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Well-Ordered Language (WOL) is a comprehensive and sequential approach to teaching English grammar using analytical tools in a delightful way. WOL’s innova-tive oral analysis, unique marking system, and classical diagramming teach students to identify not only the parts of a sentence but also the function of each part and its relationships within a sentence.

Well-Ordered Language presents grammar in a clear, orderly way, simultaneously cultivating a child’s wonder. In each level, a captivating narrative emerges in the les-son exercises. Instruction is presented with attractive illustrations and samples taken from classic children’s literature and poetry.

The following chart is divided into four grade levels (Levels 1–4), demonstrating the coverage of the essential principles of grammar. Each level builds on the under-standing and skills students gain in previous levels, thereby providing them with a full understanding of each grammatical principle by the time they have completed all four levels of the curriculum.

The objectives for each level is as follows:

Level 1 (Grades 3–4): Students will memorize grammatical terms using songs in order to understand, to analyze, and to mark sentences.

Level 2 (Grades 4–5): Students will master grammar songs and continue sentence analysis and marking. Students will also diagram in order to un-derstand increasingly complicated sentences. (Level 2 projected release: 2017)

Level 3/Level 4 (Grades 5–6/6–7+): Students will learn more ad-vanced grammatical concepts and apply them to sophisti-cated sentences using the tools of analysis and diagramming. (Level 3 projected release: 2018; Level 4 projected release: 2019)

Scope and SequenceWell-Ordered Language

Understanding Grammatical Relationships 1 2 3 4Oral Sentence Analysis O O O OVisual Sentence Analysis O O O OLiterary Applications O O O OSentence Diagramming O O O

Sentence Analysis 1 2 3 4Principal Elements O O O OModifiers: Adjectives O O O OArticle Adjectives O O O OModifiers: Adverbs O O O OPredicate Verbs O O O OHelping Verbs O O O ODirect Objects O O O OPrepositional Phrases: Adverbial O O O OIntroductory Prepositional Phrases O O O OConjunctions O O O OCompound Subjects O O O OCompound Verbs O O O OCompound Direct Objects O O O OPredicate Nominatives O O OPredicate Adjectives O O OLinking Verbs O O OPrepositional Phrases: Adjectival O O OPossessive Nouns O O OInterrogative Pronouns O O ORelative Pronouns O O OInterjections O O O

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3

Compound Sentences O O OComplex Sentences O O OAdjectival Clauses O O OCompound-Complex Sentences O OIndirect Objects O OParticiples O OGerunds O OInfinitives O OParticipial Phrases OGerund Phrases OInfinitive Phrases OReflexive Pronouns OIntensive Pronouns OAppositives O

Sentence Diagramming 1 2 3 4Principal Elements O O OModifiers: Adjectives O O OModifiers: Adverbs O O OCompound Sentences O O OPrepositional Phrases: Adverbial O O ODirect Objects O O OPredicate Nominatives O O OPredicate Adjectives O O OLinking Verbs O O ORelative Pronouns O O OInterjections O O OCompound Sentences O O O

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4

Complex Sentences O O OPrepositional Phrases: Adjectival O O OAdjectival Clauses O O OIndirect Objects O OParticiples O OGerunds O OInfinitives O OCompound-Complex Sentences O OParticipial Phrases OGerund Phrases OInfinitive Phrases OAppositives O

Definitions 1 2 3 4Eight Parts of Speech O O O OSentences O O O OPrincipal Elements O O O OSubjects and Predicates O O O ONouns O O O OVerbs and Helping Verbs O O O OAdverbs O O O OAdjectives O O O ODirect Objects O O O OFour Classes of Verbs O O O OPronouns O O O OSubject Pronouns O O O OAntecedents O O O OObject Pronouns O O O O

Level

5

Prepositions O O O OList of Prepositions O O O OPhrases O O O OObject of the Preposition O O O OConjunctions O O O OSynonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms O O O ORelative Clauses O O OPossessive Pronouns O O OSubordinate Clauses O O OBe Verbs O O OPredicate Nominatives O O OPredicate Adjectives O O OPossessive Nouns O O OInterrogative Pronouns O O ORelative Pronouns O O OSubordinate Conjunctions O OVerbals O OAdverbial Clauses O OIndirect Objects O O

Eight Parts of Speech 1 2 3 4Nouns O O O OVerbs O O O OAdverbs O O O OAdjectives O O O OPrepositions O O O OPronouns O O O OConjunctions O O O O

Level

6

Interjections O O O

Nouns 1 2 3 4Definition O O O OPrincipal Elements O O O OSubjects O O O OSingular Nouns O O O OPlural Nouns O O O OCommon Nouns O O O OProper Nouns O O O OObject Nouns: Direct Object O O O OObject Nouns: Object of the Preposition O O O OPossessive Nouns O O OPredicate Nominatives O O OObject Nouns: Indirect Objects O OGerunds O OGerund Phrases OAppositives OCollective Nouns ONoun Clauses O

Verbs 1 2 3 4Definition O O O OPrincipal Elements O O O OFour Classes of Verbs O O O OPredicate Verbs: Action Verbs O O O OHelping Verbs O O O OTransitive Verbs O O O O

Level

7

Intransitive Verbs O O O OContractions O O O OUse of Have/Has O O O OUse of Is/Are O O O OLinking Verbs O O OBeing Verbs O O OSensory Linking Verbs O OVerbals O O

Adverbs 1 2 3 4Definition O O O OAdverbs O O O OUse of Not and Never O O O OPrepositional Phrases: Adverbial O O O OIntroductory Prepositional Phrases O O O OClasses of Adverbs O OAdverbs of Time O OAdverbs of Manner O OAdverbs of Cause O OAdverbs of Place O OAdverbs of Degree O OInfinitives O OAdverbial Infinitive Phrases OAdverbial Phrases O

Adjectives 1 2 3 4Definition O O O OAdjectives O O O O

Level

8

Article Adjectives O O O ODescriptive Adjectives O O ODefinitive Adjectives O O OPredicate Adjectives O O OPrepositional Phrases: Adjectival O O OAdjectival Clauses O O OProper Adjectives O OParticiples O OInfinitives O OAdjectival Participial Phrases OAdjectival Infinitive Phrases OSimple Form OComparative Form OSuperlative Form O

Prepositions 1 2 3 4Definition O O O OPrepositions O O O OObject of the Prepositions O O O OPrepositional Phrases O O O OIntroductory Prepositional Phrases O O O OAdverbial Prepositional Phrases O O O OAdjectival Participial Phrases O O O

Pronouns 1 2 3 4Definition O O O OPronouns O O O O

Level

9

Agreement in Number O O O OSubject Pronouns O O O OObject Pronouns: Direct Object O O O OObject Pronouns: Object of the Preposition O O O OPossessive Pronouns O O OInterrogative Pronouns O O ORelative Pronouns O O OObject Pronouns: Indirect Objects O OReflexive Pronouns OIntensive Pronouns OIndefinite Pronouns O

Conjunctions 1 2 3 4Definition O O O OConjunctions: Simple—and, but, or O O O OConjunctions: Coordinating—for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so O O OCompound Sentences O O OSubordinate Conjunctions O OAdverbial Clauses O O

Interjections 1 2 3 4Definition O O O

Kinds of Sentences 1 2 3 4Declarative O O O OInterrogative O O O OImperative O O O O

Level

10

Exclamatory O O O O

Parts of a Sentence 1 2 3 4Principal Elements O O O OSubjects: Simple O O O OPredicates: Simple—Action Verb O O O OCompound Subjects O O O OCompound Verbs O O O OCompound Direct Objects O O O OPrepositions O O O OObjects of the Prepositions O O O OPhrases O O O OPrepositional Phrases: Adverbial O O O OSubjects: Complete O O OPredicates: Simple—Predicate Nominative O O OPredicates: Simple—Predicate Adjective O O OCompound Predicate Nominatives O O OCompound Predicate Adjectives O O OPrepositional Phrases: Adjectival O O OPredicate Nominatives O O OPredicate Adjectives O O OSubordinate Clauses O O OAdjectival Clauses: Relative Clauses O O OUnderstood Subjects O OIndirect Objects O OAdverbial Clauses O O

Level

11

Structure of a Sentence 1 2 3 4Word Order in Sentences O O O OFragments O O O ONatural Order O O O OSimple Sentences O O O OSubject-Verb Agreement O O O OCompound Sentences O O OComplex Sentences O O OCompound-Complex Sentences O ORun-On Sentences O O

Verbals 1 2 3 4Definition O OParticiples O OGerunds O OInfinitives O OParticipial Phrases OGerund Phrases OInfinitive Phrases O

Mechanics: Capitalization 1 2 3 4First Word of Sentence O O O OProper Nouns: Names of People O O O OProper Nouns: Names of Weekdays, Months O O O OProper Nouns: Names of Cities, States, Countries O O O OProper Adjectives O O OFirst Word of a Direct Quotation O O O

Level

12

Deities O O OAbbreviations O O O

Punctuation: Periods 1 2 3 4End of Declarative Sentences O O O OEnd of Imperative Sentences O O O OWithin Quotation Marks: End of Sentence O O OAfter Abbreviations O O

Punctuation: Question Marks 1 2 3 4End of Interrogative Sentences O O O OWithin Quotation Marks: Direct Quote of Question O O O

Punctuation: Exclamation Points 1 2 3 4End of Exclamatory Sentences O O O OWithin Quotation Marks: Direct Quote O O OWith an Interjection O O O

Punctuation: Commas 1 2 3 4After Introductory Prepositional Phrases O O O OWithin City and State O O OIn Dates O O OIn Addresses O O OWith Direct Quotations O O OSequencing: Oxford Comma O O OBetween Adjectives O O OComma and Conjunction: Compound Sentences O O O

Level

13

Non-Essential Elements O OWith Appositives O

Punctuation: Apostrophes 1 2 3 4Contractions O O O OPossessive Nouns O O O

Punctuation: Quotation Marks 1 2 3 4With Tag Phrase O O OWith Other Punctuation O O OSingle/Double Quotation Marks O

Punctuation: Other 1 2 3 4Semicolon O O OColon O O

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