Language Arts 600 Course Overview

Language Arts 600 continues to build on the sequential development and integration of communication skills in four
major areas—reading, writing, speaking, and listening. It most specifically focuses on deepening and furthering
students' understanding in the following ways:

• Unit 1: Differentiate and identify common parts of speech
• Unit 2: Use efficient grammar including punctuation, diction, capitalization, and syntax
• Unit 3: Analyze something read to find vocabulary, relationships, and comparisons with context
• Unit 4: Write accurately in different forms including letters and use of outside research
• Unit 5: Recognize propaganda, facts, and opinions in news stories
• Unit 6: Identify different forms of literature in both fiction and nonfiction
• Unit 7: Establish a purpose for reading a passage and adjust reading strategies accordingly
• Unit 8: Differentiate and write different forms of poetry using figurative language
• Unit 9: Link bible stories and passages to different forms of traditional literature