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The Language Arts High School Language and Literature 1 program provides in-depth instruction on devising descriptive text that sets the scene in their creative writing. Students will learn to develop an engrossing, believable setting in their creative writing and practice extending that skill throughout the year. Assignments get students involved because they are challenging and often fun or interesting. An example is to make a short list of ten or so details or items that you might include in a good description of a busy city street or a trip to a ski slope. Another example is to develop several different settings for an interesting story idea such as a tale of espionage in a hotel -- will it be a dilapidated country inn, a bustling modern hotel, or a foreboding establishment rumored to hide dark secrets? These assignments engage the student because they start with something with which they are familiar, and help them to develop ideas in a challenging way.

HS 1 also involves the student in mastery of the English language, using vocabulary to fully express meaning in their writing. The resource, "Intriguing Word Choices" will teach them how to use words to "flesh out" a description or character, to enrich settings with texture and flavor, and to capture the interest of the reader with key vocabulary choices. They’ll continue to enjoy getting "caught" in their grammar studies.

The HS 1 program includes the resources listed below, and a guidebook that offers creative writing & reading to coordinate with several themed programs. It also offers your choice of several literature sets, so you'll want to choose the set that includes the themed literature that coordinates with your themed program. Be sure to look for these sets at the bottom of this webpage:
 

Language Arts HS 1 Choices:
LA HS 1 for Quest for the Ancient World
LA HS 1 for Quest for the Middle Ages

Language Arts HS 1 Resources:

HS 1 Program Guide | LAH1-01 | $35
Includes a 36-week schedule that coordinates the variety of resources included in this program. The writing projects and the readers coordinate with the history books and topics covered in all of our high school themed programs. Discussion topics on key literary elements are included each week. Click here to see a sample of this program guide.

Write Great Fiction: Description & Setting | LAH1-04 | $17
Make every detail count as you create believable people, places and events with detailed written expression. Exercises right in the book will help students practice the principles presented.

Caught ‘Ya Again (Grammar with a Giggle) | LAH1-02 | $18
Don’t let the fun name allow you to think there’s not some serious learning going on -- laughs and all! Interactive style of learning allows you to use this with more than one student and grade level. This resource is reusable.

Student Grammar Worksheets | LAH1-03 | $18
Daily sheets allow students to correct grammatical and usage errors, as well as investigating new vocabulary words. This one hundred-page resource works as a support to the “Grammar with a Giggle” resource above. Consumable.

Intriguing Word Choices | LAH1-05 | $15
This resource helps students explore the exciting possibilities within the English language. Consumable.

Order the Program Below that Coordinates with Your Main Study
Each of the programs below includes the resources above with a guidebook that schedules your reader set and provides creative writing suggestions that support your main study. Choose the correct item number for your set.

HS 1 for Ancient World | LAH1-W1 | $199
INCLUDES THIS LITERATURE SET: Mara, Daughter of the Nile, Shadow Hawk, Hadassah, Archimedes & the Door of Science, D’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths, Galen & the Gateway to Medicine, The Ides of April, Beyond the Desert Gate, Ben Hur (Literature Only - #LA7R-W1 - $120)

HS 1 for Middle Ages | LAH1-W2| $189
INCLUDES THIS LITERATURE SET: The Life of Paul, Augustine Came to Kent, Joan of Arc, The Hidden Treasure of Glaston, The Lost Baron, Chataine’s Guardian, The Hawk That Dare Not Hunt By Day, Ivanhoe (Literature Only - #LA7R-W2 - $112)

HS 1 with British Literature Readers | LAH1-W3 | $139
INCLUDES THIS LITERATURE SET: Beowulf - $15, Canterbury Tales - $10, Gulliver’s Travels - $5, Great Expectations - $5, Frankenstein - $5, Wuthering Heights - $6, Pride & Prejudice - $6, The Importance of Being Earnest - $5, Til We Have Faces - $14 (Literature Only - #LA7R-W3 - $71)