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Adaptation: I Can't Sleep
Charlie feels he is a failure because he cannot adapt a book. A voice coming from the book tells him how to find writing inspiration. -
Freedom Writers: I Am Home
Ms. Gruwell teaches her students to use writing as an outlet for self expression and storytelling. -
Freedom Writers: We Mattered
Ms. Gruwell creates a final project for her students. She encouraged them the put their diaries into a book just like Anne Frank. -
I Love Lucy: Lucy Writes a Novel
Lucy starts writing a novel about Ethel, Fred, and Ricky. She reads an excerpt that describes Ricky's journey to the United States from Cuba. After Ricky points out the inaccuracies, Lucy states that writers twist the truth in order to make their work more exciting. Everyone tries to read the novel to see what Lucy wrote about them, but she stops them since she is not yet ready to share it. -
TED-Ed: How to Make Your Writing Suspenseful
What makes a good horror story? Hideous monsters and fountains of blood might seem like a good place to start, but as horror author H.P. Lovecraft wrote, “The oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” Writers harness that fear not by revealing horrors, but by leaving the audience hanging in a state of suspense. Victoria Smith gives some tips for adding suspense to your writing. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipCultureNet: Tips for Young Writers
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In this interview, Stefan Merrill Block, a New York Times Best-Selling Author, shares tips for young writers. He stresses the importance of becoming comfortable with failure, reading a lot, and writing a lot in order to create something of value.This video is offered in collaboration with CultureNet. CultureNet provides live virtual classroom experiences as well as engaging content and lessons for students of all levels whether in-person, remote, or hybrid. Find what you need at https://www.myculturenet.com/schools -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipThe West Wing: Galileo V Announcement
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The President is scheduled to announce the landing of the Galileo V on Mars and broadcast some images from it. A writer from NASA's public affairs department wrote the announcement, but the President finds issues with it, most notably some redundant words and unnecessary adjectives (ex: "extremely unique"). The President tasks his writer to redo the announcement, and he states the rewrite eloquently. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipTED-Ed: Writing Descriptively
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This clip explains how to create a strong descriptive writing piece by engaging the senses through words. It explains that evoking emotion with clever use of diction is key to illustrating the book in the reader's mind. The clip provides concrete examples from real works to support its claims. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipMalcolm in the Middle: How to Write a College Essay
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Malcolm helps Ira with writing a college essay, and he explains how he begins to write. Ira gives confusing answers to Malcolm's questions, and Malcolm turns those answers into concrete writing. -
Sign in or create an account to view this clipFinding Forrester: The Key to Writing
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Forrester teaches Jamal how to get started on his writing. He states that the first draft should come from your heart, so you should not be thinking about what you are writing. After the first draft, you start using your head to rewrite the subsequent drafts.
