Cause and effect, problem and solution, compare and contrast, illustration and example -- your class has undoubtedly seen these essay structures before. But how are they related? Watch a reading video about the ways relationships between two concepts can enhance any piece of writing.

Concepts

transition words and phrases, cause and effect, compare and contrast, compare and contrast essays, illustrations, reading comprehension strategies, main ideas, writing organization

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the video in a reading comprehension lesson or to complete a lesson about transition words when writing
• Provide additional examples of each writing structure, including work from previous assignments in the school year

Classroom Considerations

• The video is a little long for one sitting; consider breaking it up throughout a class and focusing on one part at a time
• The passages are a little elevated for elementary readers but would work for middle schoolers
• The fifth in a ten-video series about reading comprehension

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Connects several writing structures and concepts in one video, making it a good addition to both reading and writing units

Cons

• The video is not very engaging
• Contains too much text on the reading sides

Common Core

RI.4.1 RI.4.2 RI.4.3 RI.4.5 RI.5.1 RI.5.2 RI.5.3 RI.5.5 W.4.3.c RI.6.1 RI.6.2