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August

Distinguish between sentence and sentence fragments

Write complete sentences

Identify declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory sentences

Use correct end punctuation

Write each of the four kinds of sentences correctly

Identify the complete subject and complete predicate of a sentence

Identify the simple subject of a sentence

Write complete subjects and identify their simple subjects correctly

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A. Use correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and structure

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September

Identify the simple predicate of a sentence

Write complete predicates and identify their simple predicates correctly

Identify imperative sentences

Identify the subject in declarative and imperative sentences

Write declarative and imperative sentences and identify their simple subjects correctly

Identify conjunctions

Choose the appropriate conjunction from and, but, and or

Write sentences using conjunctions correctly

Combine two or more short sentences into one

Break up stringy sentences by making sentences that are easier to read

Identify, correct, and punctuate run-on sentences

Proofread for run-on sentences

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A. Use correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and structure

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October

Write a one-sentence haiku

Identify nouns in a sentence

Write sentences identifying the nouns used correctly

Identify common and proper nouns

Capitalize proper nouns         

Proofread for capitalization errors

Write sentences using common and proper nouns; labeling them correctly

Combine sentences to make one sentence with a compound subject

Add descriptive details to make nouns more interesting

Write the plural forms of nouns correctly

Proofread for plural nouns

Use forms of plural nouns correctly in sentences

Write the plural forms of nouns ending in f, fe, or o

Write the plural nouns of special nouns

Proofread for errors in plural nouns

Use forms of plural nouns ending in f, fe, or o correctly in sentences

Write singular possessive nouns correctly

Proofread for singular possessive nouns

Use singular possessive nouns correctly in sentences

Write plural possessive nouns correctly

Use a possessive noun to combine two choppy sentences into one smooth sentence

Use an appositive to combine two choppy sentences

Replace weak nouns with an exact nouns

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A. Use correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and structure

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November

Identify action verbs

Write sentences using action verbs correctly

Identify action verbs and name their direct objects

Write sentences using action verbs and their direct objects correctly

Identify verbs in a sentence and label them as main verbs or helping verbs

Write sentences identifying main verbs and helping verbs correctly

Identify linking verbs and the word in the predicate that describes the subject

Write sentences with linking verbs correctly

Write singular and plural present tense verbs correctly

Proofread sentences for correct present tense verbs

Write sentences using singular and plural present tense verbs correctly

Write the past tense form of verbs correctly

Proofread for correct past tense verbs

Write sentences correctly using past tense verbs

Write verbs in the future tense

Write sentences using verbs in the future tense correctly

Combine two short sentences with the same subject to create a sentence with a compound predicate

Make verb tenses consistent within a paragraph

Write present tense verbs that agree in number with their subjects

Proofread sentences for correct subject-verb agreement

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A. Use correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and structure

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December

Write sentences using present tense verbs that agree in number with their subjects correctly

Identify the correct forms of be and have

Proofread for correct verb tenses of be and have

Write sentences using the correct verb tenses of be and have correctly

Write contractions for verbs combined with the word not

Proofread sentences for correct contractions

Write sentences for contractions for verbs combined with the word not correctly

Write the past tense and the past participle for regular and irregular verbs

Proofread for past tense forms of regular and irregular verbs

Write sentences for past tense forms of regular and irregular verbs correctly

Identify and write past tense verb forms of irregular verbs with and without helping verbs

Proofread for past tense forms of irregular verbs

Write sentences using the past tense forms of irregular verbs correctly

Use the helping verbs could, should, would, and must with have and main verbs

Proofread for correct verb phrases

Write sentences using the helping verbs could, should, would, and must with have and main verbs correctly

Use the words teach, learn, let, and leave correctly in sentences

Proofread for correct verbs

Use the words sit, set, can, and may correctly in sentences

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A. Use correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and structure

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January

Proofread for correct verbs

Replace weak verbs with exact ones

Use a Thesaurus to find more exact verbs

Identify adjectives and the nouns they describe

Write sentences correctly using adjectives

Elaborate sentences with adjectives that tell what kind, how many, and which one

Combine sentences that describe the same noun, using adjectives

Use articles and demonstrative adjectives correctly

Proofread for correct articles and demonstrative adjectives

Write sentences using articles and demonstrative adjectives correctly

Add –er to adjectives to compare two nouns

Add –est to adjectives to compare more than two nouns

Use more and most with long adjectives to compare nouns

Proofread for correct adjective forms

Write sentences using comparative adjectives correctly

Use the special forms of good and bad for making comparisons

Proofread for correct forms of good and bad

Write sentences using the correct forms of good and bad in making comparisons

Identify and form proper adjectives

Proofread for correct use of proper adjectives

Write sentences using proper adjectives correctly

Use adjectives in their writing to add details

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February

Identify proper nouns and adjectives

Write sentence with the correct capitalization and spelling of proper nouns and adjectives

Proofread for proper nouns and adjectives

Use commas to separate words or groups of words in a series

Proofread for commas in a series

Write sentences using commas in a series correctly

Combine sentences using a series of words or phrases

Combine whole sentences to form a series

Use commas correctly with introductory words and with nouns in direct address

Write and proofread sentences using introductory words and nouns in direct address

Use introductory phrases to vary sentence length

Set apart an introductory phrase with a comma

Use subordinating conjunctions to combine related sentences

Identify and correctly punctuate interjections

Proofread for punctuation of sentences with interjections

Write sentences correctly using interjections

Punctuate and capitalize direct quotations correctly

Write sentences using direct quotations correctly

Proofread for punctuation and capitalization of direct quotations

Write and punctuate abbreviations correctly

Proofread for abbreviations

Write book, movie, newspaper, magazine, and poem titles

Write and proofread titles of books, periodicals, and other written materials

Write sentences using titles correctly

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March

Identify subject pronouns and replace nouns with subject pronouns

Write sentences using subject pronouns correctly

Distinguish between subject pronouns and object pronouns

Use subject and object pronouns to complete a sentence

Write sentences using subject and object pronouns correctly

Use I and me correctly

Proofread for correct use of I and me

Write sentences using I and me correctly

Choose a possessive pronoun to complete a sentence

Identify possessive pronouns

Write sentences using possessive pronouns correctly

Use pronouns to avoid noun overuse

Ensure that pronouns have clear antecedents

Combine pronouns and verbs to form contractions

Proofread for incorrect contractions

Write sentences using these contractions correctly

Correct sentences with double subject

Proofread for double subjects

Use we and us correctly with nouns

Proofread for correct use of we and us with nouns

Write sentences using we and us correctly with nouns

Use the homophone spelling that corresponds with the word’s meaning

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April

Identify adverbs and the verbs they describe in sentences

Identify adverbs that tell how, when, and where

Write sentences using adverbs in sentences correctly

Elaborate their sentences by adding adverbs

Use adverbs to combine information from two sentences into a single sentence

Use the correct forms of adverbs (-er, -est, more, most) to compare two actions and more than two actions

Proofread for adverb forms

Write sentences using the correct forms of adverbs to compare two actions and more than two actions

Identify adverbs formed by adding –ly to an adjective

Use the adjective good and the adverb well correctly

Proofread for adverbs good and well

Write sentences using the adjective good and the adverb well correctly

Use negatives correctly in sentences

Proofread for double negatives

Identify prepositions in sentences

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May

Identify the object of prepositions

Write sentences using prepositions and their object correctly

Identify prepositional phrases

Identify prepositions and their objects in prepositional phrases

Write sentences using prepositional phrases

Use prepositional phrases to elaborate sentences

Place prepositional phrases near the word they modify

Use prepositional phrases to combine sentences and vary sentence length

Identify object pronouns in prepositional phrases

Proofread for pronoun forms in prepositional phrases

Write sentences using object pronouns correctly in prepositional phrases

Distinguish between specific words used as adverbs and as prepositions

Use adverbs to add meaning to a sentence

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A. Use correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and structure

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