Analyze Various Texts with Similar Themes (English I Reading)
You will learn how to make inferences and draw conclusions about similar themes in various texts by finding supporting evidence within the texts.
Origins and Meanings of Foreign Words (English I Reading)
You will become acquainted with the origins and meanings of foreign words and phrases frequently used in English texts.
Reference Materials (e.g., dictionaries, thesauri, glossaries) Printed and Electronic (English I Reading)
You will learn how to use dictionaries, glossaries, and thesauri in order to determine meanings of words and phrases, including their denotations, connotations, and etymologies.
Applying Word Study Strategies (English I Reading)
You will apply what you learned in previous lessons, (1) Linguistic Roots and Affixes, (2) Denotation and Connotation, (3) Origins and Meanings of Foreign Words, (4) Cognates, and (5) Reference Materials, to improve your fluency and comprehension.
Capitalization (English I Writing)
Students demonstrate their knowledge of capitalization rules in a proofreading exercise.
Use a Variety of Correctly Structured Sentences
Students will learn to avoid fragments and run-on sentences while correctly combining clauses to create an effective variety of sentences, including complex, compound, and compound-complex.
Punctuation (English I Writing)
You will learn proofreading techniques to use in checking for correct punctuation.
Strategies for Editing: Practice 1 (English I Writing)
You will proofread and mark errors in spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
Strengthen Sentence Variety and Sentence Combining: Practice 2 (English I Writing)
You will practice evaluating, adding to, and combining sentences in order to create sentence variety.
Parallelism of Details: Practice 3
You will practice strategies for evaluating and revising parallel structure in an essay.
Revision Strategies: Practice 4 (English I Writing)
You will label every sentence and change simple sentences into compound and compound-complex sentences as appropriate.
3.04 Bar Charts
In this video, students learn about bar charts as well as how to read and construct one.
3.05 Comparing Distributions
In this video, students will compare bar charts, pie charts, and frequency tables to see differences in results.
2.01 Sample Surveys
In this video, students are introduced to surveys and the idea that substantial size and random selection are necessary for good results.
2.02 Sources of Bias in Sampling and Surveys
In this video, students learn about the bias that occurs in sampling.
2.03 Sampling Methods, Part 1
In this video, students learn various ways of obtaining sample data.
2.04 Sampling Methods, Part 2
In this video, students continue with practice problems about different sampling techniques.
2.05 Experiments vs. Observational Studies
In this video, students explore the differences between experiments and observational studies.
2.06 Three Principles of Experimental Design
In this video, students learn about replication, randomization, and control when designing and implementing an experiment.
2.07 Lurking and Confounding Variables
In this video, students learn the difference between lurking and confounding variables and how they affect results.