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Primary and secondary pre-credit level PACEs
Secondary credit level PACEs
English 1001-1012
English
Write beginning and ending sounds; read and write with sounds:
short and long vowels a, e, i, o, u, oo, ow, sh th; ch; wh, ng, ck
words ending in ing and ed
Read and write sentences.
English 1013-1024
English
The Alphabet (lower and upper case);
Antonyms, synonyms, homonyms, heteronyms;
Word endings: s, ed, ing, and er;
Capitals; ending punctuation; quotation marks; apostrophes;
Use is and are, was and were; when to use to, too or two.
Phrases;
Days of the week and the months; dates; abbreviations;
Adjectives, verbs;
Read and tell about the story; read and tell how the story ends.
Words that rhyme; poems; write personal letters.
English 1025-1036
English
Vowels and consonants; Alphabetical order;
Penmanship; rules for using capital letters.
Punctuation;
Abbreviations; using apostrophes.
Nouns, verbs, adverbs, prepositions;
Antonyms, synonyms, homonyms;
Write letters and address envelopes;
Rhyming words and poems.
English 1037-1048
English
Cursive writing;
Vowels and consonants;
Alphabetical order; find words in a dictionary;
Sentences: declarative, interrogative and exclamatory; punctuation;
Rules for using capital letters, commas, colons, quotation marks;
Nouns, Verbs, Pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and interjections, auxiliary verbs;
Apostrophes in contractions and in words which show possession;
Abbreviations;
Antonyms, homonyms;
Telephone manners; how to be polite; how to write friendly letters, business letters and postcards; how to address envelopes.
English 1049-1060
English
Alphabetical order; Using a dictionary; review the three kinds of sentences: declarative, interrogative, exclamatory; capitalization rules.
Nouns, compound nouns, Pronouns (personal, interrogative, demonstrative and indefinite, including cases); Verbs: auxiliary verbs, principal parts of verbs, irregular verbs.
Subjects and predicates; Adjectives, Adverbs; Prepositions; conjunctions; interjections;
Punctuation;
Synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, heteronyms.
Complete sentences and sentence fragments; Writing interesting paragraphs;
Writing friendly and business letters.
English 1061-1072
English
Capitalization; punctuation, abbreviations.
Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs and verb phrases;
Principal parts of regular and irregular verbs;
Simple and perfect tenses;
Subject and verb agreement;
Subject and predicate; Direct and indirect object Use a dictionary to find parts of speech and root words;
Synonyms, antonyms, homonyms and heteronyms;
Adjectives; adverbs;
prepositional phrases; coordinating conjunctions; interjections;
Sentence patterns; simple and compound sentences; declarative, interrogative, exclamatory and imperative sentences. Writing paragraphs; friendly and business letters;
Preparing an outline
English 1073-1084
English
Rules for capitalization and punctuation;
Phrases; dependent and independent clauses; simple, compound and complex sentences; declarative, interrogative, exclamatory and imperative sentences;
Nouns, pronouns, Verbs (principal parts of regular and irregular verbs, simple, perfect and imperfect tenses, infinitives, participles, gerunds); Adjectives, Adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions and interjections.
Sentence patterns;
Simple, compound and complex sentences.
Writing: word order, voice of the verb, sentence variety; paragraph structure.
Proofreading and outlining;
Friendly letters and business letters;
The dictionary as a study tool.
English Grammar 1-12
Grammar
Nouns: Definition of Nouns; Articles and Nouns; Proper and Common Nouns; Number; Gender; collective nouns; Case: Subjective, Objective, Possessive; Diagramming Subject and Predicate.
Pronouns: Definition of a pronoun; Personal pronouns; Person, Number, Gender, Case; Other pronouns.
Action Verbs: Types of action, including having; Verb Phrases; Diagramming Subject (noun) and Predicate; Transitive and Intransitive; Indirect Objects; Sentence Patterns with Action Verbs; Diagramming sentence patterns with action verbs.
Linking Verbs: Linking the Subject to an Adjective; Linking the Subject to a Noun; Sentence Patterns with Linking Verbs; Diagramming Sentence Patterns with Linking Verbs.
Action Verb phrases with Linking helping (auxiliary) verbs; Linking verbs that look like action verbs.
Simple tense; Perfect Tense; Imperfect (Progressive or Continuous) Tense; Verb Phrases.
Adverbs: Adverbs describing verbs; Adverbs describing adjectives; Adverbs describing other adverbs; diagramming adverbs.
Adjectives: Definition; Articles as Adjectives; Numbers as Adjectives; Other Adjectives; Multiple Adjectives; diagramming adjectives.
Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases: Definition of a Preposition; Prepositional Phrases; Prepositional Phrases acting as adjectives; Prepositional Phrases acting as adverbs; diagramming prepositional phrases.
Conjunctions & Interjections: Coordinating conjunctions; Subordinating conjunctions; Interjections.
Clauses: Phrases and Clauses; Independent and Dependent clauses; Sentence Fragments.
Punctuation: Apostrophes - Apostrophes and Possession; Apostrophes and Contraction; Other Rules for Apostrophes; Commas - Introduction to comma rules; Capitalisation rules; End Punctuation.
Writing: Exact nouns & verbs; colourful adjectives; Paragraph structure including topic sentences; Outlining; Text types; Colloquial/Formal writing.
English 1085-1096
English
Rules for handwriting, punctuation, capitalization;
Sentences: fragments, run-on, simple, compound and complex, declarative, exclamatory, interrogative and imperative;
Phrases and clauses.
Subjects and predicates; subject/verb agreement.
Nouns, pronouns (including cases), Verbs (active and passive, principal parts of regular and irregular verbs, simple, perfect and imperfect tenses, infinitives, participles, gerunds),
Adjectives, adverbs, Prepositions, conjunctions and interjections;
Sentence patterns; simple, compound and complex sentences;
Topic sentences; text types: expository, descriptive; narrative; persuasive;
Outlines; proofreading;
Letter writing: friendly letters and business letters;
Using the dictionary;
Biographical report.
English 1097-1108
English
History of language; using a concordance, thesaurus, encyclopaedia, library;
Phrases and clauses; simple, compound and complex sentences; Nouns, pronouns (including cases), Verbs (active and passive, principal parts of regular and irregular verbs, simple, perfect and imperfect tenses, infinitives, participles, gerunds),
Adjectives, adverbs, Prepositions, conjunctions and interjections;
Sentence patterns; simple, compound and complex sentences;
Punctuation and capitalization rules.
Literature: Parts of a book; elements of a short story or novel.
Exposition, complication, and resolution of story plots.
Essay questions.
Poetry.
Letter writing.
Writing skills: Sentence fragments and run-on sentences; improve writing skills; comparison and contrast;
Order (chronological, spatial, importance) ; Figures of speech (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole).
Outlining: write a biographical sketch from an outline; write a short biographical sketch.
English 1109-1120
English
Using the library; reference books; write a bibliography.
Nouns, pronouns (including cases), Verbs (active and passive, principal parts of regular and irregular verbs, simple, perfect and imperfect tenses, infinitives, participles, gerunds),
Adjectives, adverbs, Prepositions, conjunctions and interjections;
Sentence patterns; simple, compound and complex sentences;
Punctuation and capitalization rules.
Word etymologies.
Literature: Characteristics of biographies and autobiographies; Examine the setting, plot and characters; author's style; review plot;
Writing: Learn the parts of a paragraph; outlining; develop paragraphs by using examples, facts, reasons and details; use of participles to improve writing.
Four kinds of paragraphs: descriptive, expository, narrative and persuasive; formulate a plan for writing each kind of paragraph.
Purpose and style of newspaper articles; write newspaper articles.
Form and purpose of social letters; form and purpose of business letters; write a letter of application.
Speech
SPEECH
Proper breathing techniques; Projection of sound; Variety to the rate of speech by the use of duration of sound.
Vocal purity by improved resonance; Identify natural pitch; Add variety in pitch through inflections and steps;
Proper articulation of sounds; Correct pronunciation; Effects of different dialects; Best choice of vocabulary; Pause, stress, and pitch.
Effective gesturing; Bad habits of posture; Proper use of the lectern; Effective facial expressions; Eye contact; Meaningful gestures;
Mentally & physically preparation for public speaking; Symptoms of stage fright; Converting nervous tension into positive energy; Speaking with emotion and enthusiasm.
Communicating with the use of multiple personalities; How to mark a script; Improve memorization skills; Mastering a speech through rehearsals; Self – evaluation.