PBS
Identifying "Fake" News
What is fake news, and how can people identify it? Viewers discover media literacy tips and learn how to spot stories dubbed as fake news. They learn how looking for unusual URLs, digging deeper, and cross-checking helps them find...
PBS
To Kill a Mockingbird Setting: A Portrait of a Southern Town in the 1930s
The characters of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird are formed and informed, in part, by the distinctive historical backdrop of Alabama during the Great Depression. Watch a video that details Lee's experience growing up in...
eSpark Learning
E Spark Learning: Textual Evidence Instructional Video (7.R1.1)
This video shows an example of how to draw conclusions from an informative text and back it up with evidence from the text. [6:02]
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Annotating Across Disciplines
Students use microscopes to look at single-celled organisms. [3:48]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Argumentative Essay: Citing and Analyzing Evidence
In this lesson, students will learn the importance of citing text evidence to build an argument essay.
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Identify the Different Parts of an Argumentative Essay
In this lesson, you will learn how to identify the different parts of an essay by labeling the thesis, topic sentence, supporting details and elaboration. [6:27]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Research Papers: Lesson 1
This lesson introduces research papers and their goals. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Research Papers."