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Sophia: Highlighting Shifts in Topic and Point of View Instructional VideoSophia: Highlighting Shifts in Topic and Point of View Instructional Video
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Sophia Learning
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9th - 10th
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English Language Arts
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Sophia: Highlighting Shifts in Topic and Point of View

Curated by ACT

This tutorial focuses on shifts in topic and point of view in writing using two videos. The first video defines shifts in writing, how to indicate a shift in topic by using transition words, subheadings, or a change in font, how to indicate shifts in point of view using headings, blocks of white space, fonts, introductory paragraphs, or quotation marks. The second video focuses on the above strategies, how to pick one, and examples. Real Player is required.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

headings, point of view

Additional Tags

changing focus, shifts in point of view, shifts in topic, transition words, sophia learning, sophia english, writing instructions

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

Common Core

W.11-12.3.a

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