Well-Ordered Language Level 3B Teacher's Edition

A one-semester course for grades 5 or 6 and up

In addition to the full student text, the robust teacher s edition includes:

• Pedagogical guidance and tips
• Extensive explanation of and guidance in Well-Ordered Language s unique analytic approach to grammar
• Explanation of and guidance in diagramming sentences
• Suggested activities and games for review
• Answers for all student exercises
• Suggested schedules for teaching Well-Ordered Language Level 3B

The previous level, Well-Ordered Language Level 2, aided students in mastering the eight parts of speech, along with prepositional phrases; compound elements; subject, object, possessive, interrogative, and relative pronouns; compound sentences; and relative clauses. Any student who has mastered these concepts should be prepared for Well-Ordered Language Level 3. In Book 3B, students will review and strengthen skills learned in Book 3A and be introduced to several new concepts. Students using this text will also learn to diagram sentences, visualizing the grammatical relationships within sentences.

Author and educator Tammy Peters earned her BA in elementary education and a minor in English from the University of Wisconsin in 1982, and her MA in reading from Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee in 1987. During her teaching career, she taught at elementary, undergraduate, and graduate levels and also worked as a district reading specialist. She recently retired from her position as a third-grade teacher at Mars Hill Academy, a classical Christian school in Cincinnati, where she had taught, written grammar curriculum, and mentored the elementary staff since 2000.

Dr. Daniel B. Coupland is a professor and chairman of the Education Department and dean of the faculty at Hillsdale College. He earned a BA in Spanish from Liberty University, an MA in linguistics from Oakland University, and a PhD in education from Michigan State University. He began his career in education as a high school teacher. At Hillsdale College, he teaches courses on English grammar and classic children's literature. In 2013, Dr. Coupland was named Hillsdale College's Professor of the Year. In 2016, he was a resident scholar at the C.S. Lewis Study Centre (The Kilns) in Oxford, UK. In 2017, Dr. Coupland received the Emily Daugherty Award for Teaching Excellence. His research focuses on classic children's literature and English grammar instruction. Dr. Coupland served for six years on the board of directors for the Society for Classical Learning and is the former editor of the Society's Journal. He also served as the associate editor for Arts and Liberty: A Journal on Liberal Arts and Liberal Education.