Instructional Video
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Tv411: Tune in to Learning: Summarizing

1st - 5th Standards
In this video, a policeman discusses summarizing in everyday life: movies, fairy tales, events, etc. He says, no details - only the main idea. [1:25]
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Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Video: Interpret a Text by How the Theme Applies to the Real World

5th - 7th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to interpret the text by considering how the theme applies in the real world. [3:45]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Lesson Video for 'Identify Why Characters Act in Unexpected Ways'

6th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn to challenge your theory about a secondary character by identifying why a character acts in an unexpected way. [3:15]
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Flocabulary: The 5 Types of Text Structure

4th - 6th Standards
How do authors organize the texts they write? This musical video teaches five common text structures used in informational and nonfiction text: description, sequence, cause and effect, compare and contrast, and problem and solution. [3:49]
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Other

Vantage Learning: Signal Words

9th - 10th Standards
Explains what signal words are and what messages they convey. Discusses words that compare, contrast, or add information, and what to do when you encounter them. [3:22]
Instructional Video1:56
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Understand Figurative Language: "Play It by Ear"

6th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom, "play it by ear," by looking at a cartoon. [1:56]
Instructional Video2:05
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Learn Zillion: Understand Figurative Language: "A Taste of His Own Medicine"

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn the meaning of the idiom "a taste of his own medicine" by looking at a cartoon. [2:05]