IXL Practice for 9 composition
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Please follow the progression for each unit as you master each skill. Your goal is to earn a green ribbon with a gold medal.
Unit 1: Context Clues
Practice- Beginner
-H. W.W. 2 Synonyms in Context
Practice- Intermediate
- I. G.G.1 Use Context to Identify the Meaning of a Word
- J. I.I.1 Use Context to Identify the Meaning of a Word
Practice Mastery:
- K. W. 1 Using Context to Identify the Meaning of a Word
- K. W. 2 Determine the Meaning of Words Using Synonyms
- K. W. 3 Determine the Meaning of Words Using Antonyms
Extra Practice for Advanced Learners
-L. V. 1. Using Context to Identify the Meaning of a Word
-L. V. 2. Determining the Meaning of Words Using Synonyms
-L.V. 3. Determining the Meaning of Words Using Antonyms
Practice- Beginner
-H. W.W. 2 Synonyms in Context
Practice- Intermediate
- I. G.G.1 Use Context to Identify the Meaning of a Word
- J. I.I.1 Use Context to Identify the Meaning of a Word
Practice Mastery:
- K. W. 1 Using Context to Identify the Meaning of a Word
- K. W. 2 Determine the Meaning of Words Using Synonyms
- K. W. 3 Determine the Meaning of Words Using Antonyms
Extra Practice for Advanced Learners
-L. V. 1. Using Context to Identify the Meaning of a Word
-L. V. 2. Determining the Meaning of Words Using Synonyms
-L.V. 3. Determining the Meaning of Words Using Antonyms
Unit 2: Capitalization and Formatting Titles
Practice - Beginner
- H. 1. Capitalization Errors
- I. 1. Capitalizing Titles
- I. 2. Formatting Titles
- I. 3. Formatting and Capitalizing Titles Review
Practice Intermediate
- J. H. 1. Capitalization Errors
- J. I. 1. Capitalizing Titles
- J. I. 2. Formatting Titles
Practice Mastery (Score 80 points to move to the next skill)
- K. G. 1. Capitalization Errors
- K. H. 1. Capitalizing Titles
- K. H. 2. Formatting Titles
- K. H. 3. Formatting and Capitalizing Titles Review
Extra Practice for Advanced Learners
- L. G. 1. Capitalization Errors
- M. N. 1. Correct Capitalization Errors
- N. N. 1. Correct Capitalization Errors
Unit 3: Commas and Apostrophes
Practice - Beginner
- I. A. 1. Commas with Series, Dates, and Places
- I. A. 2. Commas with Compound and Complex Sentences
- I. A. 3. Commas with Direct Address and Introductory Words
- I. D. 1. Identify and Correct Errors with Possessive Nouns
Practice - Intermediate
- J. A. 2. Commas with Compound and Complex Sentences
- J. A. 3. Commas with Direct Address and Introductory Words
- J. A. 4. Commas with Coordinate Adjectives
- J.D. 2. Identify and correct Errors with Compound and Joint Possession
Practice Mastery
- K. A. 1. Commas with Direct Address, Introductory Words, and Interrupters
- K. A. 2. Commas with Series, Dates, and Places
- K. A. 3. Commas with Compound and Complex Sentences
- K. A. 4. Commas with Coordinate Adjectives
- K. D. 1. Identify and Correct Errors with Possessive Nouns (Apostrophes)
- K. D. 2. Identify and Correct Errors with Compound and Joint Possession (Apostrophes)
Practice - Beginner
- H. 1. Capitalization Errors
- I. 1. Capitalizing Titles
- I. 2. Formatting Titles
- I. 3. Formatting and Capitalizing Titles Review
Practice Intermediate
- J. H. 1. Capitalization Errors
- J. I. 1. Capitalizing Titles
- J. I. 2. Formatting Titles
Practice Mastery (Score 80 points to move to the next skill)
- K. G. 1. Capitalization Errors
- K. H. 1. Capitalizing Titles
- K. H. 2. Formatting Titles
- K. H. 3. Formatting and Capitalizing Titles Review
Extra Practice for Advanced Learners
- L. G. 1. Capitalization Errors
- M. N. 1. Correct Capitalization Errors
- N. N. 1. Correct Capitalization Errors
Unit 3: Commas and Apostrophes
Practice - Beginner
- I. A. 1. Commas with Series, Dates, and Places
- I. A. 2. Commas with Compound and Complex Sentences
- I. A. 3. Commas with Direct Address and Introductory Words
- I. D. 1. Identify and Correct Errors with Possessive Nouns
Practice - Intermediate
- J. A. 2. Commas with Compound and Complex Sentences
- J. A. 3. Commas with Direct Address and Introductory Words
- J. A. 4. Commas with Coordinate Adjectives
- J.D. 2. Identify and correct Errors with Compound and Joint Possession
Practice Mastery
- K. A. 1. Commas with Direct Address, Introductory Words, and Interrupters
- K. A. 2. Commas with Series, Dates, and Places
- K. A. 3. Commas with Compound and Complex Sentences
- K. A. 4. Commas with Coordinate Adjectives
- K. D. 1. Identify and Correct Errors with Possessive Nouns (Apostrophes)
- K. D. 2. Identify and Correct Errors with Compound and Joint Possession (Apostrophes)
Unit 4: Sentence Types and Avoiding Fragments and Run-ons
Practice- Intermediate
- J. M. 1. Is the Sentence Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, or Exclamatory?
- J. P. 1. Is It a Sentence or a Fragment?
- J. P. 2. Is It a Complete Sentence or a Run-on?
- J. P. S. Is It a Complete Sentence, Fragment, or Run-on?
Practice - Mastery (80 points in each section)
- K. I. 1. Sentence Types
- K. J. 1. Identify Sentence Fragments
- K. J. 2. Identify Run-on Sentences
- K. J. 3. Choose Punctuation to Avoid Fragments and Run-ons
Extra Practice for Advanced Learners
- M. O. 1. Identify Sentence Fragments
- M. O. 2. Identify Run-on Sentences
- M. O. 3. Choose Punctuation to Avoid Fragments and Run-ons
Practice- Intermediate
- J. M. 1. Is the Sentence Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative, or Exclamatory?
- J. P. 1. Is It a Sentence or a Fragment?
- J. P. 2. Is It a Complete Sentence or a Run-on?
- J. P. S. Is It a Complete Sentence, Fragment, or Run-on?
Practice - Mastery (80 points in each section)
- K. I. 1. Sentence Types
- K. J. 1. Identify Sentence Fragments
- K. J. 2. Identify Run-on Sentences
- K. J. 3. Choose Punctuation to Avoid Fragments and Run-ons
Extra Practice for Advanced Learners
- M. O. 1. Identify Sentence Fragments
- M. O. 2. Identify Run-on Sentences
- M. O. 3. Choose Punctuation to Avoid Fragments and Run-ons
Unit 5: Research Skills and Organizing and Planning Writing
Practice - Mastery (80 points in each section)
- K. FF.1 Order topics from broadest to narrowest
- K. FF.2 Identify thesis statements
- K. FF.3 Organize information by main idea
- K. FF.4 Choose the topic sentence that best captures the main idea
Optional:
- K. II.2 Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry
- K. II.3 Understand a Works Cited entry
- K. II.4 Use in-text citations with MLA formatting
Unit 6: Commonly Misused Words (9 Composition Classes)
Practice - Mastery (75 points in each section)
-K. V. 1. Correct errors in everyday use
-K. V. 2. Correct errors with signs
- K. V. 3. Use the correct frequently confused word
- K. V. 5. Identify and correct misused pronouns
- K. V. 6. Use the correct homophone
Unit 7: Writing Arguments (ALL CLASSES)
Practice (Score 60 points in each category to move ahead)
- K. GG. 1. Identify supporting evidence in a text
- K. GG. 2. Choose evidence to support a claim
-K. GG. 3. Choose the most appropriate counterclaim
- K. GG. 4. Connect evidence to a claim
-K. GG. 5. Transition logically
-K. GG. 6. Distinguish fact from opinion
9 Honors Parts of Speech Review Units
Unit 7: Nouns and Pronouns (9 Honors Only)
Practice - Mastery (80 points in each section-Required) Due 4/1
- G. E. 1. Identify nouns and abstract nouns
- K. O. 1. Form and use plurals review -nouns
- K. P. 1. Identify and correct errors in pronouns
- K. P. 6. Use relative pronouns
- K. P. 7. Identify vague pronoun references
- I. AA. 1. Identify pronouns and their antecedents
- I. AA. 8. Is the pronoun reflexive or intensive?
Unit 8: Verbs (9 Honors)
Practice- Mastery (80 points in each section-Required) Due 4/6
- E. I. 2. Identify action verbs
- H. AA. 1. Identify main verbs and helping verbs
- K. Q. 3. Identify transitive and intransitive verbs
Unit 9: Prepositional Phrases (9 Honors)
Practice - Mastery (80 points in each section- Required) Due 4/11
- J. Q. 2. Identify the prepositional phrases
- K. K. 2. Identify prepositional phrases
Unit 10: Adjectives and Adverbs (9 Honors)
Practice - Mastery (Completion Optional)
- J. EE.1. Identify adjectives
- J. FF. 1. Identify adverbs
- J. GG. 2. Is the word an adjective or adverb?
- K. S. 1. Choose between adjectives and adverbs
- F. Z. 1. Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where?
Unit 11: Conjunctions (9 Honors)
Practice - Mastery (Completion Optional)
- H. PP. 1. Identify coordinating conjunctions
- H. QQ. 1. Identify subordinating conjunctions
- K. T. 3. Using the correct pair of correlative conjunctions
- K. T. 1. Transitions with conjunctive adverbs
PARTS OF THE SENTENCE (Honors)
Unit 12: Subjects, Predicates, DO, IO, PA, PN
Practice - Mastery (75 points in each section) Due 4/28
- H. K. 1. Identify complete subject and complete predicate
- H. K. 2. Identify simple subject and simple predicate
- H. K. 3. Identify compound subject and compound predicate
- J. O. 1. Direct or indirect object?
- K. Q. 4. Identify linking verbs, predicate nouns, and predicate adjectives