Write On

Write On

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Write On
Write On

Write On

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Write On was an educational television show which was produced and broadcast by TVOntario. The series starred Jack Creley as Mr. R.H. Morton, Diane Dewey as Miss Newton, and Paul Brown as Henry Kent. The premise of the series is of the misadventures of the staff of a small newspaper under the editorship of the tyrannical Morton with his subordinates, Miss Newton the secretary and Henry Kent, a young reporter. Considering Kent has poor writing and grammatical skills for a professional journalist, the staff have numerous events that illustrate various lessons about writing. Furthermore, Kent often have equally educational daydreams where he is a dashing hero illustrating various writing concepts. Every episode of Write On was five minutes in length. They were written by Ken MacKay and Jed MacKay.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP30  Dream On: Review 4
Jan. 01,0001
Dream On: Review 4

Finally, Mr. Morton learns that Henry's daydreams are his way to learning good writing skills.

EP29  Dream Weaving: Review 3
Jan. 01,0001
Dream Weaving: Review 3

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EP28  Leo Claws: The Business Letter
Jan. 01,0001
Leo Claws: The Business Letter

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EP27  Henry's Angels: Regardless, Uninterested, Stationary
Jan. 01,0001
Henry's Angels: Regardless, Uninterested, Stationary

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EP26  Henry Kent, Tycoon: Practical, Practicable / Raise, Rise
Jan. 01,0001
Henry Kent, Tycoon: Practical, Practicable / Raise, Rise

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EP25  MacHenry: Awful, Terrible, Nice
Jan. 01,0001
MacHenry: Awful, Terrible, Nice

Morton claims Henry's casual use of ""awful,"" ""terrible,"" and ""nice"" embarrasses him almost to death. That drifts Henry into a tragic parallel of Macbeth.

EP24  Beau Jest: Affect, Effect
Jan. 01,0001
Beau Jest: Affect, Effect

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EP23  The Revengers: Could Have, Should Have
Jan. 01,0001
The Revengers: Could Have, Should Have

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EP22  Jungle Madness: Amount, Number / Fewer, Less
Jan. 01,0001
Jungle Madness: Amount, Number / Fewer, Less

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EP21  An SOS: Loose, Lose / Passed, Past
Jan. 01,0001
An SOS: Loose, Lose / Passed, Past

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EP20  The Devil and Henry Kent: Rewriting
Jan. 01,0001
The Devil and Henry Kent: Rewriting

On a March day, Henry doesn't believe Mr. Morton's advice that good writing comes from rewriting. That leads to Henry's deal with the Devil: he can write anything he wants in one draft. The Devil will take care of the rest, until the end of the month. Come April Fool's Day, who knows what will happen?

EP19  Transition Trek: Transitions
Jan. 01,0001
Transition Trek: Transitions

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EP18  The Case of the Missing Editor: Tone
Jan. 01,0001
The Case of the Missing Editor: Tone

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EP17  Their Finest Paragraph: Emphasis 2
Jan. 01,0001
Their Finest Paragraph: Emphasis 2

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EP16  The Rocking Horse Writer: Emphasis 1
Jan. 01,0001
The Rocking Horse Writer: Emphasis 1

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EP15  Scribbling Beauty 2: Coherence 2
Jan. 01,0001
Scribbling Beauty 2: Coherence 2

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EP14  Scribbling Beauty 1: Coherence 1
Jan. 01,0001
Scribbling Beauty 1: Coherence 1

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EP13  I, Henry: Unity
Jan. 01,0001
I, Henry: Unity

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EP12  Gone with the Paragraph: Paragraph Development through Definition
Jan. 01,0001
Gone with the Paragraph: Paragraph Development through Definition

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EP11  A Critical Lapse: Paragraph Development through Cause and Effect
Jan. 01,0001
A Critical Lapse: Paragraph Development through Cause and Effect

Miss Newton is scheduled to appear in a play, and Henry has been asked to review it. Sadly, Henry falls asleep in the office, dreaming of Miss Newton's stellar performance. He ends up faking a review, which doesn't fool Mr. Morton any–not when a strike closed the theater.

EP10  The Scarlet Pen Pal: Paragraph Development through Contrast
Jan. 01,0001
The Scarlet Pen Pal: Paragraph Development through Contrast

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EP9  The Old Man and the Paragraph: Paragraph Development through Comparison
Jan. 01,0001
The Old Man and the Paragraph: Paragraph Development through Comparison

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EP8  Happy Daze: Paragraph Development through Details
Jan. 01,0001
Happy Daze: Paragraph Development through Details

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EP7  The Almost Dangerous Game: The Topic Sentence
Jan. 01,0001
The Almost Dangerous Game: The Topic Sentence

""You are playing a dangerous game,"" Morton scolds when Henry's latest story lacks a topic sentence. This leads to a dream sequence in which Henry and Miss Newton wash up on an island. He accepts the challenge to write a cohesive paragraph. If the enemy (Morton) spies the mistake, Henry will lose.

EP6  The Pharaoh's Daughter: The Outline
Jan. 01,0001
The Pharaoh's Daughter: The Outline

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EP5  Show Business: Sentence Length
Jan. 01,0001
Show Business: Sentence Length

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EP4  The Night Before: Effective Subordination
Jan. 01,0001
The Night Before: Effective Subordination

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EP3  Curses, Foiled Again: Parallelism
Jan. 01,0001
Curses, Foiled Again: Parallelism

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EP2  Perchance to Dream: Review 2
Jan. 01,0001
Perchance to Dream: Review 2

When Miss Newton criticizes one of his daydreams, Henry tells her of how he learned correct use of the semicolon, quotation marks, and hyphens.

EP1  The Dreamer: Review 1
Jan. 01,0001
The Dreamer: Review 1

Henry reveals to Miss Newton the lessons he has learned through daydreams. Flashbacks retell the need for concrete nouns, the difference between sentences and fragments, commas used with appositives and commas in a series.

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Write On was an educational television show which was produced and broadcast by TVOntario. The series starred Jack Creley as Mr. R.H. Morton, Diane Dewey as Miss Newton, and Paul Brown as Henry Kent. The premise of the series is of the misadventures of the staff of a small newspaper under the editorship of the tyrannical Morton with his subordinates, Miss Newton the secretary and Henry Kent, a young reporter. Considering Kent has poor writing and grammatical skills for a professional journalist, the staff have numerous events that illustrate various lessons about writing. Furthermore, Kent often have equally educational daydreams where he is a dashing hero illustrating various writing concepts. Every episode of Write On was five minutes in length. They were written by Ken MacKay and Jed MacKay.

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