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How to Read Shakespeare
“How to Read Shakespeare” explains how to read a Shakespearean play.
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Complex Characters
“Complex Characters” will break down the different characteristics of a complex character.
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Revising Simple Sentences
“Revising Simple Sentences” will explain how to revise simple sentences in order to vary sentence structure.
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A Gift for Sam: Plot
A Gift for Sam: Plot describes the sequence of events that take place in a story, called the plot.
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Bob Grows a Garden: Conflict
Bob Grows a Garden: Conflict describes the challenge that a character faces in a story, called the problem or conflict, as well as the resolution, or how the problem is resolved.
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Learning to Fly: Setting
Learning to Fly: Setting describes the setting of a story as time and place, or when and where the story occurs.
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Bob Grows a Garden
This video tells the story of Bob Grows a Garden, written by William Parham.
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Author’s Style
Students will learn about different aspects that go into creating an author’s unique writing style.
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Greek Roots
Greek Roots explores how to determine the meaning of unfamiliar complex words by using knowledge of Greek roots.
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Creating Meaning: Structure and Sound
This video will help students understand how poetry is organized and how the sound adds to the overall meaning of the written work.
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Prefixes and Suffixes
"Prefixes and Suffixes" explores how to determine the meanings of unfamiliar complex words by analyzing the words’ prefixes and suffixes.
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Metaphors and Similes
Metaphors and Similes explores metaphors and similes by interpreting literal and figurative meanings.
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Persuasive Writing
Persuasive Writing explains the concept of persuasive by citing the characteristics and describing the purpose of persuasive text.
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Misplaced Modifiers
This video will cover modifiers and how best to identify them and rectify them within sentences where they are misplaced.
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Dependent Clauses
Dependent Clauses identifies and defines various types of clauses by reading sentences that contain noun, relative, and adverbial clauses.
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Independent and Dependent Clauses
The student will cover dependent and independent clauses and their functions within a sentence by reviewing definitions and looking at examples.
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Comparative and Superlative Adverbs
The student will learn about the different ways in which adverbs can be modified and practice using them in a sentence.
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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
The student will learn the basic rules for making comparative and superlative forms of adjectives.
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Subject and Verb Agreement
The student will learn the rules for proper use of singular and plural subjects and verbs by looking at examples in sentences.
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Descriptive Language
This video explores the idea of descriptive language and how tone, mood, and imagery all work in conjunction to enhance any form of writing.
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The True Meaning of a Word
The student will learn the difference between denotative and connotative meanings by exploring a variety of examples of both, in and out of sentences.
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Idioms and Puns
Explore idioms and puns by interpreting literal and figurative meanings.
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Figurative Language: Creating Meaning with Comparisons
This video will help students understand the critical role of comparative figurative language (metaphor, simile, and personification) in establishing theme in poetry.
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Organizing an Argument
“Organizing an Argument” will explain how to structure a valid, clear argument.