Welcome to your first step in learning how to become a better writer!
Perhaps you are a student in need of efficiently improving your writing for better success in your classes. Or perhaps you work for a company, or even in your own business, and need to write better memos, blog posts, letters, and emails.
Or, maybe you just want a painless way to brush up on your writing skills to avoid those embarrassing writing mistakes. This course will help you achieve your goals of becoming more confident in your writing and put your mind at ease when communicating in writing.
Are you ready? Then let's get started!
Your Instructor
Wes Thompson is a certified English teacher and school administrator. He has taught English literature, reading, and writing to students from grade 8 to older adult for 19 years.
He has taught both native speakers of English as well as English-language learners.
Wes earned a BS degree in journalism and a BA degree in English from the University of Florida. He also earned an M.Ed. in educational leadership from the American College of Education.
Course Curriculum
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PreviewUnit 1: Introduction (2:19)
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StartUnit 1, Lesson 1: The Complete Sentence (6:55)
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StartPractice 1.1: The Complete Sentence
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StartANSWERS: Practice 1.1: The Complete Sentence
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PreviewUnit 1, Lesson 2: Parts of Speech: Nouns (6:02)
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StartUnit 1, Lesson 3: Pronouns (4:39)
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StartUnit 1, Lesson 4: Adjectives (6:02)
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StartUnit 1, Lesson 5: Parts of Speech: Adverbs (12:24)
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StartUnit 1, Lesson 6: Parts of Speech: Prepositions (7:57)
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StartPractice 1.2: Parts of Speech 1
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StartANSWERS: Practice 1.2: Parts of Speech 1
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StartUnit 1, Lesson 7: Parts of Speech: Conjunctions (7:45)
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StartUnit 1, Lesson 8: Parts of Speech: Interjections (4:53)
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StartPractice 1.3: Parts of Speech 2
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StartANSWERS: Practice 1.3: Parts of Speech 2
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StartQUIZ: Unit 1: The Elements of the Complete Sentence
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PreviewUnit 2: Introduction (3:52)
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PreviewUnit 2, Lesson 1: Point of View (5:49)
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StartUnit 2, Lesson 2: Making Subjects and Verbs Agree (4:37)
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StartUnit 2, Lesson 3: Mistakes Due to Confusing Clauses (7:20)
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StartPractice 2.1: Subject-Verb Agreement
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StartANSWERS: Practice 2.1: Subject-Verb Agreement
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PreviewUnit 2, Lesson 4: Mistakes Due to Prepositional Phrases (6:18)
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StartUnit 2, Lesson 5: "Don't" versus "Doesn't" (4:46)
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StartUnit 2, Lesson 6: "Each" / "Every" / "Either" / "Neither" (5:06)
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StartPractice 2.2: Subject-Verb Agreement 2
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StartANSWERS: Practice 2.2: Subject-Verb Agreement 2
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StartSupplement: The Principal Parts of Verbs
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StartQuiz 2: Subject-Verb Agreement