Grade 9 English "Communicating Effectively" Book 1 Set

Grade 9 English "Communicating Effectively" Book 1 Set

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English 9 and 10 ("Communicating Effectively") consists of parallel texts called Book One and Book Two. Either book may be studied first, which makes it possible for Grades 9 and 10 to be combined in one class if desired (each half of the students exchanging books for the second year). By default, in most homeschool situations students use Book One the first year and then Book Two the next.

Both books review grammar concepts from Grade 8 and previous years, but each one deals with different kinds of composition. Book One has 114 lessons and Book Two has 118 lessons. Both books have 15 tests.

New grammar concepts include retained objective complements, nominative absolutes, subjects of infinitives, moods of verbs, and idioms.

  • Composition skills in Book One include lessons on listening and speaking, Bible study, outlining, argumentative essays, poetry, and letter writing.
  • Composition lessons in Book Two teach study skills, expository essays, stories, descriptions, reference sources, and parliamentary procedure.

Interspersed throughout both books are lessons to improve writing, speaking, and editing skills. Writing and speaking lessons focus on style rather than content.

Instead of a supplementary worksheets booklet, as in the lower grades, the tests booklet includes copies of the editing sheets found in the textbook, made available for repeat practice.

Table of Contents

(Bold indicates lessons on editing skills, writing style,or speaking style)

Chapter 1 - Mechanics

  • 1. Capitalization and End Punctuation
  • 2. Commas
  • 3. Improving your Writing Style, Part 1: Originality
  • 4. Colons, Semicolons, and Ellipsis Points
  • 5. Quotation Marks and Italics
  • 6. Dashes, Parentheses, Brackets, Apostrophes, and Hyphens
  • 7. Improving Your Editing Skills, Part 1
  • 8. Chapter 1 Review

Chapter 2 - Listening and Speaking Skills

  • 9. Cultivating Attitudes of Good Listening
  • 10. Exercising the Skills of Good Listening
  • 11. Gathering Information for an Oral Report
  • 12. Improving Your Editing Skills, Part 2
  • 13. Outlining Your Material
  • 14. Giving an Oral Report
  • 15. Chapter 2 Review

Chapter 3 - Sentence Grammar

  • 16. Complete Sentences and Sentences Skeletons
  • 17. Sentence Complements
  • 18. Retained Objects and Objective Complements
  • 19. Improving Your Writing Style, Part 2, Exact Words
  • 20. Phrases and Clauses
  • 21. Appositives and Independent Elements
  • 22. Classes of Sentences
  • 23. Improving Your Editing Skills, Part 3
  • 24. Chapter 3 Review

Chapter 4 - Outlines and Bible Reference Books

  • 25. Outlining Written Material
  • 26. Outlining a Bible Pssaage: Finding the Main Ideas
  • 27. Outlining a Bible Passage: Filling in the Details
  • 28. Improving Your Editing Skills, Part 4
  • 29. Finding Words and Topics in the Bible
  • 30. Discovering the Meanings of Bible Words
  • 31. Finding Background Information on Bible Subjects
  • 32. Studying Bible Passages and Bible Doctrines
  • 33. Chapter 4 Review

Chapter 5 - Glossary of Usage

  • 34. Correct Word Usage, Part 1
  • 35. Correct Word Usage, Part 2
  • 36. Improving Your Writing Style, Part 3: Active Voice
  • 37. Correct Word Usage, Part 3
  • 38. Correct Word Usage, Part 4
  • 39. Correct Word Usage, Part 5
  • 40. Correct Word Usage, Part 6
  • 41. Improving Your Editing Skills, Part 5
  • 42. Correct Word Usage, Part 7
  • 43. Correct Word Usage, Part 8
  • 44. Chapter 5 Review

Chapter 6 - Writing an Argumentative Essay

  • 45. Understanding an Argumentative Essay
  • 46. Improving Your Editing Skills, Part 6
  • 47. Developing the Thesis Statement
  • 48. Developing the Full Thesis
  • 49. Writing an Argumentative Essay
  • 50. Revising an Argumentative Essay
  • 51. Improving Your Speaking Style, Part 1: Eye Contact
  • 52. Chapter 6 Review

Chapter 7 - Substantives

  • 53. Identifying Nouns
  • 54. Verbals and Clauses as Nouns
  • 55. Plural and Possessive Nouns
  • 56. Personal and Compound Personal Pronouns
  • 57. Other Pronoun Classes
  • 58. Improving Your Writing Style, Part 4: Figurative Language
  • 59. Identifying Substantives
  • 60. Chapter 7 Review

Chapter 8 - Paragraphs That Build an Essay

  • 61. What a Paragraph Is
  • 62. How to Develop a Paragraph
  • 63. Building Coherence Into Paragraphs and Essays
  • 64. Improving Your Editing Skills, Part 7
  • 65. Chapter 7 Review

Chapter 9 - Verbs

  • 66. Verbs and the Principal Parts of Verbs
  • 67. Simple and Perfect Tenses
  • 68. Moods of Verbs
  • 69. Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
  • 70. Forms of Verbs
  • 71. Subject-Verb Agreement
  • 72. Improving Your Editing Skills, Part 8
  • 73. Chapter 9 Review

Chapter 10 - Improving Sentence Effectiveness

  • 74. Achieving Unity and Coherence
  • 75. Adding Emphasis
  • 76. Improving Your Speaking Style, Part 2: Voice Control
  • 77. Writing to the Point
  • 78. Providing Variety
  • 79. Chapter 10 Review

Chapter 11 - Modifiers

  • 80. Recognizing Adjectives
  • 81. Adjective Phrases and Clauses
  • 82. Improving Your Writing Style, Part 5: Triplets
  • 83. Recognizing Adverbs
  • 84. Recognizing Other Adverbs
  • 85. Adverb Phrases and Clauses
  • 86. Forms of Comparison for Modifiers
  • 87. Chapter 11 Review

Chapter 12 - Poetry

  • 88. The Nature of Poetry
  • 89. Thy Rhyme of Poetry
  • 90. Improving Your Editing Skills, Part 9
  • 91 The Rhythm of Poetry
  • 92. Other Elements of Poetic Music
  • 93. The Descriptive Language of Poetry
  • 94. Special Types of Poetry
  • 95. Appreciating Poetry
  • 96. Writing Poetry
  • 97 Chapter 12 Review

Chapter 13 - Connecting Words, Interjections, and Idioms

  • 98. Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
  • 99. Coordinating Conjunctions
  • 100. Subordinating Conjunctions and Interjections
  • 101. Improving Your Editing Skills, Part 10
  • 102. Idioms
  • 103. Improving Your Writing Style, Part 6: Review
  • 104. Chapter 13 Review

Chapter 14 - Letters and Special Short Compositions

  • 105. Book Reports
  • 106. Friendly Letters
  • 107. Business Letters
  • 108. Explanation of a Process
  • 109. Character Sketches
  • 110. Improving Your Speaking Style, Part 3: Enthusiasm
  • 111. Chapter 14 Review

Year-End Reviews

  • 112. Final Review 1
  • 113. Final Review 2
  • 114. Final Review 3
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