 18
Writing strategies		1 Evaluate counterclaims
Writing strategies
1 Evaluate counterclaims
Vocabulary		1 Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
Vocabulary
1 Determine the meanings of Greek and Latin roots
Grammar and mechanics		1 Identify and correct errors with subject-verb agreement 2 Identify and correct errors with indefinite pronoun-verb agreement
Grammar and mechanics
1 Identify and correct errors with subject-verb agreement 2 Identify and correct errors with indefinite pronoun-verb agreement

19	Week 19
Reading strategies		1 Trace an argument: set 2
Reading strategies
1 Trace an argument: set 2
Writing strategies		1 Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim
Writing strategies
1 Choose the analysis that logically connects the evidence to the claim
Vocabulary		1 Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
Vocabulary
1 Determine the meanings of words with Greek and Latin roots
Grammar and mechanics		1 Identify and correct verb agreement with compound subjects
Grammar and mechanics
1 Identify and correct verb agreement with compound subjects

20	Week 20
Writing strategies		1 Use the correct frequently confused word
Writing strategies
1 Use the correct frequently confused word
Vocabulary		1 Describe the difference between related words
Vocabulary
1 Describe the difference between related words
Grammar and mechanics		1 Form the progressive verb tenses 2 Form the perfect verb tenses
Grammar and mechanics
1 Form the progressive verb tenses 2 Form the perfect verb tenses

21	Week 21
Reading strategies		1 Compare passages for subjective and objective tone
Reading strategies
1 Compare passages for subjective and objective tone
Writing strategies		1 Identify and correct errors with frequently confused words
Writing strategies
1 Identify and correct errors with frequently confused words
Grammar and mechanics		1 Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person 2 Identify and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense
Grammar and mechanics
1 Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person 2 Identify and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense

22	Week 22
Reading strategies		1 Classify the figure of speech: euphemism, hyperbole, oxymoron, paradox
Reading strategies
1 Classify the figure of speech: euphemism, hyperbole, oxymoron, paradox
Writing strategies		1 Identify and correct errors with frequently confused pronouns and contractions
Writing strategies
1 Identify and correct errors with frequently confused pronouns and contractions
Vocabulary		1 Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence
Vocabulary
1 Choose the word whose connotation and denotation best match the sentence
Grammar and mechanics		1 Use hyphens in compound adjectives
Grammar and mechanics
1 Use hyphens in compound adjectives

23	Week 23
Reading strategies		1 Classify the figure of speech: anaphora, antithesis, apostrophe, assonance, chiasmus, understatement
Reading strategies
1 Classify the figure of speech: anaphora, antithesis, apostrophe, assonance, chiasmus, understatement
Writing strategies		1 Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements
Writing strategies
1 Identify appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in advertisements
Vocabulary		1 Use words accurately and precisely
Vocabulary
1 Use words accurately and precisely
Grammar and mechanics		1 Commas with coordinate adjectives
Grammar and mechanics
1 Commas with coordinate adjectives

24	Week 24
Reading strategies		1 Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1
Reading strategies
1 Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 1
Writing strategies		1 Use appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in persuasive writing
Writing strategies
1 Use appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos in persuasive writing
Grammar and mechanics		1 Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives 2 Good, better, best, bad, worse, and worst
Grammar and mechanics
1 Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives 2 Good, better, best, bad, worse, and worst

25	Week 25
Reading strategies		1 Interpret the figure of speech
Reading strategies
1 Interpret the figure of speech
Writing strategies		1 Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims
Writing strategies
1 Transition logically between claims, evidence, analysis, and counterclaims
Grammar and mechanics		1 Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs 2 Well, better, best, badly, worse, and worst
Grammar and mechanics
1 Form and use comparative and superlative adverbs 2 Well, better, best, badly, worse, and worst

26	Week 26
Reading strategies		1 Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 2
Reading strategies
1 Analyze rhetorical strategies in historical texts: set 2
Vocabulary		1 Replace words using a thesaurus
Vocabulary
1 Replace words using a thesaurus
Writing strategies		1 Remove redundant words or phrases
Writing strategies
1 Remove redundant words or phrases
Grammar and mechanics		1 Choose between adjectives and adverbs
Grammar and mechanics
1 Choose between adjectives and adverbs

27	Week 27
Reading strategies		1 Classify the figure of speech: review
Reading strategies
1 Classify the figure of speech: review
Writing strategies		1 Correct errors with commonly misspelled words
Writing strategies
1 Correct errors with commonly misspelled words
Grammar and mechanics		1 Use colons and commas to introduce lists, quotations, and appositives 2 Use semicolons and commas to separate items in a series
Grammar and mechanics
1 Use colons and commas to introduce lists, quotations, and appositives 2 Use semicolons and commas to separate items in a series

28	Week 28
Writing strategies		1 Correct errors with signs
Writing strategies
1 Correct errors with signs
Vocabulary		1 Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words
Vocabulary
1 Use etymologies to determine the meanings of words
Grammar and mechanics		1 Commas: review 2 Semicolons, colons, and commas: review
Grammar and mechanics
1 Commas: review 2 Semicolons, colons, and commas: review

29	Week 29
Reading strategies		1 Identify elements of poetry
Reading strategies
1 Identify elements of poetry
Vocabulary		1 Use context as a clue to the meanings of foreign expressions
Vocabulary
1 Use context as a clue to the meanings of foreign expressions
Grammar and mechanics		1 Use dashes 2 Decide whether ellipses are used appropriately
Grammar and mechanics
1 Use dashes 2 Decide whether ellipses are used appropriately

30	Week 30
Writing strategies		1 Correct errors in everyday use
Writing strategies
1 Correct errors in everyday use
Vocabulary		1 Use the correct foreign expression
Vocabulary
1 Use the correct foreign expression
Grammar and mechanics		1 Misplaced modifiers with pictures 2 Select the misplaced or dangling modifier
Grammar and mechanics
1 Misplaced modifiers with pictures 2 Select the misplaced or dangling modifier

31	Week 31
Reading strategies		1 Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Reading strategies
1 Analyze the effects of figures of speech on meaning and tone
Writing strategies		1 Avoid double, illogical, and unclear comparisons
Writing strategies
1 Avoid double, illogical, and unclear comparisons
Vocabulary		1 Analogies
Vocabulary
1 Analogies
Grammar and mechanics		1 Are the modifiers used correctly?
Grammar and mechanics
1 Are the modifiers used correctly?

32	Week 32
Writing strategies		1 Suggest appropriate revisions
Writing strategies
1 Suggest appropriate revisions
Vocabulary		1 Analogies: challenge
Vocabulary
1 Analogies: challenge
Grammar and mechanics		1 What does the punctuation suggest? 2 Commas with nonrestrictive elements
Grammar and mechanics
1 What does the punctuation suggest? 2 Commas with nonrestrictive elements