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Wrapping Up Your Answer: Telling Your Reasons
In this video, the teacher discusses the importance of wrapping up your answer in a constructed response. They provide steps to follow, such as analyzing the prompt, finding evidence, and judging the evidence. The teacher emphasizes the...
Curated Video
Supporting Opinions with Facts and Examples
In this video, the teacher explains how writers support their opinions with reasons and information. They emphasize the importance of using facts as examples to make reasons clearer and more valid. The teacher provides examples and...
Curated Video
Introducing a Topic Clearly: Adding Background Information
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of introducing a topic clearly in writing. They use examples of a clothing drive poster and an opinion piece to demonstrate how background information can make the topic more...
Curated Video
Organizing Ideas for a Persuasive Essay
In this video, the teacher explains how to organize ideas for a persuasive essay using a short plan. They emphasize the importance of staying focused on the thesis statement and avoiding storytelling. The teacher demonstrates the process...
Curated Video
Connecting Reasons to Claims in Argumentative Writing
This video is a lesson on using linking words and phrases to connect reasons to a claim in argumentative writing. The teacher provides examples and guides students through revising a draft to make the connections between their reasons...
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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....
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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...
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Writing a Strong Closing Paragraph: Referring to the Prompt and Big Ideas
In this video, the teacher explains how to write a closing paragraph that stays on topic for a prompt. The teacher emphasizes the importance of referring back to the prompt and the main ideas of the response. They provide step-by-step...
Curated Video
Writing a Persuasive Letter: Convincing Others of Your Great Ideas
In this video, the teacher explains how to write a persuasive letter to convince someone about a great idea. The lesson covers the format of a letter, the importance of choosing a specific person to write to, and the steps to effectively...
Hip Hughes History
Colonialism in America Explained: US History Review
Mr. Hughes explains some long term and short term reasons for American Independence from Great Britain in the 18th century.
Curated Video
Using Voice Effectively: Emphasizing the Actor or the Action
This video provides a clear explanation of how to effectively use voice in writing by switching between active and passive voices. It discusses the reasons for choosing one over the other and provides examples to illustrate each case.
Press Association
Irish housing minister would not be drawn on potential rise in homelessness amid Ukraine aid cut
Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien would not clarify whether he expected homeless figures to rise in response to the cut to support for Ukrainian refugees arriving in Ireland.
Curated Video
Top priorities for senior voters in 2024
Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are making campaign trail promises to improve the economy. And for older Americans specifically, money talks. (Scripps News)
Press Association
Climate activists at Windsor Great Park have 'no plans' to storm castle
Interviews with activists and spokesperson from climate action group Extinction Rebellion at Windsor Great Park, where they have set up a camp to call for climate and ecological justice. In order of appearance: -Marijn van de Geer,...
Curated Video
Chemical used in rocket fuel, missiles found in various foods, including baby products, report finds
The highest levels of the chemical were found in popular baby and kid foods, which can lead to thyroid hormone issues, the report found. (Scripps News)
Curated Video
Major stock indexes rally after Monday sell-off
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite all finished Tuesday in the green. (Scripps News)
Press Association
‘Shingles vaccine slashes risk of dementia by 17%’
The shingles vaccine given to people on the NHS slashes the risk of dementia by 17%, according to a new study. The finding – which experts say is “convincing” – shows the Shingrix vaccine is linked to a “significantly” lower risk of...
Curated Video
New anti-abortion laws go into effect in Kansas
New restrictions intended to dissuade pregnant women from obtaining an abortion have gone into effect in Kansas, despite an effort by the state's Democratic governor to veto them. (Scripps News)
Press Association
Labour government would preside over austerity on steroids – Swinney
SNP leader John Swinney has warned that a Labour government could preside over “austerity on steroids” if the party continues the Conservatives’ plans. The party has said it will not raise taxes and will stick to the current Government’s...
Press Association
Swinney warns a Labour government could preside over 'austerity on steroids'
SNP leader John Swinney has warned that a Labour government could preside over “austerity on steroids” if the party continues the Conservatives’ plans. The party has said it will not raise taxes and will stick to the current Government’s...
Bloomberg
Saudi National Bank Chairman on Fed, SVB, Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse's biggest shareholder ruled out providing more financial assistance if there is a call by the bank for additional liquidity. "The answer is absolutely not, for many reasons outside the simplest reason which is regulatory...
Bloomberg
UBP's Villamin: Fed Should Pause Its Rate Hikes
UBP Group Chief Strategist Norman Villamin thinks the Fed should pause its rate hikes, but not yet cut, unless unemployment rises significantly or another significant financial system shock emerges. He speaks with Rishaad Salamat on...
Press Association
Interviews with the men who change the year on St James’ Gate at the Guinness Brewery
Interviews with Eoghan Kelly (left) and Robbie Minto (right) who change the year on St James’s Gate at the Guinness Brewery in Dublin every New Year's Eve.
The Recount
Explaining The Netflix Stock Crash
Netflix has lost $50 billion in market cap after announcing its first quarterly subscriber decline in more than a decade. At one point on Wednesday, the stock declined by 38% and by 62% this year. And Netflix claimed suspending service...