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| Unit 1: Investigative Journalism |
| Session 1: Journalists Develop Their Powers of Observation to Capture Events |
| Session 2: Turning Moments of Drama into Cogent Newscasts |
| Session 3: Researching and Reporting Experience |
| Session 4: Making Short Nonfiction Writing Pack a Punch |
| Session 5: Setting Ambitious Goals and Publishing |
| Session 6: Journalists Delve Deeply to Reveal Underlying Issues |
| Session 7: Harnessing Narrative Craft to Reveal Central Ideas and Stir Empathy |
| Session 8: Harnessing Narrative and Information Writing Techniquest to Engage the Reader |
| Session 9: Elaborating to Deepen Readers’ Connections |
| Session 10: Writing Partners Have Each Other’s Backs |
| Session 11: Attending to Voice and Verb Tense when Editing for Publication |
| Session 12: Mentoring Oneself to a Pro to Envision the Arc of Investigative Reporting |
| Session 13: Expanding a Repertoire of Research Tools |
| Session 14: Structuring Investigative Pieces and Leading the Reader with Key Trasitions |
| Session 15: Crafting Endings that Call Readers to Action |
| Session 16: Publication and Celebration |
| Unit 2: The Literary Essay: Analyzing Craft and Theme |
| Session 1: Looking for Themes All around Us… |
| Session 2: Reading Closely to Develop Themes |
| Session 3: Fine-Tuning Themes by Studying Author’s Craft |
| Session 4: Drafting Essays |
| Session 5: Finding the Courage to Revise Your Thinking |
| Session 6: Clarifying the Relationships between Evidence and Ideas |
| Session 7: Counterargument within Literary Essays |
| Session 8: Editing Using All You Know |
| Session 9: Noticing How an Author Tends to Write |
| Session 10: The Power of Symbolism |
| Session 11: Planning the Author’s Craft Essay |
| Session 12: Framing Essays with Relevance and Context |
| Session 13: Adopting an Essayist’s Tone |
| Session 14: A Comma Inquiry |
| Session 15: Writing Across Texts |
| Session 16: Writing Comparitive Essays on Demand |
| Session 17: Publishing on the Internet |
| Unit 3: Position Papers: Research and Argument |
| Session 1: Debating Positions to Develop a Complex Argument |
| Session 2: Flash-Drafting Arguments While Working on Specific Writing Goals |
| Session 3: Angling Evidence to Support Specific Points |
| Session 4: Using Connotative Language to Paint a Tone |
| Session 5: Writing Powerful Conclusions |
| Session 6: Getting Ready to Publish |
| Session 7: Unleashing the Inner Dramatist to Give Speeches More Impact |
| Session 8: A Celebration of Speeches |
| Session 9: Grappling with Issues of Intensity and Developing Initial Understanding |
| Session 10: Developing Prelimiary Positions and Revising Thinking |
| Session 11: Debating to Draft More Balanced and Principled Arguments |
| Session 12: Strengthening, Framing, and Pacing Evidence |
| Session 13: Attending to Alternative Arguments and Points of View |
| Session 14: Using the Organizational Structure of Your Piece to Help Build Your Argument |
| Session 15: Tailoring Position Papers as Letters |
| Session 16: A Social Acitvist Celebration |