| # | Chapter | Date | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | Writing Test | | |
| 2 | Writing a Five Paragraph Essay | | |
| 3 | Types of Essays | | |
| 4 | The Argumentative/Persuasive Essay | | |
| 5 | Persuasion | | |
| 6 | Compare and Contrast | | |
| 7 | Writing Process Steps | | |
| 8 | Writing Process Steps - Doing Research | | |
| 9 | Writing Process Steps - Revising and Editing | | |
| 10 | Writing a Story: Using a Mind Map | | |
| 11 | Writing Effective Introductions for Speech and Essay | | |
| 12 | One Paragraph to Each Topic | | |
| 13 | Begin Each Paragraph with a Topic Sentence | | |
| 14 | In Summaries, Keep to One Tense | | |
| 15 | A Few Matters of Form | | |
| 16 | Paragraph Organizer | | |
| 17 | Writing Fluent Sentences | | |
| 18 | Avoiding Shifts in Sentences | | |
| 19 | Transitions | | |
| 20 | Repairing Run-on Sentences | | |
| 21 | 2007 Essay Writing Contest - Level 1 | | |
| 22 | 2007 Essay Writing Contest - Level 2 | | |
| 23 | 2008 Essay Writing Contest - Level 1 | | |
| 24 | 2008 Essay Writing Contest - Level 2 | | |
| 25 | Writing From Knowledge and Experience | | |
| 26 | Writing Prompts for Middle & High School Students | | |
| 27 | Letters About Literature | | |
| 28 | How to Write a Newspaper Article | | |
| 29 | In the News | | |
| 30 | Essays for College Admissions Applications (University of Michigan) | | |
| 31 | Essays for College Admissions Applications (MIT) | | |
| # | Chapter | Date | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Rhetoric | | |
| 2 | Means of Persuasion | | |
| 3 | Ethos, Pathos, and Logos Applied: President Bush Addresses the Nation | | |
| 4 | Review Test - Writing Level 8 | | |
| 5 | Outline of an Effective Speech | | |
| 6 | Public Speaking Template | | |
| 7 | Catchy Openings Using Famous Quotations | | |
| 8 | Catchy Openings Using Interesting Facts | | |
| 9 | More Great Quotations | | |
| 10 | Mini-Speech Practice | | |
| 11 | 2007 AIM4A Public Speaking Contest Level 1 | | |
| 12 | 2007 AIM4A Public Speaking Contest Level 2 | | |
| 13 | 2008 AIM4A Public Speaking Contest Level 1 | | |
| 14 | 2008 AIM4A Public Speaking Contest Level 2 | | |
| # | Chapter | Date | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | Nano Technology | | |
| 2 | Biotechnology | | |
| 3 | Fields of Study | | |
| 4 | Researching Career Choices | | |
| 5 | Joel Levine: Why we need to go back to Mars | | |
| 6 | Richard Sears: Planning for the end of oil | | |
| 7 | Michael Specter: The danger of science denial | | |
| 8 | Pranav Mistry: The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology | | |
| 9 | Angela Belcher: Using nature to grow batteries | | |
| 10 | Mitchell Joachim: Don't build your home, grow it! | | |
| 11 | Mikko Hypponen: Fighting viruses, defending the net | | |