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  • Read Me 1st
    • 1.1 GWS Successes
    • 1.2 Meet the Instructor
    • 1.3 College Student Evaluations
    • 1.4 The Process
    • 1.5 The Hyperthesis
    • 1.6 Glossary
    • 1.7 Using the Website
  • Read Me 2nd
    • 2.1 – Communications in Ancient Greece
    • 2.2 – Communications and the Industrial Revolution
    • 2.3 – The Teaching of Writing After the American Civil War
    • 2.4 -Writing and High Jumping
    • 2.5 – The Scissors Kick: The Harvard Method
    • 2.6 – Expressivism
    • 2.7 The Real Back to Basics
  • Unit One
    • Structuring Creativity
      • Grade 1+
        • Overview: Structuring Creativity
        • Brainstorming Quantity not Quality
        • Grading Ideas
        • Ordering the A Ideas
        • Creating a What Statement
        • Adding a Why Statement
      • Grade 7+
        • Overview: Structuring Creativity
        • Brainstorming Quantity not Quality
        • Grading Ideas
        • Ordering the A Ideas
        • Creating a What Statement
        • Adding a Why Statement
      • Grades 13 +
        • Overview: Structuring Creativity
        • Brainstorming Quantity not Quality
        • Grading Ideas
        • Ordering the A Ideas
        • Creating a What Statement
        • Adding a Why Statement
    • The Spoken Story
      • Grade 1+
        • Overview: The Spoken Story
        • Why Tell Stories
        • What Is a Story?
        • The Main Character
        • Using an Example
        • The Troublemaker
        • The Why Section
        • Brainstorming the Why Section
        • The Troublemaker’s Actions
        • The Ending
        • Telling the Story
      • Grade 7+
        • Overview: The Spoken Story
        • Why Tell Stories
        • What Is a Story?
        • The Main Character
        • Using an Example
        • The Troublemaker
        • The Why Section
        • Brainstorming the Why Section
        • The Troublemaker’s Actions
        • The Ending
        • Telling the Story
      • Grades 13 +
        • Overview: The Spoken Story
        • Why Tell Stories
        • What Is a Story?
        • The Main Character
        • Using an Example
        • The Troublemaker
        • The Why Section
        • Brainstorming the Why Section
        • The Troublemaker’s Actions
        • The Ending
        • Telling the Story
    • The Written Story
      • Grade 1+
        • Overview: The Written Story
        • Old vs New Review
        • Brainstorming the Troublemaker
        • Ask Questions
        • Designing the New Section
        • Designing the Why Section
        • Writing Dialog
        • Writing the New Section
        • Writing the Why Section
        • Designing the Ending
        • Writing the Ending
        • Cutting Wordiness
        • Fixing Run-ons
        • Designing the Old Section
        • Writing the Old Section
        • Correcting Spelling
        • Creating a Manuscript
        • Publishing your Story
      • Grade 7+
        • Overview: The Written Story
        • Old vs New Review
        • Brainstorming the Troublemaker
        • Ask Questions
        • Designing the New Section
        • Designing the Why Section
        • Writing Dialog
        • Writing the New Section
        • Writing the Why Section
        • Designing the Ending
        • Writing the Ending
        • Cutting Wordiness
        • Fixing Run-ons
        • Designing the Old Section
        • Writing the Old Section
        • Correcting Spelling
        • Creating a Manuscript
        • Publishing your Story
      • Grades 13 +
        • Overview: The Written Story
        • Old vs New Review
        • Brainstorming the Troublemaker
        • Ask Questions
        • Designing the New Section
        • Designing the Why Section
        • Writing Dialog
        • Writing the New Section
        • Writing the Why Section
        • Designing the Ending
        • Writing the Ending
        • Cutting Wordiness
        • Fixing Run-ons
        • Designing the Old Section
        • Writing the Old Section
        • Correcting Spelling
        • Creating a Manuscript
        • Publishing your Story
  • Unit Two
    • Typical Writing in School
  • Unit Three
  • Unit Four
  • Submissions

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  • 1.4 How to Use the Website
  • 2.6 – Expressivism
  • 2.4 -Writing and High Jumping
  • 2.3 – The Teaching of Writing After the American Civil War
  • 2.2 – Communications and the Industrial Revolution

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  1. george on 4.1 Why Tell Stories?
BackToWritingBasics
  • Read Me 1st
    • 1.1 GWS Successes
    • 1.2 Meet the Instructor
    • 1.3 College Student Evaluations
    • 1.4 The Process
    • 1.5 The Hyperthesis
    • 1.6 Glossary
    • 1.7 Using the Website
  • Read Me 2nd
    • 2.1 – Communications in Ancient Greece
    • 2.2 – Communications and the Industrial Revolution
    • 2.3 – The Teaching of Writing After the American Civil War
    • 2.4 -Writing and High Jumping
    • 2.5 – The Scissors Kick: The Harvard Method
    • 2.6 – Expressivism
    • 2.7 The Real Back to Basics
  • Unit One
    • Structuring Creativity
      • Grade 1+
        • Overview: Structuring Creativity
        • Brainstorming Quantity not Quality
        • Grading Ideas
        • Ordering the A Ideas
        • Creating a What Statement
        • Adding a Why Statement
      • Grade 7+
        • Overview: Structuring Creativity
        • Brainstorming Quantity not Quality
        • Grading Ideas
        • Ordering the A Ideas
        • Creating a What Statement
        • Adding a Why Statement
      • Grades 13 +
        • Overview: Structuring Creativity
        • Brainstorming Quantity not Quality
        • Grading Ideas
        • Ordering the A Ideas
        • Creating a What Statement
        • Adding a Why Statement
    • The Spoken Story
      • Grade 1+
        • Overview: The Spoken Story
        • Why Tell Stories
        • What Is a Story?
        • The Main Character
        • Using an Example
        • The Troublemaker
        • The Why Section
        • Brainstorming the Why Section
        • The Troublemaker’s Actions
        • The Ending
        • Telling the Story
      • Grade 7+
        • Overview: The Spoken Story
        • Why Tell Stories
        • What Is a Story?
        • The Main Character
        • Using an Example
        • The Troublemaker
        • The Why Section
        • Brainstorming the Why Section
        • The Troublemaker’s Actions
        • The Ending
        • Telling the Story
      • Grades 13 +
        • Overview: The Spoken Story
        • Why Tell Stories
        • What Is a Story?
        • The Main Character
        • Using an Example
        • The Troublemaker
        • The Why Section
        • Brainstorming the Why Section
        • The Troublemaker’s Actions
        • The Ending
        • Telling the Story
    • The Written Story
      • Grade 1+
        • Overview: The Written Story
        • Old vs New Review
        • Brainstorming the Troublemaker
        • Ask Questions
        • Designing the New Section
        • Designing the Why Section
        • Writing Dialog
        • Writing the New Section
        • Writing the Why Section
        • Designing the Ending
        • Writing the Ending
        • Cutting Wordiness
        • Fixing Run-ons
        • Designing the Old Section
        • Writing the Old Section
        • Correcting Spelling
        • Creating a Manuscript
        • Publishing your Story
      • Grade 7+
        • Overview: The Written Story
        • Old vs New Review
        • Brainstorming the Troublemaker
        • Ask Questions
        • Designing the New Section
        • Designing the Why Section
        • Writing Dialog
        • Writing the New Section
        • Writing the Why Section
        • Designing the Ending
        • Writing the Ending
        • Cutting Wordiness
        • Fixing Run-ons
        • Designing the Old Section
        • Writing the Old Section
        • Correcting Spelling
        • Creating a Manuscript
        • Publishing your Story
      • Grades 13 +
        • Overview: The Written Story
        • Old vs New Review
        • Brainstorming the Troublemaker
        • Ask Questions
        • Designing the New Section
        • Designing the Why Section
        • Writing Dialog
        • Writing the New Section
        • Writing the Why Section
        • Designing the Ending
        • Writing the Ending
        • Cutting Wordiness
        • Fixing Run-ons
        • Designing the Old Section
        • Writing the Old Section
        • Correcting Spelling
        • Creating a Manuscript
        • Publishing your Story
  • Unit Two
    • Typical Writing in School
  • Unit Three
  • Unit Four
  • Submissions
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  • August 9, 2022
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  • July 5, 2022
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