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ELA 4: Adjectives
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Amazing, awesome, funny, genius, scrumdiddlyuptious...we could go on describing this video, but maybe you should learn what sorts of words those ar...

ELA Drills, Beginner: Point of View 2
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ELA Drills, Beginner: Point of View 2. Identify what sort of narration is being used and which character's thoughts or feelings are being revealed.

ELA Drills, Beginner: Textual Analysis 3
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ELA Drills, Beginner: Textual Analysis 3. What can you infer from the sentence in the video?

ELA Drills, Beginner: Meanings 1
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ELA Drills, Beginner: Meanings 1. Use context clues from the text to find the answer.

ELA 4: Quotes' Importance
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Quotes are a great way to provide evidence that backs up your ideas. You can quote us on that.

ELA 4: Building a Good Biographical Body Paragraph
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Every body paragraph should start off with a good topic sentence. Not to be confused with a Hot Topic sentence...which should only be used in parag...

ELA 4: What Makes an Excellent Introduction?
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Personally, we like to be bowed to and have our rings kissed but...oh, we're talking about introductions in your writing. Hm. Better watch the video.

ELA 4: Focus on the Lives of Women in History: Hypatia
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Say "Hi!" to Hypatia. A mathematician and astronomer from way back in 350 who also happened to be a woman. Oh and don't literally say "Hi." to her,...

ELA 4: Complete Sentences
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In this lesson we'll subject you to some verbs and predicates. Each one is a necessary part of a complete breakfas—er...sentence.

ELA 4: Word Choice
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Choosing words carefully is important. You may end up vexing the assemblage of citizens you're conversing with...or you might even just plain bore...

ELA 4: Narrative Poetry
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Shmoop worked real hard to make a video for you about narrative poetry. But they couldn't think of any rhymes, and...got mad enough to throw a tree?

ELA 4: Similes & Metaphors
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We're about to shower you with knowledge about similes and metaphors. Oh, and please be aware, that was a just a metaphor. This video will not act...

ELA 4: Tone
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Today, we're covering tones. No, note the sounds your phone makes when somebody calls you. We're talking about the emotional feel of a piece of wri...

ELA 4: The Power of Primary Sources
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Primary sources consist of  the actual thoughts or feelings that a person has recorded. If available, primary sources should be your primary s...

ELA 4: Conclusions, Famous Last Words
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In this video, we'll learn about how not to jump to conclusions. They should be well thought out and carefully composed, just like the rest of your...

ELA 4: Writing for an Audience, Like a Biographer
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Today's lesson is all about knowing your audience. Like how you shouldn't tell a fart joke to your teacher in your latest essay...no matter how muc...

ELA 4: Keep it Short and Sweet with Relative Pronouns
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This is a video that will teach you about relative pronouns. How's that for short and sweet, video?

ELA 4: Using Relative Adverbs: Where, When, and Why
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Rather than deciding which which to use while describing witches which live in Greenwich, you might try a few of these relative adverbs. It'll make...

ELA 4: Encouraging Girls in STEM through ELA Courses
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Involvement in the STEM fields stems from all areas of life, even ELA. Just because we have no idea what a quadratic acid is, doesn't mean we can't...

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