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Understand Details, Transitions, and Implied Main Ideas
By H Ortiz
This video explains how details support a main idea, how to choose details most relevant to a main idea, how transitions lead the reader through a paragraph, and how to identify an implied main idea.
Word 2013: Formatting Text
By GCFLearnFree.org
This video demonstrates how to format text in Word 2013.
Organization in Writing
By OnDemandInstruction
This instructional video is on organization in writing. It provides an example of an organized expository paragraph as well as a poorly organized paragraph.
Basic Essay Skills: Conclusion Paragraph
By David Taylor
Pick one of these six strategies to write a strong conclusion paragraph that leaves a lasting impression of good writing.
Commmon Core Writing 2.4 Using Precise Words
By OnDemandInstruction
This video presents substantial information on word choice and offers writing tips such as how to avoid cliches
How to Write Details and Particulars
By toolboxforwriters
From Paragraph-Writing: A Rhetoric for Colleges by Fred Newton, this video explains how to provide details to develop a paragraph.
First-Person POV vs. Third-Person POV: Which is Right for Your Book?
By K.M. Weiland
In this video, the author introduces some of the affects of choosing either first or third person point of view for a story. She explains the advantages and disadvantages of both points of view.
The Only Thing You Need to Know About Writing Strong Female Characters
By K.M. Weiland
In this video, an author gives her own definition of a strong female character. This character would be a catalyst, someone who made things happen rather than passively became the object of the action.
What is an Outline
By OnDemandInstruction
This instructional video presents what an outline is, how it is similar to other graphic organizers, and how to use and create outlines.
What is Paragraphing?
By OnDemandInstruction
This video introduces the types and composition of paragraphs needed for essay writing. It covers Introduction, Body, and Conclusion paragraphs and describes topic, thesis, and support statements.