An extension of the revised K-6 curriculum guide for the state of Louisiana, this curriculum guide for grades 7-12 updates a previous edition that outlines the language arts skills, levels of instruction, and suggested classroom activities for secondary school students. Following a brief philosophical rationale stressing the interrelatedness of the language arts and an explanation of how to use the guide, the first section lists the grade-level standards embedded in the curriculum. The major section of the guide presents instructional activities organized by domain (broad divisions of course content representing traditional areas of the language arts curriculum) as follows: (1) reading and writing readiness skills; (2) word attack skills; (3) vocabulary; (4) comprehension; (5) composition skills; (6) writing mechanics; (7) language structure and usage; and (8) study skills. Supplementary sections of the guide offer suggestions for teaching composition (bibliography included), a unit on writing a research paper with practical step-by-step suggestions on how to proceed, recommendations for evaluating students' writing that includes information on holistic evaluation and peer editing, and a comprehensive bibliography. The paper concludes with a succinct index to curriculum and standards information. (NKA)