TED-Ed
Cicadas: The Dormant Army Beneath Your Feet
What's the buzz that happens every 13 or 17 years? The emergence of the cicadas! This quick and flashy animation explains the lifecycle of these unusual insects and ponders the timing. On the host site, you will also find comprehension...
TED-Ed
How to Think About Gravity
What goes up must come down, but there is more to the phenomenon than meets the eye! As it turns out, any two objects attract to each other. The formula for Newton's law of universal gravitation is introduced in the explanation. A touch...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Argumentative Papers: Opposing Arguments
This video lesson focuses on when and how to address opposing arguments in an argumentative paper. It begins with a warning about acknowledging opposing viewpoints and then offers a method if you choose to do so: build common ground,...
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Write an Introductory Paragraph That Addresses the Opposing Views
In this lesson, you will learn to write an introductory paragraph to define your claim by arguing why this issue is important and addressing the opposing claim. [4:52]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Organize Information for an Argumentative Essay
In this lesson, you will learn how to organize your information for an argumentative essay by using boxes and bullets to prioritize evidence. [4:53]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Order Reasons and Counterargument to Best Prove Claim
Students will organize the reasons and counterargument to best prove claim. [6:42]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Acknowledge an Opposing View in Argumentative Writing
In this lesson, you will learn how to acknowledge opposing view points by conceding a weakness in your argument. [4:05]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Explain Cause and Effect Relationships
Writers clearly explain cause and effect relationships in their writing. Let's practice making cause and effect relationships obvious by using transition words and phrases. [5:46]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Develop Support for an Argument in Opinion Writing
In this lesson, you will learn how to support your argument by turning the topic sentence into a question. [4:51]
Other
8th Grade Ela: Argumentative Writing
This Slide Player provides a video and slideshow lesson from the instructor Arleen Richards. She provides the steps for writing an argumentative essay. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1.a; CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.1.b;...
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Revise Argumentative Writing by Reorganizing Evidence
In this lesson, you will learn how to strengthen your argument by better organizing the evidence being presented. [4:15]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Strengthen Argumentative Writing by Identifying an Opposing Claim
In this lesson, you will learn how to strengthen your argument by identifying the opposing claim and arguing against it. [4:34]