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Here is the complete Grade 6 English course, Progressing with Courage:

• Pupil Textbook (hardcover)
• Teacher's Manual (hardcover)
• Worksheets
• Tests

Table of Contents

(Bold indicates Written Composition and Oral English lessons.)

Chapter 1 - Understanding Sentences - Learning About Stories and Directions

• 1. Sentences and Fragments
• 2. The Predicate of a Sentence
• 3. The Subject of a Sentence
• 4. Writing a Story About a Problem
• 5. More About Subjects and Predicates
• 6. Sentences and Clauses
• 7. The Four Sentence Types
• 8. Writing a Set of Directions
• 9. Chapter 1 Review

Chapter 2 - Working With Sentences - Understanding Paragraphs

• 10. Diagramming Sentence Skeletons
• 11. Compound Subjects and Predicates
• 12. Simple and Compound Sentences
• 13. The Structure of a Paragraph
• 14. Avoiding Run-on Errors
• 15. Word Order in Sentences
• 16. Unity and Coherence in a Paragraph
• 17. More About Coherence
• 18. Chapter 2 Review

Chapter 3 - Working With Nouns - Developing Paragraphs

• 19. Recognizing Nouns
• 20. Proper Nouns
• 21. Developing Paragraphs by Using Details
• 22. Nouns With Regular Plural Forms
• 23. Nouns With Irregular Plural Forms
• 24. Developing Paragraphs by Using Examples and Illustrations
• 25. More Plural Nouns
• 26. Possessive Nouns
• 27. Developing Paragraphs by Comparison or Contrast
• 28. Chapter 3 Review

Chapter 4 - Working With Verbs - Writing Outlines

• 29. Verbs
• 30. Principal Parts of Regular Verbs
• 31. Principal Parts of Irregular Verbs
• 32. Simple Verb Tenses
• 33. The Pattern of an Outline
• 34. Present Perfect Tense
• 35. Past Perfect Tense
• 36. Future Perfect Tense
• 37. Sentence and Topical Outlines
• 38. Transitive Verbs and Direct Objects
• 39. Action Verbs That Are Not Transitive
• 40. Transitive Verbs and Indirect Objects
• 41. Forming an Outline From a Composition
• 42. The Linking Verb Be and Predicate Nominatives
• 43. Linking Verbs and Predicate Adjectives
• 44. Linking Verbs or Action Verbs?
• 45. Giving an Oral Book Report
• 46. Chapter 4 Review

Chapter 5 - Using Verbs Correctly - Writing Reports

• 47. Using Lay and Lie
• 48. Using Raise and Rise
• 49. Using Set and Sit
• 50. Taking Notes for a Report
• 51. Using Let and Leave
• 52. Other Troublesome Verbs
• 53. Organizing Your Notes
• 54. Agreement of Subjects and Verbs
• 55. Active and Passive Voice
• 56. Writing a Report: First Draft
• 57. Writing a Report: Second Draft
• 58. More About Active and Passive Voice
• 59. Chapter 5 Review

Chapter 6 - Working With Pronouns - Writing Letters

• 60. Personal Pronouns
• 61. Pronouns in the Nominative Case
• 62. Pronouns in the Objective Case
• 63. Writing a Friendly Letter
• 64. Using Pronouns Correctly
• 65. Possessive Pronouns and Demonstrative Pronouns
• 66. Indefinite Pronouns
• 67. Writing a Business Letter
• 68. Interrogative Pronouns
• 69. Relative Pronouns and Relative Clauses
• 70. Using Relative Pronouns Correctly
• 71. Courtesy and Clarity on the Telephone
• 72. Chapter 6 Review

Chapter 7 - Using Correct Capitalization and Punctuation - Writing Stories

• 73. Using Capital Letters
• 74. Capitalizing Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives
• 75. The Three Parts of a Story
• 76. End Punctuation
• 77. Direct Quotations
• 78. Direct and Indirect Quotations
• 79. Dialogue in a Story
• 80. Divided Quotations
• 81. Commas in a Series
• 82. Writing a Story: First Draft
• 83. Commas That Set Off Words
• 84. More Practice With Commas
• 85. Writing a Story: Second Draft
• 86. Apostrophes
• 87. Hyphens, Colons, and Semicolons
• 88. Chapter 7 Review

Chapter 8 - Working With Adjectives - Writing Descriptions

• 89. Adjectives
• 90. Predicate Adjectives
• 91. Diagraming Adjectives and Using Appositive Adjectives
• 92. Using Fresh Adjectives
• 93. Writing Descriptions: Observing With Your Five Senses
• 94. Forms of Comparison for Adjectives
• 95. Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives
• 96. Writing Descriptions: Using Comparisons
• 97. Adjective Clauses
• 98. Diagraming Adjective Clauses
• 99. Chapter 8 Review

Chapter 9 - Working With Adverbs - Studying Poetry

• 100. Poetry
• 101. Adverbs
• 102. Adverbs of Degree
• 103. Diagraming Adverbs of Degree
• 104. Rhythm in Poetry
• 105. Forms of Comparison for Adverbs
• 106. Using Good, Well, and Negative Words
• 107. Prepositional Phrases as Adverbs
• 108. Rhyme in Poetry
• 109. Distinguishing Adverbs and Adjectives
• 110. Adverb Clauses
• 111. Diagraming Adverb Clauses
• 112. The Special Language of Poetry
• 113. Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
• 114. Chapter 9 Review

Chapter 10 - Using Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections - Communicating Orally

• 115. Prepositions
• 116. Using Prepositions Correctly
• 117. Making an Introduction
• 118. Coordinating Conjunctions
• 119. Subordinating Conjunctions
• 120. Avoiding Misplaced Phrases and Clauses
• 121. Courtesy in Conversation
• 122. Interjections
• 123. Review of the Parts of Speech
• 124. Chapter 10 Review

Chapter 11 - Studying Words - Using Sentence Variety

• 125. Using the Dictionary
• 126. Spellings and Meanings in the Dictionary
• 127. Using a Bible Concordance and a Bible Dictionary
• 128. Sentence Variety in Paragraphs
• 129. Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms
• 130. Word Families
• 131. Chapter 11 Review

• 132. Final Review

Worksheets

Chapter 1

• 1. Sentences and Fragments (Lesson 1)
• 2. The Predicate of a Sentence (Lesson 2)
• 3. The Subject of a Sentence (Lesson 3)
• 4. More About Subjects and Predicates (Lesson 5)
• 5. Sentences and Clauses (Lesson 6)
• 6. The Four Sentence Types (Lesson 7)

Chapter 2

• 7. Diagraming Sentence Skeletons (Lesson 10)
• 8. Compound Subjects and Predicates (Lesson 11)
• 9. Compound Sentences (Lesson 12)
• 10. Avoiding Run-on Errors (Lesson 14)
• 11. Word Order in Sentences (Lesson 15)
• 12. Unity and Coherence in a Paragraph (Lesson 17)

Chapter 3

• 13. Recognizing Nouns (Lesson 19)
• 14. Proper Nouns (Lesson 20)
• 15. Details in Paragraphs (Lesson 21)
• 16. Examples and Illustrations in Paragraphs (Lesson 24)
• 17. Plural Nouns (Lesson 25)
• 18. Possessive Nouns (Lesson 26)

Chapter 4

• 19. Verbs (Lesson 29)
• 20. Principal Parts of Verbs (Lesson 31)
• 21. More Principal Parts (Lesson 31)
• 22. Verb Tenses (Lesson 36)
• 23. Diagraming Direct and Indirect Objects (Lesson 40)
• 24. Outlining (Lesson 41)
• 25. Diagraming Predicate Nominatives and Predicate Adjectives (Lesson 43)
• 26. Diagraming Review (Lesson 44)

Chapter 5

• 27. Lay--Lie, Raise--Rise, and Set--Sit (Lesson 49)
• 28. Let--Leave (Lesson 51)
• 29. Troublesome Verbs (Lesson 52)
• 30. Subject and Verb Agreement (Lesson 54)
• 31. Active and Passive Voice (Lesson 58)

Chapter 6

• 32. Friendly Letters (Lesson 63)
• 33. Using Pronouns Correctly (Lesson 64)
• 34. More Practice With Pronoun Usage (Lesson 64)
• 35. Practice With Pronouns (Lesson 65)
• 36. Possessive, Demonstrative, and Indefinite Pronouns (Lesson 66)
• 37. Business Letters (Lesson 67)
• 38. Possessive, Demonstrative, Indefinite, and Interrogative Pronouns (Lesson 68)
• 39. Relative Pronouns (Lesson 69)
• 40. Using Relative Pronouns (Lesson 70)

Chapter 7

• 41. Using Capital Letters (Lesson 73)
• 42. More Capital Letters (Lesson 74)
• 43. Capital Letters in Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives (Lesson 74)
• 44. End Punctuation (Lesson 76)
• 45. Direct and Indirect Quotations (Lesson 78)
• 46. Using Dialogue in Stories (Lesson 79)
• 47. More Practice With Direct Quotations (Lesson 80)
• 48. Using Commas in Sentences (Lesson 83)
• 49. More Practice With Commas (Lesson 84)
• 50. Apostrophes (Lesson 86)
• 51. Hyphens, Colons, and Semicolons (Lesson 87)

Chapter 8

• 52. Adjectives (Lesson 89)
• 53. Predicate Adjectives (Lesson 90)
• 54. Diagraming Adjectives and Using Appositive Adjectives (Lesson 91)
• 55. Original, Fresh Adjectives (Lesson 92)
• 56. Forms of Comparison for Adjectives (Lesson 94)
• 57. Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives (Lesson 95)
• 58. Exact Words in Descriptions (Lesson 96)
• 59. Adjective Clauses (Lesson 97)
• 60. Diagraming Adjective Clauses (Lesson 98)

Chapter 9

• 61. Adverbs (Lesson 101)
• 62. Adverbs of Degree (Lesson 102)
• 63. Diagraming Adverbs of Degree (Lesson 103)
• 64. Rhythm in Poetry (Lesson 104)
• 65. Forms of Comparison for Adverbs (Lesson 105)
• 66. Good, Well, and Negative Words (Lesson 106)
• 67. Prepositional Phrases as Adverbs (Lesson 107)
• 68. Rhyme in Poetry (Lesson 108)
• 69. Distinguishing Adverbs and Adjectives (Lesson 109)
• 70. Adverb Clauses (Lesson 111)
• 71. Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences (Lesson 113)

Chapter 10

• 72. Prepositions (Lesson 115)
• 73. Using Prepositions Correctly (Lesson 116)
• 74. Coordinating Conjunctions (Lesson 118)
• 75. Subordinating Conjunctions (Lesson 119)
• 76. Avoiding Misplaced Phrases and Clauses (Lesson 120)
• 77. Interjections (Lesson 122)
• 78. Review of the Parts of Speech (Lesson 123)

Chapter 11

• 79. Dictionary Practice (Lesson 125)
• 80. More Dictionary Practice (Lesson 126)
• 81. Sentence Variety in Paragraphs (Lesson 128)
• 82. Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms (Lesson 129)