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ESSENTIALS
The Program
This two-hour, afternoon class is
designed to prepare fourth- through
sixth-grade students for the Challenge
program. This power-packed course is
the perfect complement to our Foundations program, but any family may
participate. Language structure and
analysis, writing structure and style, and
arithmetic speed and accuracy are the
essential components of this popular
24-week program.
The Essentials of the English
Language program (EEL) is a
complete language arts program that
takes students beyond the worksheet.
Mixing strategic memorization of
vocabulary, rules, and lists with a
series of analytical tasks, EEL teaches
students how to thoughtfully analyze
sentence construction. The result is
strong language construction and usage
skills—both written and oral.
EEL Analytical Tasks and
Confirmations:
1) Grammar and Recitation
2) Sentence Confirmation
3) Question Confirmation
4) Diagramming Confirmation
5) Modification Confirmation
6) Quid et Quo Confirmation
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lassical
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The
Community
Continuing to capitalize on the
“community dynamic,” students
present writing assignments and enjoy
games, drills, and team-building
mini-competitions that strengthen the
essential language and arithmetic skills.
Students emerge confident to tackle
higher language and math courses when
these simple, yet often neglected, skills
are mastered.
The Classical Model
Classical Education trains students to
learn any information through a three-step
process:
1) Memorize vocabulary and rules
(grammar)
2) Process new concepts (dialectic or logic)
3) Clearly, persuasively, and logically use
grammar knowledge to influence others
(rhetoric)
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The
Partnership
Students and their parents meet for two
hours each week after Foundations. A
trained tutor facilitates class time, but
like Foundations, parents also participate with their children.
“... a good education teaches a child
how to build a [place in] the mind for
every subject. You not only feed children information to [retain], but help
the students see ways to organize the
information for quick retrieval…
…When the organizational system
is mastered, which means quickly accessible and confidently retrieved, the
information becomes very useful and
can be dialectically synthesized into
any new idea.”
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ESSENTIALS
Students Will Learn…
Essentials of
the English
Language Lesson
Overview (45
minutes)
Essentials of
the English
Language
Weekly Lesson
Basic capitalization and
punctuation; phonograms;
sentence structures, patterns, and
purposes; eight parts of speech
plus specific classifications for
verbs, nouns, pronouns, sentence
diagramming; and more!
IEW Unit
Overview (45
minutes)
IEW’s HistoryBased Writing
Lessons
Assignment
Different writing structures
using IEW writing models,
as well as techniques to
polish any writing style.
Drills from MegaFun Card-Game
Math
Math
Curriculum of
Choice
Greater speed and accuracy
in mental arithmetic as
students prepare for success
in algebra and beyond.
S E N T E N C E CL ASSIFICATION
4 structures
Compound
Complex
(FANBOYS)
(www.asia.wub,who/which)
4 purposes
Exclamatory (!)
7 patterns
AFFIRMATIVE
NEGATIVE
Simple Structure
Structure/ Pattern
suffix
Purpose
one-word adve
rb, no
adverb + -ly
ord Adv
Essential Sentence
Jesus wept.
S-Vt-DO
Jesus1.
loves
me.
Noun(N)
S/D
Verb-transitive
DirectObject
S
Vt
DO
loves
Subject
Verb-linking
PredicateNominative
S
Vl
PN
S-Vl-PN
S-Vl-PA
S-Vt-IO-DO
Pattern
PurposeJesus
together. (c)
ect words, phra
ses, or clauses*
cOORDINA
is
S-Vi
S/E
S/E
5. Conjunction(C)
S
S-Vt-DO
Vt
me
PA
Essential
holy Sentence
Jesus wept!
An interject
An interjecti
how
in order that
lest
so that
than
though
until
whenever
wherever
why
S
S/E
INTERJE
ion is a wor
d or phrase
used as a stro
on is set apar
DirectObject
t from the sent
ence
DO
Vt
We play when
we are young.
When we are
youn
DO
OCN
are young.
we finish our
work.
Ns
pRONOU
himself
holy
a verb.
KEy: Purpose:D-Declarative,E-Exclamatory,int.-interrogative,imp.-imperativeStructure:S-Simple,Cd-Compound,Cx-Complex,Cd-Cx-Compound-Complex
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Exclamatory
S-Vi
S-Vt-DO
Complex
Compound-Complex
Interrogative
S-Vl-PN
S-Vl-PA
Imperative
S-Vt-IO-DO
S-Vt-DO-OCN
S-Vt-DO-OCA
of feeling or
Limiting: articles, numbers, other pronouns
Type: intransitive, transitive, linking, helping
Tense: present, past, future
Form: simple, perfect, progressive, perfect progressive
Number: singular, plural
Person: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Voice: active, passive
Mood: indicative, subjunctive, imperative
NOUNS
Simple - degree:
positive, comparative, superlative
A noun
names a person,
place, thing, activit
To find
Flexional - degree:
positive,
comparative,
superlative
a subject
y, or idea. (N)
noun (SN),
ask, “Who (verb)?
For other usages, see
” or “What (verb)?”
Affirmative, Negative
the Question Confirm
ation.
CONJUNCTION: coordinating, subordinating, correlative, conjunctive
NOU
N
USAG
ES
INTErJECTION
Subject Noun (SN)
...the
roles
or
jobsadverbial,
PrEPOSITION (PHrASE):
a noun adjectival
can have in a sentenc
e.
VErBAL: gerund, participle,
infinitive
Possessive Noun
emotion. (I)
PRONOU
A pronoun replaces
a noun
To find a subject pronoun in order to avoid repetition. (P)
(SP), ask, “Who (verb)?”
or “What (
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cal
t (DO)
onversa
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Object of the Prepotion
sition (OP)
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les
Predicate Nominative
(PN)
SE
Objec NT EN CE
Plural
Sometimes two
or more words
can act as a prepo
Examples:
sition:
according to
due to
in front of
in addition to
in spite of
up to
instead of
ahead of
out of
because of
with the excep
by way of
tion of
except for
in back of
along with
in case of
away from
Some of these
words can act
as adverbs when
not followed by
they are
a noun.
Examples:
The children playe
d outside.
They threw the
ball around.
Concrete
Abstract
compound
complex
dog Subject
letter
Rover
one
dog
Imtwoper
words
joined
ativ
e (.togethe
!) r
Subject
3. Verb (V)
4. Adverb (AV)
5. Conjunctio
n (C)
6. Interjection
(I)
7. Preposition
(Pr)
8. Adjective (AJ)
5 parts of a sen
tence:
1. Subject (S)
2. Verb (V)
3. Capital Lette
r
Vi
4. End Mark
(. ? !)
5. Complete Sens
e
it
we
comp
ound
complex
Subject
s
Subject
s
Jesus
Subject
s
Jesus
Jesus
they
Test
Demonstrative
DO
Pronouns
Interrogative
Pronouns
loves
Indefinite
pN s
God
Relative Pronouns
Verb-linking
Predicate Adject
ive
Vl
Vt
made
Indirect Object
IO
who, whom, whose,
who, whom, whose,
Direct Object
DO
me
Verb-transitive
crown
Vt
calls
Direct Object
Verb-transitive
Vt
DO
himself
calls
Direct Object
DO
himself
his
hers
(not used
ours
yours
theirs
The car is __
He drove ___
which, what
all, another, any, anybody
, anyone, anything,
everything, few, many,
bot
more, most, neither,
nobo
somebody, someone
, such
holy
Verb-transitive
mine
yours
S:
pA
is
Independ
Subject
Predicate
Direct O
Object of
this, that, these, those
me
Predicate Nomin
Pronoun ative
is
Tom saw
______.
Verb-linking
Vl
us
them
______ will go.
Direct Object
Subject
s
3rd Person
OTHE R PRON OUN
Vt
Jesus
Jesus
Rhim
you
(FANBOYS +
you
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b, who/which)
wept
Verb-transitive
doghouse
8 parts of spe
ech:
1. Noun (N)
2. Pronoun (P)
s
Jesus
pack (ofsdogs)
you
it
1st Person
Verb-intransitive
dogs Subject
members
me
you
lish
he GRA mmA
(www.asia.wub,
who/which)
2nd Person
Exc
lam
more
than ato
one ry (!)
a group composed of
masculine
3rd Person
neuter
Interrogative
(?)
Collective
I
2nd Person
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tsPerson
of enG
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types of3rd
sente
nces can be create
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the four struc
tures ×feminin
four purpo
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her
seven patterns.
Examples
non-spe
Declarcificative (.)
specific, requires a capital
s
can be experienced with
the five senses
pawJesu
concept, quality, or
s
be experienced withcondition that cannot
the five senses
loyalty
Compound
1st Person
de foR stu
Posse
Prono
Direct Object
Object of Preposition
Indirect Object
Subject
Predicate Nominativ
e
Use for:
Noun Adjectives:
collar A Qui ckdog
Reflight
eRe nce Gui
porch
(FANBOYS)
NOUN
Objective
Pronouns
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used
as an adjective or adverb.
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homeIO
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We ate pizza yesterda
Noun of Direct Addre
y.
ss (NDA) ctures
Appositive (AP)
simple
OUN S:
Subjective
(Nominative)
Pronouns
Adjective (PNA)
Indirect Object (IO)
a
holy?
calls
Imperative (.!)
Interrogative (?)
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outside
S/Int.
over
concerning
whether/or
Examples:
past
after
not only/but
either Tom or
down
also
Sue
not/but
regarding
against
whet
neith
her
er
Tom
Tom
Does Jesus love me? or Whoboth
loves me?
S/Imp.
S-Vt-DO
Love me.
S/Int.
S-Vt-DO
during
or
nor Sue
since
not only Tom Sue
along
Tom and Sue
but also Sue
except
not Tom but
through
amid
Sue
for
throughout
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S/Int.
S-Vl-PN
Is Jesus God? or Who
is God?
S/Imp.
S-Vl-PN
Be God. among
from
RELATIVE pRO
to
around
NOUNs intro
in
subordinate
duce adjectiva
toward
at
l
es* and relate
inside
S/Int.
S-Vl-PA
Is Jesus holy? or
Who isclaus
holy?
S/Imp.
Be holy. atop
cON
JUNcTIVE ADS-Vl-PA
them to the word
modifiy. They
under
Multi-Word Adje
VERBs
they
are used in a
into
ctives:
complex sente
accordingly
underneath
that
before
pHRAsE: The
nce.
henc
who
boy in the field
e
like
although
Did Jesus make me a crown? or Who
nevertheless
chased the cat.
whommade me a
until
beh
ind
-IO-DO
S/Imp.
S-V
t
-IO-DO
Make
me
a
crown.
S/Int.cLAUsE: The
S-V
howe
whose
ver
boytwho
besid
near
es
played baseball crown?
similarly
which
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up
ran.
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whilet-DO-OCN
S/Imp. meanS-V
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S/Int.
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beside master.
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himself Master?
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of words which
with
has both a subjec
betw
in
een
t and a
onto
A phrase is a group
without
of words which
beyond
Did Jesus call himself holy? or Who callsverb.
himself
does not have both
S/Imp.
S-V
-DO-OCA
Call yourself
holy. out
S/Int.
S-Vt-DO-OCA
a subject
t and
Jesus
Compound
Declarative
sentence pattern(s):
Possessive
ATTRIBUTES Common
Prepositions
oun to anot
are
her word. (pr)
...ways to describe a
its object, and always followed by a noun
Proper
noun.
the modifiers
which is calle
between them
d the “object
of
create a “pre
positional phra the preposition.” The prep
se.”
Singular
osition,
1.Subject(S)
4. EndMark(.?!)
S-Vt-DO-OCA Jesus calls himself holy.
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t-DO-OCA Jesus calls himself holy!
of these words
can also be used
2. Verb(V)cOR 5. CompleteSense
preposition
RELATIVE pRO
Subjects.
Verb-transitive as
DirectObject ObjectComplementAdj.
about
NOUNs alwa
but
ys come in pairs
3. CapitalLetter
above OCA
and connect S
either/or
Vt
DO
by
word
s
of
neither/nor
equaliimportanc
S-Vi
Did Jesus weep? or Who wept?
S/Imp.
S-V
Weep.
across
e.
both/and
S/D
CTIONS
ng expression
PREPO
SITION
S
g, we play.
Since we S-V
A prep
t-DO-OCN
Jesus calls
himself
Master!
are youn
ositiMaster
Jesus
calls himself
on rela
tes a noun or
We play becau g, we play.
pron
se we
We play after
Simple
sentence purpose:
Descriptive - degree: positive, comparative, superlative
by either an
exclamation
Oh, give than
mark or a com
ks
ma.
Ouch! The bee to the Lord, for He is good
!
stung me!
Wow! We can
do great thin
gs together!
A phrase may
also act as an
interjection as
in, Oh my good
Interjections
ness! or Oh
boy!
connected to are diagrammed on a sepa
the sentence
rate line abov
.
e the sentence
since they are
not grammati
cally
Jesus loves me!
IO
Personal Pronoun:
Case: nominative, objective, possessive
Person: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Number: singular, plural
Gender: masculine, feminine, neuter, common
Other Pronoun: demonstrative, interrogative, indefinite,
reflexive, relative
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God
indirectObject
Number: singular, plural
Type: common, proper
concrete, abstract, collective, compound
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made Jesus
meis God! crown
Pronoun(P)sUBORD
6. interjection(i)
Jesus2.
is God.
S/E Jesus
S-Vl-PN
njunctions intro
they modify.
duce adverbial
They are used
subordinate
in complex sente
clauses* and
nces. Rememb
3. Verb(V) when 7.whil
Preposition(Pr)
relate them to
the word
e where
Jesus is holy.
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l-PA
Jesus is holy!
.
.
as since
if although
4. Adverb(AV) More8.subo
Adjective(AJ)
rdinating conju
.
whereas unle
nctions:
after
ss becauseDirectObject ObjectComplementNoun
but that
Jesus made me a crown.
S/E Subject
S-VtVerb-transitive
-IO-DO
Jesus made me a crown!
as if
Examples:
that
as long as
as soon as
as though
before
sentence structure:
A diAlectic desktop foR students of enGlish GRAmmAR
Write the sentence, one word per block.
Jesus
TING conjun
ctions connect
compound subj
grammatically
ects, compoun
equal words
d verbs, or com
or groups of
pound sentence
words like
s. Remember:
FANVerb-transitive
and
BOys.
Subject
nor
but
or
yet
so
S-Vt-DO-OCN Jesus5calls
himself
Parts
of aMaster.
Sentence:
S/D
Subject
Vl
Quid et Quo
Label the usage (job or role) of each word.
wept
CONJU
N C T IS
ONS
is a word used
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to conn
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a
S/D
Declarative (.)
DEGREE
positive (swift
), comparative
(more swiftly
), superlative
(most swiftly)
ADJEC
An adjective
TIVES
modifies a noun
or pronoun by
Adjectives answ
describing, qual
er the questions
ifying, or limi
: What kind? Whic
ting. (AJ)
One-Word Adje
h one? How many
ctives:
? Whose?
DEscRIpTIVE
tell “what kind
beautiful, glori ?”
ous, honest, crim
son, etc.
DEGREE
positive (stron
g ), comparati
pOssEssIVE
ve (stronger),
tell “whose?”
superlative (stron
gest)
possessive Nou
n Adjectives
the girl’s smile
possessive prop
, the book’s cove
er Noun Adje
r
ctives Joshu
a’s book, Timo
possessive pron
thy’s diligence
oun Adjective
s
my, your, his,
her, its, our, their
LIMITING
tell “which one?
” or “how man
y?” or “which?”
Article Adjective
s a, an (inde
finite
articles); the (defi
Number
nite article)
one car, a milli
on books
Demonstrative
This book is won
derful.
Indefinite
Some books are
on
398
the
Interrogative
shelf.
Which book was
on the shelf?
S/D
A conjunction
for
8 Parts of Speech:
erbs:
pHRAsE: The
boy ran in the
field.
cLAUsE The
boy ran when
his friend calle
d him.
S/D
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Verb-linking PredicateAdjective
predicatepair,thoughthesubjectorthepredicate,orbothmaybecompound.)
How much? Unde
r what condition?
i
S-V
Multi-W
S/D
yes, certainly
no, not, never
C Jesus
Exclamatory (!)
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Vi
4 purposes
400
A
sIMpLE
Verb-intransitive
S
1 1 2 MO
ENCES
Imperative
(. !)D E L SE N TJesus
is
Master
DVERB
An adverb mod
ifies a verb, adje
S
ctive, or anot
Adverbs answer
her adverb. (AV)
the questions: How
? When? Wher
e? Why? To what
extent? How often
?
One-Word Adv
erbs:
Subject
SINGULAR
Declarative (.)
Compound
Complex
(FANBOYS)+ www.asia.wub,who/which
PLURAL
Simple
Interrogative (?)
B
Introduced Week 1
112 Different Types of Sentences can be created by combining
the four structures × four purposes × seven patterns.
7 patterns
Master
NOUN
A
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In Class…
Object Complemen
t Noun
OcN
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Object Complemen
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