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Sophia: Sequencing Transition Words
A screencast lesson introducing the appropriate use of transitional words and phrases that signal sequence. [2:29]
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Sophia: Storyboarding
A video lesson introducing how to use storyboarding with fiction reading selections. [8:46]
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Sophia: Strong vs. Weak Verbs
A screencast lesson explaining the difference between strong and weak verbs as well as how to replace weak verbs with stronger ones in a sentence. [4:17]
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Sophia: Strong vs. Weak Verbs
A video lesson explaining the difference between strong and weak verbs and providing examples of strong verbs that could be used to replace weaker verbs. [7:24]
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Sophia: Summaries
A video lesson introducing summaries and explaining the main goals when writing a summary. [8:44]
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Sophia: Synonyms
This screencast defines synonyms, explains their importance, and demonstrates how to find them using Thesaurus.com and the thesaurus in Microsoft Word. [4:32]
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Sophia: The Author's Voice
Notes introducing author's voice and identifying specific techniques authors use to express their voice. Students can either read or listen to the notes. W.11-12.1d Tone/Style
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Sophia: The Question Mark
This video lesson explains the rules for using the question mark and when not to use it. [4:45]
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Sophia: The Question Mark
A screencast lesson [4 mins, 7 secs] explaining the correct usage of question marks with interrogative sentences and question fragments.
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Sophia: Thesis Statements
A screencast lesson [2 mins, 39 secs] defining a thesis statement and outlining five steps to use when creating a strong thesis statement.
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Sophia: Topic Transitions in Writing
This video lesson [5 min.] focuses on effective topic transitions in writing. It discusses the importance of transitions, two ways to transition, why transitions need to be selected carefully to be effective, and provides lists of...
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Sophia: Using Affixes to Determine Meaning
This lesson shows how to use affixes to determine the meaning of unknown words. It provides definitions of terms and demonstrates how to use similar words and word parts to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. [2:30]
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Sophia: Using Strong Verbs
A video lesson defining a strong verb and explaining how to create strong verbs within a written text by changing passive voice to active voice, eliminating unnecessary qualifiers, and reducing phrases to a single word. [7:24]
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Sophia: Using Surrounding Sentences
This screencast lesson focuses on how to use surrounding sentences to determine word meaning when reading literature. It suggests looking at adjoining sentences, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. She uses two examples from "Wuthering...
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Sophia: Wit
Notes introducing wit and defining four different types of wit including epigrams, witticisms, quips, and repartees. An example is provided from Shakespeare's Hamlet, and notes can be both read and listened to.
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Sophia: Word With Multiple Meanings
This lesson focuses on determining the correct meaning of a word with multiple meanings. First it explains why words in English have multiple meanings. Then using the word "bear," it provides steps and examples for how to determine the...
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Sophia: Writing Numbers
This video lesson focuses on the rules for writing numbers in compositions, including how to write percents, fractions, centuries, etc. Real Player is required.
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Sophia: Active Reading
Notes introducing active reading and giving tips on how to do it more successfully. Students can read and/or listen to the notes.
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Sophia: Analyze the Impact of the Point of View
Notes describing a three-step process to analyze the impact of the point of view on a literary text. Notes can be both read and listened to.
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Sophia: Apa Bibliographies
Notes followed by two short screencasts explaining how to format a bibliography page and how to cite a book, online article, and website using APA formatting.
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Sophia: Apa Style
A screencast lesson introducing the APA style of formatting and provides background information about APA. [2:44]
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Sophia: Apostrophes
This screencast focuses on the apostrophe; it defines, discusses the three purposes for apostrophe: to show possession, to form contractions, and to show missing letters, and provides examples of each. Links to internet resources for...
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Sophia: Apostrophes and Contractions
A screencast lesson introducing contractions and explaining how to use apostrophes when forming contractions. [2:56]
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Sophia: Apostrophes and Possession
This lesson focuses on the use of apostrophes to form possessives; it lists the three purposes of apostrophes. It discusses the two types of possession: singular and plural and explains how to use the apostrophe with each. It provides...