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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 4.3 Reading Literary Text
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Common Core 8th Grade 4.3 Reading Literary Text. Which sentence best supports this inference?

Common Core 8th Grade 1.1 Reading Informational Text
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Common Core 8th Grade 1.1 Reading Informational Text. With which statement would the author most likely agree?

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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...

Question Marks
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Your vs. You're
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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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How a Thesis Statement Fits With the Rest of the Essay
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The London Bridge may be falling down, falling down, falling down....but your essay will be one stalwart structure that stands the tests of time.

How to Ask Good Questions in an Essay
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We like to say that the first step toward asking a good question is marinating in your thoughts. Uncle Bob's BBQ chicken isn't any good unless it h...

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