Michael Clay Thompson Language Arts Curriculum

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Grammar, Vocabulary, Poetry and Writing

These exciting and demanding books have been phenomenally successful both as stand-alones, and as part of a longer term, progressive English Language Arts curriculum. They are widely used in the regular classroom, in Gifted Education programs and for homeschool language arts. Student books and teacher manuals are available for each, and special home editions for some.

Elementary:
Grammar	Vocabulary	Poetry	Writing	Practice
Grammar Island Grammar Town Grammar Voyage	Building Language Caesar's English I Caesar's English II	Music Hemispheres Building Poems A World Of Poetry	Sentence Island Paragraph Town Essay Voyage	Practice Island Practice Town Practice Voyage
Middle and Secondary:
Grammar	Vocabulary	Poetry	Writing	Practice
Magic lens I Magic lens II Magic lens III	Word Within the Word I Word Within the Word II Word Within the Word III	Poetry and Humanity Poetry, Plato, Beauty Poetry, Plato, Truth	Academic Writing 1  Academic Writing 2  Academic Writing 3*	4Practice 1 4Practice 2 4Practice 3

Read Michael Thompson's recommendations for how and when to introduce the parts of the curriculum

Elementary Curriculum Guide | Secondary Curriculum Guide (PDF downloads)

Homeschoolers' Curriculum

Here is the full e-catalog of Michael Clay Thompson's Curriculum for homeschoolers.

PDF format (11.8MB), please note this may take a few minutes to download.

What is the thinking behind the design of the books?

Design and appearance of the Royal Fireworks Language Arts curriculum

Michael Clay Thompson not only wrote the curriculum, he designed all of the books. And he is a genius at using design. He understands the relationship of ideas to presentation. If you look at the first chapter of Music of the Hemispheres, you see that the reader immediately is imbued with the sounds of the language from looking at the book spread out before him or her. Read more about the design of the books.

Michael Clay Thompson Course Packages

We have made available special packages of the curriculum to help make your ordering easier and to help you save money. Includes student book and teacher's manual for each stage of the curriculum: Homeschool Packages | School Examination Packages

Practice Workbooks, New Series:

One hundred four-level analysis sentences in each student manual; designed to be low cost and consumable; answers and further teaching material in the teacher manuals.

Practice Sentences: Student Workbooks

Interdisciplinary:

The Self-Evident Truth Series

Combining grammar and vocabulary, poetics and historical background, these innovative books are an addition to the Language Arts Curriculum for grades 5 and up, and examine the most important statements of equality in American history, with student books and teacher manuals.

Classroom Posters

For years, participants in Michael Clay Thompson's workshops have asked for copies of the images he uses to explain the workings of grammar, poetry, and other aspects of his language arts curriculum. Now we are proud to make them available for teachers as bright and colorful posters for the classroom wall: posters that will help students visualize the simplicity and beauty of important concepts of language. Each poster is 17.25" by 22.5", printed on light card stock, and uv laminated to remain bright and fresh for many years.

Michael Clay Thompson's Language Arts Posters

Other Works By Michael Clay Thompson

Michael Clay Thompson

His biography, his workshops and presentations, sample pages and free downloads. Book Michael through us, for conference presentations and for teachers' professional development workshops.

Support Groups for users of Michael Clay Thompson's Language Arts series

Homeschoolers and parents are invited to join the Yahoo! group: MCTLA

Teachers and educators in schools are invited to join the Yahoo! group: MCTteachers