Language Arts 400 Course Overview

Language Arts 400 focuses 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: Apply skills for reading fluency and writing a report
• Unit 2: Read for meaning in instructions, poetry, and fictional stories
• Unit 3: Identify word parts and types such as prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, and antonyms
• Unit 4: Identify parts of speech and types of sentences
• Unit 5: Use reading strategies to understand a passage and write cohesive paragraphs
• Unit 6: Explain characteristics of strong poetry and research-based reports
• Unit 7: Differentiate forms of literature including fables, tall tales, and biographies
• Unit 8: Analyze literature for language use
• Unit 9: Plan, organize, and write a research-based report