Attention Restoration
For more on the beneficial effects of nature and clearing your head in general: Read Science’s Newest Miracle Drug Is Free (Outside, 2019) Watch Changing Perspective (Headspace, 2017) Attention Restoration …
Course: Writing and Editing: Revising
Discipline of Breaks
For more on the benefits of taking breaks and not overworking: Read Chapter 2 of Great at Work by Morten Hansen (2018) Here is a quick summary of some of …
Punctuation and Professionalism: Dependent Clauses
Here are some additional pieces of advice on dependent clauses. Post your favorite comments. 1. “A dependent clause cannot stand on its own. It needs an independent clause to complete …
About Good with Words: Writing and Editing Series
Welcome to “Writing and Editing: Revising,” the fourth and last course in the four-course Good with Words: Writing and Editing series. This series of courses targets the writing side of …
Teaching Style + Resources
Teaching Style My approach to teaching focuses on three things: Creating an engaging conceptual vocabulary people can use and share. Providing plenty of opportunities for low-stakes practice. Helping people apply …
Introduction
If needed, take some time to review the first three courses in this program: Writing and Editing: Word Choice and Word Order Writing and Editing: Structure and Organization Writing and …
Weekly Goals
By the end of Week 2, you will be able to: Identify uselessly accurate information Fix a “zombie noun” Decrease the amount of “clutter” in your writing Properly place commas …
Weekly Goals
By the end of Week 3, you will be able to: Learn to see your writing as a reader would Embrace “the discipline of breaks” Build in time for “attention …
Weekly Goals
By the end of Week 4, you will be able to: Practice using the “E-D-I-T” framework Reconnect with material we covered earlier in the series Experiment with “Keep/Cut” Use “premortems” …
Weekly Goals
By the end of Week 1, you will be able to: Recognize the difference between editing and proofreading Use an “extra ear” to improve your writing Understand that editing begins …
Course Syllabus
Professor Patrick Barry is a clinical assistant professor and the director of digital academic initiatives at the University of Michigan Law School. His teaching and research focus on creating a …