The highly structured program starts with the basics. Students review parts of speech and sentence structure, securing a strong foundation for paragraph and essay development. Development of these basic skills at the word-and sentence-level prepare students for more advanced concepts in punctuation and grammar. Homework is assigned to review and practice concepts learned in class. Concepts in punctuation, grammar, and usage are introduced through lectures and multiple examples. There are pages of practice for review. Only content known to be on this WEST-B is included, so time and effort are not wasted on unnecessary grammatical concepts. Specific strategies are introduced to assist students in understanding sentences (subject/verb, simple/compound/complex sentences, the importance of the prepositional phrase, etc.). Homework is assigned to review and practice concepts learned in class.