Expository Writing II

Full-year course. More advanced skills in organization, sentence structure, essay construction, and research skills. Reviews Expository Writing I skills and adds explanation by comparison, explanation by definition, introductions and conclusions, brainstorming and choosing topics, writing comparative literary essays, and planning out longer papers. Click here for an explanation of our writing and grammar curriculum, and sample course sequences.

Prerequisite: Expository Writing I, or Writing with Skill Level 1. For help in placement, see our writing assessment, which will be evaluated by Academy writing instructors.

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    Expository Writing II Information

    • Example Syllabus
    • Class meets twice per week for 50-55 minutes.
    • Class cap: average 12 students.
    • Designed for grades 7-9.
    • High school may be awarded 1 Language Arts credit upon completion of this course.

    Course Materials

    • Click here to purchase the course text.
      • Writing With Skill Student Workbook Level 2, Susan Wise Bauer
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