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English Essentials, 68 episodes.

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Grammar (Ep. 17): The Dangers of (Mis)Modifying!

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Grammar (Ep. 16): Modifying Phrases

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Grammar (Ep. 15): Using Adverbs

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Grammar (Ep. 14): Using Adjectives

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Grammar (Ep. 13): What Does it Mean to Modify?

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Grammar (Ep. 12): Pronoun Agreement in Case

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Grammar (Ep. 11): Pronoun Agreement in Number

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Grammar (Ep. 10): Behold, the Semi-Colon!

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Grammar (Ep. 9): Three Simple Comma Rules

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Grammar (Ep. 8): Essential and Non-Essential Phrases

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Grammar (Ep. 7): Simple Sentence Examples

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Grammar (Ep. 6): The Simple Sentence (SVO)

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Grammar (Ep. 5): All About Gerunds

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Grammar (Ep. 4): Subject Verb Agreement

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Grammar (Ep. 3): Verb Tenses

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Grammar (Ep. 2): Types of Verbs

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Grammar (Ep. 1): How Students Feel About Grammar

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Writing (Ep. 24): The Final Creative Project

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Writing (Ep. 23): Live Feedback of Student Examples of Local Community Argument Essay Examples

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Writing (Ep. 22): The Local Community Argument Essay Assignment

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Writing (Ep. 21): Letters to the Editor

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Writing (Ep. 20): Making an Argument

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Writing (Ep. 19): Looking at Communities

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Writing (Ep. 18): Cause & Effect

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Writing (Ep. 17): Live Feedback of Student Research Assignment Examples

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Writing (Ep. 16): The Research Project Assignment

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Writing (Ep. 15): Citation Hints

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Writing (Ep. 14): Writing Research Questions

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Writing (Ep. 13): Your Position as a Researcher

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Writing (Ep. 12): Live Feedback of Student Comparison Essay Examples

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Writing (Ep. 11): The Comparison Essay Assignment

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Writing (Ep. 10): Writing Definitions

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Writing (Ep. 9): Points of Comparison

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Writing (Ep. 8): Different Discourses in the English Language

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Writing (Ep. 7): Live Feedback of Student Personal Narrative Essay Examples

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Writing (Ep. 6): The Personal Narrative Essay Assignment

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Writing (Ep. 5): Conflict!

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Writing (Ep. 4): The Art of Storytelling

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Writing (Ep. 3): All About Thesis Statements

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Writing (Ep. 2): Using the Funnel to Write Introductions

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Writing (Ep. 1): Writing is a Process

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Composition (Ep. 22): The Final Creative Project

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Composition (Ep. 21.2): Live Feedback on Student Solution Argument Essay Examples (SD Video)

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Composition (Ep. 21.1): Live Feedback on Student Solution Argument Essay Examples (HD Video)

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Composition (Ep. 20): The Solution Argument Essay Assignment

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Composition (Ep. 19): Going Deeper with Solution Development

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Composition (Ep. 18): Arguing a Solution

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Composition (Ep. 17.2): Live Feedback on Student Problem Analysis Essay Examples (SD Video)

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Composition (Ep. 17.1): Live Feedback on Student Problem Analysis Essay Examples (HD Video)

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Composition (Ep. 16): The Problem Analysis Essay Assignment

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Composition (Ep. 15): Fact-Check Your World

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Composition (Ep. 14): Going Deeper with Problem Identification

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Composition (Ep. 13): Analyzing Problems Around Us

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Composition (Ep. 12): All Things Research

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Composition (Ep. 11.2): Live Feedback on Student Narrative Essay Examples (SD Video)

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Composition (Ep. 11.1): Live Feedback on Student Narrative Essay Examples (HD Video)

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Composition (Ep. 10): The Narrative Essay Assignment

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Composition (Ep. 9): Conflict is All About Change

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Composition (Ep. 8): Narrative Writing

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Composition (Ep. 7.2): Live Feedback on Student Exploratory Essay Examples (SD Video)

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Composition (Ep. 7.1): Live Feedback on Student Exploratory Essay Examples (HD Video)

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Composition (Ep. 6): The Exploratory Essay Assignment

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Composition (Ep. 5.2): Exploratory Writing (SD Video)

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Composition (Ep. 5.1): Exploratory Writing (HD Video)

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Composition (Ep. 4): Purpose & Audience

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Composition (Ep. 3): Writing Introductions

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Composition (Ep. 2): All About Thesis Statements

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Composition (Ep. 1): A Welcome from Students