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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 8th Grade 1.1 Reading Informational Text. With which statement would the author most likely agree?
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. What does the word astonishment most likely mean in this sentence?
Grammar & Punctuation Videos 93 videos
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...
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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...
Test Prep Videos 1540 videos
CAHSEE 1.1 English Language Arts Passage Drill. Which line is an example of a metaphor?
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 1.5 Passage Drill. In this line from the story, the words buzz and pulsated suggest the crowd is...what?
Writing Videos 89 videos
This video defines parallel structure and analyzes what makes it powerful (spoiler alert: sticking to a consistent part of speech, like infinitives...
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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...