Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Common Issues With Conclusions

9th - 10th Standards
This video lesson focuses on common issues with conclusions such as simply restating the thesis and summarizing the research. Starting with a simple conclusion, she shows its issues and discusses how to make it show the impact of what...
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Descriptive Papers: The Thesis

9th - 10th Standards
This video lesson details how to write a thesis for a descriptive paper including what is required: identifying the subject being described, providing the perspective/stance, and the reasons or point of the description. It also provides...
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Big 3: Introduction, Body, Conclusion

9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial begins with a YouTube video of a brief description of the process of writing an essay using geometric shapes to explain each section. The rest is informational text using an amusing school protest as the topic example to...
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Argumentative Papers

9th - 10th Standards
This video lesson explains the purpose of argumentative papers and the construction of paper as follows: thesis states claim, evidence supports claim, identify counterargument, evidence refutes counterargument, and conclusion restates...
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Argumentative Papers

9th - 10th Standards
This video lesson focuses on argumentative papers; it begins by defining argument and an argumentative paper including its purpose. It then discusses what is included in an argumentative paper: a thesis statement showing topic and...
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Argumentative Papers: Topic and Thesis

9th - 10th Standards
This video lesson focuses on choosing a topic and thesis for argumentative papers. It suggests using webs or flow charts to select a topic and narrow its focus, and it explains how to take your topic and turn it into a thesis that is...
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Writing Effective Body Paragraphs

9th - 10th Standards
This screencast focuses on how to write effect body paragraphs including the following: purpose, general outline, background information, topic sentence, multiple pieces of supporting evidence, analysis of the evidence, and conclusion...
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Argumentative Papers: Organization

9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on the organization of argumentative papers. It discusses the purpose of argumentative papers and the required parts; then it provides the basic organizational pattern for the paper: introduction with a hook for the...
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Conclusions

9th - 10th Standards
A video lesson explaining the purpose and structure of a conclusion to an essay. [4:39]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Draft a Concluding Paragraph That Supports Information Presented

9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to write a concluding paragraph that supports the information presented by reviewing the topic of the essay in order to articulate its significance. [7:35]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Draft a Strong Concluding Paragraph

9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to draft a strong concluding paragraph by rephrasing your thesis and significant claims. [5:29]
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Research Paper Format: Lesson 2

9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces the structure of research papers. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Research Paper Format."
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Research Papers: Lesson 1

9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces research papers and their goals. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Research Papers."
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Process Papers

9th - 10th Standards
This screencast lesson introduces process papers. W.11-12.2b Topic/support/aud
Instructional Video
Leaf Group

E How: How to Write a Persuasive Essay

9th - 10th Standards
This is a YouTube video about how to write a persuasive essay. [2:02]
Instructional Video
Leaf Group

Classroom: How to Write a Position Paper

9th - 10th Standards
In this article Laura Turner explains how to write a position paper, a paper in which one takes a stand on one side of a topic and builds a case for it with factual information. [1:03]