Andrews McMeel Publishing
POW! A Peanuts Collection
Make a study of Charles M. Scultz's famous comic strip Peanuts in your language arts class. Class members read and discuss the baseball-themed book POW! A Peanuts Collection. After talking about themes and vocabulary, they complete...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Argumentative Papers: Identifying the Audience
This video lesson focuses on analyzing your audience in an argumentative paper. It offers a series of questions to consider about your audience and what may convince them to agree with your argument. It also provides an example of how to...
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'Question Words?' Song (Who, Why, What, When ,Where, How) English on Tour
This cartoon band sings a song that helps students remember the 6 question words: who, what, why, when, where, and how. Students will want to sing along.
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Learn Zillion: Write a Conclusion for a Narrative by Showing How You Feel
In this lesson, you will learn how to to create strong endings for your narratives by showing the reader how you feel. [4:50]
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Learn Zillion: Draft a Conclusion for a Persuasive Speech
In this lesson, you will learn how to conclude your essay by leaving your reader with a "NIP." [4:45]
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Learn Zillion: Generate Topic Ideas for Argumentative Writing
In this lesson, you will learn how to generate ideas for an argumentative essay by making a list of topics. [4:28]
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Learn Zillion: Brainstorm Topics for an Argumentative Opinion Essay
In this lesson, you will learn how to brainstorm opinion topics by considering issues in the world that you think about a lot. [4:55]
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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]
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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]
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Learn Zillion: Brainstorm Topics for an Opinion Letter
In this lesson, you will learn how to brainstorm opinion topics by thinking about problems in your community that you would like to fix. Login gives access to an additional video. [4:23]
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Learn Zillion: Writing a Thesis Statement Expressing the Main Idea
In this lesson, you will learn how to express the main idea by writing a thesis statement. [5:38]
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Learn Zillion: Choose the Best Story Idea From a Brainstormed List
In this lesson, you will learn how to choose a story idea by asking, "Which of these could I write most about?" and then imagining the story. [6:03]
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Learn Zillion: Revise Anecdotes in a Persuasive Essay
In this lesson, you will learn how to make sure your anecdotes are focused on the prompt by using the prompt as you review your work. [5:38]
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Learn Zillion: Brainstorm Ideas for a Story Topic by Making a List
In this lesson, you will learn how to focus ideas on a topic by making a list. [6:03]
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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]
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Learn Zillion: Organize Ideas Using a Short Plan
In this lesson, you will learn how to organize your ideas for an argumentative essay by using a short plan. [4:47]
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Learn Zillion: Write a Conclusion
In this lesson, you will learn how to conclude your argumentative essay by summarizing your key points and telling your reader to take action. [5:35]
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.
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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Learn Zillion: Introduce a Topic Clearly
Writers introduce a topic clearly. Let's practice introducing a topic by describing it using background information. [11:51]