English

We have compiled our own English Handbook that we hand out to our high school students which has all the definitions, diagram examples, and summaries of important grammar concepts. Students find it helpful to have this resource to use while working through their PACES.  Print out the test tips further down on this page for English I, II, III, and IV.

Videos specific to each level of English

We have video lessons to help with over a dozen challenging assignments or concepts in the high school PACES. These are spots where I know from experience I usually have to sit down with a student and explain in more detail. Each page linked here has specific videos for that level:

• General English videos (active vs passive verbs, transitive vs intransitive verbs, noun functions, pronoun types)
• Series of Videos about Sentence Diagramming
• Video tip for English 1084 & 1096 – organizing points into proper outlines
• English I (1097-1108)
• English II (1109-1120)
• English III (1121-1132)
• English IV (1133-1144)

Resources to Download

Here are some resources required for various High School English PACES:

• Word Building 1067 Sample Pages
• Fanny Crosby Testimony
• Character Trait Objectives
• Bible Glossary for Social Studies 1061-1069
• Guidelines for Writing Term Papers (end of 10th, 11th, 12th grades)
• NEW! An updated supplement to PACE 1119 about writing a research paper is available for sale in our store — it covers how to use the internet as a resource and how to document sources found on the web. The supplement also removes references to old sources like a Card Catalog and Reader’s Guide to Periodic Literature.

Some of the junior high and high school Word Building and English PACES require dictionary work. I personally allow students to use www.dictionary.com for most of the work, though I do like for them to be familiar with how to use the hard-bound book. I found that the specific definitions that the PACES in English 1133-1144 (12 grade) are looking for are found best in the blue Scott Foresman Advanced Dictionary  (Thondike/Barnhart). I picked up a few on Amazon.com USED for very little

Test Tips for English

• Test Tips for English I (1097-1108)
• Test Tips for English II (1109-1120)
• Test Tips for English III (1121-1132)
• Test Tips for English IV (1133-1144)