English / Writing
Develop strong writing, research, and critical-reading skills essential for academic success and clear communication across all subjects.
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Thesis Statements
Learn how to craft a clear, arguable thesis statement that guides your entire essay.
Essay Organization
Learn to structure essays with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion.
Grammar & Sentence Structure
Master clauses, phrases, sentence types, and grammatical conventions to write with clarity, variety, and impact.
1Writing Skills
Thesis Statements
Learn how to craft a clear, arguable thesis statement that guides your entire essay.
Paragraph Structure
Understand how to build paragraphs with a topic sentence, supporting evidence, and analysis.
Essay Organization
Learn to structure essays with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion.
Argumentative Writing
Present a claim supported by evidence and address counterarguments with rebuttals.
Narrative Writing
Tell a story with a clear arc, sensory details, and a meaningful theme or insight.
Revision & Editing
Improve your writing by revising for content and organization, then editing for grammar and mechanics.
Grammar & Sentence Structure
Master clauses, phrases, sentence types, and grammatical conventions to write with clarity, variety, and impact.
Persuasive & Argumentative Writing
Build strong arguments using claims, evidence, reasoning, and rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, logos) while addressing counterarguments.
2Technical Writing & Reading
Research Skills
Develop focused research questions and find credible academic sources using databases and evaluation criteria.
Citations & Plagiarism
Understand citation formats (MLA, APA, Chicago) and how to properly attribute sources to avoid plagiarism.
Reading Comprehension Strategies
Use active reading techniques — annotation, questioning, summarizing — to improve understanding and retention.
Critical Analysis
Evaluate arguments by analyzing rhetorical strategies, identifying bias, and supporting judgments with textual evidence.
Rhetorical Analysis
Examine how authors use rhetorical strategies — ethos, pathos, logos, and rhetorical devices — to achieve their purpose with a specific audience.
Research & Citation
Learn the research process, evaluate source credibility, understand plagiarism, and master MLA citation format for academic writing.
Vocabulary & Word Study
Build vocabulary through context clues, word roots, connotation vs denotation, and figurative language to strengthen reading and writing.
3Literature & Analysis
Literary Analysis
Learn to analyze literature by examining themes, symbols, motifs, irony, and other devices to uncover deeper meaning in texts.
Poetry Fundamentals
Understand poetic structure (stanzas, meter, rhyme), figurative language, sound devices, and how to analyze theme, tone, and mood in poetry.
Short Story Elements
Analyze the building blocks of short fiction — plot, conflict, character, setting, point of view, theme, and symbolism.