Instructional Video4:35
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Review for You: Writing from Opinion

K - 8th
Mr. Griot will review opinions and how they are important in writing. He will discuss how to best write an opinion paragraph.
Instructional Video6:01
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A Compare and Contrast Essay

K - 8th
Mr. Griot reviews the essay "Amazing National Parks: Volcanoes and Mountains" and provides examples of how the author compared and contrasted the national parks. He explains the importance of a Venn diagram when comparing and contrasting...
Instructional Video5:51
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Endangered Animals: An Outline

K - 8th
Mr. Griot discusses the importance of using an outline to organize thoughts and information.He models how to write an outline using letters and numbers.
Instructional Video3:49
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Mackinac Island: Revised

K - 8th
Mr. Griot models using rubrics and checklists to self-evaluate and edit the rough draft of his informative essay.
Instructional Video5:35
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Mackinac Island: An Informative Essay

3rd - Higher Ed
Mr. Griot gives a brief explanation of the characteristics of an informative essay. He then models the steps in choosing a topic, researching, and planning an informative essay.
Instructional Video5:42
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Triumph Despite Adversity: Helen Keller and Franklin D. Roosevelt

3rd - Higher Ed
Mr. Griot writes a comparison and contrast essay detailing the similarities and differences between Helen Keller and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Instructional Video5:24
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Review for You:Compare and Contrast Essay

K - 8th
Mr. Griot reviews the definitions of the words compare and contrast and discusses the steps to take when planning, organizing, and writing a comparison and contrast essay.
Instructional Video5:29
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Serving Justice

K - 8th
Mr. Griot demonstrates writing an essay comparing and contrasting two biographies using a Venn diagram and a paragraph organization chart.
Instructional Video5:22
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Compare and Contrast Essays

K - 8th
Mr. Griot explains how to write a compare and contrast essay.
Instructional Video2:49
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How to Use ChatGPT and Generative AI for Passive Income - Use ChatGPT to Proofread Essays

Higher Ed
Learn how to use ChatGPT to proofread essays and improve the quality of your writing. This video will show you how to use AI to catch grammar and spelling errors and provide suggestions for sentence structure and wording. This clip is...
Instructional Video12:40
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How to Know Your Level for First Time Test Takers - IELTS Energy Podcast 1334

9th - Higher Ed
Do you know what score you would get if you took IELTS today? If your answer is no, you're not alone! Today we share resources and tips for figuring out your English level and what you would score on IELTS if you took the test today.
Instructional Video1:59
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Yascha Mounk - Teachers Make a Difference - Richard Serjeantson

Higher Ed
Yascha Mounk is a writer and academic known for his work on the crisis of democracy and the defense of philosophically liberal values. Born in Germany to Polish parents, Yascha received his BA in History from Trinity College Cambridge...
Instructional Video6:50
Amor Sciendi

Best Books of 2023 | AmorSciendi

12th - Higher Ed
These are my top book recommendations for 2023. I'll be back in 2024 with more art, art theory, and occasionally poetry.
Instructional Video11:56
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Who, That, or Which? Necessary IELTS Grammar - IELTS Energy Podcast 1299

9th - Higher Ed
How can you know which relative pronoun to use on IELTS Speaking and Writing? Who, Which, or That? Today you'll find out and we'll share band 9 example sentences for the highest vocabulary scores.
Instructional Video10:27
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Don’t Make These Overall Trend Mistakes on IELTS - IELTS Energy Podcast 1298

9th - Higher Ed
Today you'll learn about the two biggest mistakes students make when they write overall trends in their task 1 essays. Find out the highest-scoring, and fastest, way to create this necessary sentence.
Instructional Video8:28
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Hidden Examiner Rules for IELTS Task 2 - IELTS Energy Podcast 1233

9th - Higher Ed
Don't get thrown off by IELTS Task 2's trickier essays. Today we break down how you should organize a mixed essay and share hidden examiner rules to help you better understand the Writing scoring system.
Instructional Video12:48
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The Neverending Challenge of IELTS - IELTS Energy Podcast 1220

9th - Higher Ed
Today you'll learn very advanced vocabulary about time to use for both Speaking and Writing, so you will unceasingly be tireless about improving your IELTS scores!
Instructional Video10:58
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Band 9 Phrases to Introduce Examples - IELTS Energy Podcast 1252

9th - Higher Ed
Which linking phrase is better for IELTS - for example, or for instance? Today you'll find out and learn 4 higher-level options for sharing examples that knock the examiner's socks off in IELTS speaking and writing.
Instructional Video12:09
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Examiner Answers Your Burning Writing Questions - IELTS Energy Podcast 1320

9th - Higher Ed
Do you need to skip lines in your essays? Is it OK to use simple but clear vocabulary? Find out how these things directly impact your IELTS Writing score so you don't mess up on test day.
Instructional Video13:51
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3 Steps to Answer Impossible Task 2 Questions - IELTS Energy Podcast 1277

9th - Higher Ed
Today we explain three steps you should follow for IELTS Writing Task 2, and give you an example of one of the toughest Task 2 questions we've every seen!
Instructional Video13:34
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How to Save Your Brain on IELTS Writing Task 2 - IELTS Energy Podcast 1317

9th - Higher Ed
Is it OK to come up with ideas while you write your task 2 essay? Or, should you only use the ideas you thought of in your brainstorm? Find out the answer today, and get insider tips from IELTS experts for the highest writing task 2 scores.
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Do You Need a Topic Sentence in Writing Task 1? - IELTS Energy Podcast 1255

9th - Higher Ed
You've definitely heard us talk about topic sentences for Task 2. They are MUST for a 7 or higher. BUT, you also need to think about this for Task 1! Listen up today for a very important IELTS lesson.
Instructional Video5:13
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Persuasive Writing 1

3rd - Higher Ed
Persuasive Writing explains the purpose of persuasive writing and lists examples of focused, specific topics for persuasive writing.
Instructional Video4:26
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Citing Sources: Internet Website

3rd - Higher Ed
Citing Sources: Internet Website shows how to cite an Internet source by writing the correct citation for a provided website using correct capitalization and punctuation.