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What is a Primary Source?

This video defines a primary source and what makes it different from a secondary source. What counts as original material? And where can we find these primary sources now?


Common Core Videos 13 videos

Common Core 4.6 Reading Literary Text
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Whale, whale, whale...what have we got here? Looks like a question about what Kipling was trying to achieve in "How the Whale Got His Throat." Fun...

Common Core 8th Grade 1.4 Reading Literary Text
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Common Core 8th Grade 1.4 Reading Literary Text. What does the word astonishment most likely mean in this sentence?

8th Grade Common Core 1.5 Reading Literary Text
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In this video, we'll learn about the relationship between Perseus and the Gorgons. Hopefully it's not complicated.

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Grammar & Punctuation Videos 93 videos

Affect vs. Effect
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This video explains the difference between affect and effect and provide tips for remembering which is which and when to use each one. If you suffe...

Your vs. You're
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Its vs. It's
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What’s the difference between its and it’s (spoiler alert: it’s more than just an apostrophe). This video covers the use of both of these wor...

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Test Prep Videos 1540 videos

CAHSEE 1.1 Passage Drill
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CAHSEE 1.1 English Language Arts Passage Drill. Which line is an example of a metaphor?

CAHSEE 1.3 Passage Drill
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CAHSEE 1.3 Passage Drill. Which of the following is the best way to express the meaning of the word alumni in this sentence?

CAHSEE 1.2 Passage Drill
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CAHSEE 1.2 Passage Drill. Which of these sentences from the story best illustrates the sensitive side of the narrator's nature?

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Writing Videos 89 videos

Semicolons
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Either/Or, Neither/Nor, and Both/And
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This video covers how to use either/or, neither/nor, and both/and. How do these word pairs change the meaning of a sentence? Do we use singular or...

Colons
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This video covers colons. How do you use them in a sentence? What do they have to do with lists?

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