HipHughes takes you through essential advice for writing the notorious Document Based Essay. 5 tips which will make terrible writers mediocre, mediocre writers good and good writers great.

In this video, the teacher explains how to gather topic ideas for opinion writing by observing people and places in one's life. The three steps discussed are: thinking about important people and places, writing down observations about...

Howcast - If your friends are tired of your rambling on about video games, this guide will give you an outlet and open the door to earn a little extra green.

In this short math video we will answer a standardized math test question where we solve a real world problem dividing a whole number by a fraction. We will visualize the given information by drawing a picture. We will use the picture...

In this video, the teacher explains the importance of crafting reason statements and providing relevant evidence in argumentative writing. The teacher reviews the difference between claim reasons and evidence, and provides examples to...

In this video, the teacher explains the importance of revising a letter to ensure that the argument is strong. They guide the students through the three steps of revising: rereading each paragraph, checking if the evidence supports the...

This lesson explains how to move the decimal point when you rewrite a percent as a decimal and when you rewrite a decimal as a percent. Examples are modeled and explained and student practice is included. Students will learn how to use...

In this video, the teacher guides students through the process of ensuring that their evidence is relevant to their reasons in argumentative writing. They review the difference between a claim, a reason, and evidence, and practice...

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...

This video lesson will derive the point-slope formula and explain how and why it works. Students will learn to write a linear equation in point-slope form using slope and a point. Writing an equation from two points will also be...

So you want to be a game journalist! Where to start? Freelancer Rob Rath shares his experience and advice, from practicing writing on a personal blog to researching the types of articles sites publish and even how to write a good pitch....

Bryan Caplan, is Professor of Economics at George Mason University and blogger for EconLog. He is the author of The Myth of the Rational Voter, named "the best political book of the year" by the New York Times, Selfish Reasons to Have...

In this video lesson, students learn how to choose the best story idea when writing to a prompt. The teacher guides them through the process of reviewing a list of special people and corresponding story ideas, deciding which idea they...

In this video, the teacher explains the importance of writing logical conclusions that highlight and review important ideas for the reader. The teacher provides guidance on how to structure a conclusion, emphasizing the need to mirror...

Lynn Marie Houston holds a Ph.D. in English from Arizona State University and an MFA from Southern Connecticut State University. A Fulbright scholar (Switzerland 1994-1998), she has also held writing residencies at the Vermont...

In this video, the teacher guides students through the process of revising their writing to make it the best it can be. They review the structure of a paragraph and discuss the importance of ensuring that each paragraph supports the...

Herman Beavers has taught at Penn since 1989. Professor Beavers has a joint appointment in the Department of Africana Studies and teaches courses in African American and American literature, including courses on Southern Modernism, 20th...

This video will provide instruction for finding the slope of a line from a graph, from a table and from an equation. Describing the slope of a line with key descriptors - positive, negative, zero and undefined - will be discussed. ...

Dianne Bilyak is a Pushcart-prize nominated writer, graduate of the Institute of Sacred Music and Art, and Connecticut disability rights advocate. Her book of poems Against the Turning was published in 2011, and her work has also been...

In this video, the teacher explains how to generate ideas for a persuasive opinion essay. The teacher demonstrates the process by listing topics they have strong feelings about, circling the ones they can write more about, and finally...

Lewis R. Gordon is an Afro-Jewish philosopher, political thinker, educator, and musician (drums, other percussive instruments, and piano), who was born on the island of Jamaica and grew up in the Bronx, New York, where he attended...

For forty years, Alex Kotlowitz has been telling stories from the heart of America, deeply intimate tales of struggle and perseverance. He is the author of four books, including his most recent, An American Summer: Love...

Howcast - If your dream job as a video game tester has been hard to find, this guide will let you get your start by reviewing the latest games in your pajamas.

This video provides guidance to students on how to use outlines to organize their ideas in argumentative writing. It explains the difference between claims, reasons, and evidence, and demonstrates how to identify and match them in a...