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Introduction to an Essay

This video shows a problem introduction followed by a more appropriate introduction to an essay on why buying a house or renting an apartment is better. The video discusses why the second introduction is better than the first introduction and corrects both grammatical and content errors.

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Lesson Outcome
Students will be able to produce a funnel introduction, including a hook, background information, and a thesis statement.

Course Overview

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Introduction to an Essay
This video shows a problem introduction followed by a more appropriate introduction to an essay on why buying a house or renting an apartment is better. The video discusses why the second introduction is better than the first introduction and corrects both grammatical and content errors.
Current Lesson
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Introduction to an Essay
This video shows a problem introduction followed by a more appropriate introduction to an essay on why buying a house or renting an apartment is better. The video discusses why the second introduction is better than the first introduction and corrects both grammatical and content errors.
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Conclusion to an Essay
This video discusses a concluding paragraph which incorporates ideas from the introduction.
Current Lesson
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Conclusion to an Essay
This video discusses a concluding paragraph which incorporates ideas from the introduction.
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Cause Paragraph - Editing for Cohesion
This video shows the editing process. The specific grammar points addressed are relative pronouns and the Passive. The student paragraph is improved by changing compound sentences using "and" to sentences using relative pronouns: who, which, etc. Active sentences are also changed to passive sentences for coherence improvement.
Current Lesson
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Cause Paragraph - Editing for Cohesion
This video shows the editing process. The specific grammar points addressed are relative pronouns and the Passive. The student paragraph is improved by changing compound sentences using "and" to sentences using relative pronouns: who, which, etc. Active sentences are also changed to passive sentences for coherence improvement.
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Cause Paragraph
This video shows the process of writing a cause paragraph from an outline. The topic sentence, general specific pattern, transitions, and concluding sentence are discussed. Expanded detail is given in this paragraph to meet the advanced level requirements. The topic of the paragraph is why people carpool or share rides to work.
Current Lesson
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Cause Paragraph
This video shows the process of writing a cause paragraph from an outline. The topic sentence, general specific pattern, transitions, and concluding sentence are discussed. Expanded detail is given in this paragraph to meet the advanced level requirements. The topic of the paragraph is why people carpool or share rides to work.

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