Curated Video
Review for You:Compare and Contrast Essay
Mr. Griot reviews the definitions of the words compare and contrast and discusses the steps to take when planning, organizing, and writing a comparison and contrast essay.
Curated Video
Using Transition Words to Compare and Contrast Ideas
This video transcript is a lesson for students on how to use transition words to compare and contrast ideas in their writing. It provides examples and prompts for students to practice using these transition words effectively. The goal is...
NASA
Gravity Assist: Onward to Venus, with Lori Glaze
NASA is sending two missions to Venus this decade and participating in a European Space Agency mission there, too. Lori Glaze, director of planetary science at NASA, discusses these missions and why she’s so excited about what we’re...
Curated Video
Compare and Contrast Essays
Mr. Griot explains how to write a compare and contrast essay.
Curated Video
Serving Justice
Mr. Griot demonstrates writing an essay comparing and contrasting two biographies using a Venn diagram and a paragraph organization chart.
Curated Video
Triumph Despite Adversity: Helen Keller and Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mr. Griot writes a comparison and contrast essay detailing the similarities and differences between Helen Keller and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
TMW Media
Reading & Spelling: Letters, words and stories (S - Z)
Finishing learning how to take every letter in the alphabet and then spell some words, which we will then use them to create sentences. Reading & Spelling, Part 7
Flocabulary
The 5 Types of Text Structure
Developing an informational text is like designing a building—if the structure is weak, it will not stand. A language arts video provides an overview of the five types of text structure. A catchy song and specific examples help give a...