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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 understand increasingly complicated sentences.

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 (a, an, the) 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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Level

3

Compound Sentences O O OComplex Sentences O O ORelative (Adjectival) Clauses O O OSensory Linking Verbs O OIndirect Objects O OParticiples O OGerunds O OInfinitives O OReflexive Pronouns O OCompound-Complex Sentences O OParticipial Phrases OGerund Phrases OInfinitive Phrases OIntensive Pronouns OAppositives O

Sentence Diagramming 1 2 3 4Principal Elements O O OModifiers: Adjectives O O OModifiers: Adverbs O O OCompound Elements 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 O

Level

4

Compound Sentences O O OComplex Sentences O O OPrepositional Phrases: Adjectival O O ORelative (Adjectival) Clauses O O OIndirect Objects O OParticiples O OGerunds O OInfinitives O OCompound-Complex Sentences O OAppositives OParticipial Phrases OGerund Phrases OInfinitive Phrases 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 OObject Pronouns O O O O

Level

5

Antecedents O O O OPrepositions O O O OList of Prepositions O O O OPhrases O O O OObject of the Preposition O O O OCoordinating Conjunctions O O O OSynonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms O O O OPossessive Pronouns O O OBe Verbs O O OPredicate Nominatives O O OPredicate Adjectives O O OInterrogative Pronouns O O ORelative Pronouns O O ORelative (Adjectival) Clauses O O OClauses O O OIndirect Objects O OReflexive Pronouns O OAbsolute Possessive Pronouns O OAdverbial Clauses O OSubordinating Conjunctions O OVerbals: Participles O OVerbals: Gerunds O OVerbals: Infinitives O O

Eight Parts of Speech 1 2 3 4Nouns O O O OVerbs O O O OAdverbs O O O O

Level

6

Adjectives O O O OPrepositions O O O OPronouns O O O OConjunctions O O O OInterjections 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 Objects O O O OObject Nouns: Objects of the Preposition O O O OCompound Subjects O O O OCompound Direct Objects O O O OCompound Objects of the Preposition O O O OPossessive Nouns O O OPredicate Nominatives O O OCompound Nouns O O OCollective Nouns O OConcrete Nouns O OAbstract Nouns O OObject Nouns: Indirect Objects O OGerunds O O

Level

7

Appositives OGerund Phrases OInfinitive Phrases 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 OIntransitive Verbs O O O OCompound 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 OBe Verbs O O OVerb Tenses (present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, and future perfect)

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Sensory Linking Verbs O OVerbals O O

Adverbs 1 2 3 4Definition O O O OAdverbs O O O OCompound Adverbs O O O O

Level

8

Use of Not and Never O O O OPrepositional Phrases: Adverbial O O O OIntroductory Prepositional Phrases O O O OClasses of Adverbs O O OUses of Well and Good O OInfinitives O OAdverbial Noun Phrases O OAdverbial Clauses O OInfinitive Phrases O

Adjectives 1 2 3 4Definition O O O OAdjectives O O O OArticle Adjectives O O O ODescriptive Adjectives O O ODefinitive Adjectives O O OPredicate Adjectives O O OPrepositional Phrases: Adjectival O O ORelative (Adjectival) Clauses O O OProper Adjectives O OParticiples O OInfinitives O OSimple Form OComparative Form OSuperlative Form OParticipial Phrases OInfinitive Phrases O

Level

9

Prepositions 1 2 3 4Definition O O O OPrepositions O O O OObjects of the Preposition O O O OPrepositional Phrases O O O OIntroductory Prepositional Phrases O O O OPrepositional Phrases: Adverbial O O O OParticipial Phrases: Adjectival O O OUse of Between and Among O OCompound Prepositions O

Pronouns 1 2 3 4Definition O O O OPronouns O O O OAgreement in Number O O O OSubject Pronouns O O O OObject Pronouns: Direct Objects O O O OObject Pronouns: Objects of the Preposition O O O OPossessive Pronouns O O OInterrogative Pronouns O O ORelative Pronouns O O OAbsolute Possessive Pronouns O OObject Pronouns: Indirect Objects O OReflexive Pronouns OIntensive Pronouns OIndefinite Pronouns O

Level

10

Conjunctions 1 2 3 4Definition O O O OCoordinating Conjunctions: Simple—and, but, or O O O O with Compound Elements O O O OConjunctions: Coordinating—for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so O O O with Compound Sentences O O OSubordinate Conjunctions O O with Adverbial 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 OExclamatory O O O O

Parts of a Sentence 1 2 3 4Principal Elements O O O OSubjects: Simple O O O OPredicates: Simple—Action Verbs 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 Preposition O O O OPhrases O O O O

Level

11

Prepositional 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 OLinking Verbs O O OUnderstood Subjects O OPrepositional Phrases: Adjectival O O OPredicate Nominatives O O OPredicate Adjectives O O OSubordinate Clauses O O ORelative (Adjectival) Clauses O O OIndirect Objects O OAdverbial Clauses O O

Structure of a Sentence 1 2 3 4Word Order in Sentences 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 OFragments O O OCompound-Complex Sentences O OMisplaced Modifiers O ORun-On Sentences O OComma Splices O O

Level

12

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 a 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 ODeities 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 OAfter Abbreviations O O OWithin Quotation Marks: End of Sentence O O O

Level

13

Punctuation: Question Marks 1 2 3 4End of Interrogative Sentences O O O OWithin Quotation Marks: Direct Quote of Questions 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 ONon-Essential Elements O OWith Appositives O

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

Level

14

Punctuation: Quotation Marks 1 2 3 4Direct Quotation Marks O O O OTitles of Written Works O O

Punctuation: Other 1 2 3 4Semicolons O O OHyphens O O OColons O OSlashes O O