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In his English Composition course, Joel Gonzaga helps you write better, whether you are a fledgling writer or experienced wordsmith. Joel's style reflects his years of experience teaching both native English speakers as well as a year abroad working with ESL students. In the course, Joel covers all aspects of essay writing, from things to read, brainstorming, researching, critical thinking, to rhetoric. Lessons come with assignments to help students solidify the latest lessons, as well as downloadable sample essays for comparison.

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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

Duration: 11 hours, 18 minutes

Number of Lessons: 32

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