Materials & Resources
Topics to be covered this year
- Reading silently and skimming
- Critical reading skills SQ4R
- Introduction to mythology
- Biography
- Types of literature
- Lyric, narrative, dramatic poetry
- Listening skills
- Nonverbal communication
- Extending dictionary skills
- Vocabulary building
- Homonyms, synonyms, antonyms
- Using roots, prefixes, and suffixes
- Concepts of noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb
- Sentence structure
- Diagramming sentences Tips
- Types of writing: narration, description, exposition, persuasion
- Simple note taking Concept Map
- Writing outlines, letters, factual matter (reports, newspaper articles), verse (limericks, Limericks2 ballads), creative prose (diary, stories)
- Bibliography building
- Organization of a book
- Using reference books and indexes
Extras
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