About this product: Eric Roth's many credits include The Nickel Ride, directed by Robert Mulligan, Suspect, directed by Robert Yates, Forrest Gump, directed by Robert Zemeckis (and for which he won an Academy Award for best adapted screenplay), The Horse Whisperer (with Richard LaGravenese), directed by Robert Redford, The Insider (with Michael Mann) directed by Michael Mann, Ali (with Michael Mann, Stephen J. Rivele and Christopher Wilkinson, story by Gregory Allen Howard) , also directed by Michael Mann, Munich (with Tony Kushner), directed by Steven Spielberg, The Good Shepherd, directed by Robert De Niro, and Lucky You (with Curtis Hanson) directed by Curtis Hanson. Most recently, Eric penned The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, (screenplay by Eric Roth, story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord), which was directed by David Fincher and stars Brad Pitt as the title character. This film has won several industry awards and was nominated for five Academy Awards.
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About this product: Matthew Weiner is a writer and producer whose star keeps rising. Starting out in television in the 1990s, he worked on several network series, most notably as a story editor for Becker starring Ted Danson. He later joined the writing staff of the immensely popular HBO series The Sopranos, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award. Weiner got the job on the strength of a pilot script he had written about the New York advertising business in the early 1960s - Mad Men. Following the completion of The Sopranos, basic cable station AMC ordered a season of Mad Men, which became the station's first original series.
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About this product: This is a must-have program for every student preparing for the SAT. Last Minute SAT will help relieve the stress caused by this crucial exam and raise your SCORE! Getting a good score on the SAT is the key to getting into a good college. SAT Writing features easy-to-follow writing strategies and insight on the scoring procedure for the new essay section. This programming uses proven strategies to guide you through the writing process starting with outlining and identifying the topic sentence. All the writing basics are covered! By simplifying complex subjects and presenting the material with humorous skits, computer graphics and a fun, approachable format the Last Minute SAT students make even the most di cult process enjoyable!
About this product: The organization of a paper is the key to success to becoming a terrific writer! Discover how to accurately form, articulate, and support your thoughts on paper. Then move onto the established and alternative styles of rhetoric used by authors in past and present writing.
About this product: Diablo Cody was born and raised in Chicago. She is an Academy Award and BAFTA-winning screenwriter, writer, blogger, journalist and author who first came to the public's attention with her candid chronicling of her year as a stripper in her Pussy Ranch blog and her 2006 memoir, Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper. In 2007 Cody won wider fame as the writer of the hit film Juno (directed by Jason Reitman) for which she won the WGA Award, the BAFTA and the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2008. During the filming and promotion of Juno, Cody wrote a horror-drama screenplay about a teenage cannibal called Jennifer's Body. Jennifer's Body was filmed from 2007 to 2008 and is set for a late 2009 release. The United States of Tara, the television sitcom written by Cody, based on an idea by Steven Spielberg and starring Toni Collette, was picked up for 13 episodes (including pilot) by the U.S. cable TV network Showtime and Canadian channel The Movie Network and was renewed for a second season, after the airing of only four episodes.
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About this product: Writing for Adult Learners presents a system to identify what professors want and organize the required material logically in a way professors expect to see it. Examples, templates and checklist are shared in the seminar. Further resources are suggested. The 2 DVDs are a training manual developed over Dr. Dew's 20+ years in higher education.
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About this product: Open a new chapter in budding readers' lives with this captivating collection of programs that introduce basic reading and writing skills, and bring beloved storybooks to life. These delightful short films employ live-action and animation to enhance letter and word comprehension, and spelling skills, and will motivate children to read and write creatively. Teachers rely on these films in classrooms and now families can add them to their home library to refer to throughout the school year.
About this product: Just the Facts: Understanding Literature presents an innovative, lively, and contemporary approach to understanding the basic elements of fiction, drama, and poetry and fostering an appreciation of literature. In each program, a young host and hostess guide viewers through the basic elements of each genre with colorful graphics and an informative narrative from English professors. Question-and-answer sections throughout the programs reinforce the concepts presented. Just the Facts: Understanding Literature offers a unique learning experience and an effective teaching tool. The Elements of Fiction, Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain, Robert Louis Stevenson -- these are just three of the renowned authors whose work is cited in The Elements of Fiction, which explores: Plot elements Character Conflict Flashback Foreshadowing And more... In this program, a young host and hostess guide students through the basic elements of fiction with colorful graphics and an informative narrative. In addition, professors of English provide insight to help viewers understand the genre of fiction. An interactive component of multiple choice questions reinforces concepts presented and enhances understanding of the basic elements of fiction.
About this product: Do you dread writing? If so, you need this user-friendly program. On the GED Language Arts, Writing Test, your ability to spot errors in reading passages -- and to pick the best corrections -- will be put to the test. What's more, you'll have to write a clear, well-organized essay on an assigned topic. This program -- a follow-up to our "Pre-GED Language Arts, Writing" course -- will teach you how to pass this challenging exam, including: a thorough review of the three types of passages, the three types of questions, and the four content areas -- with rules and examples from each; detailed explanations of why every wrong answer is wrong; how to organize what you write; tips for improving your writing style; and much more. You'll learn how to score your best, and how to make your writing stand out from the crowd!
* Insider strategies for answering every type of question
* Rules of sentence structure, usage, mechanics, and organization
* The proven four-step process that makes writing an essay easy
* Foolproof ways to brainstorm and organize your essay ideas
* Tips for expressing your ideas clearly and sounding smart in your writing
* How to pick the right answers -- and avoid those tempting wrong ones Two DVDs/4 Hrs. 39 Mins. Total. Volume 2 of Video Aided Instruction's 6-Volume GED Series.
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