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Crafting a Strong Opening Paragraph: Making a Brave Statement
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of writing a strong opening paragraph to engage readers. They discuss three common ways to draft an opening paragraph - telling a story, asking an interesting question, or making a brave...
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Adding Specific Words and Phrases to Make Your Writing Come Alive
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using precise words and phrases in writing to create vivid mental images for readers. The teacher guides students through examples and practice exercises to help them understand the...
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Writing Strong Introductions: Making Your Topic and Purpose Clear
In this video, the teacher guides students through the process of writing an effective introduction for an opinion text. They explain the three main parts of an introduction and provide examples to help students understand how to...
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Capitalizing Titles Correctly: A Lesson in Writing
In this video, the teacher explains the rules for capitalizing titles correctly. The students are given examples and practice sheets to apply the rules themselves. The teacher also provides a draft of a narrative and guides the students...
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Identifying and Fixing Sentence Fragments
In this video, the teacher explains the concept of sentence fragments and how to identify and fix them in writing. The video provides examples and offers strategies for revising fragments by adding missing information. It also includes...
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Mastering Homophones: Its vs. It's
In this video, the teacher guides students through a lesson on the correct usage of the homophones "its" and "it's." The lesson includes explanations of contractions, possessive pronouns, and examples of sentences using the homophones....
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Maintaining Narrative Point of View in Writing
This video is a lesson for students on maintaining a consistent narrative point of view in their writing. The teacher explains the different types of point of view, provides examples, and guides the students through practice exercises.
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Using Past Perfect Verbs to Describe Completed Actions in the Past
This video is a lesson on using past perfect verbs to describe completed actions in the past. The teacher explains the concept of past perfect tense and provides examples to help students understand how to use it in their writing. The...
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Using Similes to Make Your Writing More Expressive
In this video, the teacher explains the concept of similes and how they can be used to make writing more expressive. The students are guided through examples and exercises to practice using similes in their own writing.
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Revising Writing: Omitting Irrelevant Information
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of including only relevant information in writing. They guide students through a practice exercise of identifying and omitting irrelevant sentences in a text about sound. The teacher...
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Giraffe Caught On Camera Drinking From Swimming Pool
KARIEGA GAME RESERVE, SOUTH AFRICA - JULY 10: 40 year old writer and homemaker, Kali Sakai, and her husband got a pleasant surprise as they returned from breakfast and found a thirsty giraffe drinking water out of their swimming pool....
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Adding Modifiers to Noun Phrases for Descriptive Writing
In this video, the teacher explains the concept of noun phrases and how writers use them to make their writing more descriptive and specific. The teacher provides examples and practice exercises for adding modifiers to nouns to create...
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Writing the First Draft of Your Essay
In this video, the teacher explains the process of writing the first draft of an essay using a boxes and bullets outline as a guide. The steps include writing each set of boxes and bullets as a new paragraph in full sentences, analyzing...
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Making Cause and Effect Relationships Clear with Transition Words
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of clearly explaining cause and effect relationships in writing. They provide examples of transition words and phrases that can be used to highlight these relationships. The teacher also...
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Organizing Ideas into Paragraphs
In this video, the teacher guides students on how to revise their writing by organizing ideas into paragraphs. They discuss the importance of topic sentences, indenting, and keeping related information together. The teacher provides...
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Using Plural Nouns Correctly
In this video, the teacher provides a lesson on using plural nouns correctly. The students learn about regular and irregular plural nouns, and they practice identifying and using plural nouns in sentences. The teacher also guides the...
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Punctuating Dialogue Correctly
This video is a lesson on correctly punctuating dialogue in writing. The teacher explains the use of quotation marks and commas to indicate when a character is speaking. The students are given practice exercises and examples to reinforce...
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Using Regular Past Tense Verbs Correctly
In this video, the teacher explains the concept of regular past tense verbs and how to use them correctly. The lesson includes examples and practice exercises to reinforce understanding. Students are encouraged to revise their own...
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Using Commas to Set Off Tag Questions
This video provides a clear explanation and practice exercises on how to use commas to set off tag questions in writing. It emphasizes the importance of proper punctuation to make writing clearer and easier for readers to understand....
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Using Modal Auxiliaries to Improve Writing Clarity
In this video, the teacher explains the concept of modal auxiliary verbs and how they are used to show different times, moods, or conditions in writing. The teacher provides examples and prompts for practice, helping students understand...
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Writing an Introduction with a Preview of Ideas
In this video, the teacher guides students through the process of writing an introduction that previews the main ideas of their text. They provide practice exercises and examples to help students understand how to identify the main idea...
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Crafting a Powerful Conclusion: Restating Your Thesis and Encouraging Action
In this video, the teacher provides guidance on how to end an essay in a way that leaves the reader thinking. They emphasize the importance of restating the thesis, explaining why it's important, and inviting the reader to take action....
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How to Write a Powerful Conclusion for an Argumentative Essay
In this video, the teacher explains the steps to draft a strong conclusion for an argumentative essay. The steps include summarizing the argument, identifying a solution, and presenting the consequence of inaction. The teacher provides...
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Perfect Tense: Showing Time Relationships in Writing
In this video, the teacher explains the concept of perfect tense and how it is used to show time relationships in writing. The teacher provides examples and a timeline to help students understand the different forms of perfect tense. The...