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Curated Video
Strengthening Your Writing: Using Linking Words and Wow Words
In this video, the teacher discusses how to strengthen writing by using linking words and wow words. The teacher explains that linking words are like a metal chain that connect words, phrases, and sentences to make writing cohesive. Wow...
Curated Video
Improving Your Writing: Adding Details to Make Your Story More Realistic and Exciting
In this video lesson, the teacher guides students on how to make their writing more realistic and exciting by adding details about the characters. They review the writing process and emphasize the importance of revising and developing...
Curated Video
Showing vs. Telling
In this lesson you will learn how to show" the reader instead of "telling" the reader by using detailed descriptions."
Curated Video
How to Show Personal Growth in Your Writing
In this video, the teacher discusses the importance of revealing something about oneself in a personal narrative. They explain the writing process and guide students on how to revise their drafts to show personal growth and change.
Curated Video
Bringing Your Writing to Life: Adding Dialogue
In this video lesson, the teacher explains the importance of adding dialogue to bring writing drafts to life. They review the five steps of the writing process and focus on the fifth step of revising. The teacher provides examples and...
Yossarian the Grammarian
Yossarian the Grammarian: More on Restrictive Elements, Grammar
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian demonstrates how to punctuate restrictive clauses and phrases. He also show the viewer how to revise restrictive clauses for clarity. [7:24]
Yossarian the Grammarian
Coordinating Conjunctions and Comma Splices: English Grammar Lesson
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains how to use coordinating conjunctions correctly and avoid using comma splices.
Yossarian the Grammarian
Yossarian the Grammarian: Adverbs and Ambiguity
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian demonstrates how clarify and edit adverbs so that they are not ambiguous in a sentence.
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Revise a Constructed Response Using Transition and "Wow" Words
In this lesson, you will learn to strengthen your writing by using linking words and "wow" words. [5:22]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Revise to Include Dialogue and Inner Thinking
In this lesson, you will learn how to develop events in a narrative by including dialogue and character's thoughts. [6:17]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Revise a Narrative Story by Rereading the Draft
In this lesson, you will learn how to revise a narrative reading response by rereading and asking yourself, 'What details can I add to make my story stronger and are there any details I can remove?' Login gives access to a slideshow as...
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Use Specific Words to Describe Events and Setting
In this lesson, students use precise words and phrases to create mental images for their readers, and practice adding specific words to make the writing come alive. [9:29]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learnzillion: Use Domain Specific Vocabulary
In this Learnzillion lesson, students will understand the importance of using domain-specific vocabulary instead of vague word choices in their writing. [5:17]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Show, Don't Tell
In this lesson, you will learn how to make your story more realistic and exciting by showing, not telling. [8:27]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Proofreading: Lesson 1
This lesson introduces the concept of proofreading. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Proofreading." [3:22]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Proofreading: Lesson 2
This lesson introduces the concept of proofreading. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Proofreading."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Correcting Double Negatives: Lesson 1
This lesson discusses how to recognize and correct a double negative. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Correcting Double Negatives."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Correcting Run on Sentences and Comma Splices: Lesson 2
This lesson goes over how to correct a run-on sentence or a comma splice. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Correcting Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Editing Techniques: Meeting the Assignment
This video lesson discusses reviewing a composition to ensure that it meets the assignment. [9:00]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Common Issues With Word Choice: Lesson 3
This lesson introduces common issues with word choice. W.9-10.2d lang/voc
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Correcting Run on Sentences and Comma Splices: Lesson 1
This lesson goes over how to correct a run-on sentence or a comma splice. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Correcting Run-on Sentences and Comma Splices."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Clarity: Lesson 2
This lesson discusses the goal of clarity in writing. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Clarity." W.11-12.2c Transition/Cohesion
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Using Strong Verbs
This lesson explains how to use strong verbs. This tutorial lesson shares a short screencast [2:36] with the lesson's content.