PBS
The Case for Fan Fiction (feat. Lindsay Ellis and Princess Weekes)
For years writers of fan fiction were shamed, the butt of jokes, and even subject to copyright litigation. However, in the past few years, with the fan fiction writers of today becoming the published mainstream authors of today the past...
Curated Video
Using Transitional Phrases to Expand Your Topic
In this video, the teacher explains how to effectively extend the reasons for one's opinion by using transitional phrases. The lesson focuses on the importance of transitions in writing to guide the reader through the ideas and prevent...
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Adding Prepositional Phrases to Enhance Meaning in Writing
In this video, the teacher explains how writers use prepositional phrases to convey specific meaning in their writing. The teacher provides examples and guides students in practicing adding prepositional phrases to sentences. The video...
Jabzy
Gothic Nationalism - Stuff That I Find Interesting
In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about Gothic Nationalism
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Brainstorming Opinion Essay Topics: Finding Your Strong Feelings
In this video, the teacher explains how to brainstorm topics for opinion writing. They guide the students through three steps: thinking about their daily life, identifying things that give them strong feelings, and determining what...
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Using Outlines to Organize Argumentative Writing
This video provides guidance to students on how to use outlines to organize their ideas in argumentative writing. It explains the difference between claims, reasons, and evidence, and demonstrates how to identify and match them in a...
Mr. Beat
The Lost Generation Writers (Story Time with Mr. Beat)
Once upon a time there was city, named Paris, France. During the 1920s, lots of Americans moved there to escape institutionalized racism and the associated race riots, xenophobia, censorship, materialism, and Prohibition. Perhaps most...
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Developing Strong Reasons to Support Your Opinion
In this video, the teacher explains how writers support their opinions by drawing conclusions from facts and details. They provide examples and explanations to show the reader why they hold a certain opinion. The teacher also emphasizes...
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Bangladesh: a country where blogging can get you killed
Secular writers and bloggers are being hacked to death in the streets of Bangladesh for sharing their views online. But the government seems to tolerate the violence. WARNING: UPSETTING CONTENT
Wonderscape
The Royal Order of Adjectives: Enhancing Your Writing with Descriptions
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using adjectives in writing to create vivid descriptions. They discuss the Royal Order of Adjectives, which guides the order in which adjectives should be used before a noun. The...
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How to Hook Your Reader with a Provocative Question
In this lesson you will learn how to draft a strong opening paragraph by using a provocative question.
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Crafting a Strong Opening Paragraph: Making a Brave Statement
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of writing a strong opening paragraph to engage readers. They discuss three common ways to draft an opening paragraph - telling a story, asking an interesting question, or making a brave...
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Adding Positives to Clarify Meaning and Add Interest
In this video, the teacher explains how writers use appositives to clarify meaning and add interest in their writing. The teacher provides examples and guides students through practice exercises to identify and rewrite sentences with...
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Adding Specific Words and Phrases to Make Your Writing Come Alive
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using precise words and phrases in writing to create vivid mental images for readers. The teacher guides students through examples and practice exercises to help them understand the...
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Identifying and Fixing Sentence Fragments
In this video, the teacher explains the concept of sentence fragments and how to identify and fix them in writing. The video provides examples and offers strategies for revising fragments by adding missing information. It also includes...
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Organizing Your Ideas with Boxes and Bullets: Planning Your Opinion Letter
In this video, the teacher explains how to organize ideas for writing a strong opinion letter using a boxes and bullets format. The three steps are outlined: writing the reason in a box, identifying examples that support the reason, and...
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Correct Usage of Who and Whom in Questions
In this video, the teacher explains the correct usage of the relative pronouns who and whom. They provide examples and guide the students through practice exercises to help them understand when to use each pronoun correctly. The teacher...
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Removing Empty Words: Writing with Conciseness and Precision
This video is a writing lesson that teaches students how to remove empty words like "this," "that," and "there" from their writing to make it more concise and precise. The teacher provides examples and guides students through the process...
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Organizing Text with Headings
The teacher explains how writers organize informational text by grouping related paragraphs under appropriate headings. The students are given practice sheets and guided through exercises to identify headings for paragraphs and divide a...
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Adding Modifiers to Noun Phrases for Descriptive Writing
In this video, the teacher explains the concept of noun phrases and how writers use them to make their writing more descriptive and specific. The teacher provides examples and practice exercises for adding modifiers to nouns to create...
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Using Descriptive Adjectives to Enhance Your Writing
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using descriptive adjectives in writing to make it more interesting and engaging for the readers. The teacher provides examples and exercises for the students to practice using...
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Using Relevant Evidence in Argumentative Writing
In this video, the teacher guides students through the process of ensuring that their evidence is relevant to their reasons in argumentative writing. They review the difference between a claim, a reason, and evidence, and practice...
Wonderscape
Great Authors: E.B. White
This video is a lesson about the life and works of EB White, a renowned children's book author. The teacher discusses White's background, his major children's books (Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web, and The Trumpet of the Swan), and the...
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Revising Your Persuasive Speech: Connecting Evidence to Your Thesis Statement
In this video, the teacher explains how to ensure that the evidence in a persuasive speech connects to the thesis statement. The teacher outlines three steps: rereading with a purpose, checking if the speech is going off track, and...