Instructional Video7:44
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Eliminating Wordiness and Redundancy in Writing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher discusses the importance of eliminating wordiness and redundancy in writing. They provide examples and guide students through the process of revising sentences and paragraphs to make them more concise and precise.
Instructional Video5:49
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Supporting Opinions with Multiple Reasons in Writing

K - 5th
This video provides a lesson on how to provide multiple clear reasons to support opinions in writing. It emphasizes the importance of using reasons to strengthen opinions and guides students through identifying opinions and crafting...
Instructional Video5:21
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Supporting Opinions with Clear and Focused Reasons in Writing

K - 5th
This video transcript is a lesson on how to support opinions with clear and focused reasons in writing. The teacher explains the difference between opinions and reasons, provides examples, and guides students in identifying and...
Instructional Video8:59
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Making Pronouns and Antecedents Agree: Improving Clarity in Writing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of pronoun and antecedent agreement in writing. They provide examples and guide students through practice exercises to ensure clear communication with readers. By the end of the lesson,...
Instructional Video10:58
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Comparative and Superlative Adverbs: Making Stronger Comparisons in Writing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the correct usage of comparative and superlative adverbs in writing. The teacher provides examples and guides the students through practice exercises to strengthen their understanding. By using adverbs...
Instructional Video8:36
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Perfect Tense: Showing Time Relationships in Writing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the concept of perfect tense and how it is used to show time relationships in writing. The teacher provides examples and a timeline to help students understand the different forms of perfect tense. The...
Instructional Video4:50
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Creating Strong Endings: Showcasing Your Feelings in Writing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher discusses the importance of creating a strong ending in writing to leave a good impression on the audience. They guide students through the steps of revising their work, focusing on how they feel about the...
Instructional Video8:49
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Using Strong Verbs to Create Vivid Imagery in Writing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using strong verbs in writing to create vivid images in the reader's mind. The teacher provides examples and prompts students to practice replacing weak verbs with stronger ones. By...
Instructional Video8:07
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Capitalizing Titles Correctly: A Lesson in Writing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the rules for capitalizing titles correctly. The students are given examples and practice sheets to apply the rules themselves. The teacher also provides a draft of a narrative and guides the students...
Instructional Video9:14
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Using Strong and Precise Words in Writing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using strong and precise words in writing to effectively communicate information. The teacher provides examples of weak words and encourages students to think about more specific...
Instructional Video5:48
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Creating Vivid Images: Using Concrete Details in Writing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using concrete details in writing to help readers visualize a text. They provide examples and guide the viewers through an exercise to identify and rewrite sentences with abstract...
Instructional Video8:27
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Using Descriptive Language to Paint a Picture in Writing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using descriptive language in writing to help readers visualize and engage with the text. They provide examples of weak linking verbs and encourage students to revise sentences by...
Instructional Video6:57
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Properly Formatting Titles in Writing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how to properly format titles of books, movies, stories, poems, and other works in writing. The teacher provides examples and guidelines for using italics, underlining, and quotation marks based on the...
Instructional Video6:20
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Commas After Introductory Phrases: Improving Clarity in Writing

K - 5th
The teacher explains the use of commas after introductory phrases in writing. The teacher provides examples and guides the viewers through practice exercises to identify and properly punctuate introductory phrases. The video also...
Instructional Video8:44
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Mastering Transitions in Writing: Keeping Your Reader Engaged

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using varied transitions in writing to keep readers engaged. The teacher provides examples of time and place transitions and discusses the use of punctuation. Through interactive...
Instructional Video7:06
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Mastering Object Pronouns in Writing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using object pronouns properly in writing. They provide examples and strategies for determining which pronoun to use based on its position in the sentence. The teacher also guides...
Instructional Video7:34
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Adding Vivid Verbs to Improve Your Writing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using vivid verbs in writing to help readers visualize and understand the writer's message. The teacher provides examples of action verbs and linking verbs and demonstrates how to...
Instructional Video2:16
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Clarity In Writing

9th - Higher Ed
New ReviewThis video identifies how to revise writing by varying sentences to make text more interesting.
Instructional Video6:50
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Using Gerund Phrases to Add Precision in Writing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how writers can use gerund phrases to make their writing more precise. The teacher provides examples and guides students through practice exercises to underline gerund phrases in sentences and revise...
Instructional Video8:08
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Using Relative Adverbs in Writing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how writers can use relative adverbs to make their writing more specific and less wordy. The teacher provides examples and guides the students through exercises to practice using relative adverbs to...
Instructional Video5:50
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Developing a Topic: Using Direct Quotes in Writing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using direct quotes from other texts to develop a topic effectively. They provide examples and guide the students through the process of paraphrasing and quoting, emphasizing the need...
Instructional Video9:52
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Adding Details for Flow in Writing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of adding details to create flow in a story. They provide examples and guide students through revising a draft to improve the clarity and coherence of the narrative. The goal is to help...
Instructional Video8:07
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Using Signal Words to Compare and Contrast in Writing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how writers use signal words to show comparisons and contrasts in their writing. They provide examples and guide the viewers through revising a draft to include these signal words. By using signal...
Instructional Video9:55
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Adding Physical Actions to Enhance Character Reactions in Writing

K - 5th
In this video lesson, the teacher guides students on how to add physical actions and reactions to their writing in order to better convey the emotions and experiences of their characters. Through examples and exercises, the teacher...