This guide is designed to be another segment of the total educational program established by state administration and mandated by the Louisiana Legislature in both the accountability and assessment and the competency-based education laws. This document outlines a course of instruction based on thirty weeks of school, which provides six weeks of instruction as "pad" time in allowing for other factors that affect pacing. There are two major parts to the guide. The first section provides a curriculum outline and performance objectives, with all items mandatory unless preceded by an asterisk. Part two outlines sample activities designed to teach the listed content and meet student objectives. The document concludes with a limited bibliography. (MP)