- Review sentences types and sentence structure (compound sentences) and address sentence errors (fragment and run on), dependent and independent clause
- Capitalization rules: beginning of sentences, names, city/state, holidays/countries, titles
- Punctuation rules: period, question mark, & exclamation point, and comma usage; titles
- Grammar: subject/predicate (both complete and simple, and compound subjects/predicates), nouns, proper nouns, action verbs, adjectives, pronouns, linking verbs, possessive nouns, subject/verb agreement, adverbs, propositional phrases, appositives
- Spelling rules for plural nouns
- Mechanics of dialogue
- Parts of a personal letter & Writing a personal letter
- Parts of a paragraph & Writing a paragraph
- Other forms of written communication: lists/thank you note/invitation/diary entries
- How to choose an appropriate writing form.
- The writing process (prewrite, draft, revise, edit/publish)
- Use the writing process to compose narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive writing in formal paragraphs and informal writing
- Effective writing skills: strong details, transitions, beginning/middle/end concept, logical sequence of events, variety of sentence structure, and use of figurative language including simile, metaphor, and personification
- Revision: word choice (use of a thesaurus), using strong details, a variety of sentence structure in writing, & figurative language when appropriate, adding dialogue when appropriate
- Poetry (text features/end rhyme, free verse and composition)
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