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.<br><br> (Note: if you purchased a Student Writing Intensive, begin by reading the teacher instructions in the packet of handouts.) You may watch the Student Workshop with your students (no previewing necessary!), or use them as model lessons for yourself. The handouts for these discs are located in the back of your teacher 9 s notebook. 3.<br><br> Teach! Continue to watch your Teacher 9 s discs and teach incrementally through the units. If you liked using the Student Workshop for instruction, you can purchase more of the same with a Student Writing Intensive or you may wish to consider our Theme-Based writing lessons which provide ready-made lesson plans for your use.<br><br> Support Excellence in Writing offers online support forums for teachers and homeschooling parents, so check out the Support section of the Excellence in Writing website at www.excellenceinwriting.com You can find the Disc time signatures for your TWSS on the back of this sheet. TWSS Disc Chapter Headings and Disc Times Disc 1 00:00 Program History 5:07 Course Syllabus & Overview 13:33 Structural Models & Overview 18:54 cAutobiography of Ben Franklin d 27:54 Unit 1 Note Making & Outlines 34:55 Sources for Keyword Outline 39:13 cBooklice d Keyword Outline 51:57 Reconstructing the Content 54:22 Creating Reminder Signs 57:33 On Public Speaking 1:02:06 End of Unit 1 1:02:07 Unit II Summarizing from Notes 1:04:48 Comments about Spelling 1:11:10 No Erasing Allowed 1:14: 20 cAnn Helps at Home d Student Sample 1:18:34 cIn a Nutshell d Student Sample 1:27:51 cBlack & White Stink Bomb d Student Sample 1:34:05 Summary of Unit I & II 1:37:16 End of Unit II & Disc 1 Disc 2 00:00 Stylistic Techniques 06:37 Teaching Method 14 :12 Examples of Dress - ups 4 who/ which adjectival clause 24:41 Dress - ups: cly d word 26:18 Dress - ups: because 30:07 Dress - ups: strong verb, quality adjective 38:06 Dress - ups: dual adv, verbs or adj 39:47 Dress - ups: when, while, where, since, as, if, although 41:31 Structural Models & Stylistic Techniques 44:59 Dress - ups Group Practice cBooklice d 58:41 Practicum: Note Making & Summarizing << Pause for Practicum>> 00:00 Observation from Practicum 4:13 Unit III: Summ. Narrative Stories 5:41 T he 3 Paragraph Model 9:19 Getting keywords 4 Asking ?s 16:49 The Real Secret of Good Teaching 19:08 cThe Fox & the Crow d -- Setting 24:48 cThe Fox & the Crow d -- Conflict 24:49 cThe Fox & the Crow d -- Climax 29:41 cThe Fox & the Crow d -- Building Word Lists 38:50 The cRobin Hood d Style of Teaching 42:48 Change the Setting, Keep the Problem 44:48 Student Samples 49:32 Essay vs.<br><br> Creative Writing 51:53 Teaching Ideas / More Samples 54:03 cThe Bat & the Ntgl d 3 Practice 58:04 End of Unit III & Disc 2 Disc 3 00:00 Stylistic Techniques: Sentence Openers 4:00 Sentence Openers: Subject 5:26 Sentence Openers: Prepositional 8:23 Sentence Openers: cly d 10:11 Sentence Openers: cing d 18:40 Sentence Openers: Clausal 22:02 Sentence Openers: Very Sho rt Sentence (VSS) 22:58 Sentence Openers: Summary 24:24 Unit IV: Summarizing a Reference 29:32 Writing Reports 35:50 Writing Reports: Finding Topics 37:35 Writing Reports: Selecting Topics 41:54 Writing Reports: Summarizing & Note Taking 51:19 W riting Reports: Topic/Clincher 53:00 Writing Reports: Writing it up cTwo Kinds of Elephants d 1:00:35 Writing Reports: Writing it up 1:09:22 Sentence Opener Indicators 1:12:09 Comments about Teaching 1:16:04 Secret of Teaching Writing Disc 4 00:00 Class Review 3:07 Stylistic Tech: Adv Teeter - totters 8:05 Stylistic Tech: Adj Teeter - totters 13:06 Stylistic Tech: Noun Clause 15:05 Unit V: Writing from Pictures 17:49 Writing From Pictures: Topic Sentence 18:39 Writing From Pictures: Getting th e Details 25:41 Writing From Pictures: ¶ 2 28:44 Writing From Pictures: ¶3 30:27 Teaching Writing From Pictures 34:43 Writing From Pictures: Sample 39:47 Writing From Pictures: Sources 46:00 Practicum: Writing from Pictures 47:08 <Pause for Pr acticum> 00:00 Practicum Review 3:23 Student Sample 6:34 Catalog Sample 9:27 Stylistic Techniques: Decorations & Triple Extensions 11:18 Decorations: Rhetorical ? 12:18 Decorations: Conversation 13:21 Decorations: 3 sss 15:53 Decorations: Drama tic Opening & Closing 16:47 Decorations: Simile & Metaphor 19:38 Decorations: Alliteration 21:02 Decorations: Triple Extensions 27:55 How to Always Get Good Grades in College 33:31 Stylistic Techniques Summary Disc 5 00:00 Unit VI: Library Re search Reports 4:32 Looking for References 7:46 Choosing Topics/ Outlining Sources 12:40 Creating a Fused Outline 16:33 A Process Model of Unit VI 20:35 Comments on Sources 29:07 Footnotes & Bibliographies 33:06 Student Sample 37:19 Practicum: Summ arizing Mult Ref 48:44 <Pause for Practicum> 00:00 Practicum Questions & Answers 3:10 Unit VII 7:17 The 5 Paragraph Model 11:24 Introduction & Conclusion 16:20 Aristotelian Rhetoric Model 18:23 cToothbrushes d 4 Topic Selection 24:46 cToothbrushes d 4 A sking ? 9s 35:41 Ideas for Writing Topics 37:22 A Letter to Grand ma 42:31 Taking Notes from Your Brain 45:02 cThe Awesome Legos d 51:45 Using 2 or 3 Paragraphs 53:19 End of Unit VII & Disc 4 Disc 6 00:00 Unit VIII: Formal Essay 4:28 Think 3 Topics 6:24 Review Purpose of Intro & Conc 13:15 Student Sample: c&Cartoons d 18:57 Teaching Smooth Transitions 22:38 Advanced Student Sample: cLady of the Lamp d 28:52 Write the Body Paragraphs First 30:46 Meeting the Length Requirements 34:54 The Super - Essay Model 42:40 Models of Writing 45:30 Persuasive Writing Model 54:16 Persuasive Essay Sample: cWomen Warriors& d 1:03:13 Summary of Essays 1:03:56 End of Unit VIII 1:03:56 Unit IX: Critiques 1:11:25 Student Sample: cFox & Crow d 1:13:17 Stude nt Sample: cAn American 8Must See 9 Movie d 1:16:19 Student Sample: cThe Friendship of Damon & Pythus d 1:21:32 Choosing Book Length 1:24:14 Summary of Teaching Writing 1:31:09 Syllabus Appendix Overview 1:39:31 Motivating Children 1:42:58 Questions & A nswers 1:52:41 Conclusion 1:54:12 End of Unit IX & Disc 6

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