Language Lessons

Adult Basic Education Classroom

Language (Grammar) Lessons

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Topic	Lesson
Writing legible capital and lower case letters	ABE Lesson L-1.01 Quiz L-1.01
Grouping letters to form words	ABE Lesson L-1.02 Quiz L-1.02
Spacing words to form sentences	ABE Lesson L-1.03 Quiz L-1.03
Signing name in legible cursive handwriting	ABE Lesson L-1.04 Quiz L-1.04
Copying printed or written material of at least one paragraph	ABE Lesson L-1.05 Quiz L-1.05
Capitalizing the first letter of the first word of declarative, interrogative, and exclamatory sentences	ABE Lesson L-2.01 Quiz L-2.01
Capitalizing the pronoun "I"	ABE Lesson L-2.02 Quiz L-2.02
Distinguishing between statements, questions, and exclamations presented	ABE Lesson L-3.01 Quiz L-3.01
Using a period to complete abbreviation of common titles used as proper nouns (for example: Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr.)	ABE Lesson L-3.03 Quiz L-3.03
Making subjects and verbs agree	ABE Lesson L-4.03 Quiz L-4.03
Classifying pictures and shapes under appropriate headings	ABE Lesson L-5.01 Quiz L-5.01
Arranging pictures in an appropriate sequential pattern	ABE Lesson L-5.02 Quiz L-5.02
Writing telephone numbers and simple words from dictation	ABE Lesson L-6.02 Quiz L-6.02
Identifying sentences and paragraphs	ABE Lesson L-6.04 Quiz L-6.04
Speaking clearly and audibly in large or small group settings	ABE Lesson L-7.01 Quiz L-7.01
Asking questions to better understand other people's ideas	ABE Lesson L-7.02 Quiz L-7.02
Conveying meaning and ideas by speaking effectively in conversations with others	ABE Lesson L-7.03 Quiz L-7.03
Recognizing basic terminology associated with computers (for example: hardware, software, mouse, monitor, boot up, disk, cursor, keyboard)	ABE Lesson L-8.01 Quiz L-8.01
Identifying the basic parts of a computer (for example: mouse, keyboard, monitor, disk drive)	ABE Lesson L-8.02 Quiz L-8.02
Demonstrating appropriate use and care of computer hardware and software (for example: inserting a disk properly, using mouse to move cursor, etc.)	ABE Lesson L-8.03 Quiz L-8.03

Writing short sentences from dictation	ABE Lesson L-9.01 Quiz L-9.01
Capitalizing the greeting and closing of a letter	ABE Lesson L-10.01 Quiz L-10.01
Using a comma after the greeting and after the closing of a friendly letter	ABE Lesson L-11.02 Quiz L-11.02
Distinguishing uses of "the," "a," and "an"	ABE Lesson L-12.06 Quiz L-12.06
Making a plan for writing that includes a central topic and at least two related ideas	ABE Lesson L-14.01 Quiz L-14.01
Drafting and revising simple writings that express ideas clearly	ABE Lesson L-14.02 Quiz L-14.02
Writing from personal experience	ABE Lesson L-14.05 Quiz L-14.05
Using eye contact and simple gestures to enhance communications	ABE Lesson L-15.01 Quiz L-15.01
Presenting orally a written assignment	ABE Lesson L-15.02 Quiz L-15.02
Opening and closing basic computer programs appropriately	ABE Lesson L-16.01 Quiz L-16.01
Identifying and accessing a web address	ABE Lesson L-16.02 Quiz L-16.02

Capitalizing titles of books, poems, songs, television shows, and movies	ABE Lesson L-17.02 Quiz L-17.02
Using a comma before the conjunction in compound sentences in some cases	ABE Lesson L-18.01 Quiz L-18.01
Spelling months of the year, days of the week, and numbers from one to one hundred twenty-one	ABE Lesson L-19.01 Quiz L-19.01
Spelling 98% of the words on the Dolch list, levels preprimer through third grade	ABE Lesson L-19.02 Quiz L-19.02
Using a dictionary to spell words having phonetically regular beginnings	ABE Lesson L-19.03 Quiz L-19.03
Identifying the complete subject and complete predicate of a statement	ABE Lesson L-21.01 Quiz L-21.01
Identifying the complete subject and complete predicate of a question	ABE Lesson L-21.02 Quiz L-21.02
Identifying the simple subject of a statement and a question	ABE Lesson L-21.03 Quiz L-21.03
Recognizing and creating logical paragraph breaks in writing	ABE Lesson L-21.14 Quiz L-21.14
Indenting paragraphs	ABE Lesson L-21.15 Quiz L-21.15
Preparing for writing by brainstorming verbally and in writing, focusing on a central idea found in the brainstorming, generating and organizing ideas related to the central focus, and identifying the specific purpose for the writing	ABE Lesson L-22.01 Quiz L-22.01
Demonstrating a logical organizational pattern which includes a beginning, middle, and ending	ABE Lesson L-22.02 Quiz L-22.02
Using familiar words, supporting details, and transitional devices	ABE Lesson L-22.03 Quiz L-22.03
Drafting, revising, and editing writing for a variety of occasions, audiences, and purposes in a variety of content areas	ABE Lesson L-22.04 Quiz L-22.04
Speaking clearly at an understandable rate and using appropriate volume	ABE Lesson L-23.01 Quiz L-23.01
Participating as a contributor and occasionally acting as a leader in a group discussion	ABE Lesson L-23.02 Quiz L-23.02
Organizing a speech using a basic beginning, middle, and ending	ABE Lesson L-23.03 Quiz L-23.03
Demonstrating the steps necessary to boot up a computer system (for example: DOS, Windows, Macintosh)	ABE Lesson L-24.01 Quiz L-24.01
Utilizing computer directories to locate files	ABE Lesson L-24.02 Quiz L-24.02
Creating and saving documents using a word processing program	ABE Lesson L-24.03 Quiz L-24.03
Keyboarding material from handwritten copy	ABE Lesson L-24.04 Quiz L-24.04
Demonstrating proper keyboarding techniques while using an instructional program	ABE Lesson L-24.05 Quiz L-24.05
Retrieving, interpreting, and recording computerized information (for example: finding and printing information from a web site)	ABE Lesson L-24.06 Quiz L-24.06
Demonstrating good housekeeping skills at a computer workstation	ABE Lesson L-24.07 Quiz L-24.07
Sustaining a consistent point of view throughout a multiple paragraph text	ABE Lesson L-25.01 Quiz L-25.01
Developing appropriate tense use throughout a multiple paragraph text	ABE Lesson L-25.02 Quiz L-25.02
Creating paragraph divisions in an extended text and marking them through indentation	ABE Lesson L-25.03 Quiz L-25.03
Writing paragraphs with stated and implied topic sentences	ABE Lesson L-25.04 Quiz L-25.04
Writing paragraphs with clear connections between all sentences	ABE Lesson L-25.05 Quiz L-25.05
Brainstorming ideas in writing	ABE Lesson L-27.01 Quiz L-27.01
Organizing information before writing	ABE Lesson L-27.02 Quiz L-27.07
Drafting and revising all types of writing so that they are focused and purposeful; convey a sense of completeness and are focused on a central idea; have an organizational pattern that provides for a logical progression of ideas and includes a beginning, middle, and ending; demonstrate continuity of purpose, style, voice, and tense	ABE Lesson L-27.03 Quiz L-27.03
Editing writing to produce final documents that are grammatically correct	ABE Lesson L-27.04 Quiz L-27.04
Understanding the difference between plagiarism and student-generated text	ABE Lesson L-27.05 Quiz L-27.05
Creating a bibliography	ABE Lesson L-27.06 Quiz L-27.06
Writing narrative answers to a variety of content area questions	ABE Lesson L-28.01 Quiz L-28.01
Using the writing process to generate text about social studies, science, and/or literature (for example: reports and critiques)	ABE Lesson L-28.02 Quiz L-28.02
Creating documents using a word processing program	ABE Lesson L-29.01 Quiz L-29.01
Saving documents to a disk	ABE Lesson L-29.02 Quiz L-29.02
Using computer skills for researching	ABE Lesson L-29.03 Quiz L-29.03
Demonstrating keyboarding skills necessary for increased productivity	ABE Lesson L-29.04 Quiz L-29.04