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Ray Bradbury
Awarded a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, recognizing a lifetime of influential literary works, Ray Bradbury wrote from a desire to “live forever”. Through sci fi, fantasy, horror and mystery to themes of death, loneliness and the dark...
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Shirley Jackson
A master of the macabre, Shirley Jackson explores the creepy underbelly of domestic life, with a sharp focus on the challenges that women face.
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Alice Walker
As the first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction, Alice Walker helped to bring the Black experience to readers across the globe. A true trailblazer, her work continues to entertain and enlighten.
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Theme, Setting & Plot
Theme, Setting & Plot explains how the structure of the text contributes to its theme, setting, or plot.
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Supporting the Main Idea- Literature
Supporting the Main Idea Literature analyzes literature by showing how examples of paraphrasing and quotes support the main idea about the text.
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Text Structure and Genre
Text Structure and Genre shows how knowledge of the structure of a text can determine the genre of the text.
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Unfolding Plot
Unfolding Plot describes how a given story's plot unfolds by retelling the story and citing events.
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The Importance of Setting
A video entitled “The Importance of Setting” which explores how to revise the setting of a text to change the mood.
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Nonfiction
This video discusses the nonfiction genre as well as qualities, types of pieces, and characteristics of the genre.
Señor Jordan
Cuentas Conmigo - Episodio 9 (past tense)
So we're finally getting somewhere in the story... literally... [slaps knee]. Jamoncito finally leaves the couch of his friend in the street in search of a pink penguin for his friend. Will he find her?
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Cuentas Conmigo - Episodio 8 (past tense)
In this thrilling episode, we find out what Luis has to get out of furthering his friendship with Jamoncito, a striped pig and compulsive liar.
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Cuentas conmigo - Episodio 7 (past tense)
In this exciting episode we see how Luis, the green penguin reacts to Jamoncito's treachery!
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Cuentas Conmigo - Episodio 6 (past tense)
In this episode we see how Jamoncito attempts to deal with his forgetting his friend's birthday party!
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Cuentas Conmigo - Episodio 5 (past tense)
Here's another thrilling installment of "Cuentas Conmigo"! In this installment, we discover the true meaning of Jamoncito's dismay!
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Cuentas conmigo - Episodio 4 (past tense)
Sorry it's a little late. But in this riveting episode of "Cuentas Conmigo," we finally discover the name of our hero... well maybe not hero. I mean he DOES live on a couch loaned to him by his friend the green penguin. Either way, we...
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Cuentas Conmigo - Episodio 20 (past tense)
Will Jamoncito ever find true happiness? Will Luis ever get his girlfriend? Will the orange pig retaliate after Jamoncito punched him? Find out answers to all these questions in the final installment of "Cuentas Conmigo."
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Cuentas Conmigo - Episodio 15 (past tense)
In this episode, we discover where that angry green penguin lives!
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Cuentas Conmigo - Episodio 14 (past tense)
Did Jamoncito ever find out if the mermaid could help him or what else he might be able to do to change the color of the penguin?!
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Cuentas Conmigo - Episodio 12 (past tense)
In this episode, we have a pig on a mission to find paint and a brush. Where does he go?
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Cuentas Conmigo - Episodio 10 (past tense)
So Jamoncito finally ventures to Chile... but how does he get there again?
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Cuentas Conmigo - Episodio 13 (past tense)
Hopefully you didn't lose sleep over the weekend wondering how exactly the two made it to the lake! But what did they find at the lake? Is Jamoncito's journey finally coming to a close?
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Cuentas Conmigo - Episodio 11 (past tense)
In this episode we find out what exactly lives in Chile. Does Jamoncito find a pink penguin for his friend?
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I Recall: Part 3
“I Recall: Part 3” discusses parts of a fable, reads “The Ant and the Grasshopper,” and answers questions about the fable.