Landon, Brooks <br/><br/>
Building Great Sentences :  Exploring the Writer's Craft / 
Brooks Landon ; The Teaching Company. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Chantilly, VA :  The Teaching Company,  2008. 
 - 4 DVDs (720 min.) :  sd. col. ;  4 3/4 in. +  1 Course Guidebook (iv, 132 p. : ill. ; 19 cm). 
 - The Great Courses Literature and Language Writing .
<br/><br/> Includes 24 x 30 min. lectures.<br/>Also includes a Course Guidebook. 
<br/><br/>Includes glossary, biographical notes and bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>"Understanding the variety of ways to construct sentences, from the smallest clause to the longest sentence, is important to enhancing your appreciation of great writing and potentially improving your own.<br/>Why do some lengthy sentences flow effortlessly while others stumble along?<br/>Why are you captivated by the writing of particular authors but not others?<br/>How can you craft sentences that reflect your own unique outlook on the world?<br/>Get the answers to these and other questions about writing and style in Building Great Sentences: Exploring the Writer's Craft." (Publisher's Website) CONTENTS:<br/> Disc 1<br/>  Lecture 1. A Sequence of Words<br/>  Lecture 2. Grammar and Rhetoric<br/>  Lecture 3. Propositions and Meaning<br/>  Lecture 4. How Sentences Grow<br/>  Lecture 5. Adjectival Steps<br/>  Lecture 6. The Rhythm of Cumulative Syntax<br/> Disc 2<br/>  Lecture 7. Direction of Modification<br/>  Lecture 8. Coordinate, Subordinate, and Mixed Patterns<br/>  Lecture 9. Coordinate Cumulative Sentences<br/>  Lecture 10. Subordinate and Mixed Cumulatives<br/>  Lecture 11. Prompts of Comparison<br/>  Lecture 12. Prompts of Explanation<br/> Disc 3<br/>  Lecture 13. The Riddle of Prose Rhythm<br/>  Lecture 14. Cumulative Syntax to Create Suspense<br/>  Lecture 15. Degrees of Suspensiveness<br/>  Lecture 16. The Mechanics of Delay<br/>  Lecture 17. Prefab Patterns for Suspense<br/>  Lecture 18. Balanced Sentences and Balanced Forms<br/> Disc 4<br/>  Lecture 19. The Rhythm of Twos<br/>  Lecture 20. The Rhythm of Threes<br/>  Lecture 21. Balanced Series and Serial Balances<br/>  Lecture 22. Master Sentences<br/>  Lecture 23. Sentences in Sequence<br/>  Lecture 24. Sentences and Prose Style<br/> 
<br/><br/> "Understanding the variety of ways to construct sentences, from the smallest clause to the longest sentence, is important to enhancing your appreciation of great writing and potentially improving your own.<br/>Why do some lengthy sentences flow effortlessly while others stumble along?<br/>Why are you captivated by the writing of particular authors but not others?<br/>How can you craft sentences that reflect your own unique outlook on the world?<br/>Get the answers to these and other questions about writing and style in Building Great Sentences: Exploring the Writer's Craft." (Publisher's Website)  DVD CONTENTS:<br/><br/>Disc 1<br/>Lecture 1. A Sequence of Words<br/>Lecture 2. Grammar and Rhetoric<br/>Lecture 3. Propositions and Meaning<br/>Lecture 4. How Sentences Grow<br/>Lecture 5. Adjectival Steps<br/>Lecture 6. The Rhythm of Cumulative Syntax<br/><br/>Disc 2<br/>Lecture 7. Direction of Modification<br/>Lecture 8. Coordinate, Subordinate, and Mixed Patterns<br/>Lecture 9. Coordinate Cumulative Sentences<br/>Lecture 10. Subordinate and Mixed Cumulatives<br/>Lecture 11. Prompts of Comparison<br/>Lecture 12. Prompts of Explanation<br/><br/>Disc 3<br/>Lecture 13. The Riddle of Prose Rhythm<br/>Lecture 14. Cumulative Syntax to Create Suspense<br/>Lecture 15. Degrees of Suspensiveness<br/>Lecture 16. The Mechanics of Delay<br/>Lecture 17. Prefab Patterns for Suspense<br/>Lecture 18. Balanced Sentences and Balanced Forms<br/><br/>Disc 4<br/>Lecture 19. The Rhythm of Twos<br/>Lecture 20. The Rhythm of Threes<br/>Lecture 21. Balanced Series and Serial Balances<br/>Lecture 22. Master Sentences<br/>Lecture 23. Sentences in Sequence<br/>Lecture 24. Sentences and Prose Style  GUIDEBOOK CONTENTS:<br/><br/>INTRODUCTION<br/>Professor Biography<br/>Course Scope<br/><br/>LECTURE GUIDES<br/>Lecture 1: A Sequence of Words<br/>Lecture 2: Grammar and Rhetoric<br/>Lecture 3: Propositions and Meaning<br/>Lecture 4: How Sentences Grow<br/>Lecture 5: Adjectival Steps<br/>Lecture 6: The Rhythm of Cumulative Syntax<br/>Lecture 7: Direction of Modification<br/>Lecture 8: Coordinate, Subordinate, and Mixed Patterns<br/>Lecture 9: Coordinate Cumulative Sentences<br/>Lecture 10: Subordinate and Mixed Cumulatives<br/>Lecture 11: Prompts of Comparison<br/>Lecture 12: Prompts of Explanation<br/>Lecture 13: The Riddle of Prose Rhythm<br/>Lecture 14: Cumulative Syntax to Create Suspense<br/>Lecture 15: Degrees of Suspensiveness<br/>Lecture 16: The Mechanics of Delay<br/>Lecture 17: Prefab Patterns for Suspense<br/>Lecture 18: Balanced Sentences and Balanced Forms<br/>Lecture 19: The Rhythm of Twos<br/>Lecture 20: The Rhythm of Threes<br/>Lecture 21: Balanced Series and Serial Balances<br/>Lecture 22: Master Sentences<br/>Lecture 23: Sentences in Sequence<br/>Lecture 24: Sentences and Prose Style<br/><br/>SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL<br/>Glossary<br/>Biographical Notes<br/>Bibliography 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1598034480 (dvd) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Composition.<br/>Language Arts.<br/>English Language.<br/>Composition and Exercises.<br/>Rhetoric.<br/>Essays.