Introduction: The Writer's Oath
Week 1: Letters Without Limits
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My Story; The Christmas Letter
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Your Introduction and Notes Page for This Week
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The Self-Care and Healing Power of Letter Writing
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Writing a Letter to Yourself
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Writing a Letter to the Loved One You've Lost
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Writing a Letter to God or to a Supportive Family Member or Friend
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Questions to Guide Your Reflection: Letter Writing
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Live Call: {Week One} Spring 2019
Week 2: Spontaneous Quick Writes
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My Story: I Smile and Begin to Write
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Your Introduction and Notes Page for This Week
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The Power of Quickwrites: Letting Go of Perfection
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Making a List: To Brainstorm
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Doing Some 5 Minute Quickwrites
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Questions to Guide Your Reflection: Quick Writes
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Extra Credit: Create a Pantoum Poem
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Live Call: {Week Two} Spring 2019
Week 3: Fun With Feelings
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My Story: Emotions Are Powerful
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Your Introduction and Notes Page for This Week
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The Power of Expressing (and Listening to) Our Emotions
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Creating Funky Emotion Paragraphs to Gain Insight and Wisdom
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Questions to Guide Your Reflection: Fun With Feelings
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Extra Credit: Pick a Quick Write to Become Your Narrative
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Live Call: {Week Three} Spring 2019
Week 4: Dynamic Descriptions
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My Story: Description
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Your Introduction and Notes Page for This Week
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The Power of Description -- Why It Matters
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Describing Objects
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The Surprises You Might Uncover & Things to Include in Your Narrative
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Describing People & Their Physical Features
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Questions to Guide Your Reflection: Dynamic Descriptions
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Extra Credit: The Practice of Observation
Week 5: The Power of Purpose
Week 6: The Scenes of Your Story
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My Story: What It's About
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Your Introduction and Notes Page for This Week
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Concrete vs. Conceptual T-Chart and PDF
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The Concrete: Why It's Important
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The Conceptual: Allowing Your Story to Soar
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Expanding the Conceptual and Finishing Your T-Chart
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Writing a Draft -- Finding Balance Between Conceptual and Concrete (Taking it One Scene at a Time)
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Questions to Guide Your Reflection: The Scenes of Your Story
Week 7: Recognize and Release Trauma or Regret
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My Story: Finding Courage
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Your Introduction and Notes Page for This Week
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It Takes Courage: And You Are a Brave Soul
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Journaling to Process Pain and Past Experiences
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Simple Steps For Releasing Trauma and Regret with Self-Love
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"The Pink Bubble" Visualization Technique for Added Support
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Reaching Our for More Support When Needed
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Questions to Guide Your Reflection: Recognize And Release Trauma or Regret
Week 8: Shine It Up and Share
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My Story: Just In Time (The Narrative About My Dad)
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Your Introduction and Notes Page for This Week
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Bringing it All Together
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Crafting Your Final Draft: Tip 1
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Crafting Your Final Draft: Tip 2
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Crafting Your Final Draft: Tip 3
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Questions to Guide Your Reflection: Shine It Up & Share
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Sharing Your Work (And Letting it Shine!)
Epilogue: Course Reflection
