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Outlining MLA Style
A video entitled "Outlining MLA Style" which explains how to create a detailed outline of your research according to MLA style guidelines.
Teaching Without Frills
How to Write for Your Audience - Writing Video For Kids
This video will help you learn how to write for your audience in narrative, informational, and persuasive writing. You'll learn about writing style, formal and informal word choice, and tone.
Teaching Without Frills
How-To Writing For Kids - Procedural Writing - Episode 3: Writing Steps
In this series, you will learn how to write a How-To! If you have chosen a topic and written an introduction, you are ready to start writing the steps. Be sure to list each step in order and use transition words to connect your ideas.
Teaching Without Frills
Writing a Personal Narrative for Kids - Episode 4: Writing a Draft
In this video, you will learn how to write a draft for your personal narrative story. We will write the important events in order, using transition words and details to describe what happened.
Teaching Without Frills
Realistic Fiction Writing for Kids Episode 4: Writing a Draft
In this video, you will learn how to write a draft for your realistic fiction story. Your draft should include events leading up to the problem, and then a detailed description of the problem.
Teaching Without Frills
Persuasive Writing for Kids - Episode 6: Writing a Rough Draft and Closing
In this video, you will learn how to write a rough draft and end with a closing or conclusion.
Teaching Without Frills
Informational Writing for Kids - Episode 5: Writing a Draft
In this video, you will learn how to write a first draft of your informational book. We will discuss how to use headings to organize the facts that go together. We will also draw and label pictures that help to teach the reader more...
Teaching Without Frills
Writing a Personal Narrative for Kids - Episode 8: Publishing for Kids
In this video, you will learn how to publish your personal narrative story. Publishing means getting your writing ready to share with others!
Teaching Without Frills
How to Create an Outline for Kids - Planning Your Writing
In this video, you'll learn how to create an outline to plan your writing! We'll use a persuasive writing topic as an example to see how an outline can help you organize your ideas before writing.
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Persuasion is an Art, Not a Science & 4 Tips to Be More Persuasive
Persuasion is an art, not an exact science. No matter what anybody claims, there is no one best way to persuade people that will work in all situations. However, there are principles or guidelines that will help you make more persuasive...
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Using Short, Powerful Sentences to Engage Readers
This video is a lesson on using short, powerful imperative sentences in writing. The teacher explains the four types of sentences and provides examples for each. Students are then given practice exercises to identify sentence types and...
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Drafting Body Paragraphs for an Informational Text
In this video, the teacher explains how to draft body paragraphs for an informational text. They emphasize the importance of rewriting bullet point facts into complete sentences using a friendly and explaining voice. The teacher provides...
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Crafting a Thought-Provoking Conclusion
This video provides guidance on how to write a compelling conclusion for an essay that leaves the reader thinking. It emphasizes the importance of restating the thesis in a different way using strong words, considering the positive...
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Using Ellipses in Dialogue
In this video, the teacher explains how writers use ellipses (...) to indicate pauses or breaks in dialogue. The lesson includes examples and guidelines for using ellipses correctly, as well as a practice activity for students to revise...
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Writing a Logical and Meaningful Conclusion in Narrative Texts
In this video, the teacher guides students through the process of writing a logical and meaningful conclusion for a narrative text. Using examples from familiar stories, the teacher explains how to answer key questions about character...
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Developing a Topic: Using Direct Quotes in Writing
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using direct quotes from other texts to develop a topic effectively. They provide examples and guide the students through the process of paraphrasing and quoting, emphasizing the need...
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Choosing Strong Reasons to Support Your Opinion
In this video, the teacher explains the difference between opinions and facts and how writers support their opinions with strong reasons in their writing. The teacher provides examples and guides the students through a practice activity...
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Writing Conclusions in Informative Texts
This video is a teacher-led lesson on writing conclusions in informative texts. It provides guidance and examples on how to identify important ideas from body paragraphs and incorporate them into a well-rounded conclusion. The goal is to...
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Crafting Logical Conclusions for Effective Writing
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of writing logical conclusions that highlight and review important ideas for the reader. The teacher provides guidance on how to structure a conclusion, emphasizing the need to mirror...
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Bar Graphs & Picture Graphs Song | 2nd Grade - 3rd Grade
Description: 2nd Graders conducted a survey asking cat owners which color their cat was. After conducting the survey and correctly labeling the x-axis and the y-axis, our young surveyors put together a bar graph that helped illuminate...
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Your Country Needs You! The Selective Service System
In peaceful times, the US Armed Forces are well stocked with brave men and women who voluntarily sign up to serve. But in the event of a third catastrophic global conflict, it is possible for the US government to rapidly recruit from the...
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Using Verb Tenses in Narrative Writing
In this video, the teacher explains how writers use different verb tenses to describe different times and sequences in narrative writing. The teacher provides examples and guides the students through practice exercises to ensure they...
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Using Plural Nouns to Make Writing Precise
In this video, the teacher explains how writers use plural nouns to show more than one person, place, or thing. The students are guided through examples and given practice exercises to make their writing more precise by adding an S to...