English (American) Study Guide Links

The Texas Department of Education has online some excellent study guides. I have used these in the past with my girls. Besides English, they also have math, reading, science and social studies.

The guides explain the topic and then has you practice it as well. The answers are also explained. They have PDFs and online tests also for practice with scoring online to see how you are doing.

Let me know if you have any troubles with the PDFs.

Here are the links:
Main Link to Interactive Guides: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index3.as...4&menu_id3=793
Main Link for ALL Study Guides: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index3.as...0&menu_id3=793

4th Grade English Writing in PDF
Contents
●Preparing to Write
Learn what good writers do.
Examine the sample papers.
Read the margin notes carefully so that you will understand what the writers have done well and what they need to work on.
Learn how a student uses the writing process to develop a paper.
●Writing a Paper
You will brainstorm, select and organize ideas, compose a rough draft, revise and edit the draft, and write a final paper.
●Organization
Learn about organizing papers.
Practice writing supporting sentences and deleting extraneous ones.
●Sentence Structure
Learn about writing good sentences.
Practice writing complete sentences and correcting fragments, run-ons,and awkward or redundant sentences.
●Grammar and Usage
Review correct grammar and usage.
Practice using verbs, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs correctly.
●Mechanics
Review basic skills in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
Practice using periods, exclamation points, question marks, commas, apostrophes, quotation marks, and capital letters.
Review some important spelling rules.


7th Grade English Writing in PDF
Contents
●Prepare to Write
Learn what good writers do.
Read the margin notes carefully so that you will understand what the writers have done well and what they need to work on.
Learn how a student uses the writing process to develop a paper.
●Write a Paper
You will brainstorm, organize,and select ideas; compose a rough draft; revise and edit the draft; and write a final paper.
●Organization
Learn about organizing ideas.●Practice writing supporting sentences, deleting extraneous ones, and using appropriate transitions.
●Sentence Structure
Learn about writing good sentences.
Practice writing complete sentences and correcting fragments, run-ons, and awkward or redundant sentences.
●Grammar and Usage
Review correct grammar and usage.
Practice using verbs, pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs correctly.
●Mechanics
Review basic skills in punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.
Practice using periods, exclamation points, question marks, commas,apostrophes, quotation marks, and capital letters. Review some important spelling rules.


10th Grade English Language Arts in PDF
Contents
Sample Reading Selections
Objective 1: Basic Understanding
What Is a Basic Understanding?
Reading in Varied Sources
Why Develop Good Reading Skills?
What Are Some Strategies for Reading?
Understanding Word Meanings
Summarizing
Identifying Supporting Details
Objective 2
Literary Elements and Techniques
Analyzing Setting
Analyzing Characters
Describing and Analyzing Plot, Conflict, and Resolution
Recognizing Theme
Using Text to Defend Responses
Understanding Literary Language
Connecting Literature to Historical Context
Understanding Literary Terms
Objective 3: Analysis and Critical Evaluation
Analyzing Text Structures
Making Inferences, Drawing Conclusions,and Making Predictions
Analyzing Across Texts
Identifying Author’s Purpose
Author’s Craft
Credibility of Information Sources
Modes of Persuasion
Understanding Ideas and Relationships in Media
Understanding the Purpose of Media
Finding the Main Point of a Media Message
Recognizing Persuasion in Media
Short-Answer Items
On Your Own
Reading Answer Key
Objectives 4 and 5: Written Composition
What Are the Writing Prompts Like?
How Will My Composition Be Scored?
Sample Compositions
The Writing Process
Prewriting
Composing
Revising
Editing
Publishing
On Your Own
Objective 6: Revising and Editing
Organization
Supporting Sentences
Sequence/Progression
Transitions
Sentence Structure
Complete Sentences
Sentence Fragments
Run-on Sentences
Awkward Sentences
Misplaced Modifiers
Avoiding Redundancy
Combining Sentences
Standard English Usage
Subject-Verb Agreement
Verb Tense
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
Pronoun Case
Clear Pronoun Reference
Double Indicators
Correct Word Choice
Informal Language
Confusing Parts of Speech
Adjectives Versus Adverbs
Mechanics
Punctuation
Capitalization
Spelling
Using the Skills
Revising and Editing a Paper
How Does TAKS Test the Skills You Have Been Reviewing?
On Your Own: Practice Passage 1 and Questions
On Your Own: Practice Passage 2 and Questions
Revising and Editing Answer Key

Exit Level English Language Arts in PDF
Contents
Objective 1: Basic Understanding
Reading in Varied Sources
What Are Some Strategies for Reading?
Understanding Word Meanings
Summarizing
Looking at the “Big Picture”
Identifying Supporting Details
Objective 2: Literary Elements and Techniques
Understanding Literary Elements
Understanding Literary Techniques
Using Text to Defend Responses
Recognizing Theme
Analyzing Setting
Describing and Analyzing Plot, Conflict, and Resolution
Characters
Point of View
Understanding Literary Language
Understanding Literary Terms
Connecting Literature to Historical Context
Analysis and Critical Evaluation
Reading Between the Lines
Analyzing and Evaluating Text
Understanding and Analyzing Media Messages
Making Inferences
Drawing Conclusions
Making Predictions
Analyzing Across Texts
Author’s Purpose
Author’s Craft
Credibility of Information Sources
Modes of Persuasion
Ideas and Relationships in Media
Purposes of Media Forms
The Main Point of a Media Message
Persuasion in Media
Short-Answer Questions
Answering a Short-Answer Question
On Your Own
Reading Answer Key.
Objectives 4 and 5: Written Composition
What Are the Writing Prompts Like?
How Will My Composition Be Scored
Sample Compositions
The Writing Process
Prewriting
Composing
Revising
Editing
Publishing
On Your Own
Sample Writing Prompt
Objective 6: Revising and Editing
Organization
Supporting Sentences
Sequence/Progression
Using Transition Words and Phrases
Sentence Structure
Complete Sentences
Sentence Fragments
Run–on Sentences
Awkward Sentences
Misplaced Modifiers
Avoiding Redundancy
Combining Sentences
Standard English Usage
Subject–Verb Agreement
Verb Tense
Pronoun–Antecedent Agreement
Pronoun Case
Clear Pronoun Reference
Double Indicators
Correct Word Choice
Informal Language
Confusing Parts of Speech
Adjectives Versus Adverbs
Mechanics
Punctuation
Capitalization
Spelling
Using the Skills
Revising and Editing a Paper
How Does TAKS Test the Skills You Have Been Reviewing?
On Your Own: Practice Passage 1 and Questions
On Your Own: Practice Passage 2 and Questions
Revising and Editing Answer Key