Curated OER
Capturing Authentic Narratives
“Authentic narrative is the glue that connects people.” So says the narrator of this short video who models for young journalists how to craft the questions and identify the sources that will yield the information needed to create a...
Yossarian the Grammarian
English Composition Manifesto: Normal Prose
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains the different types of sentences in prose. [8:59]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Colons and Semicolons
This video lesson focuses on the rules for using colons and semicolons including what they do and where they go.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Narrative Key Elements
This video lesson focuses on the key elements of writing a narrative: point of view, tone, reflective statement, pacing, emphasis, and cohesion. W.9-10.3,3a, 3b, 3c, 3e Narratives, W.11-12.3,3a, 3b, 3c, 3e Narratives
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Process Papers: Organization
This video lesson focuses on organizing a process paper including how to organize using chronological sequencing in a step-by-step fashion. It includes breaking down and evaluating it in either parts to a whole or whole to parts fashion.
Brightstorm
Brightstorm Act Prep: Top Punctuation Rules
Video teaches grammar, punctuation and sentence structure skills to help prepare students for the ACT. L.11-12.1b Usage issues. [4:09]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Run Ons and Comma Splices
A video [4:37] explaining the common sentence errors of run-ons and comma splices. L.11-12.3a Syntax
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Colons and Semicolons
This lesson focuses on colons and semicolons; it explains the difference between colons and semicolons and their purposes. It discusses the purposes and uses of the colon with examples of each; it also discusses the purposes and uses of...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Commas in a Series
This lesson focuses on using commas in a series; it defines series and offers examples of series of words and series of phrases. It discusses the need for parallel construction of the items in a series and how to punctuate them...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Concise Language: Avoiding Redundancy
This screencast offers several methods to help readers spot and fix redundancy in their writing. She discusses why concise writing is important, and specific ways to edit for a more expressive, concise text. Includes short quiz. [3:32]
BBC
Bbc: Skillswise: Punctuation
This Skillswise site focuses on punctuation. Included are a video about why learning the different kinds of punctuation is important, fact sheets and worksheets for instruction, quizzes on the information presented, and several games to...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Colon as a Separator
The colon can separate parts of a title, citations of religious texts, and the hour and minutes in the time of day. Paige explains how!
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Linking Function of the Colon
KA grammarian Paige introduces an important piece of punctuation that helps link items in a sentence: the colon!
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Punctuating a List
Learn how to use commas to punctuate a written list of people, things, actions, or events.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to the Semicolon
Paige introduces a piece of punctuation called the semicolon; this punctuation can link closely related independent clauses together in a sentence.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Revising a Conclusion
This lesson discusses improve a conclusion through revision. [18:45]