disc 1. Lectures 1-6. How to write about anything ; How to be an effective reader ; How literature can help ; Shaping your voice ; Knowing your reader ; The art of the essay : how to start --
disc 2. Lectures 7-12. How to organize an argument ; Supporting your argument ; Finishing strong ; The uses of poetry ; Poetic diction and syntax ; Drama : writing out loud.
What you can learn from autobiography ; Writing and leadership ; The rules of rhetoric ; Invention and arrangement ; Ethos and pathos ; Finding what you need ; disc 4. Lecture 19-24. Using what you find ; Getting started : writing first drafts ; Editing : finding what's wrong ; Rewriting : fixing what's wrong ; Avoiding common errors in grammar and usage ; The power of words.
