Grammar IV: Advanced grammar principles of composition
Elevate your grammar and writing by mastering advanced punctuation and key principles of composition. This class goes beyond strict grammatical rules, helping you develop a strong sense of style and consistency, while enabling you to fully unleash your grammatical creativity.
Grammar III: Clauses and sentences
Explore how different parts of speech work together to create clear, effective sentences. You’ll learn to identify and properly use clauses, prepositional phrases, verb tenses, and punctuation, and understand how each element shapes sentence structure and meaning.
Grammar II: Advanced parts of speech and punctuation
Deepen your understanding of grammar by exploring more advanced rules for parts of speech and punctuation. Learn about the finer details of word usage, modifiers, and punctuation marks, and how they contribute to clearer, more effective writing.
Grammar I: Parts of speech
Begin your grammar journey with an introduction to the 8 parts of speech, the “building blocks” of language. Learn all about the different types of words you use every day, and the important role each one plays in creating a sentence.
Get a Clue: The Genre of Mystery
Become a detective as you encounter the elements of mystery fiction in classic tales like “A Scandal in Bohemia” and “The Murders in the Rue Morgue.” Make cross-text connections in a Comparative Analysis, and then write your own mystery story.
Advanced Survey of Great Shorts
Dive into an advanced survey of classic short stories, including “Most Dangerous Game,” “The Little Mermaid,” and “Tell-Tale Heart.” Develop your persuasive techniques by writing a Book Review, and put your own imagination to work in the fictional final project.
Exploring Science Fiction
Push the boundaries of possibility as you analyze the other-worldly battle between humans and aliens in Ender’s Game. Master the art of a Critical Response Essay, and even try out speculative blog writing.
Dystopia & Imagining the Future
Step into the gray world of The Giver and discover a community in which everyone is the same. Imagine your own dystopian future and write a short narrative story.
Sawyer & Satire
Dive into a world of satirical writing by analyzing an American classic: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Learn how to write a Rhetorical Analysis and try your hand at writing satire.
A Survey of Great Shorts
Discover the magic of short stories, like “The Gift of the Magi,” “The Necklace,” and “The Sniper.” Unlock the joy of reading and the power of writing.
