• Total of 12 Lessons including Review #1, Review #2, and Assessment
• This unit is for intermediate-advanced students.
• Covers 16 fun holidays from 8 different countries:
  • Christmas, Hanukkah, Ramadan, Kwanzaa, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Dia de los Muertos, La Tomatina, Running of the Bulls, Diwali, Holi, Chinese New Year, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter
• Grammar Concepts: 
  • Independent / Dependent Clauses
  • Simple, Compound & Complex Sentences
  • Coordinating / Subordinating Conjunctions
  • Spelling Rules for Nouns Ending in -sion and -ssion
• Reading/Speaking Skills:
  • Compare & Contrast
  • Main Idea & Supporting Details
  • Titles & Subtitles

*Students at this level are expected to produce complete sentences independently. 

Key sentence structures in this unit focus on comparing and contrasting. 

• They are similar because ______. 
• They both _____.
• They are different because _______. 
• In contrast, _______.