“Write a How-To Text” models how to write a how-to text and provides examples.

A video entitled “Key Ideas and Details” which models how to identify key ideas and details in an informational text.

A video entitled "Visual Aids" which explains the process of creating visual aids that can enhance the presentation of a technical task.

In this series, learn how to write your own informational book! In this video, you will learn about the features of informational writing.

Studies have shown that the mobile data consumes more energy than Wi-Fi. This is because a cellular connection must always be maintained for calls and texts. Also, cellular towers are generally very far away, as compared to Wi-Fi...

The Tibetan Book of the Dead, or the Bardo Thodol, is arguably the most popular Buddhist text in Europe and the United States. Carl Jung loved it. So did John Lennon. But why? What is this text all about?

00:00 Intro<br/>
00:52 Phases of the Egypti<br/>an Language
2<br/>:19 Dialects of Coptic<<br/>br/>4:36 Origins of<br/> Coptic Script
7:55 Genres of Coptic Lit
12:22 Later History

Valentinianism was a prominent variety of early Christianity starting in the 2nd century CE. Some call it a form of Gnosticism. But what is Valentinianism all about?

Learn how to compare and contrast within texts. Being able to compare and contrast is an important reading skill as it helps the reader to organise information more efficiently and boosts comprehension.

A video lesson teaching students to summarise and identify the main idea of fiction and non-fiction texts.

In today’s lesson, we’ll take a closer look at the finer details of non-fiction texts. We’ll break down specific techniques composers use to appeal to ethos, logos and pathos. As always, we’ll recap the basics before moving on to more...

Who is going to teach fields like economic methodology and the history of economic thought if these fields aren't taught to current graduate students? Bruce Caldwell is filling this hole in the graduate curriculum. The Hayek scholar is...

In this video, the teacher explains how to find the X coordinate of the point of intersection of two equations without graphing or making a chart. They review slope intercept form and explain how to determine the slope and Y intercept....

The teacher explains how to use research questions to guide research across multiple texts. The teacher emphasizes the importance of not just looking for answers to the burning questions, but also noticing other important and interesting...

Why did Manichaeism fail and where was it popular in the west?<br/>
Where is Islam situated in China and when did it <br/>come there?
The Silk Roads: Ideas and Religion, Part 3

What were they looking for in China? Where could the Jewish presence be found in China in the past?<br/>
The Silk Roads: Ideas and Religion, Part 6

Structuralism is a form of literary theory which, inspired by semiotics and the linguistics of Ferdinand de Saussure, emerged in France in the 1950s. In this week’s episode of What the Theory?, we take a look at how...

What were the major religions that moved along the silk roads? What items moved from west to east?<br/>
The Silk Roads: Ideas and Religion, Part 1

In this episode we examine the topic: The Book of Enoch Explained

How well received was this form of religion and why did the Mongols favor it? What was Xi'an like during the Tang dynasty?<br/>
The Silk Roads: Ideas and Religion, Part 4

Welcome back to Nailing Non-Fiction! Join us for a fun but rigorous lesson on the different text types that comprise the genre of Non-Fiction. We’ll discuss informative and persuasive texts and how composers use language to achieve...

In this episode we examine the topic: The Origins of Satan

The Gospel of Judas caused a huge stir when National Geographic published it back in 2006. But to this day, misconceptions about this text abound. Who wrote this text? And what does it really say?

Damon Centola is a Professor of Communication, Sociology and Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is Director of the Network Dynamics Group.

He is a leading world expert on social networks and behavior change....