Course Overview:
In 2nd Grade Grammar and Penmanship, students will focus on their writing skills. The penmanship instruction reinforces the letters, phonograms, and words that are introduced in Phonics and Spelling. Students will review and practice the steps to form all lowercase and uppercase manuscript letters. Students will also learn the steps to form all lowercase and uppercase cursive letters. The grammar instruction strengthens the skills necessary for reading and composition. Students will learn the functions of words, phrases, and clauses in sentences so that they can comprehend and compose sentences. Students begin by learning about parts of speech and parts of sentences and build up to whole sentences and punctuation rules. Throughout the course, students will construct their own writing handbook. The handbook will include examples of manuscript and cursive letters as well as grammar terms and rules. The course culminates in students writing correspondences in cursive to authentically practice grammar and penmanship.
Prerequisites:
Grade 1 (Recommended)
Required Materials:
- pencils
- 10 binders/folders for workbooks
- 10 binders/folders for writing projects
- 1 pack colored pencils, crayons, or markers
Syllabus:
Unit 1: Penmanship Basics
- Letters o, c, a, d, f
- Letters g, q, s, b, u, e
- Letter h, i, j, k, l
- Letters r, n, m, p, t
- Letters v, w, x, y, z
- Letters ee, ow, sh, th
- Letters ar, ch, oo, ou
- Words with ai, oi, ay, oy
- Words with er, ir, ur, ear
Unit 2: Uppercase Letters
- Words with ng, nk, ea, aw, au
- Words with or, ck, wh,tch
- Words with ue, ew, ui, oa
- Uppercase Letters K, L, M, N
- Uppercase Letters E, F, H, I, T
- Uppercase Letters A, V, W, X, Y
- Uppercase Letters C, G, O, Q
- Uppercase Letters B, D, P, R
- Uppercase Letters J, U, S, Z
Unit 3: Parts of Speech
- Nouns
- Adjectives
- Verbs
- Pronouns
- Articles
- Adverbs
- Prepositions
- Conjunctions
- Dictionary Use
Unit 4: Parts of Sentences
- Parts of Speech Review
- Sentences
- Punctuating Sentences
- Common and proper nouns
- Singular and Plural nouns
- Making Nouns Plural
- Singular and Plural Pronouns
- State-of-Being Verbs
- Verb Phrases
Unit 5: Rules for Sentences
- Sentences Review
- Objectives
- Subject and Object Pronouns
- Present Tense Verbs
- Past Tense Verbs
- Future Tense Verbs
- Conjunctions Review
- Compound Subjects
- Compound Predicates
Unit 6: Lowercase Cursive
- Setting Up for Cursive
- Letters a, c, o
- Letters d, g, q
- Letters i, u, w, r
- Letters j, p, t
- Letters h, k, l
- Letters m, n, v
- Letters x, y, s, z
- Letters e, b, f
Unit 7: Uppercase Cursive
- Letters A, B, C
- Letters D, E, F
- Letters G, H, I
- Letters J, K , L
- Letters M, N, O
- Letter P, Q, R
- Letters S, T, U
- Letters V, W, X
- Letters Y, Z
Unit 8: Punctuation Marks
- Punctuation Review
- Contractions
- Possessive Nouns
- Parts of a Letter
- The Date
- Greeting and Closings
- Addresses
- Items in a List
- Compound Sentences
Unit 9: Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives
- Singular and Plural Nouns
- Common and Proper Nouns
- Collective Nouns
- Pronoun Review
- Possessive Pronouns
- Reflexive Pronouns
- Adjective Review
- Editing Adjectives
- Possessive Adjectives
Unit 10: Verbs, Adverbs, and Sentences
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Verb Tenses
- Irregular Verbs
- Adverb Review
- Editing Adverbs
- Adjective or Adverb?
- Incomplete Sentences
- Editing Sentences
- Editing Punctuation
