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Intermediate Level Text 1 – 4 (Students
completed BLT 4 or Senior-high and college students and above of
equal fluency; 8 months each term)
Detailed Scope and Sequence of Curriculum
Grammar:
- Sentences: a) Sentences definition,
b) Word order in sentences, c) Sentence Parts: subject and predicate,
Complete subject, Complete predicate, Simple subject, Simple predicate,
Compound subject, Compound predicate, Understood subject, Direct
object, Predicate nominative, Indirect object, Independent clause,
Subordinate clause.
- Sentence Types: a) Simple - Declarative,
Interrogative, Exclamatory, Imperative, Compound, Complex.
- Sentence error: a) Run-on sentences,
b) Sentence fragment.
- Working with Sentence Structure:
a) Sentence combining, b) Sentence extension, c) Diagramming sentences.
Parts of speech
- Nouns: a) Definition of nouns, b)
Common noun, c) Proper noun, d) Singular noun, e) Plural noun,
f) Possessive noun, g) Collective noun, h) Nouns used as other
parts of speech, I) Gerunds, j) Gerund phrases, k) Infinitive
as nouns, 1) Infinitive phrases as nouns, m) Nouns used as phrases
or clauses.
- Verbs: a) Definition of verbs, b)
Action verb, c) Linking verb, d) State-of-being verb, e) Present
tense, f) Past tense, g) Irregular verb, h) Main verb and helping
verb, i) Future tense, j) Principal parts, regular verbs, k) Participle,
1) Present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect aspects,
m) Verb phrases, n) Transitive and intransitive, o) Gerund, p)
Infinitive, q) Active and passive voice, r) Progressive form.
- Pronouns: a) Definition of pronoun,
b) Subject pronoun, c) Object pronoun, d) Possessive pronoun,
e) Pronoun antecedents, f) Demonstrative pronoun, g) Indefinite
pronoun, h) Reflective pronoun, i) Interrogative pronoun,]) Relative
pronoun
- Adjectives: a) Definition of adjective,
b) Comparative and superlative forms, c) Articles a, an, the,
d) Predicative adjective, e) Proper adjective, f) Demonstrative
adjective, g) Adjectives used as other parts of speech, h) Participles
as adjective, i) Participle phrases, j) Infinitive as adjective,
k) Infinitive phrases as adjective. 1) Clause used as adjective.
- Adverbs: a) Definition of adverbs,
b) Comparative and superlative forms, c) Adverb phrase, d) Infinitive
as adverbs, e) Infinitive phrases as adverbs, f) Clause used as
adverb.
- Prepositions: a) Definition of preposition,
b) Preposition phrases, c) Object of preposition, d) Prepositional
phrase as adjective, e) Prepositional phrase as adverb.
- Conjunction: a) Definition of preposition,
b) Coordinating conjunction, c) Corrective conjunction, d) Subordinating
conjunction.
- Interjection: Definition of interjection
Usage:
- Words Commonly Misused: a) Homophones,
b)Pronouns and contractions, c) Prepositions.
- Noun and pronoun usage: a) Using
subject and object pronouns, b) Naming self last, c) Confusion
of possessive and plural noun forms, d) Agreement of pronouns
and antecedents, e) Using reflexive pronouns, f) Needless pronoun
insertion of shift.
- Adjective and Adverb Usage: a) Using
a, an, b) Adjective comparative and superlative forms, c) Double
negatives, d) Adjective/adverb confusion, e) Misplaced modifier.
- Verb Usage: a) Subject/verb agreement,
b) Using irregular verbs, c) Unnecessary change of tense, d) Troublesome
verb pairs.
Mechanics:
Capitalization - a) First word of sentence, b) Proper nouns, c)
Pronoun I, d) Titles and initials, e) Titles of written works, f)
Greeting and closing of letter, g) Abbreviations, h) First word
of direct quotation, i) Proper adjective.
Punctuation:
- Period (.) - a) At end of declarative
and imperative sentences, b)With abbreviations and initials.
- Question mark (?) - After question
sentences.
- Exclamation mark (!) - After exclamation
sentences.
- Comma (,) ~ a) 1° dates, b) After
greeting and closing of letter, c) To separate city and state
or country, d) With introductory words, phrases, clauses, e) With
nouns of direct address, f) With items in a series, e) In compound
sentences, f) With quotations, g) When write last name first,
h) With apostrophe, i) With interrupters, j) In complex sentences,
k) With unnecessary participial phrase.
- Quotation marks ( " " )
- a) Direct quotation, b) Titles of written works.
- Italics and underlines (_).
- Apostrophe (') - a) Contractions,
b) Possessives.
- Semicolon (;)
- Colon (: ) and hyphen ( - ).
- Indenting
Spelling: a) Plural forms of nouns, b) Verbs
in present and past tense, c) Spelling rules, d) Words often written,
e) Possessive forms, f) Writing and numbers.
Vocabulary: a) Compounds, b) Synonyms, c) Antonyms,
d) Prefixes, e) Suffixes, f) Homophones, g) Contractions, h) Using
context clues, i) Homographs,]) Base and root words, k) Connotation
and denotation, 1) Etymologies/history of English language, m) Idiomatic
expressions, n) Formal and informal language, o) Shades of meaning.
Speaking: a) Discussions and conversations, b)
Telling a story, c) Using the telephone, d) Choral reading, e) Dramatization,
improvisation, pantomime, f) Oral reading, g) Giving directions,
h) Giving opinions and persuasive talks, i) Peer conferencing, j)
Oral reports and informative talks, k) Interviews and surveys, 1)
To give descriptive details, m) Sharing opinions, n) Voice and speech
techniques, o) To give comparison and contrast.
Listening: a) To appreciate literature, b) For
rhyme, rhythm, and other poetic sound devious, c) For main idea
or details, d) On telephone, e) For sequence, f) To answer questions/interviews,
g) To follow directions, h) Manners and techniques, i) Peer conferencing,
j) For context clues, k) For fact vs opinions, 1) Active listening,
m) Critical listening.
Studying Skills: a) Using alphabetic order, b)
Using the library, c) Recognizing author and title, d) Using thesaurus,
e) Organizing information and classifying, f) Reading pictures,
g) Parts of a book, h) Following written directions, i) Spelling
rules, j) Using the dictionary for spelling, pronunciation, meaning,
k) Using and locating words in the dictionary, 1) Choosing/narrowing
a topic, m) Using an encyclopedia, n) Summarizing, o) Taking tests,
p) Using an atlas, almanac, newspaper, reader guide, q) Study tips/habits,
r) Outlining, s) Using library's card catalogue or computer listing,
t) Paraphrasing.
Thinking skills:
- Critical thinking -- a) Compare/contrast,
b) Drawing conclusions, c) Observing,
d) Problem solving, e) Sequencing.
- Creative thinking - a) Elaborating,
b) Supposing, c) Point of view, d) Predicting,
e) Wondering.
Writing:
- Pictures - a) Drawing a picture to
tell a story, b) Drawing a picture for a response.
- Sentences - a) Writing sentences,
b) Sentences combining and expansion, c)Clincher sentence.
- Paragraphs -- a) Definition, b) Topic
sentence, c) Details (support) sentence, d) Order of ideas in
paragraphs, e) Informative and explanatory, f) Descriptive, g)
Narrative, h) Persuasive, i) Comparative/Contrast,]) Paragraph
unity, k) Method of developing paragraphs, 1) Clincher sentence.
- Other Expository forms - a) Book reports and
media-reviews, b) Research reports, c) Summaries, d) Newspaper/magazine
articles and editorials.
- Letters - a) Friendly letters, b)
Thank-you noted/interview, c) Envelopes, d) Business letters.
- Genres - a) Poetry (also finger plays,
nursery rhymes, and songs), b) Wordless picture story/story, c)
Play, d) Short story, e) Fable/myth/tall tale/folklore, f) Essay/article,
g) Personal narrative, h) Literary letter, i) Library diary/journal,
j) Responding to literature, k) Appreciation of literature.
- Other forms/genres - a) Stories and
narratives, b) Poems, c) Journal, d) Writing
- Writing process - a) Building foundation
for writing process, b) Steps in writing process (prewriting,
writing, writing, revising, proofreading, publishing), c) Identifying
purpose, d) Identifying audience, e) Improving word choice, f)
Revising and proofreading marks, g) Peer conferencing, h) Sharing
writing products, i) Receiving response to writing.
Literature:
- Genres - a) Poetry (also finger plays,
nursery rhymes, and songs), b) Short story, c) Novel excerpt,
d) Fable/myth/tall tale/folklore, e) Essay/articles, f) Personal
narrative, g) Nonfiction, h) Literary diary /journal, i) Appreciation
of literature.
- Literary elements and devices - a)
Plot, character. Setting, b) Speaker (point-of-view), c) Exaggeration,
d) Forms of poetry (couplet, tercet, haiku, limerick, ballad),
e) Poetic voice (lyric, dramatic,, narrative), f) Figure of speech
(simile, metaphor, personification), g) Sound devices, (onomatopoeia,
alliteration, assonance, consonance, rhyme, repetition), h) Sensory
words, i) Dialogue.
■ILT 1:
- Grammar:
a) Sentence definition
b) Word order in sentences
c) Sentence parts – subject and predicate
d) Sentence Types – simple, declarative, interrogative, exclamatory,
imperative.
e) Working with sentence structure -- sentence combining and expansion
- Parts of speech:
a) Nouns – Definition of nouns, common noun, proper noun, singular
noun, possessive noun, collective noun.
b) Pronouns – Definition of pronouns, subject pronoun, object
pronoun, possessive pronoun.
c) Adjectives – Definition of adjectives, comparative and superlative
forms, articles (a, an the).
d) Verbs – Definition of verbs, action verb, linking verb, present
tense, past tense, irregular verbs, main verb and helping verb.
e) Adverbs – Definition of adverbs.
- Usage:
a) Words commonly Misused – homophones
b) Noun and Pronoun Usage – using subject and object pronouns,
naming self last.
c) Adjective and adverb usage – using a, and an, comparative and
superlative of adjective.
d) Verb usage – subject/verb agreement, using irregular verbs,
unnecessary change of tense.
- Mechanics:
a) Capitalization – first letter of the word of a sentence, proper
nouns, pronoun I, titles and initials, titles of written works,
greeting and closing of letter, abbreviations.
- Punctuation:
a) Period ( . ) – at the end of declarative and imperative sentences,
with abbreviations and initials, with abbreviations and initials.
b) Question Mark ( ? ) – at the end of question sentence.
c) Exclamation Mark ( 1 ) – at the end of exclamation sentence.
d) Comma ( , )– in dates, after greeting and state or country,
with introductory words, phrases, clauses, with nouns of direct
address, with items in a series.
e) Quotation Marks ( “ ” )– direct quotation, titles of written
works
f) Italics and underlining (italics, italics ) –
g) Apostrophe ( ’ ) – contractions, possessives.
h) Indenting --
- Spelling: Plural of nouns, verbs in present and past tense,
spelling rules, words of often written,
- Vocabulary – compounds, synonyms, antonyms, prefixes, suffixes,
homophones, contractions, using context clues.
- Speaking – discussions and conversations, telling a story, using
a telephone, choral reading, dramatization, improvisation, pantomime.
oral reading, giving directions, giving opinions and persuasive
talks, peer conferencing, oral reports and informative talks,
interviews and survey, to give descriptive details,, sharing opinions,
voice and speech techniques, to give comparison and contrast.
- Listening – to appreciate literature, for rhyme, rhythm, and
other poetic devices, in discussions and conversations, for main
ideas and details, on telephone, for sequence, to answer question
/ interviews, to follow directions, manners and techniques, peer
conferencing, for context clues.
- Study skills – using alphabetical order, using the library,
recognizing author and title, using a thesaurus, organizing information
and classifying, reading pictures, parts of a book, following
written directions, spelling rules, using the dictionary for spelling,
pronunciation, meaning, choosing an narrowing a topic, using and
locating words in the dictionary, using an encyclopedia, summarizing,
taking tests, taking notes, using an atlas, almanac, newspaper,
reader’s guide, study tips/habits.
- Thinking skills –
a) Critical thinking – compare/contrast, observing,
b) Creative thinking – predicting, wondering.
- Writing:
a) Fine arts
b) Picture – drawing a picture to tell a story, drawing a picture
for a response.
c) Sentence – writing sentences, sentence combing and expansion,
clincher sentences
d) Paragraphs – definition of paragraphs, topic sentence, details
(supporting) sentences, order of ideas in paragraphs, informative
and explanatory, descriptive, narrative, persuasive, comparison/contrast.
e) Other Expository forms – book reports and media reviews, research
reports, summaries,
f) Letters – friendly letters, thank-you notes/magazine articles
and editorials.
g) Genres – poetry (also finger plays, nursery rhymes, and songs),
wordless picture story, play, short story, fable/myth/ tall tale/forklore,
essay/article, personal narrative, literary letter, responding
to literature, appreciation of literature.
h) Other forms/Genres – stories and narratives, poems, journals,
writing to learn.
i) Writing process – steps in writing process (prewriting, writing,
revising, proofreading, publishing), identifying purpose, identifying
audience, improving word choice, revising and proofreading marks,
peer conferencing, sharing writing products, receiving response
to writing,
13. Literature:
a) Genres –
b) Literary elements and Devices – plots, character, setting,
speaker (point of view), forms of poetry (couplet, tercet, haiku,
limerick, ballad), poetic voice (lyric, dramatic, narrative),
sound devices (onomatopoeia, alliteration, assonance, consonance,
rhyme, repetition), sensory words.
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