In this video, the teacher explains how to make a persuasive opinion essay easy to read by organizing ideas and evidence using paragraph form. The teacher emphasizes the importance of having clear topic sentences and provides examples of...

For a teaching unit covering Orwell, click hereref='http://bit.ly/2l2IScW' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>here The following video provides a brief history of the novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four", including a plot summary, as well as how...

This video is a lesson for students on using abstract nouns in their writing. The teacher explains the difference between abstract and concrete nouns and provides examples. The students are then given practice identifying abstract nouns...

In this video, the teacher guides students through a lesson on the correct usage of the homophones "its" and "it's." The lesson includes explanations of contractions, possessive pronouns, and examples of sentences using the homophones....

Dr. Sonia Nieto has devoted her professional life to questions of diversity, equity, and social justice in education. A native of Brooklyn, New York, she began her teaching career in 1966 in an intermediate school in Brooklyn, later...

Dr. Sonia Nieto has devoted her professional life to questions of diversity, equity, and social justice in education. A native of Brooklyn, New York, she began her teaching career in 1966 in an intermediate school in Brooklyn,...

In this video, the teacher explains how writers use absolute phrases to enhance their writing by focusing the reader's attention on specific images. The teacher provides examples and guides students in adding absolute phrases to...