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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Learn Zillion: Write a Research Thesis Statement
In this lesson, you will learn how to write a research thesis statement by restating your big research question in a complete sentence. [4:43]
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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: Write a Strong Thesis Statement
In this lesson, you will learn how to write a strong thesis statement by using "BOS." [4:39]
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Learn Zillion: Deliver a Persuasive Speech to an Audience
In this lesson, you will learn how to present your persuasive speech by keeping your pace, volume and pauses in check. [5:03]
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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]
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Learn Zillion: Generating a Topic for a Narrative Response
In this lesson, you will generate a storyline by making a web of middle/end ideas and choosing the one you can picture best in your head. [3:44]
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Learn Zillion: Identify the Different Parts of an Argumentative Essay
In this lesson, you will learn how to identify the different parts of an essay by labeling the thesis, topic sentence, supporting details and elaboration. [6:27]
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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: Brainstorm Topics for an Argumentative Opinion Essay by Thinking About Issues
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: 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: 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: Revise a Persuasive Speech by Rereading
In this lesson, you will learn how to revise your persuasive speech by rereading to make sure your evidence supports your thesis statement. [5:12]
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: 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: Introduce a Topic Clearly
Writers introduce a topic clearly. Let's practice introducing a topic by describing it using background information. [11:51]
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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...
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Learn Zillion: Revise Argumentative Writing to Target a Specific Audience
In this lesson, you will learn how to revise your essay to target your audience by using the words, evidence, and ideas most likely to convince them. [4:54]
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Learn Zillion: Inform a Specific Audience About an Idea by Writing a Persuasive Letter
In this lesson, you will learn how to tell someone specific about your idea by writing a persuasive letter. [4:18]