Writing and Editing: Word Choice and Word Order
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Writing and Editing: Word Choice and Word Order at Coursera Overview
Duration | 20 hours |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course |
Credential | Certificate |
Writing and Editing: Word Choice and Word Order at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Course 1 of 4 in the Good with Words: Writing and Editing Specialization
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Beginner Level
- Approx. 20 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
Writing and Editing: Word Choice and Word Order at Coursera Course details
- This course will teach you how to use your written words to become more persuasive. You?ll learn creative ways to use syntax, effective techniques for telling stories, and a clever method for arranging a complex series of information. You?ll also get a chance to both professionalize your use of punctuation and add a bit of style and sophistication to how you craft everything from sentences to slogans.
- In addition, you?ll get access to a wide range of books and other resources you can use even after you finish the course. These include (1) the readings and exercises provided to the students who have taken the in-person version of this course at the University of Michigan and the University of Chicago; (2) two digital libraries of excellent writing from a diverse collection of journalists, scientists, novelists, poets, historians, and entrepreneurs; and (3) a monthly ?Good Sentences? email. Social media has only accelerated the ways in which we all must learn to use our writing to connect, compete, and create?sometimes all at once. So join us for this first course in a four-part series and experience the many benefits, both personal and professional, of becoming ?good with words.?
Writing and Editing: Word Choice and Word Order at Coursera Curriculum
The Words Under the Words
Course Introduction
Making You More Persuasive
Errors and Insights
Mechanics and Strategy
Map to a Decision
Saints vs. Jerks
Better at Getting Better
S.M.A.R.T. Goals and Stretch Goals
Résumé Review
6-60-6
Technical and Tactical
Punctuation and Professionalism
Punctuation and Professionalism: Comma Splice
Notes on Nuance: "Un-"
Good Sentences
Reflection is a Team Sport
Student Takeaway: Words Under the Words
Student Takeaway: Better at Getting Better
Student Takeaway: T-Shaped
Student Takeaway: 6-60-6
Student Takeaway: Writing as Mapping
Teaching Style + Resources
Help Us Learn More About You!
Class Clips
Teachers vs. Readers
Exercise?Errors and Insights
Performing Under Pressure and Expressive Writing
The Words Under the Words (Concept)
The Words Under the Words (Examples)
Class Clips
"A Note About Me"
Exercise?S.M.A.R.T. Goals Self-Assessment
Exercise?Résumé Review
The Optimal Amount of Advocacy
Edit Our Edits
Notes on Nuance: "Un-"
Exercise?Good Sentences (Education)
Garbage In, Garbage Out
Low-Stakes Practice
Low-Stakes Practice
Low-Stakes Practice
Low-Stakes Practice
Low-Stakes Practice
Low-Stakes Practice
Punctuation Practice: Comma Splices
Nuance Practice: "Un-"
Weekly Review (Graded)
The Infinite Power of Grammar
Previously On
Previously On: The Words Under the Words
Previously On: Deliberate Practice
Previously On: Mechanics and Strategy
Writing as Redecorating
The Infinite Power of Grammar
The Animal Farm Principle
Punctuation and Professionalism: "However"
Notes on Nuance: "Almost" and "Even"
Takeaways
Student Takeaway: Passive on Purpose
Student Takeaways: Positive No
Exercise?Previously On
The Infinite Power of Grammar (Concept)
The Infinite Power of Grammar (Examples)
Exercise?Interrupting Elements
Class Clips
Passive on Purpose
Positive No
Notes on Nuance: "Almost" and "Even"
Exercise?Good Sentences (Entrepreneurship)
Resource Request
Exercise?Takeaway Reflection
Low-Stakes Practice
Punctuation Practice: "However"
Nuance Practice: "Almost" and "Even"
Weekly Review (Graded)
The Rule of Three
Previously On
Previously On: Syntax
Previously On: The Animal Farm Principle
The Rule of Three
Punctuation and Professionalism: Adverbial Conjunctions
Notes on Nuance: "To"
Takeaways
Student Takeaway: Rule of Three
Exercise?Previously On
Class Clips
The Rule of Three (Concept)
The Rule of Three (Examples)
Alliteration, Restraint, and a Mind at Work
Alliteration: Fan Favorite?
Student-->Teacher (Optional)
Notes on Nuance : "To"
Exercise?Good Sentences (Criminal Law)
Exercise?Takeaway Reflection
Low-Stakes Practice
Low-Stakes Practice
Alliteration
Punctuation Practice: Adverbial Conjunctions
Nuance Practice: "To"
Weekly Review (Graded)
The Power of the Particular
Previously On: Interleaving and "To"
Previously On: "Interleaving"
Previously On: "To"
The Power of the Particular
What Makes a Word "Real"?
Sentences Nobody Else Can Write
Sentences Nobody Else WOULD Write
S-H-A-P-E
The S-H-A-P-E Framework: Class Clip
Punctuation and Professionalism (Coordinating Conjunctions)
Notes on Nuance: Chiasmus
Student Takeaway: Earn Your Generalizations
Student Takeaway: Sincerity Takes a Few Drafts
Next Course
Exercise?Previously On
The Power of the Particular (Concept)
The Power of the Particular (Examples)
Exercise?Strive for Five
Exercise?"The Pleasures of Hating"
Exercise?Word Choice, Word Confusion
Exercise?Which vs. That
The Phenomenology of Error
Exercise?Me, Myself, and I
What Makes a Word "Real"?
Slang School
Class Clips
(Optional) Exercise?What Happens If You Win?
Notes on Nuance: Chiasmus
Chiasmus: Fan Favorite?
Exercise?Good Sentences (Food)
Book Recommendations
(Optional) Exercise?Thank You Letter
Keep Learning with Michigan Online
Course Feedback
Low-Stakes Practice
Low-Stakes Practice
Low-Stakes Practice
Low-Stakes Practice
Low-Stakes Practice
Punctuation Practice (Coordinating Conjunctions)
Nuance Practice: Chiasmus
Weekly Review (Graded)
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