Grammar

TOPICS OF STUDY:

1st Quarter: Review

• Parts of speech: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, conjunction

2nd Quarter: Conventions

• Verb tenses
• Proper punctuation of titles
• Proper use of commas

3rd Quarter: Use of Language

• Sentence structure
• Dialects in writing

4th Quarter: Figurative Language

• Using and understanding figurative language: idiom, hyperbole, simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia