Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: List Style Comparison/contrast Papers

9th - 10th Standards
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...
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Determine the Central Idea of a Nonfiction Article

8th Standards
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]
Instructional Video
eSpark Learning

E Spark Learning: Analyzing Multimedia Elements Instructional Video (5.Rl.7)

4th - 6th Standards
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.
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Cite Research Sources Used in an Informational Text

6th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to write a List of Sources by compiling all of the sources you used. [4:16]
Instructional Video
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University

Purdue University Owl: Visual Rhetoric: Contrast

9th - 10th Standards
Click through this video tutorial to learn how to make multimedia presentations more effective by using visual contrast in color, shapes, sizes, and backgrounds.
Instructional Video
eSpark Learning

E Spark Learning: Using Text Features to Locate Information (Ri.5.7)

4th - 6th Standards
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]
Instructional Video
eSpark Learning

E Spark Learning: Comparing and Contrasting Reading Experience

6th Standards
In this lesson, a text and video version of the same story are compared and contrasted. [5:15]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Identify Relevant Evidence

6th Standards
Students will be able to identify relevant evidence in their argumentative writing. [7:12]
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Navigating Digital Information #4: Who Can You Trust?

9th - 10th Standards
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...
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Write a Research Thesis Statement

6th Standards
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]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Use Detailed Descriptions in Personal Narrative

6th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to improve your personal narrative by using detailed descriptions as you write. [6:55]