Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Connect Examples, Body Paragraphs, and Reasons With the Thesis

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to make your essay flow by connecting your examples, facts, and reasons to your thesis. [3:14]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Lesson Video for 'Distinguishing Poetry From Prose'

6th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn to determine if a text is a poem by studying its structure, language, and sound. [4:59]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Lesson Video for 'Develop Well Structured Event Sequences'

6th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to plan an imagined narrative reading response by developing well-structured event sequences. [7:11]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Understand Figurative Language: "Add Fuel to the Fire"

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom "add fuel to the fire" by looking at a cartoon. [1:50]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Understand Figurative Language: "Needle in a Haystack"

6th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom, "a needle in a haystack," by looking at a cartoon. [1:57]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Understand Figurative Language: "On the Ball"

6th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom, "on the ball," by looking at a comic strip. [2:05]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Understand Figurative Language: "Read Between the Lines"

6th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom, "read between the lines," by looking at a cartoon. [2:08]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Understand Figurative Language: "Spill the Beans"

6th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom, "spill the beans," by looking at a comic strip. [1:48]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Understand Figurative Language: "Take the Bull by the Horns"

6th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom, "take the bull by the horns," by looking at a cartoon. [1:48]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Understand Figurative Language: "Tip of the Iceberg"

6th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom, "tip of the iceberg," by looking at a cartoon. [1:50]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Understand Figurative Language: "Two Peas in a Pod"

6th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom, "two peas in a pod," by looking at a cartoon. [1:54]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Understand Figurative Language: "On Thin Ice"

6th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom, "on thin ice," by looking at a cartoon. [1:45]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Compare and Contrast Elements Within a Text

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to compare the remaining elements by listing similarities in a table. [5:34]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Writing a Thesis Statement Expressing the Main Idea

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to express the main idea by writing a thesis statement. [5:38]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Organize Ideas and Evidence for Responding to Constructed Response

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to organize your evidence by writing supporting paragraphs. [5:31]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Write a Conclusion to a Constructed Response

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to write a conclusion by summarizing, drawing a conclusion, and framing your response. [5:30]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Choose the Best Story Idea From a Brainstormed List

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to choose a story idea by asking, "Which of these could I write most about?" and then imagining the story. [6:03]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Add Similes to Narrative Writing

5th Standards
In this lesson, you have learned how to make your story more lively by adding similes. [5:24]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Drafting a Narrative Response to a Prompt

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to respond to the prompt by checking your plan often and using sensory details to show what happens. [3:33]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Check Understanding by Teaching

4th - 5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to check to see if you understood a text by teaching it to someone else. [3:35]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Consider an Author's Choices and Purpose Using Text Structure

3rd - 6th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to think about the choices an author made by asking "Why did the author choose to write it this way instead of that way?" [2:41]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Revise Anecdotes in a Persuasive Essay

4th - 6th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to make sure your anecdotes are focused on the prompt by using the prompt as you review your work. [5:38]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Draft a Conclusion That Will Leave Your Reader Thinking

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to draft a conclusion that will leave your reader thinking by explaining what will happen when changes are made and making a plea for action. [4:44]
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Vocab Tip: Research the Meaning

9th - 10th Standards
This video lesson explains how to remember vocabulary by researching the meaning. [5:27] L.9-10.4c References, L.11-12.4 Word Meanings, L.11-12.4c References, L.11-12.4 Word Meanings