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Combining Sentences
Join us today as we learn how to combine simple sentences into longer, complex sentences. In this video, we review how to use dependent clauses, conjunctions, and appositives to help piece together short sentences into a looonngg, smooth...
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The Writing Process
In this video, students are introduced to the writing process, a step by step guide to help writers tackle this subject. Young writers are encouraged to follow the process and create excellent writing.
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The Writing Process: Creating a Picture Book of Community Heroes
Join us in this lesson as we learn all about the writing process. The writing process is a step by step guide to help us take an idea and turn it into a written masterpiece. Start from the beginning and take baby steps, writing doesn't...
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Intrapreneur
What does it mean to be an Intrapreneur? Intrapreneurship is the act of behaving like an entrepreneur while working within a large organization.
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Halo Effect
What is the Halo Effect? The halo effect is the tendency for positive impressions of a person, company, country, brand, or product in one area to positively or negatively influence one's opinion or feelings in other areas.
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Affinity Diagram - Applied in Entrepreneurship
What is an Affinity Diagram as it is used in Entrepreneurship? The affinity diagram organizes a large number of ideas into their natural relationships. It is the organized output from a brainstorming session. Use it to generate,...
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Ratselvermehrung
What is Ratselvermehrung? Rätselvermehrung is an alternative creativity tool based on combining problems of different sorts to find solutions in an indirect way.
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Nominal Group Technique
What is Nominal Group Technique? The nominal group technique is a group process involving problem identification, solution generation, and decision making. It can be used in groups of many sizes, who want to make their decision quickly,...
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Entrepreneurship For Kids - Naomi's Business Idea
In this video, Naomi comes up with various business ideas before deciding to start a lemonade stand
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Rediscovering Buddhism
Award-winning author Pankaj Mishra describes how many people educated in the Western tradition, himself included, have only recently come to appreciate the intellectual significance of many aspects of Buddhist thought.
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Public Intellectuals and Universities
Classicist and political theorist Josiah Ober (Stanford) reflects on the societal role of universities and the importance of academics engaging with the outside world.
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The American Model
Author and independent scholar Matthew Stewart describes how the success of the American Revolution broadcasts a universal message.
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Philosophical Thinking
UC Berkeley political theorist Mark Bevir relates his belief in the importance of thinking philosophically in order to make vital progress in the social sciences.
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Mysterious Mountain Man
Author and independent scholar Matthew Stewart recounts his puzzlement when first confronted with Ethan Allen’s 477-page philosophical tract.
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Willful Ignorance
Author and independent scholar Pankaj Mishra describes how many Eastern ideas and perspectives have been routinely ignored by the West.
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Walking in Another's Shoes
Author and independent scholar Pankaj Mishra describes the importance of looking at matters from others points of view, even if we strongly disagree with the eventual outcome.
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Drafting
Drafting explores the important elements of the drafting step of the writing process.
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Revising Writing
This video discusses the purpose of, and techniques for, revising writing.
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Nonfiction
This video discusses the nonfiction genre as well as qualities, types of pieces, and characteristics of the genre.
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Compare and Contrast Text Structure
Compare and Contrast Text Structure identifies the common characteristics of the compare and contrast structure of informational text.
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Cinquain Poetry
Cinquain Poetry reviews the elements of a cinquain poem and composes one that describes a person, place, or thing.
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Revising
Revising explores the important elements of the revising step of the writing process.
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The Amazing Writing Process
“The Amazing Writing Process” is a video that provides an overview of the five steps of the writing process. The five steps include prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing.