Sophia Learning
Sophia: List Style Comparison/contrast Papers
This tutorial focuses on how to write a list style comparison/contrast essay using a step-by-step video demonstration of how to write one. It starts at the beginning with brainstorming topics, choosing organization methods, adding...
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Determine the Central Idea of a Nonfiction Article
In this lesson, you will learn how to determine the central idea of a text by determining the topic and asking what the author says about it. [6:57]
eSpark Learning
E Spark Learning: Analyzing Multimedia Elements Instructional Video (5.Rl.7)
This eSpark Learning video aligns with Common Core Standard RL.5.7: Analyze how visual or multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text.
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Cite Research Sources Used in an Informational Text
In this lesson, you will learn how to write a List of Sources by compiling all of the sources you used. [4:16]
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Visual Rhetoric: Contrast
Click through this video tutorial to learn how to make multimedia presentations more effective by using visual contrast in color, shapes, sizes, and backgrounds.
eSpark Learning
E Spark Learning: Using Text Features to Locate Information (Ri.5.7)
This video explains how to find the central idea and identify text features in print or digital nonfiction text. It uses several engaging articles as examples including one about a machine that splits Oreo cookies. [7:42]
eSpark Learning
E Spark Learning: Comparing and Contrasting Reading Experience
In this lesson, a text and video version of the same story are compared and contrasted. [5:15]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Identify Relevant Evidence
Students will be able to identify relevant evidence in their argumentative writing. [7:12]
Crash Course
Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #4: Who Can You Trust?
This video teaches you how to assess the sources of information you find on the internet. The growing suspicion of expertise is a growing problem on the internet, and it can be very difficult to figure out which sources are...
Imagine Learning Classroom
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. [4:09]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Use Detailed Descriptions in Personal Narrative
In this lesson, you will learn how to improve your personal narrative by using detailed descriptions as you write. [6:55]