CoursesIntermediate Writing

Explanatory Paragraph

This group writing of an explanatory paragraph explains how you are an optimistic (positive) person. This video goes into further explanation of concluding sentences. CAUTION: This is a live class video. You will hear students speaking and responding to the instruction.

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Lesson Outcome
Students will be able to form an appropriate topic sentence, general points, specific detail, and concluding sentences for an explanatory paragraph. Students will also be able to use transition phrases with appropriate punctuation.

Course Overview

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Explanatory Paragraph
This group writing of an explanatory paragraph explains how you are an optimistic (positive) person. This video goes into further explanation of concluding sentences. CAUTION: This is a live class video. You will hear students speaking and responding to the instruction.
Current Lesson
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Explanatory Paragraph
This group writing of an explanatory paragraph explains how you are an optimistic (positive) person. This video goes into further explanation of concluding sentences. CAUTION: This is a live class video. You will hear students speaking and responding to the instruction.
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Cause/Order of Importance Paragraph
This video shows how to write a Cause Paragraph from an outline using the most important reason for the final point. The topic is exercising at a gym. The topic sentence, transitions, general specific pattern, and concluding sentence are discussed.
Current Lesson
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Cause/Order of Importance Paragraph
This video shows how to write a Cause Paragraph from an outline using the most important reason for the final point. The topic is exercising at a gym. The topic sentence, transitions, general specific pattern, and concluding sentence are discussed.
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Description of a Room Paragraph
This video shows you how to write a descriptive paragraph of a room. A picture of the room is provided during the narration. CAUTION: This is a live class video. You will hear students speaking and responding to the instruction.
Current Lesson
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Description of a Room Paragraph
This video shows you how to write a descriptive paragraph of a room. A picture of the room is provided during the narration. CAUTION: This is a live class video. You will hear students speaking and responding to the instruction.
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Narrative Paragraph
This video shows how to incorporate the Simple Past, Past Progressive, and time words in a narrative paragraph or story. The topic is a busy day. Make sure you notice and read the outline on the left before you begin. The narration follows the outline of a busy Thursday.
Current Lesson
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Narrative Paragraph
This video shows how to incorporate the Simple Past, Past Progressive, and time words in a narrative paragraph or story. The topic is a busy day. Make sure you notice and read the outline on the left before you begin. The narration follows the outline of a busy Thursday.
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Unity Problem
This video explains how to correct problems of unity. The three points of the paragraph do not match the topic sentence.
Current Lesson
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Unity Problem
This video explains how to correct problems of unity. The three points of the paragraph do not match the topic sentence.
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Cohesion and Repetition of Key Words
This video explains how to repeat key words from the topic sentence throughout the paragraph.
Current Lesson
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Cohesion and Repetition of Key Words
This video explains how to repeat key words from the topic sentence throughout the paragraph.

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