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Man is in front of a screen with text that reads, "Understanding Your Essay Topic," above a drawing of a hamburger and a drawing of a maze. Other text appears on screen.

Classroom with a large projection screen that reads, “Abbreviations for Kids.”

Text reads, “Action and Being Verbs,” against a collage of verbs in various sizes and colors

Man stands outside next to a body of water. Text next to him reads, "What kind? Which one? How many?" Caption. We used adjectives to answer the questions.

Text reads, “Adjectives for Kids!” against a background with adjective examples in various font sizes.

Front of a steam engine train parked on the tracks. Text on image reads, "The train is a mildly popular attraction." Caption. Each of these tells us to what degree the train is popular.

Man with mouth open and left palm facing camera sits beside graphic inset of a lined spiral notebook that reads, "A, P English Exam." Caption. What are the nuts and bolts.

Talking man is in front of a screen with text that reads, "Strong Thesis Statement," above other instructional text and clip art drawings.

Man stands in front of a wall of guitars. Caption. Knowing when to use capital letters is important.

Title text reads, "Capitalization for Kids," against a background that shows a person writing on the screen with a marker, “A, B, C, D.”

Closeup of a child's hand writing on a lined notepad. Caption. Your writing may reflect your life, just going and going.

Title Text reads, “Compound Words for Kids,” against a background that shows an open book.

Woman speaks directly to camera in a restaurant setting. Text next to her reads, "Nouns, Phrases, Clauses." Caption. That connect 2 elements of the same kind, such as...

Still image from: Conjunctions for Kids

Cyberchase cartoon. Closeup of a T, V set projecting the image of a Venn diagram. Blue bunny icons on the left, multi-colored bunny icons on the right, with a stylus pointing at the middle. Caption. The tall and blue area is part of both circles.

Man looks at a screen with text that reads, "Writing a Hook," above various colorful clip art drawings.

Green background with a clip art drawing of a smiling, brown-haired woman on the left, and a pencil on the right. Text in the middle of the screen reads, "Editing your writing for kids! Teaching without frills."

Man stands on a stage decorated with oversized letters and punctuation marks. Caption. Exclamation points are also used in a command.

Young man speaks to camera. Next to him a digital image of a yellow legal pad with a text overlay that reads, "Genres and Subgenres." Caption. When we talk about genres and subgenres.

Woman faces camera against a braille background, gesturing with both hands out and forward. Caption. Good communication skills are powerful tools in everyday life.

Young woman wearing a purple blouse speaks to camera, looking up and to her left with mouth open wide. Caption. What about you?

Woman faces camera and smiles wide against a braille background. Caption. Man as narrator. In an expository composition.

Woman faces camera against a braille background, gesturing with 1 hand up as if to punctuate her words. Caption. Before you start, ask 3 basic questions.

Young woman wearing a purple blouse speaks to camera. Caption. We're going to learn different writing strategies.

Orange background with a clip art drawing of a brown-haired woman holding her arm up and smiling on the left, and a magnifying glass on the right. Text in the middle of the screen reads, "Fact and opinion for kids! Teaching without frills."

Title text reads, "Fact & Opinion," over a yellow background.

Sepia-toned portrait of George Eliot in front of a black and white image of her home. Text reads, “George Eliot. Novelist. (Mary Anne Evans).”

Byron Bridges faces camera and uses sign language, making a flat line with his lips. Text on image reads, Mmm. Caption. It looks like this.

White background with text in the foreground that reads, “Global English, Lesson One.”

World map with a bright light glowing below the text. Text reads, “Global English, Lesson two.”

Pink and blue background with text in the foreground that reads, “Sentences Questions.”

World map with a bright light glowing below the text. Text reads, “Global English, Lesson Five.”

World map with a bright light glowing below the text. Text reads, “Global English, Lesson Six.”

Text on image reads, "Noun. A word that names a person, animal, place, thing or idea."

Tower of giraffes walk across a grassy plain towards camera. Text below image reads, "giraffes" with the S in giraffes highlighted in green." Caption. The word giraffes is a plural noun.

Closeup of 2 girls laughing. Caption. It's anything that you can think about.

Black and white frame of soldiers from the movie, Hamlet. Caption. What, has this thing appeared again tonight?

Man stands in front of a screen showing clip art drawings of various items. Text title above clipart reads, "Start essay with strong introduction." Text in banner reads, "Background information."

Man points in front of a screen showing a drawing of a house being built near drawings of a person celebrating an A+ paper and 1 crying over an F minus paper. Text title above drawings reads, "Starting your essay, introduction paragraph."

Illustration. Teaching without Frills. White cloud against a pink background with text that reads, "How to Write an Imaginative Narrative for Kids! Episode 2. Brainstorming." Below this, a cartoon woman looks up with a curious expression.

Illustration. Teaching without Frills. White cloud against a pink background with text that reads, "How to Write an Imaginative Narrative for Kids! Episode 6. Closing." Below this, a cartoon woman looks up with a curious expression.

Illustration. Teaching without Frills. White cloud against a pink background with text that reads, "How to Write an Imaginative Narrative for Kids! Episode 5. Events." Below this, a cartoon woman looks up with a curious expression.

Illustration. Teaching without Frills. White cloud against a pink background with text that reads, "How to Write an Imaginative Narrative for Kids! Episode 4. Introduction." Below this, a cartoon woman looks up with a curious expression.

Illustration. Teaching without Frills. White cloud against a pink background with text that reads, "How to Write an Imaginative Narrative for Kids! Episode 3. Planning." Below this, a cartoon woman looks up with a curious expression.

Illustration. Teaching without Frills. White cloud against a pink background with text that reads, "How to Write an Imaginative Narrative for Kids! Episode 7. Revising." Below this, a cartoon woman looks up with a curious expression.

Illustration. Teaching without Frills. White cloud against a pink background and oversized pencil and text that reads, "How to Write an Imaginative Narrative for Kids!"

Black text on a cloudy sky background reads, How-To Writing. Episode 1. Brainstorming. Below this, illustrations of a thought bubble, pen, and stack of paper.

Black text on a cloudy sky background reads, How-To Writing. Episode 4. Revising Steps. Below this, illustrations of a thought bubble, pen, and stack of paper.

Black text on a cloudy sky background reads, How-To Writing. Episode 5. Writing a Closing. Below this, illustrations of a thought bubble, pen, and stack of paper.

Black text on a cloudy sky background reads, How-To Writing. Episode 2. Writing an Introduction. Below this, illustrations of a thought bubble, pen, and stack of paper.

Black text on a cloudy sky background reads, How-To Writing. Episode 3. Writing Steps. Below this, illustrations of a thought bubble, pen, and stack of paper.

Smiling cartoon girl wears a purple jumper and braids as she looks towards text that reads, "Idioms."

Digital illustration of a magnifying glass on left and a pencil on right. Title card at center reads, "Informational Writing. Episode 2, Choosing a Topic."

Digital illustration of a magnifying glass on left and a pencil on right. Title card at center reads, "Informational Writing. Episode 8, Making a Glossary."

Digital illustration of a magnifying glass on left and a pencil on right. Title card at center reads, "Informational Writing. Episode 3, Making a Plan."

Digital illustration of a magnifying glass on left and a pencil on right. Title card at center reads, "Informational Writing. Episode 7, Table of Contents."

Digital illustration of a magnifying glass on left and a pencil on right. Title card at center reads, "Informational Writing. Episode 1, What is it?"

Digital illustration of a magnifying glass on left and a pencil on right. Title card at center reads, "Informational Writing. Episode 5, Writing a Draft."

Digital illustration of a magnifying glass on left and a pencil on right. Title card at center reads, "Informational Writing. Episode 4, Writing an Introduction."

Woman with long brown hair faces camera looking off to 1 side. Caption. To get some basic information.

Slide shows marbled purple, magenta, and baby blue text that reads, "Main Idea."

Slide shows iridescent green and purple text outlined in yellow that reads, "Making Inferences." Blurry reflection of the word inferences appears below.

Magazine open to a 2 page article titled, "Amazing Science." Caption. Boy as narrator. Identify all of the nouns in each sentence.

Cartoon doctor, king, baby, and other people float among buildings, animals, and other objects as the backdrop to text that reads, "Nouns."

A pink background with a clip art drawing of a brown-haired woman on the left, a pencil on the right, and title text that reads, "Opinion writing." Black text in the middle of the screen reads, "Episode 2. Choosing an opinion writing topic."

A pink background with a clip art drawing of a smiling, brown-haired woman on the left, a pencil on the right, and title text that reads, "Opinion writing." Black text in the middle of the screen reads, "Episode 8. Editing your opinion writing."

A pink background with a clip art drawing of a smiling, brown-haired woman on the left, a pencil on the right, and title text that reads, "Opinion writing." Black text in the middle of the screen reads, "Episode 3. Making an opinion writing plan."

A pink background with a clip art drawing of a smiling, brown-haired woman on the left, a pencil on the right, and title text that reads, "Opinion writing." Black text in the middle of the screen reads, "Episode 7. Revising your opinion writing."

A light pink background with a clip art drawing of a smiling, brown-haired woman on the left, and a pencil on the right. Black text in a box outline in the middle of the screen reads, "Episode 1. What is opinion writing?"

A pink background with a clip art drawing of a smiling, brown-haired woman on the left, a pencil on the right, and title text that reads, "Opinion writing." Black text in the middle of the screen reads, "Episode 6. Writing a draft, conclusion."

A pink background with a clip art drawing of a smiling, brown-haired woman on the left, a pencil on the right, and title text that reads, "Opinion writing." Black text in the middle of the screen reads, "Episode 4. Writing a draft, introduction."

A pink background with a clip art drawing of a brown-haired woman on the left, a pencil on the right, and title text that reads, "Opinion writing." Black text in the middle of the screen reads, "Episode 5. Writing a draft, reasons and examples."

Green background with a clip art graphic of a smiling, dark haired woman on the left, and 3 speech bubbles with adjectives on the right. Text in the middle of the screen reads, "Parts of speech. What is an adjective? Teaching without frills."

Green background with a clip art graphic of a smiling, dark-haired woman on the left, and 3 speech bubbles with adverbs on the right. Text in the middle of the screen reads, "Parts of speech. What is an adverb? Teaching without frills."

Green background with a clip art graphic of a waving woman with brown hair and a yellow shirt on the left and a megaphone on the right. Text in the middle of the screen reads, "Persuasive writing. Episode 2. Brainstorming."

Green background with a clip art graphic of a waving woman with brown hair and a yellow shirt on the left and a megaphone on the right. Text in the middle of the screen reads, "Persuasive writing. Episode 6. Draft."

Green background with a clip art graphic of a waving woman with brown hair and a yellow shirt on the left and a megaphone on the right. Text in the middle of the screen reads, "Persuasive writing. Episode 5. Introduction."

Green background with a clip art graphic of a waving woman with brown hair and a yellow shirt on the left and a megaphone on the right. Text in the middle of the screen reads, "Persuasive writing. Episode 3. Planning."

Green background with a clip art graphic of a waving woman with brown hair and a yellow shirt on the left and a megaphone on the right. Text in the middle of the screen reads, "Persuasive writing. Episode 4. Reasons."

Green background with a clip art graphic of a waving woman with brown hair and a yellow shirt on the left and a megaphone on the right. Text in the middle of the screen reads, "Persuasive writing. Episode 1. What is it?"

3 teenage girls gather around a computer in a library and smile as they look at the screen. Caption. It's vital that you don't copy or steal someone's homework.

Wide shot of a flock of birds flying over a grove of trees. Caption. Keep irregular nouns in mind while we see what's next.

Interior shot of a museum exhibit with several lifesize dinosaur fossils. Text on image reads, "The dinosaurs in this exhibit lived about 200 million years ago." Caption. About 200 million years ago describes the verb, lived.

Woman speaks to camera with a slight smile and eyebrows raised. Caption. That are especially confusing when it comes to pronouns.

Slide shows text on a sky-blue background that reads, "Proverbs and Adages for Kids."

Woman raises eyebrows and tilts head slightly while wearing a blue cardigan and gold glasses attached to a necklace. Caption. First, there is the statement.

Slide shows bold, black punctuation marks like periods, colons, and dashes float on a peach background with punctuation marks illustrated in blue, coral, and white.

Woman stands on a stage decorated with oversized letters and punctuation marks. Caption. That's 1 time when we use quotation marks.

Pink background with title text that reads, "Episode 2: Brainstorming" over a graphic of a woman with a ponytail and 2 thought bubbles. The left bubble has a graphic of a smiling boy and a girl, and the right bubble has a graphic of a house.

Pink background with title text that reads, "Episode 3: Introduction" over a graphic of a woman with a ponytail and a graphic of a yellow pencil writing on a page that reads, "One snowy day."

Pink background with title text that reads, "Episode 6: Revising" over a graphic of a woman with a ponytail and a graphic of a yellow pencil writing on a page that reads, ""Oh no!' Mary said." The word "said" is crossed out and replaced with "cried."

Pink background with title text that reads, "Episode 1: What is it?" over a graphic of a woman with a ponytail holding up her left index finger. A thought bubble has a graphic of a yellow book with a graphic of a boy titled, "Realistic Fiction."

Pink background with title text that reads, "Episode 5: Writing a Closing" over a graphic of a woman with a ponytail and a graphic of a yellow pencil writing on a page that reads, "Finally."

Pink background with title text that reads, "Episode 4: Writing a Draft" over a graphic of a woman with a ponytail and a graphic of a yellow pencil writing on a page that reads, "Mary and Sam went outside in the snow."

Closeup of a child's hand writing in a notebook with an overlay of a semicolon and a colon. Caption. Use the colon and semicolon correctly in your writing.

Teenage boy writes on a sheet of paper in a classroom setting. Next to him, 3 blocks with text that read, "My ideas, my use of dialogue, my thoughtful analysis." Caption. Or maybe your cool use of dialogue?

Chalky white text over writing on a blurred blackboard in the background reads, "Simple and Compound Sentences."

Young woman smiles at camera and parts her lips in smile as she speaks. Torn parchment is superimposed at right and reads, "Verbs show action or state of being. Shape into noun or adjective. Verbals." Caption. A verb that functions like another part of speech.

Title card on gold background reads, "The parts of speech. Pronoun, a little word that takes the place of nouns in a sentence. It." Caption. I, you, he, she, it.

Closeup dutch angle of a middle aged man with his mouth open in mid-speech. Caption. Let's say it again, conjugating!

Young woman smiles at camera with arms bent at sides and palms facing up. Title card reads, "Put parts of speech into action by constructing sentences." Caption. By constructing sentences.

Medium view of young woman with blond hair smiling at camera and as she speaks. Caption. Ah, yes, our old friends, sentence fragments.

Sepia image of Shakespeare floats in front of black and white image of the Thinker statue and a woman resting her chin on her hand. Caption. More important, start thinking about the plays.

Young woman with dark hair smiles at camera. 3 dimensional shapes in various colors are stacked behind her. Caption. Now let's find out what this "grammar" word means.

Still image from: StoryMakers With Daniel Bernstrom ("A Bear, A Bee, and a Honey Tree")

Still image from: Teen Kids News (Episode 2012)

Red locomotive sits in a grassy field next to a wooden rail fence.

Young man faces camera with his brow furrowed and lips parted in mid-speech. Caption. Using good grammar is not a case.

Woman faces camera teaching a grammar lesson on the use of the verb, do. Text appears below her in a box that reads, "I do, you do, he does, we do, they do." Cut-out image of a White Out bottle next to the text box is labeled, "Grammar, Part 1."

Woman faces camera teaching a grammar lesson on participles. Below her, a text box reads, "Participle, verb that we tinker with and use like an adjective." Cut-out image of a White Out bottle next to the text box is labeled, "Grammar, Part 1."

Seated woman faces camera teaching a grammar lesson. Caption. But before we talk about complex sentences.

Seated woman faces camera with camera angle askew. Text above her reads, "And use some verbs as nouns." Below her is a diagram with the word, "Verb," with an arrow pointing to, "Nouns." Cut-out images of White Out bottles border each word.

Woman faces camera with her hands held directly in front of her with palms down and arms bent at the elbows. Caption. Either way, we end up with a better overall sentence.

Talking man stands in front of screen with the text that reads, "Topic Sentences," above a drawing of a boy with a red umbrella and a drawing of a man doing math on a chalkboard.

Chalky white text over a background with scrambled wooden letters in many sizes reads, "Types of Sentences."

Sports action shot of women playing basketball on a court. Text on image reads, "Fast players are good at intercepting the ball." Caption. Therefore "are" can be called the linking verb.

Slide shows a white rectangle between a green and gray background highlights text that reads, "Verbs for Kids."

Still image from: What Is an Adverb?

Man stands in front of a screen showing a scribble and an emoji hand, plus a photo and drawings of houses. Text title above drawings reads, "Organize your writing into a clear paragraph."

Crumpled lined paper with digital text in varying fonts that reads, "Writing a personal narrative, episode 1. Brainstorming." A clip art graphic of a light bulb is in the bottom center.

Crumpled lined paper with digital text in varying fonts that reads, "Writing a personal narrative, episode 7. Editing." A clip art graphic of a red check mark and a red X is beneath the text.

Crumpled lined paper with digital text in varying fonts that reads, "Writing a personal narrative, episode 2. Planning and Pre-writing." A clip art graphic of a light bulb is to the left of the lowest text.

Crumpled lined paper with digital text in varying fonts that reads, "Writing a personal narrative, episode 8. Publishing." A clip art graphic of an open book is beneath the text.

Crumpled lined paper with digital text in varying fonts that reads, "Writing a personal narrative, episode 6. Revising." A clip art graphic of a thumbs up and a thumbs down is beneath the text.

Crumpled lined paper with digital text in varying fonts that reads, "Writing a personal narrative, episode 5. Writing a closing." A clip art graphic of a traffic light on a red and white striped pole is to the left of the text.

Crumpled lined paper with digital text in varying fonts that reads, "Writing a personal narrative, episode 4. Writing a draft." A clip art graphic of a yellow pencil scribbling on paper is in the bottom center.

Crumpled lined paper with digital text in varying fonts that reads, "Writing a personal narrative, episode 3. Writing an introduction."

Young man wearing a white collared shirt looks slightly below camera, standing against a red backdrop. Caption. Develop a cure for an illness and survive a natural catastrophe.