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Master English Writing | Syntax, English Grammar, and More
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About Master English Writing | Syntax, English Grammar, and More
Course Overview
Essential Best Practices
Correcting and Punctuation
Mindset
An Example of Unclear Writing
Clarifying Unclear Writing
How to Write Clearly: Part 1
How to Write Clearly: Part 2
What Redundancy and Repetition Look Like
Full Example of Redundant Writing
Fixing Redudant Writing
Why Simplicity Matters
Examples of Simple Writing
How Adjectives Can Make Writing Your Writing More Vivid
Alternatives to Very and Really
When Adjectives are Not Used Well
Using Adjectives Well
Replacing Adverbs with Vivid Verbs
Replacing General Verbs with Vivid Verbs
Making Use of Verbs for Clarity
Overview of Active and Passive Voice
Awkward Usage of Passive Voice
Using Active and Passive Voice Naturally
Overview of Modifiers
How to Avoid Confusion with Modifiers
Only This Lesson Only Focusus on 'Only'
Defining Good Syntax
Examples of Bad and Good Syntax
Overview of Dependent and Independent Clauses
Examples of Dependent and Independent Clauses
Prepositional Phrases: Part 1
Prepositional Phrases: Part 2
Simple, Intermediate, and Advanced Sentence Building
Short sentences pack a punch!
Short Sentences at the End
Making an Impact with Short Sentences
Punctuation Overview
Connecting Independent Clauses with Commas
Commas for Relative Clauses
Commas for Adding Information
Linking Things at the Front
Commas for Lists
How to Use Semicolons
How to Use Hyphens
Building Compound Adjectives with Hyphens
Overview of Paragraphs
Structuring Paragraphs
Full Paragraph Example
Form Follows Purpose
Building an Outline
Outline Example
Essays and How to Practice
Short Variations
Full Variations
Replacement Exercise Steps
Getting Down to the Bones
Full Replacement Exercise Example
Peer Review Overview
Benefits of a Writing Buddy
The Full Peer Review Process
What makes a good prompt?
Essay Prompts for Opinion, Explanation, and Comparison
Essay Prompts for Pros and Cons, and Hypotheticals
Essay Prompts to Agree or Disagree, and Give Preferences
Writing for Review
Final Thoughts
What You Will Learn?
- This class is essential for anyone who needs to write better. If you are willing to put in the hard work, you will learn how to express your thoughts in writing clearly and naturally, without awkward sentences, bad grammar, or unclear syntax..
- Each lesson in this class focuses on a specific skill or approach. Methodically, as you move through the curriculum, you will learn about the fundamentals of strong writing (which are not hard to learn). Your grammatical structures for conveying ideas, describing things, making a point, supporting an idea, and ensuring that paragraphs flow naturally from one sentence to the next. You will learn bout the usage of style and form in writing, as well as tips for structuring sentences of different lengths and styles. That’s where syntax comes in. Good syntax is very important. .
- This class is filled with examples. That means, the things you learn in the class are backed up by real-life examples that will give you an intuition for the skills you’re learning, which is essential! That means building rock-solid habits that you'll be able to use without having to think about it. Automatic writing habits!.
- Maybe you’re working on an English cover letter, or you want to express yourself more clearly in work emails. A whole section of this class is dedicated specifically to writing English essays, including how to structure paragraphs and the process for building and using outlines. The essay section is also loaded with prompts to practice your essay skills..
- In addition to all the skills and methods you’ll master along the way, I have included exercises that will help you reach what I call ‘automatic’ skills. When you're writing something, you shouldn't have to try to remember what you learned in "some class on writing I took six months ago". Everything. Should. Be. Automatic. The exercises shared toward the end of the class, as well as lesson practice challenges throughout the class, will help you achieve that ‘automatic’ level..
- I will see you in the first lesson..
- -Luke.