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MasterClass Presents Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing

Series: Malcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing
4.3
(206)
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Episodes
24
Rating
NR
Year
2018
Language
English
Publisher
MasterClass

About

In 24 lessons, the author of Blink and The Tipping Point teaches you how to find, research, and write stories that capture big ideas.

Related Subjects

  • Educational
  • How To

Episodes

1. Introduction

2m

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Meet your instructor-best-selling author and longtime New Yorker staff writer, Malcolm Gladwell. Malcolm outlines what he has planned for your class and reflects on the idea of writing as a calling

2. Structuring Narrative: The Imperfect Puzzle

18m

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Malcolm likes an imperfect argument-the perfect argument is too obvious. Learn how Malcolm builds an open-ended puzzle into his story, "The Ketchup Conundrum."

3. Holding Readers: Tools for Engagement

13m

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Data is a big part of Malcolm's stories. Learn three ways Malcolm helps readers digest data and engage with complex ideas in his writing.

4. Holding Readers: Controlling Information

13m

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Learn how to use surprises, guessing games, and suspense to invite readers into your story.

5. Research

14m

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Malcolm shares his guiding principles to uncovering a good idea for a story through research.

6. Selecting the Story

12m

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What makes a story worth pursuing? Malcolm talks through his criteria for spotting a unique story and the first steps of story development.

7. Developing the Story

12m

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Learn how Malcolm grows the idea of a story, and how he tests new ideas with family and friends.

8. Developing the Story: Analogous Worlds

15m

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Using David and Goliath and "What the Dog Saw," Malcolm teaches you how to look for patterns and draw connections between seemingly disparate ideas.

9. Interviewing

15m

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The interview is the critical foundation for developing character in nonfiction. Malcolm teaches you how to conduct an interview to uncover what is uniquely interesting about your subject.

10. Characters: Descriptions

9m

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Malcolm breaks down two pieces of his own writing-one written for Tthe New Yorker and one for a medical journal-to illustrate how he brings a new character to life.

Extended Details

  • SeriesMalcolm Gladwell Teaches Writing
  • Closed CaptionsEnglish

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