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SUMMARY:Grammar and Punctuation - ONLINE - Gaylord Fields - 4 sessions, $385
DESCRIPTION:CERTIFICATE Use this course to earn a certificate in Copy Editing.\n\nPRICE\n$385 ($360 for AvantGuild)\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\nRemember sixth grade English class? We don\'t either. Get a grammar refresher and learn the rules that matter and those you can break. This course will help you navigate best grammar and style practices to produce clear, concise and engaging copy for editorial, business, or creative writing.\n\nIn this class, you will learn how to:\n\nUnderstand the various parts of speech\n\nMake sure your subjects, verbs, and objects agree\n\nEnsure that punctuation serves the sentence\n\nCraft a perfect sentence\n\nDefine of exactly what style is and why it differs from style guide to style guide\n\nBy the end of class, you will have: Training in the fundamentals of grammar to improve your current and future writing projects.\n\nThe online classroom has several components:\n\nLessons: Learn new skills through written lessons\n\nDiscussion: Join a weekly live, interactive discussion via IM and video \n\nAssignments: Complete homework and receive instructor feedback\n\nForums: Exchange resources, meet peers, and ask your instructor questions\n\n\n\nINSTRUCTOR BIO\nGaylord Fields is editor, special projects at RollingStone.com. Prior to this, he was senior editor at AOL Music and a copy editor and copy chief at Rolling Stone, This Old House, Spin, and Spy. He is also a longtime writer of articles and reviews on music and popular culture.\n\nWhile Gaylord has a definite opinion on use of the serial comma, he saves such discussions for parties.\n\nTestimonials\n\n"Everyone needs a grammar refresher. If you\'re looking for a quick, painless class to remind you of the basic and very important rules, this class is for you." -- Lauren Szczerba \n\n"Gaylord was great! He knows the English language inside and out, and there was never a question he couldn\'t thoughtfully address." -- Steve Boudreault\n\n"Gaylord was wonderful and his lectures were both entertaining and informative. He was knowledgeable, funny, and responsive." -- Lia Huber\n\n"Gaylord was very knowledgeable, gracious, and kind. I greatly appreciated how he reviewed our assignments. For questions we got wrong, he not only marked them as such, he explained why." -- Todd Burger\n\n"Gaylord knew precisely the right way of framing a grammar issue and helped make the nuances of the English language instantly clear. This is the self-editing class that everyone in media sorely needs." -- Ethan Stanislawski\n\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Grammar and Punctuation - ONLINE - Gaylord Fields - 4 sessions, $385
DESCRIPTION:CERTIFICATE Use this course to earn a certificate in Copy Editing.\n\nPRICE\n$385 ($360 for AvantGuild)\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\nRemember sixth grade English class? We don\'t either. Get a grammar refresher and learn the rules that matter and those you can break. This course will help you navigate best grammar and style practices to produce clear, concise and engaging copy for editorial, business, or creative writing.\n\nIn this class, you will learn how to:\n\nUnderstand the various parts of speech\n\nMake sure your subjects, verbs, and objects agree\n\nEnsure that punctuation serves the sentence\n\nCraft a perfect sentence\n\nDefine of exactly what style is and why it differs from style guide to style guide\n\nBy the end of class, you will have: Training in the fundamentals of grammar to improve your current and future writing projects.\n\nThe online classroom has several components:\n\nLessons: Learn new skills through written lessons\n\nDiscussion: Join a weekly live, interactive discussion via IM and video \n\nAssignments: Complete homework and receive instructor feedback\n\nForums: Exchange resources, meet peers, and ask your instructor questions\n\n\n\nINSTRUCTOR BIO\nGaylord Fields is editor, special projects at RollingStone.com. Prior to this, he was senior editor at AOL Music and a copy editor and copy chief at Rolling Stone, This Old House, Spin, and Spy. He is also a longtime writer of articles and reviews on music and popular culture.\n\nWhile Gaylord has a definite opinion on use of the serial comma, he saves such discussions for parties.\n\nTestimonials\n\n"Everyone needs a grammar refresher. If you\'re looking for a quick, painless class to remind you of the basic and very important rules, this class is for you." -- Lauren Szczerba \n\n"Gaylord was great! He knows the English language inside and out, and there was never a question he couldn\'t thoughtfully address." -- Steve Boudreault\n\n"Gaylord was wonderful and his lectures were both entertaining and informative. He was knowledgeable, funny, and responsive." -- Lia Huber\n\n"Gaylord was very knowledgeable, gracious, and kind. I greatly appreciated how he reviewed our assignments. For questions we got wrong, he not only marked them as such, he explained why." -- Todd Burger\n\n"Gaylord knew precisely the right way of framing a grammar issue and helped make the nuances of the English language instantly clear. This is the self-editing class that everyone in media sorely needs." -- Ethan Stanislawski\n\n\n\n
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SUMMARY:Grammar and Punctuation - New York, NY - Josee Rose - 4 sessions, $385
DESCRIPTION:CERTIFICATE Use this course to earn a certificate in Copy Editing.\n\nPRICE\n$385 ($360 for AvantGuild)\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\nRemember sixth grade English class? We don\'t either. Get a grammar refresher and learn the rules that matter and those you can break. This course will help you navigate best grammar and style practices to produce clear, concise and engaging copy for editorial, business, or creative writing.\n\nIn this class, you will learn how to:\n\nUnderstand the various parts of speech\n\nMake sure your subjects, verbs, and objects agree\n\nEnsure that punctuation serves the sentence\n\nCraft a perfect sentence\n\nDefine of exactly what style is and why it differs from style guide to style guide\n\nBy the end of class, you will have: Training in the fundamentals of grammar to improve your current and future writing projects.\n\nINSTRUCTOR BIO\nJosee Rose is a copy editor at Dow Jones Newswires, where she writes market-moving headlines and edits breaking-news stories. Prior to this, she was a blogger, art director, and contributing reporter at The Wall Street Journal. In her spare time, Josee recaps television shows for WSJ.com\'s Speakeasy blog. She\'s also written about Jersey Shore, Smash, Girls, and Glee and will start writing about The Newswroom in July.\n\n
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