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E Spark Learning: Integrating Information From Different Formats (Ri.6.7)
This video discusses how to use nonfiction text features to better understand what is being read. [4:19]
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Seneca College (Canada): Seneca Libraries: Integrating Research Into Your Paper
This video demonstrates how to properly integrate material you find in articles and books into your paper. [2:26]
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Ezine: Formal vs Informal Writing: What's the Difference and When to Use Them
Before you start writing any article, one of the first things you need to ask yourself is "Who's my audience?" Answering this question will help you decide if you should use a formal writing style or an informal writing style. [2:52]
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Royal Roads University: Writing Centre: Vague Pronouns
An animated video that explains what we mean by vague pronouns where the connection between the antecedent and the pronoun is unclear. It demonstrates how to analyze a sentence in order to diagnose errors. [2:43]
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Learn Zillion: Develop and Organize Supporting Ideas in Argumentative Writing
In this lesson, you will learn how to organize and develop supporting reasons by using boxes and bullets. [4:32]
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Learn Zillion: Develop Supporting Evidence for a Persuasive Letter
In this lesson, you will learn how to develop strong supporting evidence by including cause and effect. [3:58]
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Learn Zillion: Deliver a Persuasive Speech to an Audience
In this lesson, you will learn how to present your persuasive speech by keeping your pace, volume and pauses in check. [5:03]
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Learn Zillion: Crafting Personal Narratives That Reveal Something About Yourself
In this lesson, you will learn how to reveal something about yourself in your writing by showing the reader how you have changed. [6:50]
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Learn Zillion: Connect Ideas in an Essay Using Transition Words
In this lesson, you will learn how to connect ideas in a text by using example, addition, and contrast transitions. [4:40]
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Learn Zillion: Clarify How Evidence Supports the Reason
Students will be able to clarify how each piece of evidence supports the reason by writing sentences explaining each piece of evidence. [5:28]
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Learn Zillion: Draft an Opening With an Engaging Story
In this lesson, you will learn how to draft an engaging opening by writing a story that connects to your opinion. [4:36]
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Learn Zillion: Organize Ideas Chronologically for a Narrative
In this lesson, you will learn how to tell your story step-by-step by getting the memory in your head and thinking "What happened first, then next, then next." [4:43]
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Learn Zillion: Planning a Narrative Response to a Prompt
In this lesson, you will plan your writing by using boxes and bullets to organize each part of your narrative. [4:04]
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Learn Zillion: Draft a Concluding Paragraph for a Persuasive Letter
In this lesson, you will learn how to write a memorable closing paragraph by explaining why your opinion matters. [4:50]
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Learn Zillion: Generating a Topic for a Narrative Response
In this lesson, you will generate a storyline by making a web of middle/end ideas and choosing the one you can picture best in your head. [3:44]
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Learn Zillion: Revising a Narrative Response for Clarity
In this lesson, you will learn how to make sure your writing is focused on the topic by rereading and asking yourself, "Is this clear? Have I followed my roadmap?" [5:16]
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Learn Zillion: Editing a Written Response for Spelling and Punctuation Mistakes
In this lesson, you will learn how to correct grammar and spelling mistakes in your writing by rereading and fixing mistakes as you find them. [5:02]
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Learn Zillion: Revise a Persuasive Speech by Rereading
In this lesson, you will learn how to revise your persuasive speech by rereading to make sure your evidence supports your thesis statement. [5:12]
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Learn Zillion: Grow Research by Reading Additional Texts
In this lesson, you will learn how to add to your current research by reading new texts with your burning questions in mind. [5:20]
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Learn Zillion: Generate Research Questions
In this lesson, you will learn how to generate burning questions to guide your research by asking, "What do I want to know more about?" [5:02]
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Learn Zillion: Identify the Different Parts of an Argumentative Essay
In this lesson, you will learn how to identify the different parts of an essay by labeling the thesis, topic sentence, supporting details and elaboration. [6:27]
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Learn Zillion: Organize an Informational Text
In this lesson, you will learn how to organize your research essay by using boxes and bullets.Slideshow includes a teaching rubric and tips for teachers. [4:58]
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Learn Zillion: Order the Information in Informational Writing
In this lesson, you will learn how to order the points of your essay by asking yourself, "What does my reader need to know first?" [5:07]
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Learn Zillion: Elaborate on Supporting Details Using an Anecdote
In this lesson, you will learn how to elaborate on your supporting details by using an anecdote. [5:13]