Summary: Great writing begins--and ends--with the sentence. Whether two words ("Jesus wept.") or 1,287 words (a sentence in William Faulkner's Absalom! Absalom!), sentences have the power to captivate, entertain, motivate, educate, and, most importantly, delight. Understanding the variety of ways to construct sentences, from the smallest clause to the longest sentence, is important to enhancing your...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: DVD 808.042 LANSummary: In this course, you'll trace the remarkable saga of the invention and evolution of "visible speech," from its earliest origins to its future in the digital age. Professor Marc Zender--Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Tulane University and an accomplished epigrapher--whisks you around the globe on a thrilling journey to explore how an array of sophisticated writing systems...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Company 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 410 WRIMazzeo, Tilar J.
Summary: Whether you're looking to launch into a new professional career as a creative nonfiction writer, dabble in the genre as a pastime, start a personal blog, or simply get inside the mind of a creative nonfiction writer at work, you'll find much to learn from and enjoy in Writing Creative Nonfiction. These 24 lectures by award-winning writing instructor and Professor Tilar J. Mazzeo of Colby...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808 WRICall number: DVD 808 WRI
Summary: Whether you?re huddled around the campfire, composing an email to a friend, or sitting down to write a novel, storytelling is fundamental to human nature. But as any writer can tell you, the blank page can be daunting. It?s tough to know where to get started, what details to include in each scene, and how to move from the kernel of an idea to a completed manuscript.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014