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Odie Blackmon's The craft of writing hit songs is the first instructional songwriting DVD. . . . After years of co-writing hit songs and teaching songwriting workshops, Odie realized that songwriting is a craft that is much easier to learn first hand through showing and performing the different elements rather than giving someone a study guide. Odie covers the elements of a song, song forms, lyrics, melody, and many other insights for the aspiring...
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All writing--whether it's an essay, a personal letter, or a detailed business report--is at its most memorable when it's built on the fundamental and critical skills that transform your words from good to great. The first lectures provide the first key to more engaging and effective writing: understanding literary genres and the ways their unique styles can shape and inform your own voice. The focus then shifts to the art of rhetoric and the ways...
3) Léolo
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Léolo Lozone, a twelve-year old dreamer, uses his imagination to escape the realities around him through writing.
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In twelve rewarding lectures, Professor Allison Friederichs shares the secrets to sharpening the written, oral, and interpersonal communications skills. With humor and enthusiasm, along with dozens of tools, examples, and exercises, Professor Friederichs will teach how to select the right words; ensure proper grammar and punctuation; and analyze, craft, and edit your message, all while using a reader-centric lens.
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A trigger series to practise taking minutes and notes. A program designed to develop memory and recall, learning to take notes and minutes, as well as improving writing skills. Ideal for office employees, support staff and anyone who attends a meeting and is required to take minutes. The six segments provide viewers with situations so they can practise taking minutes. This program is designed to be used for groups and individuals training to take...
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See how non-artistic proofs are immensely important when crafting a historical essay, especially since history is subjective, and the way you tell the story shapes how it will be understood. The non-artistic proofs of research and data set the scene for a historical essay, which connects personal memory to a larger project of human history. Professor Cognard-Black shares samples of strong historical essays with a compelling use of non-artistic proofs...
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Get a comprehensive, eye-opening, and illuminating survey of the entire writing process, as well as a full breakdown of how dozens of best-selling authors have implemented best practices in their own writing. As an aspiring author, you will gain a wealth of tools that will not only improve your ability to write, but will also increase your enjoyment of the craft.
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In his groundbreaking book, Boy Writers: Reclaiming Their Voices, Ralph Fletcher took an expedition into the murky and sometimes dangerous world of boys and writing. Ralph's new video, Dude, listen to this! explores the issue face-to-face as he meets with a group of boys who voluntarily give up recess time each week to meet and talk about their writing. Dude, listen to this! thoughtfully examines the exuberance, sly humour, and surprising sensitivity...
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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.
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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 appreciation of great writing and potentially improving your...
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When learning how to write well, there is nothing more powerful than examining the work of the writers we admire. Real writers need mentors - those writers who inspire us and demonstrate through their style and craft how we, too, can be successful writers. In Writing with mentors, Lynne Dorfman and Rose Cappelli, authors of Mentor texts and Nonfiction mentor texts, take us inside two Pennsylvania classrooms and show us how we can use children's literature...
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Professor Curt Cursive introduces young viewers to the most efficient way to write quickly: writing cursive. Viewers will understand why cursive is important and understand how to properly form all the letters of the alphabet in cursive. Both upper case and lower case letters are covered with a kid-friendly, follow-along approach that reinforces technique through repetition. So, grab your writing practice book and a pencil and get ready to learn...
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The wedding bells are ringing, but will Castle and Beckett really tie the knot? On the biggest day of his life, Castle is nowhere to be found, and it₂s not because he has cold feet. Now, in a season of brilliant twists and turns, Castle and Beckett take on New York City's most fascinating cases while they try to solve the mystery of their own relationship.
17) Hearts beat loud
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In the hip Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook, single dad and record store owner Frank is preparing to send his hard-working daughter Sam off to college while being forced to close his vintage shop. Hoping to stay connected through their shared musical passions, Frank urges Sam to turn their weekly jam sessions into a father-daughter live act. After their first song becomes an internet breakout, the two embark on a journey of love, growing up and musical...
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Family history research can be a frustrating endeavor when you've found a document that may contain important information but, even though it is written in English, is about as easy to read and understand as Egyptian hieroglyphs! Learn to demystify early American handwriting. Includes the history of quill pens, inks, and paper; a detailed explanation of each letter of the alphabet; sample historic documents and how to decipher them, including the...
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