Level A8 English
Topics & Worksheets

Topic 1. Vocabulary

ChapterDateNotes
01. Word A Day
02. Words from Mythology
03. Words from Mythology - 2
04. N List
05. O List
06. O List - 2
07. P List
08. P List - 2
09. Q List
10. R List
11. R List - 2
12. S List
13. S List - 2
14. T List
15. T List 2
16. U List
17. V List
18. W List
19. XYZ List
20. Homework - Learn New Words
21. terr: earth
22. mand/mend: entrust or order
23. tors/tort: to twist, to wind, or to wrench
24. neg: to say ‘no’
25. fug: to flee or escape
26. Word Roots
27. tempor: time
28. dom: house or master
29. phos/phot: light
30. jur: to swear; take an oath
31. Words and Expressions Commonly Misused - 1
32. Words and Expressions Commonly Misused - 2
33. Words and Expressions Commonly Misused - 3
34. Words and Expressions Commonly Misused - 4
35. cide: kill
36. avis: bird
37. peri: going around something
38. rupt: break
39. Greek and Latin Number Roots
40. Prefixes Practice
41. Suffixes
42. Greek and Latin Suffixes
43. Suffixes and Parts of Speech
44. Suffixes - Nouns
45. Suffixes - Verbs
46. Suffixes - Adjectives
47. Suffixes - Adverbs
48. Suffix Review Test
49. Prefix and Suffix Review Test
50. Spelling Rules for Adding Suffixes - 2
51. Spelling Rules for Adding Suffixes
52. Greek and Latin Prefixes

Topic 2. Grammar

ChapterDateNotes
01. Parts Of Speech Review
02. Subjects and Nouns
03. Subject-Verb Agreement
04. Mind Your Subject!
05. Direct Objects
06. Indirect Objects
07. Be - As a Helping Verb
08. Be - As a Linking Verb
09. Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
10. Pronouns as Subjects
11. Pronouns and Direct Objects
12. Pronouns and Indirect Object
13. Pronoun Case (Tested in ACT)
14. Pronoun Agreement (Tested in ACT)
15. Adverbs of Time, Place, and Manner
16. Comparing with Adverbs
17. Subjects and Predicates
18. Compound Subjects and Compound Predicates
19. Dependent and Independent Clauses
20. Appositives: Restrictive and Non-restrictive
21. Capitalization
22. Punctuation - Quotation Marks ('' '')
23. Punctuation - Hyphen (-), Dash (—)
24. Punctuation - Parentheses ( )
25. More Ways to Omit Needless Words in Writing
26. Place the Emphatic Words of a Sentence at the End
27. In Summaries, Keep to One Tense

Topic 3. Reading Comprehension

ChapterDateNotes
01. Read and Summarize a Book
02. Reading Fiction - Strategies
03. Word A Day
04. Rosa Parks Biography
05. Marie Curie – Biography
06. Rembrandt van Rijn
07. The Matterhorn - A Mountain in the Alps
08. Daffodils by William Wordsworth
09. IF by Rudyard Kipling
10. The Walrus and The Carpenter by Lewis Carroll
11. Sea-Fever by John Masefield
12. The Ransom of Red Chief
13. The Daisy
14. Sasha, Mansor and the Storks
15. The Wise Little Girl
16. The Parrot Shah
17. The Seven Crows
18. Beauty and the Beast
19. The Empress Jowka
20. Bluebeard
21. Six Able Men
22. Analyzing Literature: Moon-Face by Jack London
23. Analyzing Literature: War by Jack London
24. The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
25. Review Test - Reading Comprehension Level 8

Topic 4. Writing

ChapterDateNotes
01. Writing Process Steps
02. Writing Process Steps - Doing Research
03. Writing Process Steps - Revising and Editing
04. Writing a Story: Using a Mind Map
05. Character Is Destiny
06. Memorable Speech: Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death!
07. Memorable Speech: The Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' Tragedy Address
08. Read and Summarize a Book
09. Nano Technology
10. Researching Career Choices
11. Biotechnology
12. Economic Bubbles
13. Global Financial Crisis of 2008
14. The Great Depression (1929-1939)
15. Healthy Eating
16. Yoga and Meditation
17. Famous Philosopher -- Confucius
18. Abraham Lincoln
19. Ronald Reagan
20. Writing a Five Paragraph Essay
21. Types of Essays
22. The Argumentative/Persuasive Essay
23. Mini-Speech Practice
24. Writing From Knowledge and Experience
25. Writing Prompts for Middle & High School Students
26. Letters About Literature
27. How to Write a Newspaper Article
28. In the News
29. Means of Persuasion
30. Introduction to Rhetoric
31. Review Test - Writing Level 8
32. Ethos, Pathos, and Logos Applied: President Bush Addresses the Nation

Topic 5. Other Topics & Review Tests

ChapterDateNotes
01. Grammar Placement Test
02. Writing Test
03. Vocabulary Test - 3
04. Vocabulary Test - 4
05. Essays for College Admissions Applications (University of Michigan)
06. Essays for College Admissions Applications (MIT)