Upgrade Your Writing - 10DVD English

This series is like a virtual writing clinic on DVD. It helps middle school students through adults (especially challenged learners requiring remediation) to:

- express themselves more effectively
- improve their command of grammar, usage, and mechanics
- meet (and exceed) the requirements of their assignments
- focus on their purpose and their audience
- develop a writing style that’s smooth, engaging, and truly their own


With these unique programs, viewers will master the tricks of:

- brainstorming and getting ideas down on paper
- turning a jumble of ideas into a structured outline
- beating procrastination and treating “blinking cursor syndrome”
- writing sentences that are varied, interesting, and grammatically correct
- constructing paragraphs that hang together cohesively and are divided logically
- guiding the reader gracefully from each point to the next
- writing captivating introductions and compelling conclusions
- excelling in poetry, short stories, and other creative writing assignments
- learning new words by using roots, prefixes, suffixes, context clues, word cards, etc.
- avoiding errors in spelling, punctuation, agreement, word choice, and other areas
- and more