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Teaching Without Frills

How to Write a Research Paper for Kids Episode 1: Brainstorming Topics

3rd - 5th
This video series will teach you how to write a research paper or report. Each episode leads you through each step of the writing process. In this video, you will learn how to brainstorm research topic ideas!
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Developing Research Questions

6th - 8th Standards
This YouTube video lesson focuses on developing research questions by choosing topics of personal interest; filtering them for theme, time, and place; and choosing questions that are debatable, plausible, and consequential.
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Prewriting: Brainstorming

9th - 10th Standards
This video lesson focuses on brainstorming and listing as a prewriting activity. It discusses free association of ideas and perspectives, using webs or flow charts of ideas, and a variety of listing methods. Next students should look at...
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Picking a Research Topic

9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on picking a research topic by brainstorming and freewriting about what interests you or what you want to learn more about and doing background reading to see what information is available for your possible topics....
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Brainstorm Ideas for a Story Topic by Making a List

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to focus ideas on a topic by making a list. [6:03]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Brainstorm Opinion Topics by Thinking About Issues in the World

4th Standards
In this lesson, you will brainstorm opinion topics by considering issues in the world that you think about a lot. [5:32]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Select a Topic for an Argumentative Essay

6th
In this lesson, you will learn how to choose a topic for an argumentative essay by exploring issues that affect your life. [4:30]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Select a Topic for an Argumentative Essay

8th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to choose a topic for an argumentative essay by exploring issues that affect today's world. [4:30]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Choose a Research Writing Topic for an Informational Text

4th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to choose a writing topic for an informational text by asking questions about your interests. [3:58]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Generate and Choose a Topic for Argumentative Writing

3rd Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to generate ideas for a argumentative essay by making a list of important topics. [4:50]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Generate and Choose a Topic for Argumentative Writing

4th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to generate ideas for an argumentative essay by making a list of topics. [5:48]