Outcomes:

After completing this class, students should be able to:

• Identify parts of speech and explain their functions in simple English sentences
• Use simple sentence patterns in writing
• Subject-verb
• Subject, subject-verb
• Subject-verb, verb
• Subject, subject-verb, verb
• Use question patterns in writing
• Demonstrate control of basic verb tenses--simple present, past, future, present progressive
• Sequence sentences to tell a story and/or describe people, situations and scenes
• Apply brainstorming and free-writing techniques to generate ideas
• Use paired and small group work to improve writing
• Use correct punctuation at the end of a sentence or question
• Identify frequent spelling errors and use a dictionary to look up the correct spelling of a word
• Use lower and upper case letters appropriately
• Apply correct format to written work