The ALS Literature and English Skills courses are an integrated series of titles for grade levels 9–12. Combining instruction in the areas of Reading, Vocabulary, and Language Usage, the English Skills courseware provides a complete High School English course when coupled with the companion Literature titles. The A+LS Literature courses are composed of four titles that represent a guided study of a broad range of classic works of literature. The complete text of each of these classic works is presented within the lesson. Each lesson provides an introduction to the chapters that will be read and provides interactive study aids similar to a reference library in a classroom. Course features:
• Literature and English Skills is presented as a collection of year-long courses.
• All lessons contain a study guide, a practice test, and mastery test. Most lessons have an essay or constructed response.
• Lessons include a variety of essay types such as descriptive, persuasive, expository, and letter writing. Students will also complete a self-evaluation form to assess their performance.
• These courses are certified by MetaMetrics® with a Lexile® score.
9th GRADE ENGLISH LITERATURE:
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson; A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens; The Odyssey by Homer; Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. 42 lessons, 2 semesters.
10th GRADE ENGLISH LITERATURE:
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens; The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain; Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare; The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. 56 lessons, 2 semesters.
11th GRADE ENGLISH LITERATURE:
The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne; The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper; Moby Dick by Herman Melville; The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane. 52 lessons, 2 semesters.
12th GRADE ENGLISH LITERATURE:
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen; Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte; Macbeth by William Shakespeare; Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. 33 lessons, 2 semesters.
9th GRADE ENGLISH SKILLS:
English Skills IX contains reading sections with lessons covering common expressions, connotation and denotation, Greek and Latin words, poetry, word recognition, and story details and sequence. The usage section contains lessons about punctuation, clauses and phrases, and usage problems. The vocabulary section reviews vowel sounds and spelling. 40 lessons, 2 semesters. **Fast-Track available
10th GRADE ENGLISH SKILLS:
English Skills X curriculum includes reading sections and lessons about fact and opinion, folklore, inferences, story elements, and words in context. The usage section contains lessons about parts of speech, parts of sentences, and verbals. The vocabulary section reviews blends and silent letters. 38 lessons, 2 semesters. **Fast-Track available
11th GRADE ENGLISH SKILLS:
English Skills XI encompasses reading section and lessons that include American literature, context clues, farce and satire, and foreign terms. The usage section includes lessons about infinitives, clauses, verb tenses, and usage problems. The vocabulary section reviews consonants, syllables and pronunciation, and digraphs. 36 lessons, 2 semesters. **Fast-Track available
12th GRADE ENGLISH SKILLS:
English Skills XII contains reading sections and lessons that include British literature, drama, etymology, genres and literature, literary devices, and propaganda and bias. The usage section reviews clauses and diagramming. The vocabulary section reviews root words and sounds of various letters. 34 lessons, 2 semesters. **Fast-Track available
ENGLISH FOUNDATIONS 1A (Grades 9-12):
English Foundations IA is a full semester course designed to build foundational reading and writing skills—guiding students through the reading, writing, and basic academic skills needed for success in high school. It supports literacy development at the critical stage between decoding and drawing meaning from text. Through intensive reading and writing skills instruction, practice sets, graduated reading levels, and helpful strategy tips, this course leads students to improved comprehension and text handling. 77 lessons.
ENGLISH FOUNDATIONS 1B (Grades 9-12):
English Foundations IB is a course designed to help students achieve grade-level reading, writing, and basic academic skills. This course is also supportive of literacy development at the critical stage between decoding and comprehension from written text. The instruction provided to the student leads to improved comprehension, text handling, and solid foundational writing skills. Semester IA and IB provide a scaffold of instruction that brings the student from basic concepts to accomplished mastery of reading and writing skills, enabling the student to progress to the needed grade-level or higher. 80 lessons.
ENGLISH FOUNDATIONS 2A (Grades 9-12):
English Foundations IIA is a full semester course designed to help students achieve grade-level reading, writing, and basic academic skills. Lessons support literacy development at the critical stage between decoding and comprehension from written text. The instruction provided to the student leads to improved comprehension, text handling, and solid foundational writing skills. Advanced subjects build on skills learned in English Foundations I. 91 lessons.
ENGLISH FOUNDATIONS 2B (Grades 9-12):
English Foundations IIB is a course designed to help students achieve grade-level reading, writing, and basic academic skills. Lessons support literacy development at the critical stage between decoding and comprehension from written text. The instruction provided to the student leads to improved comprehension, text handling, and solid foundational writing skills. Advanced subjects build on skills learned in English Foundations I and in English Foundations IIA. 93 lessons.
