Expository Writing I

Full-year course. Building pre-rhetoric skills in organization, sentence structure, and research skills. Covers narrative summaries, chronological narratives, descriptions, biographical sketches, and sequences, plus beginning literary essays about both fiction and poetry; one- and two-level outlining; thesaurus use, note-taking, and documentation. Click here for an explanation of our writing and grammar curriculum, and sample course sequences.

Prerequisite: Students who need help with basic sentence and paragraph construction should register for Preparation for Expository Writing. For help in placement, see our writing assessment, which will be evaluated by Academy writing instructors.




Mr. Krehbiel did a great job addressing writing corrections and improvements with comments on the individual assignments as well as in class when he would see a repeated problem. He also seemed to understand kids and enjoy teaching. Thank you! - Parent Course Evaluation
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This was a fantastic class. My son has developed a great base in essay writing that will allow him to continue into more advanced HS writing classes. Thank you! - Parent Course Evaluation
I have seen tremendous progress in my child’ writing ability after taking this course. I can see how he is more confident about not only his writing skills but also communication in general. - Parent Course Evaluation
Most helpful class we signed up to take. Thrilled that my children could have this kind of teaching and core fundamentals of writing to prepare for high school next year. Thank you so much!! - Parent Course Evaluation




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      • Writing With Skill Student Workbook Level 1, Susan Wise Bauer


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