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German Writing Hacks: From Basics to Brilliance in 5 Steps
This is your guide to mastering German writing! Struggling with German sentences? Transform your writing into a fluid, expressive masterpiece with our easy-to-follow 5-step process. This is perfect for German learners at any level - from...
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Mastering Contractions and Singular Possessive Pronouns
Dive into the world of contractions and singular possessive pronouns, the everyday tools of the English language that enhance clarity and fluency in communication. Learn how contractions streamline sentences, transforming "cannot" into...
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Punctuation Perfection: Using Commas with Adjectives
This video focuses on the correct use of commas in sentences with multiple adjectives, using engaging examples like fish descriptions and seaweed hiding spots. It teaches how commas separate adjectives to make sentences clearer and...
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The Origins and Power of Writing: Unraveling Human Communication
Explore the fascinating journey of writing, from its ancient roots in Mesopotamia to its evolution into the complex systems we use today. Learn how the invention of writing was driven by practical needs such as trade and how it...
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ChatGPT for Creatives - Organizational Tools
In this video, we will discuss some organizational tools that can be helpful in using ChatGPT for storytelling. These tools can help you keep track of your ideas, characters, and plot points, making it easier to stay organized and...
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Chatbots for Beginners: A Complete Guide to Build Chatbots - Project: Conversational Chatbot Development with Machine Learning: Lemmatization and Processed Text
In this video, we will look at the project's next step, the lemmatization process, using the WordNet lemmatizer and the NLTK library for the conversational chatbot. This clip is from the chapter "Basics of Chatbots with Machine Learning...
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Review for You: Understanding Quotes
Mr. Griot reviews dialogue and the types of punctuation that are commonly used when writing it.
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game: Final Copy
Mr. Griot reviews the rough draft he wrote about baseball. Then he uses a rubric to evaluate his work. Once he edits and corrects the paper, he writes a final copy of the research report about baseball.
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Review for You: Using Commas
Mr. Griot reviews the comma and the many ways it is used to punctuate common sentences.
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New and Improved: Lincoln Park Opens a Petting Zoo
Mr. Griot reviews the elements of a newspaper article. Then he uses the proofreading checklist and identifies and corrects errors.
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Personal Narrative: Transforming the Draft into the Final Copy
Mr. Griot works to revise, edit, and add details to a personal narrative. He then models writing the final copy of a personal narrative.
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Stretch’s New Bicycle
Mr. Griot works to create his own fable. Then he edits the story and creates a final copy of the fable.
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Nonfiction Expository Writing: Revision
Mr. Griot describes how to revise a nonfiction expository writing essay.
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End Punctuation
“End Punctuation” discusses the period, exclamation point, and question mark and explains when to use each type of end punctuation mark.
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Biography:Revising and Editing
Mr. Griot models how to use a rubric to revise the first draft of his biography and how to use the proofreading checklist to proofread and edit his writing.
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Mackinac Island: Revised
Mr. Griot models using rubrics and checklists to self-evaluate and edit the rough draft of his informative essay.
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What Kind Is It, and How Does It End?
Mr. Griot explains the four types of sentences and their end marks of punctuation. He also points out some ways to identify each in when reading and writing.
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One Thought or Two?
Mr. Griot teaches the elements of a simple sentence. He also explains the process of joining simple sentences with a coordinating conjunction to create a compound sentence.
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Parentheses, Dashes, and Ellipses
Mr. Griot explains the uses of three new marks of punctuation: dashes, parentheses, and ellipses.
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Review for You: Quotation Marks
Mr. Griot reviews the correct placement of quotation marks when writing direct quotes.
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Presenting: “Usage is Right”
Mr. Griot hosts a game show which practices using parentheses, dashes, and ellipses correctly.
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Questions and Statements
“Questions and Statements” explains questions and statements, giving several examples of each.
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Stephanie Burt - We Are Mermaids: Poems " "
Stephanie Burt is a literary critic and poet at Harvard University. In this video, she introduces and reads a poem from her latest book "We Are Mermaids," which features a blend of imaginative elements with real-world identities. The...
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Citing Sources: Internet Website
Citing Sources: Internet Website shows how to cite an Internet source by writing the correct citation for a provided website using correct capitalization and punctuation.