Composition 11, version 02

It is recommended that students complete:
• Grade 10

This course is designed to improve composition skills that students need in school, and will later need at work and in their daily lives. This course cannot be used for graduation unless it has been registered locally as a Board Authorized course. However, it can be used as a skill builder.

Module 1:

Section 1: Simple sentences; Basic punctuation; Writing a simple paragraph
Section 2: Filling in forms on the job; Reading and answering help-wanted ads; Joining simple sentences; Filling in application forms; Verb tenses
Section 3: Writing notices; Reporting facts; Descriptive paragraph; Writing telephone messages
Section 4: End punctuation; Following directions in reading signs and labels; Writing directions for a person; Comma uses
Section 5: Capitalization; Non-essential elements using commas; Quotation marks; Free writing; Categorizing information
Section 6: Building a good paragraph; Developing proofreading skills; The apostrophe of possession, and apostrophe replacing missing letters; Narrative paragraph, drafting, rewriting, editing
Module 1 Test covers the work of Module 1.

Module 2:

Section 1: Making subject and verb agree; Compound subject and verb agreement; Special types of subject and verb agreement; Pronouns as subjects; Pronouns as objects
Section 2: Using indefinite pronouns correctly; Making pronoun and antecedent agree; Writing business letters; Letters of inquiry, reply, and thanks; Study skills
Section 3: Developing vocabulary; Using the dictionary; Choosing the right word; Interrogative pronouns
Section 4: Coordinating conjunctions in clauses; Subordinating conjunctions in clauses; Interrogative and relative pronouns; Lie, lay; Rise, raise
Section 5: Spelling Rule 1, 2; Reporting an accident, Spelling Rule 3; Using context to find word meanings; Spelling Rule 4
Section 6: Word parts; Prefixes; Suffixes
Module 2 Test covers the work of Module 2.

Module 3:

Section 1: Compound words; Syllables; Synonyms; Antonyms
Section 2: Vocabulary; Adjectives; Adverbs; Prepositions
Section 3: Making an outline; Memorandum; Resume; Application letter; Vocabulary
Section 4: Sending a telegram; Written description of a setting; Description of a person; Sales letter
Section 5: Using the colon; Bulletin board; Expository writing
Section 6: Book report; PrŽcis writing; Ordering goods by mail; The research essay
Module 3 Test covers the work of Module 3.

No textbook is required for this course.
A dictionary, preferably The Canadian Senior Dictionary (Gage), is recommended.