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Verbs, Nouns, and Pronouns (4) Launch Playlist
Crafting an Effective Writer Video--Verbs and Adverbs
Crafting an Effective Writer Video--Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives
NROC English Unit 5 Foundation Lesson--First-, Second-, and Third-Person Pronouns
English Grammar Website--Personal Pronoun Exercise
Basic Sentences (6) Launch Playlist
Crafting an Effective Writer Video--How Parts of Speech Function in a Sentence
NROC English Unit 1 Worked Example Video--Subjects and Verbs
NROC English Unit 1 Foundation Lesson--Subjects and Verbs
NROC English Unit 1 Worked Example Video--End Punctuation
NROC English Unit 1 Foundation Lesson--End Punctuation
English Grammar.org Website--Punctuation Exercise 2
Adjectives, Adverbs, Nouns, and Possessives (19) Launch Playlist
NROC English Unit 1 Worked Example Video--End Punctuation
NROC English Unit 1 Foundation Lesson--End Punctuation
NROC English Unit 1 Presentation Video--Grammar in Contex
NROC English Unit 4 Worked Example Video--Adjectives and Adverbs
NROC English Unit 4 Foundation Lesson--Adjectives and Adverbs
NROC English Unit 4 Presentation Video--Grammar in Context
ESL Grammar Practice Blog--Participial Adjectives Ending in -ed or -ing
Crafting an Effective Writer Video--Nouns, Pronouns, and Adjectives
Crafting an Effective Writer Video--Verbs and Adverbs
NROC English Unit 1 Worked Example Video--Prepositional Phrases
NROC English Unit 1 Foundation Lesson--Prepositional Phrases
English Grammar.org Website--Adjectives Exercise
English Grammar.org Website--Adverbs Worksheet
NROC English Unit 10 Worked Example Video--Capitalizing Words and Punctuating Titles
NROC English Unit 10 Foundation--Capitalizing Words and Punctuating Titles
NROC English Unit 10 Presentation Video--Grammar in Context
NROC English Unit 6 Worked Example Video--Apostrophes
NROC English Unit 6 Foundation--Apostrophes (Including Ownership and Possessives)
NROC English Unit 6 Presentation Video--Grammar in Context
Sentence Fragments, Modifiers, and Run-On Sentences (16) Launch Playlist
NROC English Unit 2 Worked Example Video--Sentence Fragments
NROC English Unit 2 Foundation Lesson--Sentence Fragments
NROC English Unit 2 Presentation Video--Grammar in Context
NROC English Unit 1 Worked Example Video-Prepositional Phrases
NROC English Unit 1 Foundation Lesson--Prepositional Phrases
English Grammar.org Website--Prepositions Worksheet
NROC English Unit 1 Presentation Video--Grammar in Context
NROC English Unit 7 Worked Example Video--Parenthetical Expressions
NROC English Unit 7 Foundation--Parenthetical Expressions
NROC English Unit 7 Presentation Video--Grammar in Context
NROC English Unit 7 Worked Example Video--Mistakes with Modifiers
NROC English Unit 7 Foundation Lesson--Mistakes with Modifiers
Big Dog's Grammar Website--Dangling Modifiers and Misplaced Modifiers
ChompChomp.com PDF--Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers, Exercise 1
NROC English Unit 2 Worked Example Video--Run-on Sentences
NROC English Unit 2 Foundation Lesson--Run-on Sentences
Building and Connecting Sentences Using Conjunctions (9) Launch Playlist
Crafting an Effective Writer Video--Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections
NROC English Unit 6 Worked Example Video--Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions
NROC English Unit 6 Foundation--Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions
NROC English Unit 6 Presentation Video--Grammar in Context
Crafting an Effective Writer Video--The Four Types of Sentences
NROC English Unit 5 Worked Example Video--Understanding the Four Sentence Types
NROC English Unit 5 Foundation Lesson--Understanding the Four Sentence Types
NROC English Unit 5 Presentation Video--Grammar in Context
English Grammar.org Website--Conjunctions Exercise
Semicolon, Colon, and Commas (12) Launch Playlist
NROC English Unit 8 Worked Example Video--Semicolons
NROC English Unit 8 Foundation Lesson--Semicolons, Colons, and Commas
NROC English Unit 8 Presentation Video--Grammar in Context
NROC English Unit 8 Worked Example Video--Colons
NROC English Unit 2 Worked Example Video--Fixing a Comma Splice
NROC English Unit 2 Foundation Lesson--Comma Splices
NROC English Unit 2 Presentation Video--Grammar in Context
NROC English Unit 4 Worked Example Video--Commas with Introductory Phrases
NROC English Unit 4 Foundation Lesson--Commas with Introductory Phrases
NROC English Unit 4 Worked Example Video--Commas with Transitions
NROC English Unit 4 Foundation Lesson--Commas with Transitions
NROC English Unit 4 Presentation Video--Grammar in Context
Comma Use--Interrupter, Relative Pronouns, Series Separator (6) Launch Playlist
NROC English Unit 6 Worked Example Video--Commas with Relative Pronouns
NROC English Unit 6 Foundation Lesson--Commas with Relative Pronouns
NROC English Unit 5 Worked Example Video--Comma Use in a Series
NROC English Unit 5 Foundation Lesson--Comma Use in a Series
NROC English Unit 5 Presentation Video--Grammar in Context
Andrew Pegoda.com Website--The Oxford Comma, Plus Every Comma Rule You Need to Know
Apostrophe Use, Commonly Confused Words, and Conciseness (10) Launch Playlist
NROC English Unit 6 Worked Example--Apostrophes
NROC English Unit 6 Foundation Lesson--Apostrophes
NROC English Unit 6 Presentation Video--Grammar in Context
NROC English Unit 7 Worked Example Video--Commonly Confused Words (Homophones)
NROC English Unit 7 Foundation Lesson--Commonly Confused Words
NROC English Unit 7 Presentation Video--Grammar in Context
NROC English Unit 9 Worked Example Video--Creating Concise Sentences
NROC English Unit 9 Foundation Lesson--Creating Concise Sentences
NROC English Unit 9 Presentation Video--Grammar in Context
English Grammar.org Website--Parts of Speech Exercise
Agreement and Tense (6) Launch Playlist
NROC English Unit 3 Worked Example Video--Subject-Verb Agreement
NROC English Unit 3 Foundation Lesson--Subject-Verb Agreement
NROC English Unit 3 Presentation Video--Grammar in Context
NROC English Unit 3 Worked Example Video--Past, Present, and Future Tense
NROC English Unit 3 Foundation Lesson--Past, Present, and Future Tense
EnglishPage.com Website--Verb Tense Tutorial
Parallel Structure and Coherence (6) Launch Playlist
NROC English Unit 4 Worked Example Video--Faulty Parallel Structure
NROC English Unit 4 Foundation Lesson--Faulty Parallel Structure
NROC English Unit 4 Presentation Video--Grammar in Context
ChompChomp.com PDF--Recognizing Parallel Structure, Exercise 1
NROC English Unit 3 Worked Example Video--Coherence
NROC English Unit 3 Foundation Lesson--Coherence
Capitalization and Punctuation in Titles and Parenthetical Expressions (9) Launch Playlist
NROC English Unit 10 Worked Example Video--Capitalizing Words and Punctuating Titles
NROC English Unit 10 Foundation Lesson--Capitalizing Words and Punctuating Titles
NROC English Unit 10 Presentation Video--Grammar in Context
NROC English Unit 10 Worked Example Video--Quotation Marks
NROC English Unit 10 Foundation Lesson--Quotation Marks
NROC English Unit 7 Worked Example Video--Parenthetical Expressions
NROC English Unit 7 Foundation Lesson--Parenthetical Expressions
NROC English Unit 7 Presentation Video--Grammar in Context
Purdue OWL Website--Comma Exercises
Active and Passive Voice, and Numbers (7) Launch Playlist
Grammar-Quizzes.com Website--Intransitive Verbs--Never Passive
NROC English Unit 7 Worked Example Video--Active and Passive Voice
NROC English Unit 7 Foundation Lesson PDF--Active and Passive Voice
NROC English Unit 7 Presentation Video--Grammar in Context
NROC English Unit 8 Worked Example Video--Numbers
NROC English Unit 8 Foundation Lesson--Numbers
NROC English Unit 8 Presentation Video--Grammar in Context
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NROC English Foundation Lessons

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Unit 1: Introduction to College Reading and Writing


Unit 2: Identifying Main Ideas

Unit 3: Discovering Implied Meaning

Unit 4: Interpreting Bias

Unit 5: Analysis through Definition

Unit 6: Learning Across Discipline

Unit 7: Exploring Comparative Elements

Unit 8: Informed Opinions Through Causal Chains

Unit 9: Applied Critical Analysis

Unit 10: Using Sources in Critical Reading and Writing

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English Grammar Playlist--Capitalization and Punctuation in Titles and Parenthetical Expressions:
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