# Integrated language arts lessons including: grammar, spelling, higher-order thinking, and study skills. 4 Units: *Everyday Words *Poetry Unit *Short Story Unit *Research Unit The Everyday Words Unit is comprised of 13 weeks of grammar, dictation, sentence structure, and diagraming using classical literature for the middle school student. The Poetry Unit encourages an appreciation while memorizing, reciting, and analyzing various poetry. Students compose poetry and a psalm. In the Short Story Unit, students will analyze the elements of a story, develop a plot line of a story, write dialogue and much more. Research is taught in an easy to follow step by step plan for student and teacher. Each Book Study contains a summary, vocabulary skills, reading comprehension, and exciting activities.