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AutoCAD 2023 Masterclass - Produce Amazing Site Plans Quickly - Exterior Nine-Inch Walls
In this video, we will focus on drafting exterior walls that are nine inches thick in AutoCAD 2D. You will learn how to create walls with proper dimensions and alignments, set wall properties, and ensure accurate representation of the...
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AutoCAD 2023 Masterclass - Produce Amazing Site Plans Quickly - Boundary Walls
In this video, you will learn how to draft boundary walls in AutoCAD 2D. You will learn how to create walls along property lines, set wall thickness, and apply appropriate properties such as color and linetype.
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AutoCAD 2023 Masterclass - Produce Amazing Site Plans Quickly - Creating Layers
In this video, we will cover the creation and management of layers in AutoCAD 2D, which are essential for organizing and controlling the visibility of objects in the drawing. You will learn how to create layers, assign properties such as...
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ChatGPT 101 - Supercharge Your Work and Life with ChatGPT - How to Use Expert Personas
This video focuses on how to use expert personas to enhance the quality of responses from ChatGPT. You will learn about the benefits of using expert personas and strategies for creating and using them effectively, with examples of how...
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The Shape Poem
Mr. Griot reviews the elements of a shape poem and reads I. C. Nightly’s “My Good Friend the Moon.” He brainstorms ideas for writing a shape poem.
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Wish You Could Have Been Here
Mr. Griot provides guidance through the process of editing and revising a friendly letter, writing the final draft, and correctly addressing an envelope.
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The Friendly Letter
Mr. Griot describes the characteristics of a friendly letter. He also models writing a rough draft of a friendly letter.
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My Grandfather, the Firefighter
Mr. Griot reviews the key elements to an interview. Then he creates a rough draft paper for the interview he previously conducted with his grandfather. Next, he uses the Proofreading Checklist to edit the paper and create a final draft.
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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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Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Mr. Griot explains where to locate sources for research. He demonstrates taking notes, creating a graphic organizer, and writing a rough draft about baseball.
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Mr. Griot and the Classic Car Show
Mr. Griot writes a news article for the local newspaper. He decides what to write about and creates a rough draft. Then he edits the rough draft using the Proofreading Checklist.
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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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Book Report: Latasha and the Little Red Tornado
Mr. Griot describes the elements of a good book report. Then he creates a graphic organizer to help begin a book report about Latasha and the Little Red Tornado.
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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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Can’t Get Enough of That Zoo
Mr. Griot teaches how to use graphic organizers to organize his ideas and write a rough draft 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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From First Draft to Final Copy
Mr. Griot shows how to use a graphic organizer to organize the subject of his biography by early life, middle life, and late life. Then he demonstrates the importance of revising and editing. Finally, he reads the final draft of a...
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Your Final Score Is Your First Draft
How to critically examine your own music, and take it from good to great
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Your Final Score Is Your First Draft
How to critically examine your own music, and take it from good to great
Great Big Story
From Football Safety to Neurosurgeon
Follow Myron Rolle's journey from the NFL to becoming a neurosurgeon, defying stereotypes and pursuing his passion for medicine.
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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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Biography:Writing the Rough Draft
Mr. Griot models how to use the information he researched for a biography to write the first draft of his biography.
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Mackinac Island: A Step Back in Time
Mr. Griot recounts the steps taken to plan and write an informative essay and models the completion of the essay by writing a final draft.
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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.