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Curated Video
Writing in a Formal Style
This video is a lesson on writing in a formal style for an academic audience. The teacher guides students through identifying familiar and formal language, avoiding contractions, and making specific and concise word choices. The students...
Curated Video
Combining Similar Paragraphs and Adding Reasons
In this video, the teacher provides guidance on how to strengthen argumentative writing by ensuring that each reason is unique and supported by evidence. The teacher models the process of identifying repetitive paragraphs, combining...
Curated Video
Using Ellipses to Omit Words in Quotations
This video is a lesson on how to effectively use ellipses (...) to omit words from quotations. The teacher explains the rules for using ellipses and provides examples and practice exercises for students to follow. By using ellipses...
Curated Video
Using Verbs in Different Moods to Engage Readers
In this video, the teacher explains the concept of verb moods and how they can be used to make writing more engaging. The video provides examples and practice exercises for identifying and using verbs in different moods, such as...
Curated Video
Adding Strong Evidence to Support Arguments
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using strong and relevant evidence to support reasons in argumentative writing. The teacher provides examples and prompts for students to practice adding evidence to their writing....
Curated Video
Capitalization Rules: Correcting Mistakes in Writing
In this video, the teacher explains the rules of capitalization in writing and provides examples for practice. The students learn when to capitalize the first word of a sentence, the pronoun "I," and proper nouns such as names of people,...
Curated Video
Using Passive Voice to Emphasize Action in Writing
In this video, the teacher explains the concept of passive voice and its purpose in writing. The teacher provides examples and prompts for the students to practice identifying and using passive voice. The video also emphasizes when and...
Curated Video
Active Voice vs. Passive Voice: Strengthen Your Writing
This video is a teacher-led lesson on active voice in writing. The teacher explains the difference between active and passive voice, provides examples, and guides students through identifying and correcting passive voice sentences. The...
Tarver Academy
Multiplying with Exponents
In This Episode, Tyler Teaches Us About Multiplying with Exponents
Wonderscape
Kindergarten Prep: Basic Punctuation for New Readers and Writers
This program prepares kids for kindergarten by teaching them basic punctuation that is essential for new readers and writers. The functions of a period, question mark, exclamation point and comma are delightfully detailed by a hilarious...
Curated Video
Consistency in Verb Tense: A Writing Lesson
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using consistent verb tense in writing. They provide examples and a step-by-step process for identifying and correcting verb tense errors. The video also includes practice exercises...
Curated Video
Using Specific Nouns to Enhance Your Writing
This video is a tutorial on using specific nouns in writing to express ideas precisely. The speaker explains the concept of nouns and how important it is to use specific nouns to make writing clear and effective. The video provides...
Curated Video
Identifying the Theme in a Passage
In this video, the teacher explains how to identify the theme in a passage by asking what the main character learned. Using an example passage about a dog named Alexis, the teacher demonstrates how to think about the main character's...
Super Geek Heroes
Punctuation with Jake Jotter
Fun 3D animated learning episodes to support the early years development areas of Communications & Language and Literacy. Jake Jotter is a Super Geek Hero on a mission to learn. Jake visits the library and discovers that books contain...
Curated Video
Understanding the Structure of Narrative Writing
In this lesson, students practice revising a draft about writing narratives with a focus on the beginning, middle and end narrative sequence. A video models the thought process writers use to apply the targeted skill and improve their...
Curated Video
Using Commas in a Series: Punctuation and Parallel Structure
This video transcript is a lesson on using punctuation to separate items in a series and ensuring parallel structure in writing. It provides examples and exercises for students to practice placing commas correctly and making sure all...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to the Semicolon
Paige introduces a piece of punctuation called the semicolon; this punctuation can link closely related independent clauses together in a sentence.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Hyphens vs. Dashes
In this video tutorial, the purposes and uses of "hyphens" and "dashes" are distinguished.