PBS
Taking the Reins: Women in Politics | Idaho Experience
May Arkwright Hutton may not be a familiar name to some but she played a major role in Idaho's Suffrage Movement. An entrepreneur, Hutton used her wealth to promote suffrage. A short video introduces viewers to the work of this...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Supporting Details
This tutorial uses three videos to teach how to add appropriate supporting details to writing. Video 1 discusses why, how, and where to use supporting details in an argumentative paper and the different types of supporting details. Video...
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Develop a Thesis and Supporting Reasons
In this lesson, you will learn how to develop essay points by writing your thesis statement and listing reasons in order of importance. [3:46]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Connect Examples, Body Paragraphs, and Reasons With the Thesis
In this lesson, you will learn how to make your essay flow by connecting your examples, facts, and reasons to your thesis. [3:14]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Organize Ideas and Evidence for Responding to Constructed Response
In this lesson, you will learn how to organize your evidence by writing supporting paragraphs. [5:31]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Support an Argument Using Evidence
In this lesson, you will learn how to support an argument by finding text-based reasons that support your opinion. Login gives access to a slideshow as well. [5:52]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Write a Conclusion Referring to "Big Ideas"
In this lesson, you will learn how to conclude your response by referring to the prompt and the "big ideas" of your response. [4:55]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Determine the Main Idea of Paragraphs as You Read
In this lesson, you will learn how to keep track of what you read by using your palm for the main idea and your fingers for details. Login gives access to an additional video. [4:02]
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Anchor Charts for Persuasive Writing
A mini video lesson on using an anchor chart to plan a persuasive writing project. At the end of the lesson the students have developed a powerful plan via a graphic organizer to guide them through their writing task.
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Inform a Specific Audience About an Idea: Write Persuasive Letter
In this lesson, you will learn how to tell someone specific about your idea by writing a persuasive letter. [4:18]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Revise and Explain Evidence in Argumentative Writing
In this lesson, you will learn how to revise your argumentative essay by telling the reader how the evidence proves your point. [4:51]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Develop Supporting Ideas
In this lesson, you will learn how to develop supporting ideas by using personal experiences. [5:27]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Draft an Introductory Paragraph for an Argumentative Essay
In this lesson, you will learn how to write an introductory paragraph by hooking your reader and stating your thesis. [4:18]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Write Body Paragraphs for a Persuasive Letter
In this lesson, you will learn how to you write body paragraphs by stating your reason and then supporting it with evidence. [4:53]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Support Reasons With Details From a Text
In this lesson, you will learn how to support reasons with details in an opinion piece by rereading and grouping related ideas together. Login gives access to a slideshow as well. [7:04]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Develop and Organize Supporting Ideas in Argumentative Writing
In this lesson, you will learn how to organize and develop supporting reasons by using boxes and bullets. [4:32]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Develop Supporting Evidence for a Persuasive Letter
In this lesson, you will learn how to develop strong supporting evidence by including cause and effect. [3:58]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Draft a Concluding Paragraph for a Persuasive Letter
In this lesson, you will learn how to write a memorable closing paragraph by explaining why your opinion matters. [4:50]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Elaborate on Supporting Details Using an Anecdote
In this lesson, you will learn how to elaborate on your supporting details by using an anecdote. [5:13]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Write the First Draft of an Informational Text
In this lesson, you will learn how to write the first draft of your essay by using the boxes and bullets outline as your guide. [4:52]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Using Paragraph Form
In this lesson, you will learn how to organize ideas and evidence in a persuasive essay by using paragraph form. [7:14]