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A Must-Know Tip for Writing Slam-Bang Finales
By K.M. Weiland
In this video, an author recommends that writers quicken the pace of a novel's ending to keep the readers interested and "dazzled". She suggest writing scenes and chapters that are shorter than those in earlier parts of the book.
Use All 5 Senses to Bring Your Setting to Life
By K.M. Weiland
This video recommends that writers use sensory details to pull their readers out of their chairs and into the book.
Plot and Subplots: Creative Fiction Writing
By Cy Porter
Find and map out the plot and all the subplots in your story. Work on them separately to improve your story. It's better to look at each subplot separated from the rest of the story. Use subplot to make three dimensional characters.
Common Core Writing 3.1 Narrative Writing
By OnDemandInstruction
This video gives instruction to high school students on narrative writing.
What are cohesion and coherence and how can they help you on your IELTS exam? (2 of 4)
By IELTS Ryan
This IELTS video presents the topics of cohesion and coherence. It defines cohesion as the manner in which ideas in writing connect together. Coherence is a measure of the reader's ability to clearly understand what has been written by the writer. Writing with cohesion and coherence is a skill that can improve the quality of a composition.
Standard Essay Structure: Why Are Essays Written This Way?
By The Critical Thinker Academy
This video analyzes the conventional model of an argumentative essay and diagrams the sections of the introduction, main body, and conclusion. Then, it reviews the advantages and disadvantages of following this model when writing.
The Craft of Writing from 20,000 Feet
By The Critical Thinker Academy
The Craft of Writing from 20,000 Feet
Guidelines for Writing a Reflective Essay Paper
By eHow
A reflective essay paper requires brainstorming to view the topic in an open way and keeping it interesting is an important guideline for a successful paper. Get peer feedback on a reflective essay with advice from a writing instructor in this video.
The Most Efficient Way to Improve Your Essay Writing
By The Critical Thinker Academy
This video argues that the basic structure of an essay has a greater effect on its quality than sentence-level conventions of grammar and mechanics do. It refers to the 80/20 rule from business which states that 20% of the effort can produce 80% of the results. In this case the organization of an essay relates to the 20% that has the largest percent of an affect on its success.
How to Take Great Notes
By watchwellcast
This WellCast video gives students suggestions on how to take better and more effective notes. It presents how note-taking should be an act of learning, instead of just mindlessly copying everything the teacher says. Sharpen those pencils because here are three note-taking tips to help you retain all the information you learned!