First Year
A. COMPOSITION (one-half of the time).
I. Grammar, Punctuation, Capitalization.
1. Work based on errors in pupils’ written work.
2. Occasional review of general principles.
II. Sentence.
1. Grammatical construction.
2. Unity.
3. Coherence.
III. Paragraph.
1. Length.
2. Unity (topic, selection of material).
3. Coherence (order, connection).
IV. Forms of Discourse.
1. Narration.
2. Description.
V. Theme Writing.
At least one and not more than two, one-paragraph themes of from 150–200 words, every week; to be carefully corrected by teacher and to be rewritten by pupil.
B. READING (one-half of the time).
Short stories and descriptive sketches.