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Learn Zillion: Lesson Video for 'Analyze the Impact of Tension on the Reader'

11th - 12th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how tension impacts the reader by analyzing the author's use of foreshadowing. [5:54]
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Learn Zillion: Lesson Video for 'Determine an Author's Point of View'

9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to determine the author's point of view by analyzing key phrases in a section of text. [5:04]
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Learn Zillion: Video: Determine Theme by Analyzing Repetition in a Poem

6th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to determine the theme of a poem by analyzing the author's use of repetition. [6:00]
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Learn Zillion: Write in an Objective Tone

11th - 12th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn to write in an objective tone by editing point of view. [5:36]
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Learn Zillion: State Opinons Worth Supporting

5th Standards
Writers state opinions worth supporting. Let's practice adding a purpose to our opinion. [8:43]
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Learn Zillion: Video: Use Transition Words and Varied Syntax to Create Cohesion

11th - 12th Standards
In this video, you will learn how to link major sections of your text and create cohesion by using appropriate and varied transitions and syntax. [7:26]
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Learn Zillion: Make Equations With Fractions or Decimals True

5th
In this lesson, you will learn how to make equations with fractions or decimals true by adding parentheses. [5:12]
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Learn Zillion: Determine Whether Investigation Uses Simple Random Sample

9th - 10th Standards
In this video, you will learn how to decide whether a statistical investigation uses a simple random sample or a systematic sample by determining the manner in which the sample is generated. [6:48]
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Learn Zillion: Lesson Video: Show That Associated Events Are Not Independent

9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to determine that associated events are not independent by comparing the conditional probability of A given B to the simple probability of A. [4:45]
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Learn Zillion: Discern Impact of Author Structural Choices: Analyze Foreshadowing

11th - 12th Standards
In this video, you will learn how to discern the impact of an author's structural choices by analyzing examples of foreshadowing in a text. [8:02]
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Learn Zillion: Teach What You Have Learned in an Informational Text

4th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to teach a partner what you have learned by sharing your notes in a conversation. [3:35]
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Learn Zillion: Determining the Main Idea of a Text

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to find the main idea of a text by looking at the information you've put into categories and asking "How does it all fit together?" Login gives access to an additional video. [3:28]
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Learn Zillion: Ask and Answer Questions About the Text While Reading

2nd - 5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to grow ideas about a text by asking questions as you read and using what you already know to try to answer those questions. Login gives access to a slideshow and additional videos. [3:11]
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Learn Zillion: Find the Main Idea of a Section of Nonfiction Text

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to find the main idea of a section of text by anticipating the box and bullets structure as you read a new section. Login gives access to a slideshow and additional videos. [3:21]
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Learn Zillion: Find the Main Idea of a Nonfiction Article

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to get the big idea of a nonfiction text by stopping at new information and asking "Is this adding to an idea I already have, or is it giving me a new idea?" Login gives access to a slideshow with...
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Learn Zillion: Determine the Main Idea of Paragraphs as You Read

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to keep track of what you read by using your palm for the main idea and your fingers for details. Login gives access to an additional video. [4:02]
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Learn Zillion: Use Transition Words and Text Features to Help Identify Details

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn to locate additional details by looking for transitional words and phrases, white space, and text features. Login gives access to an additional video. [4:29]
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Learn Zillion: Use Textual Clues to Envision as You Read

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn to understand a text by jotting down information that adds to your mind movie. Login gives access to an additional video. [5:11]
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Learn Zillion: Determine an Unfamiliar Word in a Nonfiction Text

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to figure out unfamiliar words by envisioning what is happening in the text and thinking about what the word probably means. [3:03]
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Learn Zillion: Analyze a Text's Structure

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn to organize information by using text structure clues. Login gives access to an additional video. [4:42]
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Learn Zillion: Determining Author's Purpose

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn to understand an author's purpose by thinking about why the author chose to write in a particular text structure. Login gives access to an additional video. [4:22]
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Learn Zillion: Determine the Central Idea of a Nonfiction Article

8th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to determine the central idea of a text by determining the topic and asking what the author says about it. [6:57]
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Learn Zillion: Video: Determine Theme by Considering a Character's Actions

11th - 12th Standards
In this video, you will learn how to identify a theme by considering the broader implications behind a character's actions. [5:19]
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Learn Zillion: Analyze the Impact of Words and Phrases in a Poem

11th - 12th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to determine the relationship between two characters by analyzing the impact of specific actions and phrases on the meaning of the text as a whole. [6:28]