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COLONS - Lesson (A) Introduction to Colons (Grades 4-6)
Students will learn that a colon is used to introduce an 'example'. Colons are also used to introduce an 'explanation'. Finally, students will also learn that colons are used to introduce 'lists'. It is recommended that students watch this video a few times before completing the worksheet.
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DESCRIPTIVE WRITING - Lesson (A) Sentences (Grades 1-3)
When writing a descriptive sentence, students must create a clear picture of a thing or person. In this video, students will learn how to look at a picture, write down point form notes based on sensory words, and then create descriptive sentences. This lesson is a good start for all students who want to learn how to write with more detail.
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DESCRIPTIVE WRITING - Lesson (B) Paragraphs (Grades 4-6)
A descriptive paragraph tells about a topic. The paragraph should include several sentences that clearly describe the topic. The paragraph should include sensory words. This video shows students how to develop and use sensory words in order to add more description and detail to a paragraph. Students will also learn how to develop a strong topic sentence that grabs the reader's attention.
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DESCRIPTIVE WRITING - Lesson (C) Writing a Descriptive Essay (Grades 4-8 )
A descriptive essay is a piece of writing that includes specific language, sensory words, and detail. In this lesson, students will learn how to create an outline for a descriptive essay. They will learn how to construct an introductory paragraph, topic sentences, main ideas, and a concluding paragraph. It is essential that students have a good understanding of how to write a topic sentence (see video) and a complete paragraph (see video). Students should print out he worksheet before watching this video.
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EDITING and PROOFREADING - Introduction to Editing and Proofreading (Grades 4-6)
When students edit and proofread their work, they must do so systematically. This lesson shows students how to properly edit and proofread their work. It is essential that students have some understanding of basic grammar, punctuation, and other writing skills before watching this video.
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EXPLANATION WRITING - Lesson (A) How to Write an Explanation (Grades 2-3)
In this video lesson, students will learn how to properly write an explanation. An explanation is a reason for something. When writing an explanation, students will learn how to add details and use descriptive writing. This writing lesson shows students the characteristics of a well written explanation. Students will learn to use the first sentence as an introduction to the explanation. They will then learn how to add details, descriptive words, and expressive language. This lesson is suited for grade 2 and 3 students with grade level writing skills. The worksheet can be used as a reference tool for future explantion writing assignments in school.
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EXPLANATION WRITING - Lesson (B) How to Write an Explanation (Grades 4-6)
In this video lesson, students will learn how to properly write an explanation. An explanation describes how something works or how something comes about. This lesson shows students how to properly organize an explanation into paragraphs. This writing lesson shows students the characteristics and format of a well written explanation. The worksheet can be used as a reference tool for future explantion writing assignments in school.
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ITALICS - Using Italics in Writing (Grades 4-6)
In this video, students will properly learn to use italics when writing. This lesson will show students to italicize certain titles, crafts and vessels, and words and letters used on their own (i.e. words and letters used on their own and not within a word).
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LETTER WRITING - Lesson (B) Writing a Business Letter (Grades 4-6)
In this lesson, students will learn how to write a business letter. Students will see all the components in a business letter and be able to sort these components into a new letter.
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LETTER WRITING - Lesson (A) Writing a Friendly Letter (Grades 1-3)
This video shows younger students how to write a friendly letter. Students will learn the five parts of a friendly letter. This lesson emphasizes the strucutre of letter writing.
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LETTER WRITING - Lesson (C) Letter to the Editor (Grades 4-6)
A letter to the editor is a work of persuasive writing with the focus to influence newspaper readers to the viewpoint of the writer. In this video, students will learn the characteristics of a letter to the editor. They will become familiar with writing a greeting, a topic sentence, supporting details, and a signature.
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MESSAGE WRITING - Writing a Message (Grades 2-3)
In this lesson, students will learn that they write a message in order to inform someone about something. In a message, it is important that students clearly show the main idea in their first sentence. Students will also learn the correct strucutre of a message starting with an opening, a paragraph, and a closing.
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NEGATIVES - Lesson (A) Introduction to Double Negatives (Grades 1-3)
A negative word indicates "no". When two negative words are used, the phrase becomes a positive, or 'yes' statement. In this lesson, students will learn to use only one negative word (by omitting the other negative word) in order to indicate 'no'.
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NEGATIVES - Lesson (B) Double Negatives in Sentences (Grades 4-6)
A negative word indicates 'no'. When two negative words are used, the phrase becomes a positive, or 'yes' statement. If there are two negative words in a sentence, we get rid of 1 negative word and change it to a positive word. In this writing video, students will learn how to correct sentences with double negatives. Students will learn how to change a double negative (which is actually a positive statement) into a single negative (which is a negative statement) statement.
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PARAGRAPHS - Lesson (A) Introduction to Paragraphs (Grades 1-3)
In this video, students will learn that a paragraph is a group of sentences about the same topic. A good paragraph has the first line indented. The first sentence is the topic sentence (main idea) and each other sentence supports and tells about the main idea.
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PARAGRAPHS - Lesson (B) Paragraph Format (Grades 1-3)
In this lesson, students will learn that the correct format of a paragraph includes indentation, capitalization, and the correct punctuation. In this lesson, students will have the opportunity to rewrite a paragraph and correct its format.
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PARAGRAPHS - Lesson (C) Writing an Informational Paragraph (Grades 4-6)
An informational paragraph is a paragraph that gives facts. Informational paragraphs can be found in reports and essays. In this lesson, students will learn how to properly organize an informational paragraph. They will also learn how to write a good topic sentence, a factual body of information, and a strong conclusion that ties in with the topic sentence.
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PERSONAL NARRATIVE - Lesson (A) Personal Narratives/Recount Writing (Grades 1-3)
A personal narrative, or recount, is a retelling of the writer's own experiences. The writer discusses an event that happened in the past. In this lesson, students will learn how to: properly write a title, use an appropriate opening sentence to show the 5w's. create paragraphs with separate ideas, use transition words, and write in first person. It is recommended that students watch the video lessons on topic sentences, transition words, and writing a paragraph before participating in this lesson.
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PERSONAL NARRATIVE - Lesson (B) Personal Narratives/Recount Writing (Grades 4-6)
A personal narrative or recount is a retelling of something that happened to the person who tells it. Personal narratives are based on the experiences of the writer. In this lesson, students will learn how to properly organize a personal narrative/recount in time-order sequence. Students will also learn how to use tranisition words in order to begin paragraphs when writing a narrative/recount. It is recommended that students watch the videos on 'transition words' and 'paragraphs' before watching this lesson.
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PERSPECTIVE - Point of View and Perspective (Grades 4-6)
When a writer writes a story, he or she chooses a narrator to tell the story. Sometimes, the narrator is one of the characters in the story. Words like 'I' and 'me' are used to show first person point of view (or perspective). When a narrator tells about the action but is not part of the action, the story is written in third person point of view (or perspective). Words such as 'he', 'she', 'him','her', 'they', and sometimes names of people show that the story is third person.
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PERSUASIVE WRITING - Lesson (A) Introduction to Persuasive Writing (Grades 2-4)
The purpose for persuasive writing is for students to put their ideas on paper and support their ideas with proof. In this lesson, students will learn how to write a persuasive piece of writing using different paragraphs for specific functions. This lesson is geared towards proficient primary (grades 2-3) writers and emerging junior (grade 4) writers.
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PERSUASIVE WRITING - Lesson (B) Persuasive / Exposition Writing (Grades 4-6)
The purpose of persuasive/exposition writing is to develop ideas and support them with proof in order to create a logical argument with a point of view. In this video lesson, students will learn the correct structure and format of a piece of persuasive writing. Students should thoroughly read the text contained in the worksheet before watching the video.
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PROCEDURE WRITING - Lesson (A) How to Write a Procedure (Grades 1-3)
The purpose of writing a procedure is to give clear, simple to follow directions in the order which they are to be followed. In this video, students will learn that a procedure contains the following: 1) A title, 2) Items needed, 3) Step by step instuctions (in order), 4) Special instructions that are not included in the steps.
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PROCEDURE WRITING - Lesson (B) How to Write a Procedure (Grades 4-6)
The purpose of writing a procedure is to give clear, simple to follow directions in the order in which they are to be followed. In this lesson, students will learn how to write a procedure using the following guidelines: 1)Develop a Goal or Aim 2) Indicate the Requirements 3) Write the Steps in Logical Order 4) Write an Evaluation - indicating whether or not the goal was achieved.
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QUESTIONS - Types of Questions in Writing (Grades 4-6)
There are three types of questions: direct, indirect, and series. In this lesson, students will learn the difference betweent the three types of questions. Understanding these differences will help students when writing.
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QUOTATION MARKS - Lesson (A) Introduction to Quotation Marks (Grades 2-3)
Quotation marks are a type of punctuation mark used to 'go around the words that people say'. This video shows students how to determine which words in a sentence are the ones being spoken. Students will also learn where to place the quotation marks once the spoken words are found.
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QUOTATION MARKS - Lesson (B) Quotation Marks in Titles (Grades 4-6)
Some titles have quotation marks around them. Students will learn that articles, chapter titles, and song and poem titles have quotation marks around them in writing. Students will become aware that book titles do not need quotation marks.
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QUOTATION MARKS - Lesson (C) Single Quotation Marks (Grades 4-6)
In this lesson, students will learn to use single quotation marks when a word is highlighted (accentuated) or a title is used inside a direct quote.
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QUOTATION MARKS - Lesson (D) Direct and Indirect Quoatations (Grades 4-6)
In this lesson, students will learn the difference between direct and indirect quotations.
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REPORT WRITING - Lesson (A) Writing a Report (Grades 2-3) (Junior students can watch as well)
A report is a group of paragraphs with information about a topic. In this lesson, students will learn how to properly write a report. They will learn how to create a proper title, introductory sentence, paragraphs (body), and concluding statement. It is recommended that students have a good understanding about paragraph writing (see the lesson in Tutorgiant) before watching this video.
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REPORT WRITING - Lesson (B) How to Write a Report (Grades 4-6)
The purpose of a report is to systematically organize factual information to classify and describe something. A report involves research to explore a topic. In this lesson, students will learn how to create a well organized report. They will learn that a report has a title, opening sentence, a body with at least 3 paragraphs, and a concluding statement. It is recommended that students watch the videos on topic sentences and paragraphs before watching this video. Students should also print out the worksheets that accompany this video in order to follow along.
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SEMICOLONS - Lesson (A) Using Semicolons in Writing (Grades 7-8)
A semicolon is used to separate two independent, related clauses when a coordinate conjunction is not used. A semicolon is also used to join two independent, related clauses when the second clause begins with an adverb. In this video, students will learn how to properly use semicolons when writing.
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SENTENCES - Lesson (A) Beginning Letters and Periods (Grades 1-3)
A sentence is a group of words that tells a complete thought. A sentence ALWAYS starts with an uppercase (or capital) letter and ends with a punctuation mark (! ? .). This video intrduces young students to writing sentences starting with capital letters and ending with periods.
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SENTENCES - Lesson (B) Declarative Sentences (Grades 1-3)
A declarative sentence, also called a statement, always ends with a period. A declarative sentence states the way something 'is'. In this lesson, students will learn how to begin a declarative sentence with a capital (or uppercase) letter. Students will also learn how to distinguish declarative sentences from other types of sentences.
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SENTENCES - Lesson (C) Questions (Grades 1-3)
An 'asking' or interrogative sentence is also called a 'question'. A question ALWAYS starts with an uppercase (or capital) letter and ends with a question mark (?). Question sentences usually start with the following words: who, what, where, when, why, or how. In this video, students will learn to distinguish between question and other types of sentences.
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SENTENCES - Lesson (D) Exclamations (Grades 1-3)
An exclamatory sentence is used when the writer wants to 'show strong feelings'. An exclamatory sentence ALWAYS starts with an uppercase (or capital) letter and ends with an exclamation mark (!). This lesson shows students how to distinguish between exclamatory sentences and other types of sentences.
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SENTENCES - Lesson (E) Commands (Grades 1-3)
A 'command' type of sentence is also called an 'imperative' sentence. An imperative sentence 'tells you what to do' or 'makes a request'. Imperative sentences usually end in a period.
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SENTENCES - Lesson (F) Subject/Verb Agreement (Grades 4-6)
Sentences can be combined when their ideas are the same. Sometimes the verb must be changed when the subject changes from singular to plural. For example, we can say that 'he goes to school', but if we change the subject from 'he' to 'they', the verb changes from 'goes' to 'go'. The sentence then becomes 'they go to school'. In this video, students will learn how to change the verb when changing the subject from singular to plural.
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SENTENCES - Lesson (G) Run-On Sentences (Grades 4-6)
When two independent clauses are written together, they create a run-on sentence. To correct a run-on sentence, we must find out where the first sentence ends and the second begins. We can correct the run-on sentence by separating it into two sentences by adding punctuation and an uppercase letter. In this video, students will learn how to find the the two independent clauses and separate them into two senetencess.
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TITLES - Underlining Titles (Grades 4-6)
In this video lesson, students will learn to always underline the titles of: books, magazines, newspapers, plays and musicals, movies, and television shows.
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TRANSITION WORDS - Transition (Linking) Words (Grades 4-6)(Appropriate for Gr. 2-3)
Transition words help show when things happen in writing and in what order. Transition (aka. linking) words are very important when writing a personal narrative or recount. In this video lesson, students will learn how to correctly place transition words in the body of their writing.
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