Channel Title: Writing Better Channel Description: Welcome to Writing Better! This is a place to learn how to write better sentences, paragraphs and essays. Each video will highlight a specific writing skill with ideas and advice to help you improve your writing. I hope you find them helpful. Be sure to subscribe so you won't miss any new videos! Happy writing! Ronaele Hamilton Check out these playlists: For help writing an essay: Better Essays To write better sentences: Better Sentences How to write better paragraphs: Better Paragraphs For help with grammar problems: Grammar Writing Better Workbooks: https://writingbetter.gumroad.com <video> Counterargument and Rebuttal in Argumentative Essays #academicessays Description: When writing an argumentative essay, you will often need to include a counterargument and rebuttal. The counterargument is what other people think about your topic, especially those that have an opposing view or who do not agree with your opinion. The rebuttal is where you show how your opinion has stronger merits or better ideas, or solutions, than the opposing side. Writing Better Workbooks: https://writingbetter.gumroad.com 👍Subscribe:https://www.youtube.com/user/writingbetter?sub_confirmation=1 </video> <video> Vocabulary for Academic Writing L-P: 21 Words You Should Be Using Description: In this video, I will give you 21 academic level vocabulary words that you should be using in your writing. We will look at each one and discuss the meaning as well as give an example of how to use it in a sentence. This video will have words starting with L-P and in future videos we will continue with the rest of the alphabet. More vocabulary videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5QJq1B-rgXXm6H1e3kLeZEauCFtkTYLa Writing Better Workbooks: https://writingbetter.gumroad.com *academicvocabulary *vocabularyforacademicpurposes 👍Subscribe:https://www.youtube.com/user/writingbetter?sub_confirmation=1 </video> <video> Adjective Phrases and How to Use Them in Sentences Description: Adjective phrases help to add more description and information to your sentences. In this video, we will talk about what an adjective phrase is and how to use them in sentences. We will also show how an adjective phrase is different from an adjective clause. Writing Better Workbooks: https://writingbetter.gumroad.com 👍Subscribe:https://www.youtube.com/user/writingbetter?sub_confirmation=1 </video> <video> Vocabulary for Academic Writing E-I: 21 Words You Should Be Using Description: In this video, I will give you 21 academic level vocabulary words that you should be using in your writing. We will look at each one and discuss the meaning as well as give an example of how to use it in a sentence. This video will have words starting with E-I and in future videos we will continue with the rest of the alphabet. More vocabulary videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5QJq1B-rgXXm6H1e3kLeZEauCFtkTYLa Writing Better Workbooks: https://writingbetter.gumroad.com *vocabularyforacademicpurposes 👍Subscribe:https://www.youtube.com/user/writingbetter?sub_confirmation=1 </video> <video> Subject Complement and Object Complement Description: In English grammar we have something called a subject complement as well as an object complement. A subject complement defines or describes the subject of the sentence, whereas the object complement completes the meaning of the verb and modifies, names, or renames the direct object. Writing Better Workbooks: https://writingbetter.gumroad.com 👍Subscribe:https://www.youtube.com/user/writingbetter?sub_confirmation=1 </video> <video> Vocabulary for Academic Writing R-W: 21 Words You Should Be Using Description: In this video, I will give you 21 academic level vocabulary words that you should be using in your writing. We will look at each one and discuss the meaning as well as give an example of how to use it in a sentence. This video will have words starting with R-W. This is the last of four videos. More vocabulary videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5QJq1B-rgXXm6H1e3kLeZEauCFtkTYLa Writing Better Workbooks: https://writingbetter.gumroad.com *academicvocabulary *vocabularyforacademicpurposes 👍Subscribe:https://www.youtube.com/user/writingbetter?sub_confirmation=1 </video> <video> Describing Graphs and Charts in Tests and Academic Writing Description: In test such as IELTS or TOEFL, you will often need to know how to describe graphs and charts. When writing certain types of academic essays, you may also need to describe graphs and charts. There are several types of these charts that can be used to show information: line graphs, bar charts, pie charts and tables. Each for these types of graphs and charts shows information in a different way and will need to be described slightly differently. Writing Better Workbooks: https://writingbetter.gumroad.com 👍Subscribe:https://www.youtube.com/user/writingbetter?sub_confirmation=1 </video> <video> Vocabulary for Describing Graphs and Charts Description: When describing graphs, charts, and tables in an essay, there are certain vocabulary words that are useful. These can be used in academic essays as well as in tests such as IELTS or TOEFL. Writing Better Workbooks: https://writingbetter.gumroad.com 👍Subscribe:https://www.youtube.com/user/writingbetter?sub_confirmation=1 </video> <video> Vocabulary for Academic Writing A-D : 21 Words You Should Be Using Description: In this video, I will give you 21 academic level vocabulary words that you should be using in your writing. We will look at each one and discuss the meaning as well as give an example of how to use it in a sentence. This video will have words starting with A-D and in future videos we will continue with the rest of the alphabet. More vocabulary videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5QJq1B-rgXXm6H1e3kLeZEauCFtkTYLa Writing Better Workbooks: https://writingbetter.gumroad.com *vocabularyforacademicpurposes 👍Subscribe:https://www.youtube.com/user/writingbetter?sub_confirmation=1 </video> <video> Cleft Sentences and Inversions: How to Add Emphasis in English Description: Cleft sentences are used to emphasize different parts of a sentence depending on which part is most important. We use cleft sentences (especially in writing) because we are not able to show emphasis with our voice, and we can use inversions to add variety to our sentence structures. Writing Better Workbooks: https://writingbetter.gumroad.com 👍Subscribe:https://www.youtube.com/user/writingbetter?sub_confirmation=1 </video> <video> Adverbial Phrases (Adverb Phrases) and How to Use Them in Sentences Description: An adverb phrase (or adverbial phrase) modifies a verb. It explains how, when, where, or why something has happened. It can be a prepositional phrase, an infinitive phrase or an adverb with an intensifier. Writing Better Workbooks: https://writingbetter.gumroad.com 👍Subscribe:https://www.youtube.com/user/writingbetter?sub_confirmation=1 </video> <video> Verb Complement: What is it? Description: When writing or speaking in English, there are several types of complements that can add meaning to a sentence. We often use subject complements and object complements. There is also something called a verb complement. A verb complement is a word or group of words that is added to a sentence and completes the meaning of the sentence. Writing Better Workbooks: https://writingbetter.gumroad.com 👍Subscribe:https://www.youtube.com/user/writingbetter?sub_confirmation=1 </video> <video> Thesis Statements and Outlines Description: In academic writing, you will need to write thesis statements and outlines. Knowing how to write and use both of these in your essay writing is very important. By writing a clear thesis statement and using the main ideas to create an outline will help in writing the full essay. Writing Better Workbooks: https://writingbetter.gumroad.com 👍Subscribe:https://www.youtube.com/user/writingbetter?sub_confirmation=1 </video> <video> Using AI in Academic Writing/ Is it ok? Description: AI can help with processing information that can be used in writing an essay. It can be used to generate ideas, outlines as well as titles for essays. However, there are some things that you will need to avoid when using AI tools. Writing Better Workbooks: https://writingbetter.gumroad.com 👍Subscribe:https://www.youtube.com/user/writingbetter?sub_confirmation=1 </video> <video> Noun Phrases and How to Use Them in Sentences Description: Writing good sentences is important. Being able to use noun phrases in your sentences can help make your sentences more interesting. The first part of the video discusses the different ways that a noun phrase can be written, and the second half shows how to use noun phrases in sentences. Writing Better Workbooks: https://writingbetter.gumroad.com 👍Subscribe:https://www.youtube.com/user/writingbetter?sub_confirmation=1 </video>

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Welcome to Writing Better!

This is a place to learn how to write better sentences, paragraphs and essays.
Each video will highlight a specific writing skill with ideas and advice to help you improve your writing. I hope you find them helpful. Be sure to subscribe so you won't miss any new videos!

Happy writing!

Ronaele Hamilton

Check out these playlists:
For help writing an essay: Better Essays
To write better sentences: Better Sentences
How to write better paragraphs: Better Paragraphs
For help with grammar problems: Grammar

Writing Better Workbooks:
https://writingbetter.gumroad.com

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