Clarity 2.0
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INTRODUCTION
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LESSON 2.1
Introduction to Clarity
LESSON 2.2
Clarity and the Yellow Brick Road
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CLARITY OF IDEA
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LESSON 2.3
Audiences
LESSON 2.4
Variables
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LESSON 2.5
Grading Variables
CLARITY OF THE SUMMARY
The What Statement
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LESSON 2.6
SONY
LESSON 2.7
What Statements: Old + New
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LESSON 2.8
Implied Variables
LESSON 2.9
What Statements: New + Old
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LESSON 2.10
Comparison Language
LESSON 2.11
What Statements: Comparison or Contrast
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LESSON 2.12
What Statements – New on the Bar
LESSON 2.13
What Statements to Avoid
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CLARITY OF THE SUMMARY
The What Statement + The Why Statement
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LESSON 2.14
The Hyperthesis
LESSON 2.15
Tautology
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LESSON 2.16
Two Sentence-Hyperthesis
LESSON 2.17
Writing the Ys
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LESSON 2.18
Putting Ys in Order
LESSON 2.19
One Sentence-Hyperthesis
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LESSON 2.20
Other Ways to Attach Why with What
CLARITY OF ORGANIZING THE PARTS
Using IDP
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LESSON 2.21
IDP
LESSON 2.22
I of IDP- The Claims
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LESSON 2.23
D of IDP- define, describe, and/or discuss
LESSON 2.24
P of IDP- Provide Evidence with Numbers
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LESSON 2.25
P of IDP- Provide Evidence with Examples
LESSON 2.26
Identify and Answering Implied Questions
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LESSON 2.27
Conclusions
Writing Process
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LESSON 2.28
Structuring a Basic Personal Essay
LESSON 2.29
Structuring an Advanced Personal Essay
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LESSON 2.30
Structuring a Basic Academic Paper
For Teachers and Parents
Reinforcement Exercises
Geography: Nova Scotia and
Prince Edward Island
LESSON 2.31
Structuring an Advanced Academic Paper
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LESSON 2.32
Structuring an Argumentative Paper
For Students
For Teachers and Parents
Reinforcement Exercises
Geography: Bering Sea
CLARITY OF SENTENCES
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LESSON 2.33
Wordiness Part 1
LESSON 2.34
Wordiness Part 2
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LESSON 2.35
Wordiness Part 3
LESSON 2.36
Wordiness Part 4
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LESSON 2.37
Avoiding Passive Voice
LESSON 2.38
Faulty Parallelism
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LESSON 2.39
Misplaced Prose
LESSON 2.40
Twisted Prose
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Clarity of Spelling and Word Use
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LESSON 2.41
Misused Words Begin with the Letter A
LESSON 2.42
Misused Words Begin with the Letter B
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LESSON 2.43
Misused Words Begin with the Letter C
LESSON 2.44
Misused Words Begin with the Letter D
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LESSON 2.45
Misused Words Begin with the Letter E
LESSON 2.46
Misused Words Begin with the Letter F
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LESSON 2.47
Misused Words Begin with the Letter G
LESSON 2.48
Misused Words Begin with the Letter H
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LESSON 2.49
Misused Words Begin with the Letter I
LESSON 2.50
Misused Words Begin with the Letter L
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LESSON 2.51
Misused Words Begin with the Letter M
LESSON 2.52
Misused Words Begin with the Letter N
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LESSON 2.53
Misused Words Begin with the Letter O
LESSON 2.54
Misused Words Begin with the Letter P
For Teachers and Parents
Reinforcement Exercises
Geography: Kentucky Tennessee West Virginia
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LESSON 2.55
Misused Words Begin with the Letter Q
LESSON 2.56
Misused Words Begin with the Letter R
For Students
For Teachers and Parents
Reinforcement Exercises
Geography: Georgia South Carolina North Carolina
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LESSON 2.57
Misused Words Begin with the Letter S
For Students
For Teachers and Parents
Reinforcement Exercises
Geography: Virginia Maryland Delaware
LESSON 2.58
Misused Words Begin with the Letter T
For Students
For Teachers and Parents
Reinforcement Exercises
Geography: New Jersey New York
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LESSON 2.59
Misused Words Begin with the Letter S
For Students
For Teachers and Parents
Reinforcement Exercises
Geography: Connecticut Massachusetts Rhode Island
LESSON 2.60
Misused Words Begin with the Letter T
For Students
For Teachers and Parents
Reinforcement Exercises
Geography: Vermont New Hampshire Maine
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LESSON 2.61
Misused Words Begin with the Letter U
For Students
For Teachers and Parents
Reinforcement Exercises
Geography: Jamestown Plymouth
LESSON 2.62
Misused Words Begin with the Letter V
For Students
For Teachers and Parents
Reinforcement Exercises
Geography: Boston Valley Forge Yorktown
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LESSON 2.63
Misused Words Begin with the Letter W
For Students
For Teachers and Parents
Reinforcement Exercises
Geography: Ft. McHenry New Orleans
LESSON 2.64
Misused Words Begin with the Letter X
For Students
For Teachers and Parents
Reinforcement Exercises
Geography: Ft. Sumpter Gettysburg Appomattox Courthouse
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LESSON 2.65
Misused Words Begin with the Letter Y
For Students
For Teachers and Parents
Reinforcement Exercises
Geography: Alamo Little Big Horn
LESSON 2.66
Misused Words Begin with the Letter Z
For Students
For Teachers and Parents
Reinforcement Exercises
Geography: Pearl Harbor Twin Towers