English Usage

$299.00

WRIT 041 | High School | 0.50 Credit Hours

This is an introductory English course designed to create a full foundation for the English language by focusing on the basics of grammar, such as parts of speech, types of sentences, and commonly misused words. This course prepares students to read and write within the conventions of English.

WRIT 041 | High School | 0.50 Credit Hours

This is an introductory English course designed to create a full foundation for the English language by focusing on the basics of grammar, such as parts of speech, types of sentences, and commonly misused words. This course prepares students to read and write within the conventions of English.

Course Details

  • Unit 1: The Basics of This Great Language
    Unit 2: Nouns and Verbs Revisited
    Unit 3: Subjects, Predicates, Capitalization
    Unit 4: Phrases, Clauses, and Words with EI and IE
    Unit 5: Sentences and Word Endings
    Unit 6: Types of Sentences, Punctuation, and Plurals
    Unit 7: Homonyms, or Which Word Do I Use When?
    Unit 8: More Commonly Misused Words

  • The only things required for this class are a basic understanding of English and a desire to succeed.

    Textbooks

    This course is self-contained, but a copy of Writers INC: A Student Handbook for Writing and Learning is recommended. Access to the Internet and the book’s corresponding website (www.thewrite­source.com) will also be helpful.