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Writing and Editing: Drafting
  • Level Foundation
  • المدة 14 ساعات hours
  • الطبع بواسطة University of Michigan
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This third course in the "Good with Words: Writing and Editing" series will give you a number of strategies to help with what is often the most intimidating, even paralyzing part of the writing process: getting started. You'll learn about the "planning fallacy" and "temptation bundling." You'll get a chance to experiment with "freewriting" and "writing before you are ready." And you'll continue to benefit, through our ongoing "Good Sentences" and "Takeaways" segments, from the models and advice of a diverse set of writers. As with the other three courses in this series, you will also 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.

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Introduction: Personalize Your Defaults

    • 2 Videos
    • 4 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Low-Stakes Practice

2 Videos

  • Introduction
  • Personalize Your Defaults

4 Readings

  • Teaching Style + Resources
  • Meet Professor Barry
  • Syllabus
  • University of Michigan Survey

Temptation Bundling

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Low-Stakes Practice

1 Videos

  • Temptation Bundling

Lamott and Elbow

    • 1 Videos
    • 3 Plugin
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Low-Stakes Practice

1 Videos

  • Lamott and Elbow

Writer's Block

    • 2 Readings
    • 2 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Low-Stakes Practice

2 Discussions

  • Writer's Block
  • Madman, Architect, Carpenter, Judge

2 Readings

  • Writer's Block
  • Madman, Architect, Carpenter, Judge

Edit Our Edits

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • Edit Our Edits

The Cost of Perfectionism

    • 3 Readings
    • 1 ExternalTool
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1 External Tool

  • Exercise—The Cost of Perfectionism (Optional)

3 Readings

  • Introduction to the Gamut Workbook Tool
  • Gamut Workbook FAQ: Locked Exercises
  • Gamut Workbook FAQ: Error 403

Punctuation and Professionalism

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Punctuation Practice: Semicolons

1 Videos

  • Punctuation and Professionalism: Semicolons

1 Readings

  • Punctuation and Professionalism: Introduction and Review

Notes on Nuance

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Nuance Practice: Simultaneously

1 Videos

  • Notes on Nuance: "Simultaneously"

1 Readings

  • Notes on Nuance: Introduction and Review

Good Sentences

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 ExternalTool
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1 External Tool

  • Good Sentences (Children)

1 Readings

  • Good Sentences: Introduction and Review

Takeaways

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 ExternalTool
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Weekly Review (Graded)

1 External Tool

  • Exercise—Takeaways

2 Videos

  • Takeaways
  • Student Takeaways: Garbage in Your Head

Previously On

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 ExternalTool
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1 External Tool

  • Exercise—Previously On

2 Videos

  • Previously On
  • Previously On: Personalized Defaults

1 Readings

  • Previously On: Introduction and Review

The Planning Fallacy and Buffer or Suffer

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Low-Stakes Practice

1 Videos

  • The Planning Fallacy and Buffer or Suffer

2 Readings

  • The Planning Fallacy
  • The Boss as "Buffer"

Predicting Projects

    • 4 Discussion
    • 3 ExternalTool
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Low-Stakes Practice

3 External Tool

  • Exercise—Predicting Projects
  • Exercise—Predicting Projects (Low Stakes)
  • Exercise—Predicting Projects (High Stakes)

4 Discussions

  • Predicting Projects
  • Predicting Projects (Low Stakes)
  • Prediction Process (High Stakes)
  • Update and Tips (High Stakes)

Getting Started

    • 2 Readings
    • 2 Plugin
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Low-Stakes Practice

2 Readings

  • My First Time (The Paris Review)
  • Fresh-Start Effect

Habits and Habitats

    • 2 Readings
    • 2 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Low-Stakes Practice

2 Discussions

  • Good Habit
  • Bad Habit

2 Readings

  • Habits
  • Habitats

Punctuation and Professionalism

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 ExternalTool
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Punctuation Practice: Semicolon Substitution

1 External Tool

  • Exercise: Punctuation Portfolio

1 Discussions

  • Punctuation Portfolio

1 Videos

  • Punctuation and Professionalism: Semicolon Substitution

Notes on Nuance

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Notes on Nuance: Equal Parts

1 Readings

  • Notes on Nuance: "Equal Parts"

Good Sentences (Jobs)

    • 1 ExternalTool
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1 External Tool

  • Good Sentences (Jobs)

Takeaways

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 ExternalTool
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Weekly Review (Graded)

1 External Tool

  • Exercise—Takeaways

2 Videos

  • Takeaways
  • Student Takeaway: Buffer or Suffer

Previously On

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 ExternalTool
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Low-Stakes Practice

1 External Tool

  • Exercise—Previously On

2 Videos

  • Previously On
  • Previously On: The Key to Getting Ahead Is Getting Started

Write Before You Are Ready

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Plugin
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Low-Stakes Practice

1 Videos

  • Write Before You Are Ready

Start Fast

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Low-Stakes Practice

1 Discussions

  • Start Fast

1 Readings

  • Start Fast

Pitches and Proposals

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Low-Stakes Practice

1 Readings

  • Pitches and Proposals (Resources)

Student-->Teacher

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Student-->Teacher

1 Readings

  • Student-->Teacher (Optional)

Word Choice, Word Confusion

    • 2 Readings
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Word Choice, Word Confusion
  • Low-Stakes Practice

2 Readings

  • (Optional) Word Choice, Word Confusion
  • Good vs. Well

Punctuation and Professionalism

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Punctuation Practice: Semicolons and Complex Lists

1 Videos

  • Punctuation and Professionalism: Semicolons and Complex Lists

Notes on Nuance

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Assignment

  • Notes on Nuance Practice: "However"

1 Videos

  • Notes on Nuance: "However"

1 Readings

  • Notes on Nuance: "However"

Good Sentences

    • 1 ExternalTool
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1 External Tool

  • Exercise—Good Sentences (Environment)

Takeaways

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 ExternalTool
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Weekly Review (Graded)

1 External Tool

  • Exercise—Takeaways

3 Videos

  • Takeaways
  • Student Takeaways: Write Before You Are Ready #1
  • Student Takeaways: Write Before You Are Ready #2

Previously On

    • 1 Videos
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1 External Tool

  • Exercise—Previously On

1 Videos

  • Previously On

To Name is to Know and Remember

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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  • Low-Stakes Practice

1 Videos

  • To Name is to Know and Remember

1 Readings

  • Good with Words Chapter 10 ("To Name is to Know and Remember")

Finished vs. Abandoned

    • 3 Plugin
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Low-Stakes Practice

Punctuation and Professionalism

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Punctuation Practice: Semicolon Deviation

1 Videos

  • Punctuation and Professionalism: Semicolon Deviation

Notes on Nuance

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Notes on Nuance Practice "At Best, At Worst"

1 Videos

  • Notes on Nuance: "At Best, At Worst"

1 Readings

  • Notes on Nuance: "At Best, At Worst"

Good Sentences

    • 1 ExternalTool
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1 External Tool

  • Exercise—Good Sentences (Property)

Takeaways

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 3 ExternalTool
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Weekly Review (Graded)

3 External Tool

  • Exercise—Takeaways
  • (Optional) Exercise—Thank You Letter
  • Course Discussion

1 Discussions

  • Book Recommendations (Psychology)

1 Videos

  • Takeaways

1 Readings

  • Book Recommendations (Psychology)

Course Wrap-up

    • 2 Readings
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2 Readings

  • Course Feedback
  • Keep Learning with Prof. Barry and Michigan Online

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Discover effective strategies for overcoming writer's block in the "Writing and Editing: Drafting" course. Led by Coursera, this foundational personal development course offers insights into concepts like "planning fallacy" and "temptation bundling," along with practical exercises in freewriting. Beneficial for beginners and seasoned writers alike, it includes access to valuable resources from the University of Michigan and University of Chicago. The course runs for 840 minutes and offers various subscription options including Starter, Professional, and Paid plans.

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