Harcourt Language

by Farr, Roger C.; Strickland, Dorothy S.; Brown, Helen; Kutiper, Karen S.; Yopp, Hallie Kay

• ISBN13: 9780153178368
• ISBN10: 0153178361
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School

Table of Contents

Introduction	18	(4)
Unit 1 Grammar: Sentences/Writing: Expressive Writing	22	(70)
Sentences
Sentences	24	(2)
Four Types of Sentences	26	(2)
Punctuating Sentences	28	(2)
Extra Practice	30	(2)
Chapter Review	32	(1)
Viewing: A Viewing Vocabulary	33	(1)
Subjects/Nouns
Complete and Simple Subjects	34	(2)
Nouns in Subjects	36	(2)
Combining Sentences: Compound Subjects	38	(2)
Extra Practice	40	(2)
Chapter Review	42	(1)
Vocabulary: Figurative Language	43	(1)
Writer's Craft: Personal Voice
Literature Model: from Guests by Michael Dorris	44	(4)
Figurative Language and Imagery
Sensory Details
Writer's Viewpoint
Writing a Descriptive Paragraph	48	(3)
Prewriting and Drafting Editing • Sharing and Reflecting
Viewing: Looking at Art	51	(1)
Predicates/Verbs
Complete and Simple Predicates	52	(2)
Verbs in Predicates	54	(2)
Combining Sentences: Compound Predicates	56	(2)
Extra Practice	58	(2)
Chapter Review	60	(1)
Listening and Speaking: Adjusting Speech for Audience and Purpose	61	(1)
Simple and Compound Sentences
Simple and Compound Sentences	62	(2)
Conjunctions in Compound Sentences	64	(2)
Combining Sentences: Semicolons and Conjunctions	66	(2)
Extra Practice	68	(2)
Chapter Review	70	(1)
Vocabulary: Analogies	71	(1)
Writing Workshop: Personal Narrative
Literature Model: from Baseball in the Barrios	72	(13)
Henry Horenstein
Prewriting • Drafting • Revising • Proofreading • Publishing	80	(5)
Listening and Speaking: Varying Pitch, Tone, Rate, and Volume	85	(1)
Unit Grammar Review	86	(4)
Unit Wrap-Up
Writing Across the Curriculum	90	(1)
Books to Read	91	(1)
Unit 2 Grammar: More About Nouns and Verbs/Writing: Informative Writing: Explanation	92	(72)
More About Nouns
Common and Proper Nouns	94	(2)
Singular and Plural Nouns	96	(2)
Abbreviations	98	(2)
Extra Practice	100	(2)
Chapter Review	102	(1)
Listening and Speaking: Listening to Gain Information	103	(1)
Possessive Nouns
Singular Possessive Nouns	104	(2)
Plural Possessive Nouns	106	(2)
Apostrophes in Possessive Nouns	108	(2)
Extra Practice	110	(2)
Chapter Review	112	(1)
Study Skills: Using Card Catalogs	113	(1)
Writer's Craft: Paragraphing
Literature Model: from Have a Happy	114	(4)
Mildred Pitts Walter
Topic Sentence and Details
Sequence
Using Transitions
Writing Directions	118	(3)
Prewriting and Drafting • Editing • Sharing and Reflecting
Listening and Speaking: Giving Directions Orally	121	(1)
Action Verbs and Linking Verbs
Action Verbs	122	(2)
Linking Verbs	124	(2)
Using Forms of the Verb Be	126	(2)
Extra Practice	128	(2)
Chapter Review	130	(1)
Vocabulary: Prefixes and Suffixes	131	(1)
Main Verbs and Helping Verbs
Verb Phrases	132	(2)
Main Verbs and Helping Verbs	134	(2)
Contractions with Not	136	(2)
Extra Practice	138	(2)
Chapter Review	140	(1)
Study Skills: Using Encyclopedias and Periodicals	141	(1)
Writing Workshop: How-to Essay
Literature Model: from Little Town on the Prairie	142	(11)
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Prewriting • Drafting • Revising • Proofreading • Publishing	148	(5)
Listening and Speaking: Listening to Follow Directions	153	(1)
Unit Grammar Review	154	(4)
Unit Wrap-Up
Writing Across the Curriculum	158	(1)
Books to Read	159	(1)
Cumulative Review: Units 1--2	160	(4)
Unit 3 Grammar: More About Verbs/Writing: Persuasive Writing	164	(68)
The Simple Tenses
Past, Present, and Future Tense	166	(2)
Present Tense	168	(2)
Subject-Verb Agreement	170	(2)
Extra Practice	172	(2)
Chapter Review	174	(1)
Viewing: Analyzing Advertisements	175	(1)
More About Verb Tenses
Past Tense and Future Tense	176	(2)
Principal Parts of Verbs	178	(2)
Using Do and See Correctly	180	(2)
Extra Practice	182	(2)
Chapter Review	184	(1)
Technology: Using E-mail	185	(1)
Writer's Craft: Elaboration
Literature Model: from Ola Shakes It Up by Joanne Hyppolite	186	(4)
Identifying Purpose and Audience
Reasons and Details
Staying on the Topic
Letter to the Editor	190	(3)
Prewriting and Drafting • Editing • Sharing and Reflecting
Listening and Speaking: Persuasive Discussion	193	(1)
Irregular Verbs
Regular and Irregular Verbs	194	(2)
More Irregular Verbs	196	(2)
Commonly Misused Verbs	198	(2)
Extra Practice	200	(2)
Chapter Review	202	(1)
Listening and Speaking: Listening for Facts and Opinions	203	(1)
The Perfect Tenses
Present Perfect and Past Perfect Tenses	204	(2)
Future Perfect Tense	206	(2)
Sequence of Tenses	208	(2)
Extra Practice	210	(2)
Chapter Review	212	(1)
Technology: Searching Online	213	(1)
Writing Workshop: Persuasive Essay
Literature Model: ``Looking and Feeling Your Best''	214	(11)
Brian Ward
Prewriting • Drafting • Revising • Proofreading • Publishing	220	(5)
Listening and Speaking: Making an Oral Presentation	225	(1)
Unit Grammar Review	226	(4)
Unit Wrap-Up
Writing Across the Curriculum	230	(1)
Books to Read	231	(1)
Unit 4 Grammar: Pronouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs/Writing: Informative Writing: Classification	232	(76)
Pronouns
Subject Pronouns	234	(2)
Object Pronouns	236	(2)
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement	238	(2)
Extra Practice	240	(2)
Chapter Review	242	(1)
Vocabulary: Homophones and Homographs	243	(1)
More About Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns	244	(2)
Reflexive Pronouns	246	(2)
Contractions with Pronouns	248	(2)
Extra Practice	250	(2)
Chapter Review	252	(1)
Viewing: Evaluating Film and Television	253	(1)
Writer's Craft: Effective Sentences
Literature Model: from Leonardo da Vinci	254	(4)
Diane Stanley
Opening Sentences
Combining Sentences
Sentence Variety
Paragraph That Contrasts	258	(3)
Prewriting and Drafting • Editing • Sharing and Reflecting
Vocabulary: Words That Signal Contrast	261	(1)
Adjectives and Adverbs
Adjectives	262	(2)
Adverbs	264	(2)
Adjective or Adverb?	266	(2)
Extra Practice	268	(2)
Chapter Review	270	(1)
Study Skills: Using a Dictionary and Thesaurus	271	(1)
More About Adjectives and Adverbs
Other Kinds of Adverbs	272	(2)
Comparing with Adjectives and Adverbs	274	(2)
Using Good and Well	276	(2)
Extra Practice	278	(2)
Chapter Review	280	(1)
Study Skills: Using Graphs and Maps	281	(1)
Writing Workshop: Comparison/Contrast Essay
Literature Model: from Fur, Feathers, and Flippers	282	(13)
Patricia Lauber
Prewriting • Drafting • Revising • Proofreading • Publishing	290	(5)
Technology: Using a Word Processor	295	(1)
Unit Grammar Review	296	(4)
Unit Wrap-Up
Writing Across the Curriculum	300	(1)
Books to Read	301	(1)
Cumulative Review: Units 1--4	302	(6)
Unit 5 Grammar: Phrases and Clauses/Writing: Research Report	308	(70)
Prepositions
Prepositions	310	(2)
Object of the Preposition	312	(2)
Expanding Sentences with Prepositional Phrases	314	(2)
Extra Practice	316	(2)
Chapter Review	318	(1)
Study Skills: Making Outlines	319	(1)
Phrases and Clauses
Phrase or Clause?	320	(2)
Independent and Dependent Clauses	322	(2)
Combining Independent and Dependent Clauses	324	(2)
Extra Practice	326	(2)
Chapter Review	328	(1)
Study Skills: Strategies Good Readers Use	329	(1)
Writer's Craft: Organizing Information
Literature Model: from Mountains by Seymour Simon	330	(4)
Taking Notes
Making Outlines
Evaluating and Documenting Information
Paragraph of Information	334	(3)
Prewriting and Drafting • Editing • Sharing and Reflecting
Study Skills: Evaluating Sources	337	(1)
Complex Sentences
Compound and Complex Sentences	338	(2)
More About Complex Sentences	340	(2)
Sentence Variety	342	(2)
Extra Practice	344	(2)
Chapter Review	346	(1)
Study Skills: Using Tables and Charts	347	(1)
More About Sentences
Sentence Fragments	348	(2)
Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices	350	(2)
Punctuating Compound and Complex Sentences	352	(2)
Extra Practice	354	(2)
Chapter Review	356	(1)
Technology: Using Computer Graphics	357	(1)
Writing Workshop: Research Report
Literature Model: from The World's Top Ten Deserts	358	(13)
Neil Morris
Prewriting • Drafting • Revising • Proofreading • Publishing	366	(5)
Technology: Giving a Multimedia Presentation	371	(1)
Unit Grammar Review	372	(4)
Unit Wrap-Up
Writing Across the Curriculum	376	(1)
Books to Read	377	(1)
Unit 6 Grammar: Usage and Mechanics/Writing: Expressive Writing	378	(101)
Commas
Commas	380	(2)
More About Commas	382	(2)
Using Commas with Appositives	384	(2)
Extra Practice	386	(2)
Chapter Review	388	(1)
Vocabulary: Using Vocabulary Strategies	389	(1)
Quotation Marks and Colons
Using Quotation Marks	390	(2)
More About Quotation Marks	392	(2)
Colons	394	(2)
Extra Practice	396	(2)
Chapter Review	398	(1)
Vocabulary: Words from Many Languages	399	(1)
Writer's Craft: Word Choice
Literature Model: from Julie	400	(4)
Jean Craighead George
Vivid Verbs and Specific Nouns
Descriptive Words and Phrases
Tone
Character Study	404	(3)
Prewriting and Drafting • Editing • Sharing and Reflecting
Vocabulary: Making Word Lines	407	(1)
More About Punctuation
Punctuating Titles	408	(2)
Capitalizing Words in Titles	410	(2)
Hyphens	412	(2)
Extra Practice	414	(2)
Chapter Review	416	(1)
Listening and Speaking: Listening and Speaking in a Group	417	(1)
Usage Problems
Negatives and Double Negatives	418	(2)
Using I and Me	420	(2)
Commonly Confused Words	422	(2)
Extra Practice	424	(2)
Chapter Review	426	(1)
Technology: Using the Internet and Websites	427	(1)
Writing Workshop: Short Story
Literature Model: ``The Long Ride''	428	(11)
R. E. Richards
Prewriting • Drafting • Revising • Proofreading • Publishing	434	(5)
Listening and Speaking: Tips for Performers	439	(1)
Unit Grammar Review	440	(4)
Unit Wrap-Up
Writing Across the Curriculum	444	(1)
Books to Read	445	(1)
Cumulative Review: Units 1--6	446	(8)
Extra Practice	454	(25)
Handbook	479	(83)
Sentence Diagramming	480	(26)
Writing Models
Personal Narrative	484	(2)
How-to Essay	486	(2)
Persuasive Essay	488	(2)
Comparison/Contrast Essay	490	(2)
Research Report	492	(2)
Story	494	(2)
News Story	496	(2)
Play	498	(2)
Business Letter	500	(1)
Friendly Letter with Envelope	501	(1)
Poems: Rhymed and Unrhymed	502	(2)
Invitation and Thank-You Note	504	(1)
Telephone Message and Form	505	(1)
Writing Rubrics	506	(32)
Skimming	512	(1)
Scanning	513	(1)
Using Book Parts	514	(2)
Using a Dictionary	516	(2)
Using the Internet	518	(2)
Using an Encyclopedia	520	(2)
Using Periodicals and Newspapers	522	(2)
Using an Atlas	524	(1)
Using an Almanac	525	(1)
Using a Map	526	(1)
Using Graphs	527	(1)
Using Tables	528	(1)
Using Charts and Diagrams	529	(1)
Note Taking	530	(2)
Summarizing Information	532	(1)
Bibliographic Citations	533	(1)
Outlining	534	(1)
Test-Taking Strategies	535	(3)
Tips for Taking Multiple-Choice Tests	536	(1)
Tips for Taking Essay Tests	537	(1)
Spelling Strategies	538	(2)
Commonly Misspelled Words	540	(2)
Handwriting Models	542	(2)
Thesaurus	544	(18)
Glossary	562	(16)
Vocabulary Power	578	(2)
Index	580