Instructional Video2:30
PBS

Taking the Reins: Women in Politics | Idaho Experience

4th - 6th Standards
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...
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Supporting Details

9th - 10th Standards
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...
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Develop a Thesis and Supporting Reasons

5th Standards
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]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Connect Examples, Body Paragraphs, and Reasons With the Thesis

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to make your essay flow by connecting your examples, facts, and reasons to your thesis. [3:14]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Organize Ideas and Evidence for Responding to Constructed Response

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to organize your evidence by writing supporting paragraphs. [5:31]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Support an Argument Using Evidence

5th Standards
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]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Write a Conclusion Referring to "Big Ideas"

5th Standards
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]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Determine the Main Idea of Paragraphs as You Read

5th Standards
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]
Instructional Video
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Anchor Charts for Persuasive Writing

3rd - 8th Standards
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.
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Inform a Specific Audience About an Idea: Write Persuasive Letter

3rd - 5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to tell someone specific about your idea by writing a persuasive letter. [4:18]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Revise and Explain Evidence in Argumentative Writing

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to revise your argumentative essay by telling the reader how the evidence proves your point. [4:51]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Develop Supporting Ideas

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to develop supporting ideas by using personal experiences. [5:27]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Draft an Introductory Paragraph for an Argumentative Essay

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to write an introductory paragraph by hooking your reader and stating your thesis. [4:18]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Write Body Paragraphs for a Persuasive Letter

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to you write body paragraphs by stating your reason and then supporting it with evidence. [4:53]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Support Reasons With Details From a Text

4th - 5th Standards
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]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Develop and Organize Supporting Ideas in Argumentative Writing

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to organize and develop supporting reasons by using boxes and bullets. [4:32]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Develop Supporting Evidence for a Persuasive Letter

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to develop strong supporting evidence by including cause and effect. [3:58]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Draft a Concluding Paragraph for a Persuasive Letter

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to write a memorable closing paragraph by explaining why your opinion matters. [4:50]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Elaborate on Supporting Details Using an Anecdote

5th - 7th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to elaborate on your supporting details by using an anecdote. [5:13]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Write the First Draft of an Informational Text

5th Standards
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]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Using Paragraph Form

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to organize ideas and evidence in a persuasive essay by using paragraph form. [7:14]