Rewrite
Rewrite an obscure administrative text for the general public and compare the two versions.
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Humanities, social sciences & education · 76Beginner
Writer & Author
Future copywriters, editors or authors.
Word choice, structure, drafting and revising, academic writing and research, then fiction writing.
185hours of coursework
19weeks at 10 h
3steps
14courses
3universities
Target skills
Writing and EditingWritingEditingProofreadingStorytellingCreativityPlanningPeer ReviewMental ConcentrationDetail OrientedConcisionConstructive Feedback
Skill labels as listed on Coursera.
Target jobs
- Copywriter
- Editor
- Author
Progression
- 1University of MichiganBeginner
Stated prerequisites: No prior experience required
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Writing and Editing: Word Choice and Word Order Beginner 20 h 4.7 (2,036) Writing and Editing: Structure and Organization Beginner 15 h 4.7 (576) Writing and Editing: Drafting Beginner 14 h 4.8 (374) Writing and Editing: Revising Beginner 14 h 4.8 (410) - 2University of California, IrvineBeginner
Stated prerequisites: No prior experience required
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Grammar and Punctuation — 16 h 4.7 (19,647) Getting Started with Essay Writing Intermediate 13 h 4.7 (3,295) Advanced Writing — 18 h 4.7 (1,969) Introduction to Research for Essay Writing — 19 h 4.7 (1,190) Project: Writing a Research Paper — 10 h 4.7 (514) - 3Wesleyan UniversityBeginnerScrivener, Dramatica Pro, Outline 4D, Movie Magic Screenwriter
Stated prerequisites: No prior experience required
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Creative Writing: The Craft of Plot — 8 h 4.7 (5,091) Creative Writing: The Craft of Character — 9 h 4.5 (1,975) Creative Writing: The Craft of Setting and Description — 9 h 4.7 (1,421) Creative Writing: The Craft of Style — 12 h 4.7 (1,209) Capstone: Your Story — 8 h 4.6 (468)
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Projects to build
Researched article
Write a 1,500-word article with sources cited in a standard style.
Short story
Write a 3,000-word short story, get it peer-reviewed and revise it.