The first of two volumes, this English curriculum guide for grades 7-12 is part of a comprehensive curriculum plan for grades K-12. It describes the cognitive content that should receive instructional emphasis at each grade through a scope and sequence chart and a statement of student outcomes--descriptions of skills and concepts that students should be developing. The scope and sequence pages are presented first, with each topic of the scope and sequence labeled to indicate the depth of student involvement required at the given grade level. Course guides included are for 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th-12th grade business English; 10th-12th grade college preparatory for the gifted/high potential program; and 10th-12th grade general/vocational technical courses. Each course guide has (1) a course introduction page containing a course description, required units for presentation in a recommended or optional sequence, and suggested evaluations and levels of student achievement for the course; (2) several unit introduction pages that include an overview of the unit, suggested instructional time, intended student objectives, and suggested evaluation for the unit; and (3) within each unit, one or more pages that include major concepts/content, suggested activities, and suggested resources. (EL)