Help for High School Year One 2026-2027

Essay training made simple

Finally, a program written for teens, to teens!

Delivered in our private, easy-to-use online classroom space!

Help for High School: Year One is a self-directed academic writing program.

This year-long program teaches rhetorical thinking and the essay formats most commonly assigned in high school and college.

Included in this program:

• Nine month-long modules of writing instruction
• Exercises that build critical thinking and argumentative writing skills
• Semester projects featuring two key essay formats
  • Narrative Essay 
  • Informative Essay
• Instruction in examining multiple perspectives and conducting research
• Lessons on how to incorporate various rhetorical techniques
• Samples and models for feedback are included

Modules are released once a month, beginning with Module One, available on August 15, 2026. 

Help for High School: Year One teaches teens how to think, argue, and create their own powerful writing style at the same time.

Your teen will build the following skills:

• developing a command of language
• adapting writing for particular audiences
• utilizing persuasive techniques in arguments
• creating a supported argument
• fostering a rhetorical imagination
• comparing and contrasting viewpoints
• discovering the role of narrative writing in academic formats
  
• conducting research using credible sources
  
• understanding viewpoint, bias, perspective, and facts
• creating in-line citations and works cited
• editing and revising for clarity and impact

This program is great for kids who are no longer struggling with writing. If your student has not written a report or finds it difficult to freewrite, start with the Building Confidence program. Learning those skills first will make Help for High School a much more successful experience.

Available in our custom-designed classroom. Students access each module in our online classroom where they move through the material at their own pace, independently. They can post writing in the classroom and comment on the posts of other students working through the program alongside them. 

Watch a quick walk-through of the Help for High School classroom space and how it works here.

There is no live instructor associated with the Help for High School classroom. Your teens move at their own pace and set deadlines that work for them!

Note: Help for High School: Year One is one part of the High School Writers Bundle. 

Help for High School: Year One contains some material from the former Help for High School manual, but has been revised and expanded into a year-long program with new content.