Student Lessons in Revision with Barry Lane

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2011/12 Program Schedule

101. Growing Leads and Digging Potatoes: The Art of Beginning

With a little help from the wolf and the three pigs of lore, Lane demonstrates exercises that help writers develop creative and engaging leads.

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102. The Myth of the Boring Subject: Revising Research Writing

Lane shares strategies such as "Question CPR" and the "Revisor's Checklist" to help students write more interesting research papers.

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103. Digging for Details

In writing, as in other things, it's all in the details. In this program, Lane introduces the "binocular" strategy and questioning exercises to help writers find the interesting details in a story.

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104. Snapshots and Thoughtshots

Lane discusses why writers use images and thoughts in stories to connect with their readers and demonstrates ways students can add them to their own work.

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105. Exploding Moments and Shrinking Centuries

This program provides writing exercises to help students expand small moments in time by using vivid detail, thoughtshots, and snapshots. Alternatively, it also includes exercises for compressing a long period of time into a single sentence or scene.

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106. Don't Make a Scene, Build One: Revising Dialogue

Mark Twain wrote, "Don't say the old lady screamed. Bring her on and make her scream." Barry Lane shares activities to help students write more realistic and engaging dialogue.

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Episodes in this Series

101. Growing Leads and Digging Potatoes: The Art of Beginning

With a little help from the wolf and the three pigs of lore, Lane demonstrates exercises that help writers develop creative and engaging leads. 23 minutes.

102. The Myth of the Boring Subject: Revising Research Writing

Lane shares strategies such as "Question CPR" and the "Revisor's Checklist" to help students write more interesting research papers. 32 minutes.

103. Digging for Details

In writing, as in other things, it's all in the details. In this program, Lane introduces the "binocular" strategy and questioning exercises to help writers find the interesting details in a story. 28 minutes.

104. Snapshots and Thoughtshots

Lane discusses why writers use images and thoughts in stories to connect with their readers and demonstrates ways students can add them to their own work. 20 minutes.

105. Exploding Moments and Shrinking Centuries

This program provides writing exercises to help students expand small moments in time by using vivid detail, thoughtshots, and snapshots. Alternatively, it also includes exercises for compressing a long period of time into a single sentence or scene. 26 minutes.

106. Don't Make a Scene, Build One: Revising Dialogue

Mark Twain wrote, "Don't say the old lady screamed. Bring her on and make her scream." Barry Lane shares activities to help students write more realistic and engaging dialogue. 26 minutes.

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Teaching Materials

The content of this video series is drawn from Barry Lane’s book After the End, available from many book retailers. The ISBN number is 0-435-08714-2.

Teaching Materials

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This program relates to the following Kentucky Academic Expectations.

1.11	Writing
5.2	Creative Thinking