Life of Fred Language Arts Series: Classes

Need something creative, fun and exciting for high school students when teaching English? This is it! Life of Fred is known for its artsy, out-of-the-box thinking! Four books make up the series. Do one each year of high school or go as fast as you want. Each book is an entertaining story disguising a lot of Language Arts knowledge! Amazing and engaging!  The third book of the Life of Fred Language Arts Series covers . . . Seven parts of speech Tense is the Latin word for time Prepositions explained in 30 seconds A sentence with 16 prepositional phrases Adjectives Three kinds of adjectival errors Four uses of italics Simplifying the 12 tenses Positive, comparative, and superlative forms of adjectives Proper nouns used as adjectives Suffix Using the present tense to indicate things that are always true Direct and indirect objects Nominative, objective, and possessive cases Simile Schwa Auxiliary verbs Elliptical construction Formal, informal, nonstandard, and general English Counter words The three reasons to write Adverbs The seven rules for when to double the final consonant when adding the suffix –ed (and simplified down to one rule) Less vs. fewer Infinitive form of a verb as subject, object, adjective, and adverb Prepositions at the end of sentences Euphemisms and minced oaths Subjunctive, imperative, and indicative moods Antecedents of pronouns Nauseous vs. nauseated Stream of consciousness writing Hyphens can change meaning When to hyphenate compound adjectives (the six rules) Unlike all other language arts programs, this one also teaches about: • The overall picture in business, math, football, life, and English • Often the least effective way to teach is to lecture • Two ways our brains work • The four emotions (glad, sad, mad, and afraid) • The three parts of mothering • Intersection of sets • Holloware, flatware, and how to set a table The answers are included in the textbook. Complete this book and you are ready for Life of Fred Dreams. Life of Fred Classes is a hardcover textbook containing 128 pages. This book is not consumable. All answers are written on separate paper or in a notebook. Click here to view sample lessons. (Opens in a new window) Life of Fred Classes contains 19 lessons and is designed to take approximately one month to complete.