Turtle Diary
Turtle Diary: Conjunction and Its Types
This video lesson features information about correlative conjunctions. Examples of correlative conjunctions are provided, and they are also contrasted with coordinating conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions. [5:05]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Comparison Papers
This lesson introduces the comparison and contrast writing, a type of informative writing. [11:46]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Plagiarism: Lesson 5
This lesson discusses the issue of plagiarism and types of plagiarism. It is 5 of 5 in the series titled "Plagiarism." [6:06]
McGraw Hill
Introduction to Reading Skills: How Characters Respond to Major Events
A character's response to major events can have a significant effect on how a story unfolds. This quick video follows characters in a fictional show, Scout Ship 7. Watch as Captain Rodney and Edison Benson critique this episode of the...
Other
Region 13 Ecp: The Teacher Toolkit: Accountable Discussions
A video and description of accountable discussion in the classroom. Accountable discussion empowers students to draw up arguments based on evidence. Students learn how to respect the views of their peers while strengthening their...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Chronological Transition Words
This screencast focuses on chronological, or time-ordered, transition words. It explains the need and uses for these transitions, provides a short list of transition words, and examples of how to use them in different types of writing....
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Conclusions
This video lesson focuses on writing strong conclusions through strategies such as restating your thesis, summarizing your support, and calling the reader to action. It also discusses things a writer should avoid doing. [4:15]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Identifying Tone
This lesson focuses on how to identify the tone of a passage. It defines tone, explains how to identify positive, negative, and neutral tones, and demonstrates how to identify tone with both a literary and a non-fiction example. [5:14]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Picking a Research Topic
This tutorial focuses on picking a research topic by brainstorming and freewriting about what interests you or what you want to learn more about and doing background reading to see what information is available for your possible topics....
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Sequencing Transition Words
A screencast lesson introducing the appropriate use of transitional words and phrases that signal sequence. [2:29]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Title Format
This lesson focuses on how to format titles in writing; the three basic formats are italics, underlining (when italics are not available), and quotation marks. It provides a chart listing titles that require italics such as books and...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Using Affixes to Determine Meaning
This lesson shows how to use affixes to determine the meaning of unknown words. It provides definitions of terms and demonstrates how to use similar words and word parts to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. [2:30]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Affixes
This tutorial video focuses on affixes; it defines all the associated terms, explains how affixes affect the meaning of words, gives examples, and ends with a rap music clip about prefixes, suffixes, and root words. [6:10]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Asking Questions After Reading
This screencast focuses on using post-reading questions to evaluate and improve understanding of a text. It offers general question ideas and a specific example of questions for "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee. [3:37]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Infer and Cite Evidence of Character Traits
In this lesson, you will infer and cite evidence of character traits that the author shows, rather than tells, by making generalizations about the main character. [4:14]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Write a Conclusion for a Narrative by Showing How You Feel
In this lesson, you will learn how to to create strong endings for your narratives by showing the reader how you feel. [4:50]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Draw Inferences From the Text
In this lesson, you will learn how to make a valid inference by analyzing parts of a text. [5:27]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
This video lesson focuses on pronoun and antecedent agreement including in number and in gender. It also provides rules for using indefinite pronouns, collective nouns, and compound nouns. [7:03]
Education Development Center
Tv411: Video: What's a Thesaurus?
This video explains how to use a thesaurus and what information it gives you. [3:09]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Draft a Conclusion for a Persuasive Speech
In this lesson, you will learn how to conclude your essay by leaving your reader with a "NIP." [4:45]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Check Your Understanding of a Text by Teaching Others
In this lesson, you will learn how to check for understanding by teaching what you've learned to others. Login gives access to an additional video. [2:51]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Use Transition Words to Connect Related Ideas
In this lesson, you will learn how to connect related ideas by using transition words. [5:13]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Plan an Introductory Paragraph for an Informational Text
In this lesson, you will learn how to organize your introductory paragraph by using boxes and bullets. [4:28]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Develop a Thesis and Supporting Reasons
In this lesson, you will learn how to develop essay points by writing your thesis statement and listing reasons in order of importance. [3:46]