AdLit
Ad lit.org: Pre Reading: Asking and Answering Questions
A teacher uses whole-class instruction and a graphic organizer to guide students as they formulate and answer questions related to their text.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Engaging With Literature: Finding Common Ground
In this video [18:59], Bileni Teklu often focuses classroom instruction on developing her students' enjoyment of reading and appreciation for literature. Beginning each lesson with a brief 10- to 15-minute mini-lesson, Ms. Teklu devotes...
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Reading and Understanding a Writing Prompt
In this lesson, you will learn how to read and understand what a prompt requires by underlining key words and deciding if you need to write a narrative or an essay. [2:45]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Identify Key Ideas in a Narrative Writing Prompt
In this lesson, you will learn how to figure out what type of writing you should do to answer a prompt by identifying the key ideas in the prompt. [4:08]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Identify What a Writing Prompt Is Asking Using Key Words
In this lesson, you will learn how to identify what a writing prompt is asking and what kind of writing you'll need to do by using keywords in the prompt. [6:01]
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Annotating Across Disciplines
Students use microscopes to look at single-celled organisms. [3:48]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Connect Ideas in Informational Writing
In this lesson, students practice revising a draft about invasive species with a focus on using transitions to connect ideas across and within paragraphs. A video models the thought process writers use to apply the targeted skill and...