Instructional Video5:32
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How to Make Your Writing Sound Smarter (Informal vs. Formal Tone)

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In this video, I discuss the difference between formal and informal writing. I give an example of each and then go through a bunch of tips and tricks to write formally. If you follow the information in this video, your writing will sound...
Instructional Video11:24
Curated Video

Body Paragraph of an Informative Text | EasyTeaching

6th - Higher Ed
Learn how to structure a body paragraph for an informative text. In this lesson, we break down the three essential parts of a body paragraph: the topic sentence, supporting sentences, and the concluding sentence.Discover how to write...
Instructional Video2:54
Teaching Without Frills

How to Write for Your Audience - Writing Video For Kids

K - 5th
This video will help you learn how to write for your audience in narrative, informational, and persuasive writing. You'll learn about writing style, formal and informal word choice, and tone.
Instructional Video21:25
Oxford Online English

How to Use Formal and Informal English - English Speaking and Writing Fluency

12th - Higher Ed
In this lesson, you can learn about formal and informal English. You’ll learn how to recognise and use formal and informal styles in your spoken and written English. Practice what you've learned with a certified English...
Instructional Video5:57
Curated Video

Show, Don't Tell Writing Technique | EasyTeaching

6th - Higher Ed
Show, Don’t Tell is a very useful creative writing technique.When a writer ‘tells’, they present information simply by stating it. Writing that ‘tells’ tends to be passive and distant, and can often feel like the writer is simply...
Instructional Video10:32
Curated Video

Maintaining a Formal Writing Style

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using a formal writing style to be more convincing in your writing. They provide examples of informal and formal writing styles and discuss the rules of formal writing, such as...
Instructional Video1:33
Curated Video

Arguments In Writing

9th - Higher Ed
This video discusses informal and formal in argumentative writing.
Instructional Video10:56
Oxford Online English

How to Answer IELTS Writing Task 1 General

12th - Higher Ed
In this lesson, you can learn how to answer task one of the IELTS general writing exam.

In the general IELTS writing exam, task one involves writing a letter. Usually, you have to do three things in your letter. You...
Instructional Video9:43
Curated Video

Strengthening Your Argument with a Formal Writing Style

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher discusses the importance of maintaining a formal writing style in arguments to enhance credibility. They provide examples and explanations of how to revise informal language, eliminate contractions, and choose...
Instructional Video6:43
Curated Video

Formal and Informal Style

K - 8th
Formal and Informal Styles compares and contrasts formal and informal styles by analyzing examples of each style.
Instructional Video4:17
Curated Video

Informative Writing

K - 8th
Miss Palomine explains to the student that aside from writing for entertainment, writing can also be done to provide information. She introduces informative writing by reading excerpts from a book about seahorses, a book about...
Instructional Video4:28
Curated Video

A Review of Entertaining, Informative, and Persuasive Writing

K - 8th
Miss Palomine reviews entertaining, informative, and persuasive writing. She then shows the student examples of different kids of writing and asks the student to determine if the writing is entertaining, informative, or persuasive.
Instructional Video1:12
Teaching Without Frills

Informational Writing for Kids - Episode 6: Writing a Closing

K - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to write a closing or conclusion for your informational writing. We will discuss different types of closing strategies, such as summarizing the main points and providing a next step for the reader.
Instructional Video0:59
Teaching Without Frills

Informational Writing for Kids - Episode 1: What Is It?

3rd - 5th
In this series, learn how to write your own informational book! In this video, you will learn about the features of informational writing.
Instructional Video5:00
Curated Video

Improving Clarity in Informational Writing with Transition Words and Phrases

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how to make writing clear in an informational text by adding transition words and phrases. The teacher guides the students through the process of identifying chapters, reviewing beginning and ending...
Instructional Video10:29
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IELTS Writing: Letter Writing

9th - Higher Ed
In this video, the teacher provides tips and guidance on how to write formal, informal, and semi-formal letters. They explain the differences between the three types of letters and provide starters and examples for each. The teacher also...
Instructional Video2:23
Teaching Without Frills

Informational Writing for Kids - Episode 8: Making a Glossary

K - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to make a glossary for your informational writing book. We will discuss how to choose important key words and provide short definitions.
Instructional Video2:01
Teaching Without Frills

Informational Writing for Kids- Episode 4: Writing an Introduction

3rd - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to write an introduction for your informational book. We will discuss strategies to hook the reader and introduce your topic.
Instructional Video4:41
Curated Video

Mastering Technical Vocabulary in Informational Writing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher provides tips on how to sound like an expert when writing an informational text. They emphasize the importance of adding technical vocabulary and provide examples of how to identify missing terms in research...
Instructional Video5:02
Curated Video

Adding Textual Features in Informational Writing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how to enhance readers' understanding in informational texts by adding textual features. They emphasize the importance of identifying areas of unclear information and thinking from the perspective of a...
Instructional Video3:21
TED-Ed

TED-ED: How misused modifiers can hurt your writing - Emma Bryce

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Modifiers are words, phrases, and clauses that add information about other parts of a sentence-which is usually helpful. But when modifiers aren't linked clearly enough to the words they're actually referring to, they can create...
Instructional Video3:16
Curated Video

Expository Writing

K - 8th
Expository Writing explains the concept of informational writing by citing the characteristics and describing the purpose of expository text.
Instructional Video22:07
Curated Video

Planning and writing the conclusion of an essay about the Windrush

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can use my research and understanding of this historical event to plan and write the conclusion of an essay. Key learning points: - The conclusion is the final paragraph of a non-fiction text. - Information in the...
Instructional Video18:05
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Planning and writing the conclusion of an essay about early Islamic civilisation

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can use my research and understanding of this historical period to plan and write the conclusion of an essay. Key learning points: - The conclusion is the final paragraph of a non-fiction text. - Information in the...

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