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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?
Common Core 8th Grade 1.4 Reading Informational Text. What is the correct meaning for the phrase turn of the wrist?
Common Core 1.7 Reading Informational Text. Which of the following lines from the text use the most persuasive language? Select all that may apply.
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 1.4 Passage Drill. What does the use of flashbacks accomplish in "Graduation"?
CAHSEE 1.5 Passage Drill. In this line from the story, the words buzz and pulsated suggest the crowd is...what?
CAHSEE 1.1 English Language Arts Passage Drill. Which line is an example of a metaphor?
Writing Videos 89 videos
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...
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