Rod and Staff Books

Here is the complete Grade 7 English course, Building Securely:

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

Table of Contents

(Bold indicate Written Composition and Oral English lessons.)

Chapter 1 - Sentence Parts - Writing Character Sketches

• 1. The English Language
• 2. Sentences
• 3. Subjects and Predicates
• 4. Writing a Character Sketch
• 5. Direct and Indirect Objects
• 6. Predicate Nominatives and Predicate Adjectives
• 7. Nouns of Direct Address and Nouns Used as Appositives
• 8. Proofreading Your Writing
• 9. Chapter 1 Review

Chapter 2 - Sentence Construction - Writing Paragraphs

• 10. Types of Sentences
• 11. Word Order in Sentences
• 12. Clauses in Sentences
• 13. Topic Sentences and Paragraph Unity
• 14. Simple and Compound Sentences
• 15. Complex Sentences
• 16. Sentence Order and Paragraph Coherence
• 17. Sentence Transitions and Paragraph Coherence
• 18. Chapter 2 Review

Chapter 3 - Nouns - Developing Paragraphs

• 19. Identifying Nouns
• 20. Common and Proper Nouns
• 21. Developing Paragraphs by Adding Details or Giving Steps
• 22. Nouns With Regular Plural Forms
• 23. Nouns With Irregular Plural Forms,and Collective Nouns
• 24. Possessive Nouns
• 25. Developing Paragraphs by Using Examples or Telling an Incident
• 26. Verbals as Nouns
• 27. Verbal Phrases as Nouns
• 28. Identifying Noun Clauses
• 29. Diagraming Noun Clauses
• 30. Substantives
• 31. Developing Paragraphs by Giving Definitions
• 32. Chapter 3 Review

Chapter 4 - Verbs - Writing Outlines

• 33. Identifying Verbs
• 34. Principal Parts of Verbs
• 35. Simple Verb Tenses
• 36. Outlining
• 37. Perfect Tenses of Verbs
• 38. Using Perfect Verb Tenses
• 39. Progressive and Emphatic Verb Forms
• 40. Outlining Written Material
• 41. Transitive Verbs
• 42. Intransitive Complete Verbs
• 43. Intransitive Linking Verbs
• 44. Using an Outline to Write a Composition
• 45. Reviewing Basic Sentence Patterns
• 46. Taking Notes on a Sermon
• 47. Chapter 4 Review

Chapter 5 - Verb Usage - Writing Letters

• 48. Subject-Verb Agreement
• 49. Using Lay—Lie, Set—Sit, and Raise—Rise
• 50. Using Other Problem Verbs
• 51. Writing Friendly Letters
• 52. Writing Social Notes
• 53. Active and Passive Voice
• 54. Using the Active and Passive Voice
• 55. Writing Business Letters
• 56. Chapter 5 Review

Chapter 6 - Pronouns - Giving Oral Reports

• 57. Personal Pronouns
• 58. Pronoun Case
• 59. Taking Notes for an Oral Report
• 60. Using Personal Pronouns Correctly
• 61. Compound Personal Pronouns and Demonstrative Pronouns
• 62.Organizing Your Notes
• 63. Indefinite Pronouns
• 64. Interrogative and Relative Pronouns
• 65. Developing Your Report From an Outline
• 66. Giving an Oral Report
• 67. Chapter 6 Review

Chapter 7 - Adjectives - Writing Descriptions

• 68. Recognizing Adjectives
• 69. Using Figures of Speech
• 70. Positions of Adjectives
• 71. Forms of Comparison for Adjectives
• 72. Verbals as Adjectives
• 73. Descriptive Writing
• 74. Adjective Phrases
• 75. Adjective Clauses
• 76. Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Clauses, and Misplaced Clauses
• 77. Using Adjectives Correctly
• 78. Writing a Descriptive Composition
• 79. Chapter 7 Review

Chapter 8 - Adverbs - Giving Book Reports and Explanations

• 80. Recognizing Adverbs
• 81. Writing a Book Report
• 82. Forms of Comparison for Adverbs
• 83. Prepositional Phrases Used as Adverbs
• 84. Adverb Clauses
• 85. Giving an Oral Explanation
• 86. Distinguishing Between Adjectives and Adverbs
• 87. Using Adverbs Correctly
• 88. Chapter 8 Review

Chapter 9 - Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections - Studying Poetry

• 89. Prepositions
• 90. Poetry
• 91. Using Prepositions Correctly
• 92. Coordinating Conjunctions
• 93. Conjunctive Adverbs
• 94. Rhythm in Poetry
• 95. Subordinating Conjunctions
• 96. Interjections
• 97. Review of the Parts of Speech
• 98. Rhyme and Repetition in Poetry
• 99. The Message of Poetry
• 100. Chapter 9 Review

Chapter 10 - Capitalization and Punctuation - Writing Stories

• 101. Capitalization
• 102. Story Writing: Portraying the Main Character
• 103. End Punctuation
• 104. Commas
• 105. Story Writing: Developing the Conflict
• 106. More Rules for Using Commas
• 107. Quotation Marks
• 108. More Quotation Marks
• 109. Story Writing: Using Good Style
• 110. Colons and Semicolons
• 111. Italics (Underlining)
• 112. Story Writing: The First Draft
• 113. Apostrophes and Hyphens
• 114. Story Writing: The Second Draft
• 115. Chapter 10 Review

Chapter 11 - Using Reference Books - Writing Effective Sentences

• 116. Using a Dictionary
• 117. Groups of Related Words
• 118. Writing Effective Sentences
• 119. Word Families
• 120. Encyclopedias and Atlases
• 121. Concordances, Topical Bibles, and Bible Dictionaries
• 122. Sentence Variety in Paragraphs
• 123. Chapter 11 Review

• 124. Final Review 1
• 125. Final Review 2