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I. Pretest Assignments
1. 1409 paragraph writing
2. 1355 vocabulary
3. 401A paragraph comprehension
4. 401B vocabulary level
5. 1154 sentence correctness
6. 151 grammar knowledge
II. Proficiency
1. 1401 main idea
2. 1402 reference tools
3. 1403 written directions
4. 1404 official documents
5. 1405 appropriate mechanics
6. 1406 choosing words effectively
7. 1407 forms and applications
III. Non-fiction Unit: Archeology
1. 202 Looking back to long ago
2. 203 A mountain blows up
3. 204 A rich king of old Egypt
4. 205 The secret of writings from the past
5. 206 The oldest house ever found
6. 207 How old is it?
7. 208 Taking care of old things
8. 209 Paintings on the wall of a cave
9. 210 Archeology under water
10. 211 An archeologist's trip
11. 212 The cowboy and the cave
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IV. Folklore Unit
1. 140 Paul Bunyan and his boyhood
2. 141 Babe the blue ox
3. 142 Paul Bunyan's camp on OnionRiver
4. 143 Hot Biscuit Slim and Cream Puff Fatty
5. 144 Johnnie Inkslinger and his magic pen
6. 145 The kingdom of North Dakota
7. 146 Paul Bunyan's watch
8. 147 The story of Pea Soup Shorty
9. 148 The last camp of Paul Bunyan
10. 149 John Henry
11. 150 The golden cities of Cibola
V. Fiction Unit
1. 701 The Will. Anne C. Blackford
2. 702 I'll Give You Law! Molly Picon
3. 703 A Sailor's Christmas Gift. William J. Lederer
4. 704 Valedictorian. Richard Wright
5. 705 Fond Farewell. Moss Hart
6. 706 The Projects. Charlotte Mayerson
7. 707 The WasteLand. Alan Paton
8. 708 Too Young to Marry. Mrs. Medgar Evers
9. 709 Maybe Next Year. Norman Mailer
10. 710 My Brother Went to College. Frank Yerby
11. 711 Rose Hill. Eldridge Cleaver
12. 712 On the Road. Carl Sandburg
13. 713 Cry for Me. William Melvin Kelly
14. 714 Father and Son. Philip Roth
15. 715 Grandmother. Norman Rosten
16. 716 Lost Victory. Ralph Ellison
17. 717 Carlozini. N. Scott Momaday
18. 718 Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon. Marjorie Kellog
19. 719 The Shore and the Sea. James Thurber
20. 720 Status Symbols. Jessica Mitford
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21.721 "The Fun They Had." Isaac Asimov.
22.722 Futurism and Education. David Wallechinsky
23.723 Six Biblical Prophecies. Diane Brown Shepard
24.724 The Voice from the Curious Cube. Nelson Bond
25.725 The Adventure of the Mason. WashingtonIrving
VI. Literature Unit: Short Stories
1. 801 The Monkey's Paw (part one). W. W. Jacobs
2. 802 The Monkey's Paw (part two).
3. 803 The Monkey's Paw (part three).
4. 804 A Struggle for Life. Thomas Bailey Aldrich
5. 805 The Necklace. Guy de Maupassant
6. 806 The Cask of Amontillado. Edgar Allan Poe
7. 807 The Most Dangerous Game. Richard Connell
8. 808 The Most Dangerous Game (part two).
9. 809 The Most Dangerous Game (part three).
10. 810 The Most Dangerous Game (part four).
11. 811 The Most Dangerous Game (part five).
12. 812 The Girls in Their Summer Dresses. Irwin Shaw
13.813 The Far and the Near. Thomas Wolfe
14.814 Eveline. James Joyce
15.815 The Rat Trap. Selma Lagerlof
16.816 The Ring. Isak Dinesen
17.817 The Jewels. Guy de Maupassant
VII. Reading Motivation
1. 1 Autobiography of Malcom X: Home-made Education.
2. 2 Autobiography of Malcom X: Prison Studies.
3. 9 "The Bet." Anton Checkhov
4. 71 "The Bet." Questions on Theme.
5. 72 "The Great Leap Forward." Education inCommunist China. Mr. J. H. Smith
6. 94 "Mary Jones and Her Bible." Part One. British and Foreign Bible Society.
7. 95 “Mary Jones and Her Bible.” Part Two
7. 135 "Mary Jones and Her Bible." Part Three
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VIII. Law, Order, and the Concepts of Justice
1. 3 "The Birth of Law and Order." The Code of Hammurabi.
2. 5 "Casting Your Whole Vote." On Civil Disobedience. Henry David Thoreau.
3. 11 "Letter from Birmingham Jail." Nonviolent Direct Action. Martin Luther King, Jr.
4. 63 "Soledad Brother." Nonviolent Direct Action. George Jackson.
5. 78 "The Law of Right and Wrong." Ethics and theHigher Law. C. S. Lewis.
6. 126 "Some Objections to the Law of Right and Wrong." Ethics. C. S. Lewis.
7. 139 "The Reality of the Law of Right and Wrong." Ethics. C. S. Lewis.
8. 167 "What Lies Behind the Law of Right and Wrong." Ethics. C. S. Lewis.
9. 168 "We Have Cause to be Uneasy." Ethics. C. S. Lewis.
10. 255 "What a Professor Learned When He Became a Cop." Law and Order. George L. Kirkham.
11. 386 "Freedom." E. B. White.
12. 387 "Happiness." William Lyon Phelps.
13. 388 "The Portable Phonograph." Values. Walter Van TilburgClark.
IX. The Future
1. 1210 Ethics, Values, and Futurism. Objectives. Mr. J. H. Smith.
2. 1210A Futurism: Goals and Objectives. Mr. J. H. Smith.
3. 1217 Futurism, An Exploration of Issues and Values. Overview of Goals, Objectives, Activities, Resources. Mr. J. H. Smith.
4. 1217A Futurism, An Exploration of Issues and Values.
5. 1218 Is There Time to Plan Ahead? Introducing the Unit. Mr. J. H. Smith.
6. 1219 Is Doomsday Coming? Mr. J. H. Smith.
7. 1220 Doomsday is Cancelled! Mr. J. H. Smith.
8. 1221 Doomsday Revisited. Mr. J. H. Smith.
9. 1222 A Choice of Futures: Value Choices for Group Discussion. Mr. J. H. Smith.
10. 721 "The Fun They Had." Isaac Asimov. Futurism and Education.
11. 722 Futurism and Education: Predictions about Education. Source: The Book of Predictions, David Wallechinsky.
12. 723 Six Biblical Prophecies: Predictions About the Future. Source: The Book of Predictions, David Wallechinsky.
13. 724 "The Voice from the Curious Cube." Nelson Bond.
14. 388 "The Portable Phonograph." Walter Van TilburgClark. Values.
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X. Linguistic Concepts for Reading Assistance
1. 52A The Language Enrichment Program(Original Classroom Version). Introduction and Directions. Mr. J. H. Smith.
2. 53A Part One. Nouns and Their Markers.
3. 61A Part Two. Three Signal Systems of English.
4. 70A Part Three. More About Nouns and Markers.
5. 82A Part Four. Verbs.
6. 96A Part Five. More About Verbs.
7. 121 Part Six. Verbs Control Patterns.
8. 132 Part Seven. Sentence Pattern NVN.
9. 154 Part Eight. Verb Groups.
10. 161 Part Nine. Passive Verb Group Patterns.
11. 164 Part Ten. More Verb Group Patterns.
12. 171 Part Eleven. The Active Verb Pattern.
13. 174 Part Twelve. Factitive Verb Patterns.
14. 186 Part Thirteen. Factitive Verb Patterns.
15. 191 Part Fourteen. Linking Verb Patterns.
16. 194 Part Fifteen. Linking Verb Complements.
17. 198 Part Sixteen. Linking Verb Complements.
18. 282 Part Seventeen. Predicate Nominative Complements.
19. 285 Part Eighteen. Verb Group Patterns.
20. 288 Part Nineteen. Transitive Verbs.
21. 291 Part Twenty. Intransitive Verbs.
22. 294 Part Twenty-one. Pronoun Case Introduction.
23. 297 Part Twenty-two. Pronoun Case Logic.
24. 321 Part Twenty-three. Pronouns and Nominative Case
25. 324 Part Twenty-four. The Predicate Nominative.