Online Class Details – Composition I

3 Composition I College Credits

CLASS DAY/TIME:
Wednesdays, 3:30 – 4:20 PM EST, August – December (Calendar)

SYNOPSIS:
Composition I includes this:

  • Classic Literature. Readings include rich, interesting, edifying, suspenseful, and humorous novels, mysteries, short stories, science fiction classics, and a play, including many hidden gems that students have probably never heard of. Students also review literary elements (theme, plot, character, setting, poetry terms, irony, symbolism, tone, and style), comparing often humanistic worldviews with a Christian view.
  • Grammar & Usage. Students study usage and grammar rules and concepts (the possessive case, gerunds, serial commas and comma use, pronoun-antecedent agreement, parenthetic expressions, restrictive clauses, and non-restrictive clauses.  Concepts are reinforced through regular practice worksheets.
  • Vocabulary. Definitions, origins, synonyms, and use in context, also reinforced with take-home practice worksheets.
  • Composition. No boring essays to write! Students receive thorough corrections on their turn-in essays, with the benefit of Scott Clifton’s degree in journalism and his experience as a writer and editor. This semester students write a longer (1500-1700-word) persuasive essay in MLA format, with assistance/guidance.

TEXT(S)/MATERIALS NEEDED:

Download a course guide here.

Go here to sign up!

Each book volume is available at Amazon.com; just click on link to open up its specific page! As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases; if you make a purchase from one of these links, I receive a small commission. This doesn’t affect the price for that item!