PBS
Pbs: Language Arts: Resources for Adult Educators: Thesis Statement
An adult educator talks about the thesis statement and how to cluster ideas around it.
PBS
Pbs: Language Arts: Resources for Adult Educators: Antecedents
An adult educator provides examples of antecedents in sentences.
PBS
Pbs: Language Arts: Resources for Adult Educators: Sentence Fragments
An adult educator offers strategies for distinguishing sentence fragments from complete sentences.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Student Story: Admissions Essay About a Meaningful Poem
This resource is an example of an admissions essay about a meaningful poem.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Taking Your College Essay to the Next Level
Hear an admissions expert discuss the appropriate level of depth necessary in your college essay.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Writing a Ratio From a Sentence: Lesson 10
In this lesson, students are shown that given a sentence describing a ratio, it is possible to write the ratio in mathematical form. It is 10 of 11 in the series titled "Writing a Ratio from a Sentence."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Writing a Ratio From a Sentence: Lesson 2
In this lesson, students are shown that given a sentence describing a ratio, it is possible to write the ratio in mathematical form. It is 2 of 11 in the series titled "Writing a Ratio from a Sentence."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Writing a Ratio From a Sentence: Lesson 7
In this lesson, students are shown that given a sentence describing a ratio, it is possible to write the ratio in mathematical form. It is 7 of 11 in the series titled "Writing a Ratio from a Sentence."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Writing a Ratio From a Sentence: Lesson 9
In this lesson, students are shown that given a sentence describing a ratio, it is possible to write the ratio in mathematical form. It is 9 of 11 in the series titled "Writing a Ratio from a Sentence."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Converting to Scientific Notation: Lesson 1
This lesson [3:49] demonstrates conversion from a long number to scientific notation. It is 1 of 10 in the series titled "Converting to Scientific Notation."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Emphasis: Lesson 1
This lesson introduces the concept of emphasis in writing. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Emphasis."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Flow: Old Information to New Information
This lesson discusses improving flow by progressing from old information to new information.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Clarity: Lesson 2
This lesson discusses the goal of clarity in writing. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Clarity." W.11-12.2c Transition/Cohesion
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Concise Language: Qualifiers and Intensifiers: Lesson 2
This lesson discusses limiting qualifying phrases and intensifiers in writing. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Concise Language: Qualifiers and Intensifiers."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Prewriting: Idea Maps: Lesson 1
This lesson discusses the prewriting technique of creating an idea map. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Prewriting: Idea Maps."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Writing a Ratio From a Sentence: Lesson 1
In this lesson, students are shown that given a sentence describing a ratio, it is possible to write the ratio in mathematical form. It is 1 of 11 in the series titled "Writing a Ratio from a Sentence."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Prewriting: Dialogue
This lesson discusses the prewriting technique of having a dialogue. This tutorial lesson shares a short screencast [6:27] with the lesson's content.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Revising a Conclusion
This lesson discusses improve a conclusion through revision. [18:45]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Revision Techniques: Using a Checklist
This lesson discusses how to revise a paper using a checklist. [8:44]
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Top 10 Essay Writing Dont's
This animation features the concept of essay writing and makes recommendations of do's and don'ts to improve the quality of the writing. 3:37sec.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Writing for an Audience
This lesson introduces the concept of writing for an audience. [7:18]