Sophia Learning
Sophia: Paragraph
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...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Paragraph Sizing
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.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Conclusions
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]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Writing Effective Conclusions
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...
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Draft Body Paragaphs for Argumentative Writing
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]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Crafting Personal Narratives That Reveal Something About Yourself
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]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Match the Body of a Paragraph to the Introduction
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]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Narratives
This tutorial uses text and audio to introduce narrative writing. [2:03]
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Top 10 Essay Writing Dont's
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.