Instructional Video6:43
Curated Video

Removing Empty Words: Writing with Conciseness and Precision

K - 5th
This video is a writing lesson that teaches students how to remove empty words like "this," "that," and "there" from their writing to make it more concise and precise. The teacher provides examples and guides students through the process...
Instructional Video5:21
Curated Video

Engaging Your Reader: The Power of Anecdotes

K - 5th
In this video lesson, students learn how to capture their reader's interest by using a strong opening hook. The teacher explains the importance of connecting the anecdote to the thesis statement, being concise with powerful language, and...
Instructional Video4:17
Curated Video

Scientific Method

K - 8th
In this live-action program viewers will learn that the scientific method is a disciplined, systematic way of asking and answering questions about the physical world. Students will come to understand each step of the scientific method...
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Concise Language

9th - 10th Standards
A screencast lesson discussing the difference between wordy and concise writing and explaining various ways of making writing more concise. [2:15]
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Concise Language: Qualifiers and Intensifiers: Lesson 2

9th - 10th Standards
This lesson discusses limiting qualifying phrases and intensifiers in writing. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Concise Language: Qualifiers and Intensifiers."