This second course in the Good with Words: Writing and Editing series will help you become an effective architect of information, both with your sentences and with your paragraphs. You’ll learn that the traditional advice to “Show, don’t tell” is incomplete and that skilled writers actually switch back and forth between showing and telling.
This course is part of the Good with Words: Writing and Editing Specialization
Offered By
About this Course
Requires a basic understanding of writing and the English language
Could your company benefit from training employees on in-demand skills?
Try Coursera for BusinessWhat you will learn
Learn how structure can be used to generate content
Place corresponding ideas in corresponding forms
Add nuance to your writing by using anadiplosis
Identify and assess when to use sentences with varying lengths
Skills you will gain
- Persuasion
- Creativity
- Writing
- Time management
- Editing
Requires a basic understanding of writing and the English language
Could your company benefit from training employees on in-demand skills?
Try Coursera for BusinessOffered by
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Sentence Flow
Corresponding Ideas in Corresponding Form
Show and Tell
Paragraphing
Reviews
- 5 stars82.80%
- 4 stars12.31%
- 3 stars3.39%
- 2 stars1.06%
- 1 star0.42%
TOP REVIEWS FROM WRITING AND EDITING: STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION
So many helpful tips on how to organize. I hope the last 2 classes in the specialization are just as good.
I love this course! It offers an escape into a whole new world! Thank you for curating the content and for creating such compelling courses!
Professor Barry has a very unique way of teaching. Overall course is good and one needs to do a lot of readings.
Although the courses are designed to be taken in any order, the order taken does support a nice gradual approach.
About the Good with Words: Writing and Editing Specialization

Frequently Asked Questions
When will I have access to the lectures and assignments?
What will I get if I subscribe to this Specialization?
Is financial aid available?
More questions? Visit the Learner Help Center.