Unit 1 Student Learning Objectives:

Upon learning this topic you will be able to:

• Use context clues and word parts to define unknown vocabulary in a reading.

• Recognize the difference between stated facts and opinions in a reading.

• Identify the author's intended purpose and audience.

• Identify the topic sentence in a paragraph.

• Identify the author of a reading.

• Revise, edit, and proofread your writing to make it more effective.

• Develop an effective topic sentence.

• Use prepositional phrases in a sentence.

• Identify the subject and main verb in a sentence.

• Identify the correct end punctuation to use in a sentence