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  General

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  English Composition

  This one semester course, completed in conjunction with the core Language Arts course, focuses on fundamental, cross-curricular writing and English grammar and usage. Students will work through all steps of the writing process to create effective paragraphs and essays—skills that will apply in all disciplines throughout high school and beyond. Wikis and group work will allow students to share ideas and connect with other students, and interactive instruction and review will clarify grammar and usage rules to help our students avoid embarrassing mistakes that beset the English written word.
  

  Click HERE to download the English Composition Moodle course file

  
  English Composition course materials created by the Open High School of Utah are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. This course contains open educational resources produced by other organizations which may use a different open license. Please confirm the license status of these third-party resources before reusing them. See OpenCourseWare for additional information about licensing.

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  • Course Announcements Forum
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  Topic 1

  • Week 1

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    Ready, Set, Write!: Introduction to Composition

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  • INTRODUCTION to Week 1 Page
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  • 1.1

    Syllabus and Introduction to Composition

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  • WATCH: Introduction to Composition URL
  • 1.2

    Why  Learn Correct English?

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  • VIEW: "We thought you was a toad!" Page
  • VIEW: "Childrens do Learn" Page
  • READ: Forum Instructions Page
  • 1.3

    Grammar Review and Pre-test

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  • PRINT: Parts of Speech Handout Page
  • PRACTICE: Parts of Speech Quiz Page
  • 1.4

    Journal and Introduction

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  Topic 2

  • Week 2

    Introduction to the Writing Process

    

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  • INTRODUCTION to Week 2 Page
  • PRINT: Week 2 Checklist File
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  • 2.1

    Journal

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  • 2.2

    Subjects and Verbs

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  • WATCH: Week 2 Grammar Instruction Subjects and Verbs URL
  • WATCH: Week 2 Usage Instruction There/Their/They're URL
  • PRINT: List of Prepositions Page
  • PRINT: List of Irregular Verbs Page
  • PRACTICE: Finding Subjects Page
  • PRACTICE: Finding Verbs Page
  • 2.3

    Introduction to the Writing Process

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  • WATCH: Lesson 2 Composition Instruction URL
  • 2.4

    Clustering and Review

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  • WATCH: Screencast how to do clustering assignment Page
  • REVIEW: Prepositional Phrases Page
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  Topic 3

  • Week 3

    Tell your Paragraph Where to Go!

     EffectiveTopic Sentences

    

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  • INTRODUCTION to Week 3 Page
  • PRINT: Week 3 Checklist File
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  • 3.1

    Journal

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  • 3.2

    Subject-Verb Agreement

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  • PRINT: Subject-Verb Agreement Handout Page
  • WATCH: Week 3 Grammar--Subject-Verb Agreement URL
  • WATCH: Week 3 Usage Instruction URL
  • PRACTICE: Subject-Verb Agreement Page
  • 3.3

    Topic Sentences

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  • WATCH: Week 3 Composition Instruction video URL
  • 3.4

    Review

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  • REVIEW: Articles A vs. An Instruction Page
  • REVIEW: Articles A vs. An Exercises Page
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  Topic 4

  • Week 4

    Supporting Details: The Scenery Along the Journey

    

    Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. ~Anton Chekhov
    

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  • INTRODUCTION to Week 4 Page
  • PRINT: Week 4 Checklist File
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  • 4.1

    Journal

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  • 4.2

    Verbs and Verb Tense

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  • WATCH: Week 4 Grammar Instruction:Verb Shifts URL
  • LISTEN: Grammar Girl on Passive Voice Page
  • PRACTICE: Active vs. Passive Verbs Page
  • PRACTICE: Shifts in Tense Page
  • WATCH: Week 4 Usage--its/it's/your/you're URL
  • 4.3

    Adding Detail and Support

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  • WATCH: Week 4 Composition Instruction: Support URL
  • 4.4

    Paragraph Structure, Review, and Discussion

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  • PRINT:Paragraph Structure Handout Page
  • REVIEW: Action vs. Linking Verbs Page
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