Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Paragraph

9th - 10th Standards
This video lesson focuses on the paragraph; it defines paragraph; explains how it transitions from the previous paragraph, develops the new thought of the topic sentence, and transitions to the next paragraph. It uses an example from...
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Paragraph Sizing

9th - 10th Standards
This video lesson focuses on paragraph size; paragraph size depends on units of ideas. Keep the reader in mind, and vary paragraph lengths. Real Player is required.
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Conclusions

6th - 8th Standards
This video lesson focuses on writing strong conclusions through strategies such as restating your thesis, summarizing your support, and calling the reader to action. It also discusses things a writer should avoid doing. [4:15]
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Writing Effective Conclusions

9th - 10th Standards
This video lesson focuses on writing conclusions, i.e., what makes an effective conclusion, what to include in a conclusion, and how to write one. [7:44] W.9-10.1e, W.9-10.3e Conclusion, W.11-12.1e Argument Conclusion, W.11-12.2f...
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Draft Body Paragaphs for Argumentative Writing

6th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to draft body paragraphs for an argumentative essay by introducing evidence and explaining how it supports your thesis. [4:56]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Crafting Personal Narratives That Reveal Something About Yourself

6th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to reveal something about yourself in your writing by showing the reader how you have changed. [6:50]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Match the Body of a Paragraph to the Introduction

6th Standards
Writers use an introduction to organize the ideas that follow. Let's practice organizing the ideas within a paragraph according to the paragraph's introduction. [7:46]
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Narratives

9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial uses text and audio to introduce narrative writing. [2:03]
Instructional Video
Shmoop University

Shmoop: Top 10 Essay Writing Dont's

3rd - 8th Standards
This animation features the concept of essay writing and makes recommendations of do's and don'ts to improve the quality of the writing. 3:37sec.