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Post by chun yung on December 1, 2012

Can we have a example of the done assignment so we can compare out mistake to it?

Intro to Books

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
A Wrinkle in time by Madeleine L'engle
Science Fiction Genre
Wrinkle in time: Christianity, Female characters, politics
Brave New World: Humanism, Psychology, utopia/dystopia, mass production

Intro to Books

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Intro

Which Books

Genres: Sci-Fi

Wrinkle in Time

Brave New World

Assignment


	Intro	15:32
	How to Write a Summary	18:20
	Intro to Books	12:09
	Things to Read	19:50
	Story Check In: Conflicts	20:45
	Brainstorming, Topics & Thesis	15:06
	The Destination, The Path, The Thesis	17:54
	Writing Introductions	22:39
	Major & Minor Details	14:30
	Story Check-In: Characters	22:13
	Intro to Patterns of Organization	18:38
	Listing & Classification	15:49
	Chronological & Compare Contrast	12:26
	Process & Cause & Effect	16:25
	Mixing Patterns Together	12:05
	Story Check-In: Symbols	18:45
	Writing a Book Response	17:17
	Proofreading & Editing	29:17
	Internet Research & Library Research	29:47
	How to Write a Great Research Paper	31:07
	MLA Format & Citation	21:48
	Intro to Critical Thinking	32:07
	Issues, Reasons & Conclusions	23:05
	Good & Bad Reasoning	32:52
	Organizing an Argumentative Paper	22:58
	Introduction to Rhetoric	18:38
	Laws of Persuasion	24:21
	Intro to Creative Writing	30:47
	Making Story People	19:33
	Making a Plot	18:54
	Showing, Not Telling	17:17
	Writing Your Way Into College	26:59

English: English Composition


Intro			15:32
	Intro		0:00
	Who Should Take This Course?		0:12
	What Will You Get Out of This Course		1:24
		Basics	1:37
		Other Stuff	2:37
	What Do We Write?		3:36
		Grades	3:44
		College	4:18
		Jobs	5:26
	Kinds of Writing		6:29
		Logos	6:44
		Rhetoric	7:35
		Creative	8:39
		Use All Three	9:20
	Your Brain		9:48
		Left Brain	10:10
		Right Brain	10:35
		Examples of Left Brain Problems	11:05
		Examples of Right Brain Problems	11:28
	The Assignment		11:59
		Items Needed	12:06
		The Task	13:02
		Potential Problems, Left Brain	13:43
		Potential Problems, Right Brain	14:21
		Recap	14:59
How to Write a Summary			18:20
	Intro		0:00
	What is Summarization?		0:12
		Samual Langhorne Clemens	0:29
		Why Do We Need to Summarize?	1:03
		Plans for This Lesson	2:29
	Skimming and Scanning		2:49
		Skimming	2:53
		Scanning	3:59
	The Details		4:12
	Ask the Right Questions		4:45
	Summarizing an Article		5:24
		Summarizing an Article, Continued	6:37
		Summarizing an Article, Continued	7:43
	Get the Details		8:38
	My Summary		9:36
	Summarizing Stories		11:02
	What is a Protagonist?		11:16
		Qualities	11:24
		Examples	11:54
	Three Act Structure		12:12
		Act One	12:27
		Act Two	13:15
		Act Three	13:50
		Three Act Example 1	14:18
		Three Act Example 2	15:26
		Three Act Example 2, Continued	16:01
		Three Act Example 2, Continued	16:41
	Assignment		17:38
Intro to Books			12:09
	Intro		0:00
	Which Books		0:11
		Genres: Sci-Fi	0:34
	Wrinkle in Time		1:32
		Political World in 1963	2:16
		Like Harry Potter	3:35
		Book's Reception	4:23
	Brave New World		5:13
		Political World in 1932	6:24
		Special Type of Sci-Fi	8:16
		Reception	9:16
	Assignment		10:28
Things to Read			19:50
	Intro		0:00
	A Quote from Terry Pratchett		0:17
	Silent with Knowledge		0:43
	Learning What to Learn		1:24
		Millionaires	2:01
	Two Types of Ignorance		2:47
		Ignorance of Stuff We Know	3:06
		Ignorance of Stuff We Don't Know	3:41
	Starting to Research: Internet Sources		4:20
		Internet News Agencies	4:37
		Entertainment News	5:03
		Any Popular Magazine	5:47
		Crowd Sources	6:16
		Wikipedia	7:54
		Blogs	9:36
		Check the Blogger	10:15
		Example Derick Sivers	11:11
		Be Careful About Citing	11:50
	Starting to Research: Libraries		12:15
	Starting to Research: Bookstore		13:35
	Assignment: Check In		14:40
		Library or Bookstore	16:09
		Wikipedia Game!	17:34
		Example: Wikipedia Game!	18:38
		Reading	19:14
Story Check In: Conflicts			20:45
	Intro		0:00
	Story One		0:16
	Story Two		0:43
	Wise Words		1:23
	Conflicts		2:05
	Types of Conflict		3:34
		Person vs Person	3:37
		Person vs Nature	5:51
		Person vs Society	8:15
		Person vs Machine	9:39
		Person vs Self	11:07
	Poorly Written Conflict		14:15
	Well Written Conflict		15:59
		Example	16:02
		Components	16:47
	Conflict in Wrinkle in Time		18:11
	Conflict in Brave New World		19:12
Brainstorming, Topics & Thesis			15:06
	Intro		0:00
	Basic Structure of an Essay		0:26
		Introduction Paragraph	0:47
		Body Paragraphs	1:04
		Closing Paragraph	1:16
		Clear Thesis and Topic	1:28
	Topic and a Thesis		1:58
		Topic	2:03
		Thesis	2:32
	Steps to a Thesis		2:54
	Brainstorming		3:18
		The Blank Page / Example	3:50
		Example: Whales	4:49
	The Exploded Ideas		5:42
	Pick a Topic, Ask Question		6:12
		Which Questions to Answer	6:56
	Example of the 'What'		7:50
	Rules for a Thesis		8:21
		Example	8:52
		Shorter	9:33
	Opinion/ Argument Thesis		9:59
		Example	10:45
		Interrogative Questions	11:27
		What and Why Questions	11:57
		How Questions	12:20
		Example of Decent Thesis	12:35
	Assignment		13:33
The Destination, The Path, The Thesis			17:54
	Intro		0:00
	Review from Last Lesson		0:27
		Interrogative Questions	1:07
	For This Current Lesson		1:20
	The Map Analogy		1:36
		Example: Asking for Directions	2:07
	Finding 'X' on a Map		3:34
	Finding a Path		6:20
		Questions	6:29
	Refining the Path		7:19
		Find the Broadest Ideas	7:23
		Find Ideas that Seem to go Together	8:17
		Find Ideas that Seem to go Together, Continued	9:05
		Find Ideas That Can Be Expanded On	9:29
		Find Ideas That Can Be Expanded On, Continued	9:53
	Examples of Possible Thesis		10:34
		What's Covered and Not Covered?	11:26
	Thesis for Descriptive Essays		12:53
		Topic: Reality TV	13:10
		Kinds of Reality TV	13:22
		Bird's Eye Thesis	14:31
		Narrow Focus Thesis	15:12
		Comparative Thesis	15:48
	Assignment		16:29
Writing Introductions			22:39
	Intro		0:00
	Basic Structure of an Essay		0:11
	Introduction to Introductions		0:33
	Your Opening Line		1:23
	Quotations		1:47
		Emotional Appeal	1:52
		Where You Can Find Quotes	2:04
		Aristotle Quote	2:50
		What It's About	3:29
		Eisenhower Quote	3:43
		Lennon Quote	4:43
		What You Quote	5:40
		Who You Quote	6:26
	Your Opening Line		8:13
	Rhetorical Question		8:32
		Example 1	8:53
		Example 2	9:39
		Example 3	10:48
	Your Opening Line		12:13
	Jokes and Humor		12:19
		Examples of Jokes	13:47
	Your Opening Line		14:23
	Irony and Surprise		14:36
		Definition of Irony	14:42
		Example 1	14:48
		Example 2	15:09
		Definition of Surprise	15:28
		Example	15:41
		More Examples of Irony and Surprise	15:59
	What Else?		16:54
	Anecdotes		17:11
		Emotional Appeal	17:22
		Example 1	18:41
		Example 2	19:26
		Example 3	20:15
	Introduction Wrap-Up		21:16
	Assignment		21:47
Major & Minor Details			14:30
	Intro		0:00
	Basic Structure of an Essay		0:16
	The Triangle		0:37
		Topic / Thesis	0:43
		Major Details	0:48
		Minor Details	0:58
	Sample Essay		1:13
	The Triangle		2:03
	Major Details		2:34
		Supports	2:51
		Common Keywords	3:07
	Minor Details		3:27
		Supports	3:42
		Common Keywords	4:01
	Sample Essay		4:19
	Sample Outline		5:37
	What Are Your Major Details?		6:06
	The Triangle		6:26
	What Are Your Major Details?		6:53
	The Triangle		7:14
	What Are Your Major Details?		7:37
	The Triangle		7:44
	Adding Minor Details		8:14
	Organization and Transitions		8:25
	Paragraphs		8:44
		How To Improve the Paragraph	9:36
	Sample Key Words		10:32
	Basic Structure of an Essay		11:20
	Closing Paragraph		11:34
		Restate the Thesis	11:44
		Examples	12:08
		Wrap-Up	12:43
	Sample Key Words		13:09
	Assignment		13:47
Story Check-In: Characters			22:13
	Intro		0:00
	A Famous Quote		0:23
	Characters		1:12
		What They Are	1:17
		What They Are Not	1:25
		Example 1	2:17
		Example 1, Continued	2:55
		Characters Must 'Care' About Something	3:48
		Characters Usually Have a Specific Goal	5:45
		Characters Will Do Actions	6:35
		Summary	7:43
	Meg's Introduction		8:14
		Example Continued	8:57
		Evaluate the Character	9:17
	Character Roles		9:40
		Lead Character/ Protagonist	9:52
		Example: Meg's Perspective	11:21
		Supporting Characters	12:33
		Example	13:06
		Villains	14:25
	Character Strengths and Flaws		15:36
		Meg Murry Example	15:51
	Character Archetypes		16:04
		Monomyth	16:19
		The Herald	16:44
		The Mentor	18:04
		The Shadow	19:30
	Summing Up Characters		21:16
Intro to Patterns of Organization			18:38
	Intro		0:00
	Basic Structure of an Essay		0:19
	The Triangle		1:05
		One Body Paragraph	1:15
	Major Points: An Analogy from Stories		1:44
		Analogy Example	2:00
		Order to Introduce Characters	2:50
		Characters: Protagonist, Supporting Character and Villain	3:28
	'Roles' for Major Points/ Body Paragraphs		4:05
		Description and Definition	4:08
		Background Information	4:44
		Describe a Problem and Solution	5:13
		Tell About an Important Person in the Thesis	5:51
	How to Organize Your Major Points		6:31
		Example One	6:48
		How to Organize	7:34
		Example Two	7:59
		How to Organize	8:53
		Example Three	9:12
		How to Organize	10:01
		Example Four	10:24
		How to Organize	11:29
		Example Five	12:02
		How to Organize	12:48
		Example Six	13:36
		How to Organize	14:14
	Assignment: Outline		14:43
	Sample Key Words		16:15
	Assignment: Writing		16:56
	Assignment: Reading Wrinkle in Time		18:02
Listing & Classification			15:49
	Intro		0:00
	Listing and Classification		0:21
		Purpose and Function	0:24
		Details	1:10
	Items in a Set		1:41
		Example	1:50
	More than Three?		3:59
		How to Get Down to Three Major Points	4:11
		First Step: Just Choose	4:38
		Next Step: Combine by Similarities	5:30
		Next Step: Combine by Similarities, Continued	6:07
		Final Step: Break the Rules	7:07
	Sample Classification Essays #1		8:26
	Sample Classification Essays #2		9:29
		Sample Classification Essays #2, Continued	10:14
	Listing and Classification Keywords		10:51
	Definition Keywords		11:55
	Example: Major Detail of a Larger Essay		12:45
	Wrap Up		13:43
		Point One	13:47
		Point Two	14:04
		Point Three	14:27
	Assignment: Reading		15:01
	Assignment: Readings, Continued		15:24
Chronological & Compare Contrast			12:26
	Intro		0:00
	Chronological		0:19
		What is Chronological	0:35
		Purpose and Function	0:55
		Details	1:38
	The Three Act Story Outline		1:55
		List of Three Acts	2:15
	Act 1 of Sorcerer's Stone		2:36
	Act 2 of Sorcerer's Stone		2:55
	Act 3 of Sorcerer's Stone		3:19
	Chronological Order in History		3:57
		Major Detail for The Spanish Armada of 1588	4:20
	Chronological Keywords		4:56
		Time Prepositions	4:59
		Date Mentioned	5:22
		Words That Imply a Sequence	5:44
	Compare and Contrast		6:12
		Purpose and Function	6:55
		Details	7:10
		Example Strategy to Organize Paragraphs	7:30
		Example 1	7:54
		Example 2	8:11
		Contrast Example	8:34
		Sample Essays	9:05
		Sample Essays, Continued	10:01
	Compare Keywords		10:22
	Assignment Reading		11:02
		Book Response	11:32
Process & Cause & Effect			16:25
	Intro		0:00
	Process		0:12
		Example	0:17
		Purpose & Function	0:40
		Details	1:20
	Process Sample Essay		1:48
		Example of Process Keywords	3:15
	Cause and Effect		4:06
		Examples	4:35
		Example: Houses	4:56
		Caused Questions	6:16
		Example: Rivers	7:09
		What is an Effect	8:10
		Abstract Things	8:42
		What Caused the House	10:09
		What Caused the Success of Facebook	10:35
		Not all 'Cause' Questions Will Help with All Topics	11:45
	Cause Keywords		12:30
	Effect Keywords		13:06
	Brain Teaser		13:36
		Correct	13:59
		Incorrect	14:20
	Reading		15:02
Mixing Patterns Together			12:05
	Intro		0:00
	Basic Structure of an Essay		0:09
	Which Pattern of Organization to Use?		0:31
	The Interrogative Questions		1:10
		Who	1:33
		What	1:47
		Why	1:54
		Where	2:16
		When	2:25
		How	2:33
	How to Organize Your Major Points		3:22
		Example 1	3:48
		Example: Jefferson	4:17
		Example 2	5:29
		Example 3	6:17
		Example 4	7:42
		Example 5	8:48
		Example 6 (Problem Solution)	9:21
	Assignment		10:41
Story Check-In: Symbols			18:45
	Intro		0:00
	Symbolism in Literature		0:16
	What is a Symbol?		0:55
		Example: Victoria	1:06
		Example: Celtic Cross	2:07
		Example: Radiation Warning	2:48
	What Kinds of Stories Use Symbols?		3:23
		Definition of a Symbol	3:27
	Who Makes the Symbols?		5:30
		Author Assigns Symbols	5:38
		Example: J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter	5:45
		Example: Stanley Kubrick and 2001 Space Odyssey	7:11
		Audience Assigns Despite Author	9:00
		Example: To Kill a Mockingbird and Huck Finn	9:10
	What is a Symbol?		10:28
		Examples	10:43
	How Do You Find a Symbol?		11:17
		Plot Device	11:21
		Does It Show Up at Climax?	11:56
		Characters in the Story Recognize it as a Symbol	12:41
	Analyzing a Few Symbols		14:29
		Snakes in Harry Potter	14:50
		'The Spice' in the Dune Series	15:35
		'IT' at the end of Wrinkle in Time	16:42
	Wrap Up		17:45
Writing a Book Response			17:17
	Intro		0:00
	Ready for This Lesson?		0:12
	Required Skills		1:12
	Plan		1:46
	Imagine This		2:42
		Plagiarism	3:31
		Quote, Summarize, Paraphrase	4:00
	Copying Correctly		4:53
		How Do You Know What You're Copying	5:26
		How to Copy Correctly	6:01
	Example of Quotation		6:18
		Quotation Marks	6:20
		Quotation Marks + Ellipses	7:05
		Block Quote	8:09
		Paraphrase	9:17
		Summarization	10:08
	When to Use Citation		10:56
		Citation Definition	10:58
	Example of Citation		11:26
		Example 2	11:35
		Footnote	12:06
		Insert Footnote	12:43
	Formats of Footnotes		13:01
		Books	13:05
		Magazine	13:34
	Assignment		14:12
	Wrinkle in Time Essay		15:11
	Brave New World Essay		16:00
Proofreading & Editing			29:17
	Review for the Brains		0:15
		Right Brain	0:19
		Left Brain	0:28
	Process of Editing		0:59
		Three Steps	1:08
	Proofreading: Most Basic		1:54
		Checks for Grammar	2:11
		Double Negatives	3:39
		Homonyms	6:23
		The 'To Be' Verb	9:23
	Proofreading Team Work		10:51
		Have Someone Else Proofread Your Paper	11:08
	Editing for Style		13:29
		William Strunk's Elementary Composition Rule #9	13:56
		William Strunk's Elementary Composition Rule #10	14:28
		Passive Voice	14:38
		Active Voice	15:50
		William Strunk's Elementary Composition Rule #12	15:52
		Negative Form	16:19
		Active Voice	16:47
		William Strunk's Elementary Composition Rule #13	17:26
		Needless Words	18:33
		Needless Words, Continued	20:05
		Pretend	20:45
		William Strunk's Elementary Composition Rule #14	21:39
		Avoid a Succession of Loose Sentences	22:16
		William Strunk's Elementary Composition Rule #18	22:36
	Input From an Audience		24:39
	Assignment		27:53
Internet Research & Library Research			29:47
	Intro		0:00
	What the Internet Has Done Well		0:24
	Some Perils of the Internet		1:47
	Advantages of Internet Research		4:47
		Free	4:52
		Quickly Fact Checked & Corrects Common Misconceptions	5:31
		Many 'Experts' Are Out There	6:40
		Easy to Get Information 'Across the Pond'	7:34
		All Old, Classic Literature is There for Free	8:37
	Disadvantages of Internet Research		9:39
		Starts as Many Rumors As It Stops	9:47
		Teaser Information	10:44
		Quality Checking	11:45
		Popularity Does Not Mean Quality	13:13
		The Facebook Factor	14:48
	Research in Libraries		15:42
		Why We Still Go To Libraries	15:55
		Academic Articles in Academic Journals	16:13
		Example of Academic Journal	18:39
		Example of Academic Journal	19:19
		Complete Popular Magazines	20:08
		Example of Popular Magazine	22:11
		Example of Popular Magazine	22:31
		Complete Books on Any Subjects	22:59
		Interlibrary Loan	23:37
		Specialty Encyclopedias	24:26
	Wrapping Up		26:05
		Use Internet For	26:07
		Beware of	26:22
		Use Libraries For	26:51
	Assignment		27:54
How to Write a Great Research Paper			31:07
	Intro		0:00
	Previous Steps to a Thesis		0:48
	More Complex Thesis		1:11
	Picking a Topic		1:56
		Pick an Area of Interest That You Care About & Know About	2:22
		Narrow a Topic Down	3:38
		Narrowing Down the Topic	5:00
		Narrowing Down the Topic: Example 2	5:53
		Narrowing Down the Topic: Example 3	6:44
	Finding Information: Target		7:37
		Example	9:47
	Finding Information: The Search		11:57
		Skimming	12:13
	Finding Information: Library Books		12:49
		Don't Read All the Books, Look at Table of Contents	14:37
	Finding Information: Magazines		15:23
		Magazines About 'Theater'	15:51
		Magazines About Writers	16:06
	Finding Information: Academic Journals		17:04
		Narrow Focus	17:13
		Have Arguments You Have Not Thought Of	17:32
		Examples	18:33
		Use Specialized Search Engines Available Only at Libraries	18:58
	Finding Information: Encyclopedias		20:12
	Finding Information: Google Search		21:36
		The Google Search	21:46
		Example	22:31
	Finding Information: Wikipedia		22:49
		External Links	23::29
	Finding Information: Blogs		24:14
	Finding Information: Online Magazines		24:51
	Information to Thesis		25:40
		Questions to Help Narrow Down Thesis	25:57
		Form Your Thesis	28:06
		Make a Tentative Outline	28:27
		Example of a Tentative Outline	28:50
	What Do You Do With Your Sources		30:17
MLA Format & Citation			21:48
	Intro		0:00
	Format for This Lesson		0:39
	Margins		1:21
		Set Your Margins to 1 Inch	1:37
		Margin Inches on All Sides	1:56
	Headers		2:15
		Insert Page Number	3:13
		Close to Continue Editing Outside the Header	3:49
	Fonts		3:59
		Legible Fonts	4:05
		Never Use These Fonts	4:20
		Top of First Page	6:11
	Bibliography		7:15
		What Is It	7:24
		Example	8:10
		Hanging Indent	8:13
		Example: Books	9:16
		Example: Books With More Than One Author	10:33
		Example: Essay in a Book	11:40
		Example: Journals and Magazines	13:40
		Example: Websites	14:36
	In Text Citation Exercise		16:43
	Bibliography: Websites		19:14
		Books By Organization	19:20
		More Than One Work by the Same Author	19:38
		Old 'Classic' Works	20:06
		Religious Texts	20:35
	Assignment		20:47
Intro to Critical Thinking			32:07
	Intro		0:00
	The Brain Teaser		0:34
		Correct	0:44
		Incorrect	1:00
		Why It's Incorrect	1:23
	Critical Thinking: Why Bother?		2:33
		Avoid the Bad	2:43
		Get to the Good	4:34
	The Plan		6:55
	A Few Myths		7:29
		Myth 1	7:31
		Example	8:09
		Practice: Fact or Opinion	9:16
		Few Things to Remember	11:03
		Myth 2	12:50
		Why It's Partially True	13:23
	Sponging and Panning for Gold		15:57
		Sponging	16:10
		Sponging Advantages	16:24
		Sponging Disadvantages	17:29
		How Panning for Gold is Similar to Sponging	18:43
		How Panning for Gold Goes Beyond Sponging	19:08
		Example: Panning for Gold	20:50
		Example: Panning for Gold Questions	22:14
		Example: Panning for Gold Counter Arguments	23:28
	How Do I Know Its True		24:41
		Empiricism	25:20
		Rationalism	25:49
		Examples of Empiricism	26:26
		Examples of Rationalism	27:13
	Asking the Right Questions		28:39
	Assignment: Your Opinions		31:25
Issues, Reasons & Conclusions			23:05
	Intro		0:00
	Overview for This Lesson		0:15
		The Courtroom	1:04
	Issues		2:34
		Example	2:47
		Descriptive Issues	3:56
		Prescriptive Issues	5:06
		Difference Between Descriptive and Prescriptive Issue	6:09
	Conclusion		6:41
		Example	7:03
		Are Conclusions Opinions?	7:57
		Two Kinds of Opinions	8:57
		M. Neil Brown's Definition	10:16
		Finding a Conclusion	11:12
		Finding a Conclusion, Continued	12:31
		Presenting a Conclusion	13:05
	Reasons		13:55
		What Are the Reasons?	13:58
		Finding a Reason	15:02
		Presenting Reasons	16:34
		Kinds of Reasons: Empirical Evidence	17:14
		Kinds of Reasons: Logical Appeals	18:25
	Evaluating Reasons		19:12
		Sample	19:19
		The Courtroom	19:33
		Are All Reasons Equally good?	20:35
	Assignment: Self Reflect		20:49
	Assignment: Read		21:44
Good & Bad Reasoning			32:52
	Into		0:00
	Outline for This Lesson		0:25
		What is an Argument?	1:44
	General Rules		2:39
		Burden of Proof	2:40
		Why the Prosecutor Has to Prove the Case	3:31
		Issues	5:19
		Example of Framing Issues	5:52
	Empirical Evidence		7:14
		Statistics	7:22
		Example: Deceptive Statistics	8:40
		Example 1 Explanation	9:47
		Example 2 Explanation	10:37
		Expert Testimony	11:40
		Good Example	12:59
		Bad Example	13:39
		Reliable Sources	14:25
	Rationalism and Logic		15:22
		Deductive Reasoning	15:49
		Modus Ponens	16:19
		Hypothetical Syllogism	17:14
		Disjuctive Syllogism	17:56
		Reductio ad Absurdum	18:34
		In Normal Speech	20:10
	Logical Fallacies		21:35
		Ad Hominem	22:05
		Attach the Person Saying the Argument	23:53
		Circular Reasoning	24:25
		Hasty Generalization	26:16
		Affirming the Consequent	28:07
		Appeal to Majority	30:02
	Assignment		31:42
Organizing an Argumentative Paper			22:58
	Intro		0:00
	Previous Organization		0:21
		Basic Five Paragraph	0:28
		Patterns of Organization	1:03
	Plan for This Lesson		1:38
	Researching an Issue		2:10
		What Sources Should You Use?	2:14
		What Kinds of Issues Can You Explore	3:58
		How Should You 'Frame' The Issue?	7:45
		Focus Your Yes/ No Question	8:22
		How Do You Answer the 'Yes/ No'?	9:56
	Introductions		10:55
		Add This in Addition to Old Rules	11:37
		The Thesis	12:11
		Example of an Intro	13:25
	Body Paragraphs		15:09
		How Many Reasons Do You Have?	15:18
		Example	16:07
		Basic Organization	16:54
		Basic + Rebuttal	17:45
		Explanation + Reasons	19:03
	Assignment: Write an Argumentative Paper		21:17
	Assignment: A Great Paper		22:24
Introduction to Rhetoric			18:38
	Intro		0:00
	Format for This Lesson		0:16
	What is Rhetoric		0:44
		Definition	0:48
		Example	1:45
		Know Your Audience	2:45
	Fear and Higher Values		4:48
		Appeals to Fear	4:58
		Examples: Appeals to Fear	6:13
		Higher Value	7:03
		Appeals to Higher Values	8:23
	Yes, and Yes Again		9:40
		Assume the Obvious Examples	10:50
		Assume the Obvious Example	11:36
		Specifics	12:32
	Hide Your Cards		13:27
		Writing Your Thesis	3:34
		Thesis with Clear Conclusions	14:15
		Thesis That Hide the Cards	15:58
	Assignment: Writing		17:16
	Assignment: Reading		18:04
Laws of Persuasion			24:21
	Intro		0:00
	Laws of Persuasion		0:09
		Examples of Uses of Laws of Persuasion	1:01
		Can Be Consistent with Logic or Can Be Logical Fallacies	2:09
	1st Law: Reciprocity		3:58
		Definition	4:17
		Example	4:32
		What You Can Do	5:50
	2nd Law: Contrast		6:50
		Definition	6:55
		Example	7:12
		What You Can Do	8:39
	3rd Law: Social Proof		9:56
		Definition	10:01
		Examples of Uses of Laws of Persuasion	11:14
		What You Can Do	12:30
	4th Law: Consistency		14:14
		Definition	14:17
		Examples	14:32
		What You Can Do	17:08
	5th Law: Association		19:06
		Definition	19:09
		Examples	19:19
		How It Works	20:22
	Wrap Up		21:49
		Laws Can Be Used for Good or Evil	22:43
	Assignment		23:29
Intro to Creative Writing			30:47
	Intro		0:00
	What Have We Covered So Far		0:37
	Rules		1:39
	Sir Ken Robinson's Ted Talks		2:41
		Everyone is Born Creative	3:10
		Creativity is as Important as Math/Science	5:24
		Quotes From Sir Ken Robinson	7:11
	'Teaching' Creativity		8:13
	Rules		9:41
	Three Things to Help		9:53
	Journal Entries		10:53
		When?	11:40
		Where? Folk Wisdom	13:07
		Where?	15:03
		What?	15:40
		What? (Things to Imagine)	17:23
		What If's	18:51
	Go Do Something New		20:50
		New Simple Ideas	21:44
		New Things Around Your High School	23:04
		New Things Around Town	24:37
	The Random Sentences		26:11
		Step 1	26:48
		Step 2 and 3	27:24
		Step 4	29:26
	Sir Ken Robinson Says		30:16
Making Story People			19:33
	Intro		0:00
	Making Characters		0:43
	Brainstorming Characters		1:41
		First Thing Everyone Uses for their Character: Yourself	1:46
		First Thing Everyone Uses for their Character: Friends and Family	3:07
		Pitfalls to Using Yourself and People You Know	4:04
		Quickly Overcoming Those Pitfalls	5:19
		Get to Know 'Personalities'	7:23
		4 Types of Personalities	7:39
		What the Letters Mean	7:56
	Process for Making a Character		9:40
		Alfred Hitchcock Says	9:55
		Problem With His Statement	10:25
		Imagine Unexpected Actions	11:33
		What Does the Character Care About?	12:46
		Labels	14:04
		Label Examples Bart Simpson	15:42
		Label Examples Hermione Granger	15:56
		Label Examples Luke Skywalker	16:09
		Label Examples Bilbo Baggins	16:26
		Switching Adjectives	16:57
	Assignment		18:19
Making a Plot			18:54
	Intro		0:00
	The Goal		0:17
		Short Story	0:23
		Things for This Lesson	1:32
	The LOCK System		2:20
		Lead Character	2:25
		Examples	3:34
		Objective	5:07
		Examples	5:55
		More Examples	6:54
		Confrontation	7:52
		Examples	8:45
		Knock-Out	10:00
	Three Act Structure		12:54
		Act 1: Introduce the Characters and the Conflict	13:03
		Act 2: Thicken the Plot	14:59
		Act 3: Resolve the Conflict	16:06
	Assignment		16:47
		More Assignment	17:49
Showing, Not Telling			17:17
	Intro		0:00
	Overview for this Lesson		0:34
		Concept to be Learned	0:36
		Struck and White's Advice	1:10
		Examples of Telling	2:14
	Show and Tell		3:01
		Examples of Showing 1	3:11
		Examples of Showing 2	3:43
		Examples of Showing 3	4:14
		Show and Tell	5:10
	Showing by Actions		6:09
		Labels	6:19
		Personality Page	6:32
		What Would This Character Do (Big Things)?	6:49
		What Would This Character Do (Mundane Things)?	7:48
	Body Language		9:35
		Common Emotions	9:52
		Facial Expressions	10:33
		Other Parts of the Body	13:12
	Assignment		15:31
Writing Your Way Into College			26:59
	Intro		0:00
	Getting Ready for College		0:48
		Importance of All That You've Done	1:46
		Communicate Accomplishments Effectively	2:40
		Things to Cover in This Lesson	2:58
	Persuasion Process		3:54
		Steps Towards Persuasion	4:24
	Know Your Audience		5:21
		Meet the Temp Graduate	5:38
		Meet the Lifer Drone	6:13
		What do They Have in Common	6:37
		Things That Admissions People Find Boring	7:18
		Things That Admissions People Will Like	9:00
		Admissions People are Like Coal Miners	9:49
	Know Your School		10:21
		What Do You Know About the School Already?	10:37
		What Does the School Want?	12:43
		How Do You Find This Information?	14:36
	Know Your Strengths		16:32
		What Have I Done That Makes Me a 'Diamond'?	16:44
		How Do Your Strengths Match the Schools Needs	17:33
		Communicating Effectively	19:48
		Communicate Indirectly (Wrong Way)	20:42
		Communicate Indirectly (Better Way)	21:46
	Opening Lines		22:49
		Purpose	22:57
		Bad Opening Line Examples	23:36
		Good Opener Examples	24:13
	Never Forget		26:11

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