Part of an adult basic education series utilizing Southwestern American Indian cultural material, this level I (third grade equivalent, 2.7-3.9 readability) teacher's guide contains concise explanations of the various writing skills presented, suggested teaching strategies, answers to workbook exercises, and a list of available supplementary commercial materials with specific pages cited. Unit I focuses on parts of speech: common and proper nouns, singular and plural nouns, pronouns used as nouns, simple verb tenses, articles, and descriptive adjectives. Unit II teaches sentence structure. Unit III covers uses of a period or question mark at the end of sentences. Unit IV presents capitalization. Unit V familiarizes students with the writing of personal information on forms used by businesses, schools, hospitals, etc., as a way of keeping records. (NEC)