English Composition
Improve writing skills through grammar, essay development, sentence structure, and the writing process. This self-paced English Composition course provides transferable college credit and flexible learning.
Course Overview and Learning Outcomes
1.1 The Significance of Grammar
Quiz 1.1
1.2 Exploring Nouns: An Overview
Quiz 1.2
1.3 Understanding Pronouns: A Guide
Quiz 1.3
1.4 Verbs Demystified
Quiz 1.4
1.5 Adjectives and Adverbs: An Introduction
Quiz 1.5
1.6 Other Key Parts of Speech
Quiz 1.6
Practice set 1
Answers 1
REFERENCE VIDEO : Parts of Speech Lecture
2.1 Finalizing Sentences: Periods, Question Marks, and Exclamation Points
Quiz 2.1
2.2 The Use of Commas, Semicolons, and Colons
Quiz 2.2
2.3 Hyphens, Dashes, and Apostrophes: Their Proper Roles
Quiz 2.3
2.4 Quotation Marks, Brackets, Ellipses, and Parentheses Simplified
Quiz 2.4
2.5 Combining Punctuation Marks: Clusters Explained
Quiz 2.5
2.6 Hands-On Practice with Punctuation
Quiz 2.6
REFERENCE VIDEO : End Punctuation
REFERENCE VIDEO : Comma
3.1 An Overview of Sentence Structure
Quiz 3.1
3.2 Identifying and Correcting Run-On Sentences and Fragments
Quiz 3.2
3.3 Understanding Parallel Structure
Quiz 3.3
3.4 Exploring Voice in Sentences: Active vs. Passive
Quiz 3.4
Practice set 2
Answer 2
REFERENCE VIDEO : Run-on Fragment Lecture
4.1 Exploring the Writing Process
Quiz 4.1
4.2 Rhetorical Context: Purpose, Audience, and Tone in Writing
Quiz 4.2
4.3 Crafting Effective Thesis Statements
Quiz 4.3
4.4 Building Cohesive Paragraphs
Quiz 4.4
4.5 Writing Engaging Introductions and Impactful Conclusions
Quiz 4.5
4.6 Revising for Style and Precision
Quiz 4.6
4.7 Utilizing a Peer Review Checklist
Quiz 4.7
Practice set 3
Answer 3
REFERENCE VIDEO : The Writing Process A Step by Step Guide to Academic Writing
5.1 Understanding Narrative Essays
Quiz 5.1
5.2 Introduction to Expository Essays
Quiz 5.2
5.3 Developing Persuasive and Argumentative Essays
Quiz 5.3
5.4 Cause and Effect Essay
Quiz 5.4
5.5 Writing Compare and Contrast Essays
Quiz 5.5
5.6 Crafting Effective Descriptive Essays
Quiz 5.6
Practice set 4
Answer 4
REFERENCE VIDEO : English Writing HOW TO WRITE A NARRATIVE PARAGRAPH
REFERENCE VIDEO : Step by Step on How to Write an Argumentative Essay
REFERENCE VIDEO : Cause and Effect Essay
REFERENCE VIDEO : Compare/Contrast Lecture