This guide is the culmination of Carole G. Adams's labor to simplify the teaching of English grammar and restore composition to the curriculum by teaching the skills of composition beginning in the first grade. This guide emphasizes the mastery of language through the teaching of literature, grammar, and composition as they interrelate and mutually reinforce study and practice. It frees the English lesson for the practice of language skills through classic literature and daily composition. The result is the mastery of language, the foundation of all education, and perspicuity—the key to success in every area of life.