Writing & Composition Online Classes

Explore 16 curated writing & composition online classes for homeschoolers and educators. Each resource has been reviewed for quality before being listed.

Improve your writing skills by searching our database of hundreds of resources for learning writing and composition. All students and ESL learners must learn to write, so check out our writing activities, lessons, worksheets, online writing courses, and other materials to learn basic writing up through creative writing, composition, business writing, and how to write essays.

Grammar and Punctuation (UC Irvine)

A free online course from the University of California, Irvine covering the core grammar and punctuation rules behind clear writing, with video lectures, handouts, and practice. Great for high school and adult learners.

Be Persuasive: Write a Convincing Position Paper or Policy Advice (Project-Centered Course)

About this Course In this project-centered course, you will learn everything you need to research and present an effective and persuasive position paper or policy advice. We recommend you sign up for a certificate as this course is on premium gradin...

Advanced Writing

Course 3: Advanced Writing This is the third course in the Academic English: Writing specialization. By raising your level of academic writing, this course helps prepare you for college-level work. After completing this course, you will be able to: &...

VocabClass

VocabClass lessons are designed to engage students, improve motivation in learning the subject matter, and generate better results.

PRDV002: Professional Writing

Professional Writing is designed to provide adult learners with the basic skills they need to write effective documents in the workplace. In this course, you will learn how to analyze your audience so that you can write prose that is both clear and p...

ENGL210: Technical Writing

In every career, you must be able to communicate effectively and clearly if you want to be successful. This course will provide you with a background in the practical, technical writing skills that are necessary in today's workplace. This cours...

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Reasoning, Data Analysis, and Writing Specialization

About This Specialization The Reasoning, Data Analysis, and Writing Specialization teaches skills needed to build a well-reasoned, critical argument in writing. Successful participants will be able to analyze data, evaluate arguments, and write pers...

Capstone: Writing a Research Paper

Welcome to the capstone project for the Academic English: Writing Specialization! This project lets you apply everything you’ve learned and gives you the practice you need for college classes by having you write a research paper. You'll have se...

Writing 2

Writing 2 is a full unit course which builds on the writing skills developed in Writing 1. Writing 2 fosters a student's ability to write grammatically correct, unified, coherent and well-researched essays and research papers. In the process st...

Becoming a Freelance Writer

Love writing? Our course will help turn your passion into a profitable new career.

6 Trait Power Write

A breakthrough online instructional tool to manage the writing process across the curriculum All Content Areas, All Teachers, All Students This research-based online writing instruction program provides ongoing support for meeting the demands of En...

Transform Your Writing Skills

The skills taught in this Specialization will empower you to succeed in any college-level course or professional field. You’ll learn to conduct rigorous academic research and to express your ideas clearly in an academic format. In the final Capstone...

Capstone: Your Story

Everything comes together in the Capstone. You will draft a complete story, narrative essay, or memoir of 8–15 pages. With the advice of your peer readers, you will revise, rewrite, and complete it. The skills you’ve learned of plotting, setting, phy...

ENGL001: English Composition I

No matter what career you pursue, you must be able to communicate effectively and clearly if you want to be successful. This course will enhance your ability to do so by sharpening your critical thinking and writing skills. We will begin with a unit...

ENGL002: English Composition II

The ability to research topics and incorporate information from your sources into your work is an important skill both in college and on the job. This course will reinforce the concepts you practiced in English Composition I by introducing you to bas...

Writing 1

Writing 1 is a full year course intended to improve students’ ability to use written English. In pursuit of this goal, Writing 1 (Units 1-4) combines the teaching of grammar, mechanics and punctuation with a variety of writing assignments involving p...