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Developing Topics with Facts, Details, and Definitions
Writers develop their topics by adding information that explains and supports the big idea. Let's practice using facts, details, and definitions to give our readers more information about a topic.
Curated Video
Engaging Your Reader: Writing an Opening Story
In this video, the teacher explains to students how to engage their readers from the very beginning of their letter. They discuss the importance of a strong opening, and the three strategies they can use: making a brave statement, using...
Curated Video
Crafting Reason Statements and Providing Evidence in Argumentative Writing
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of crafting reason statements and providing relevant evidence in argumentative writing. The teacher reviews the difference between claim reasons and evidence, and provides examples to...
The Africa Channel
Behind the Words: Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche talks about her book 'Purple Hibiscus'
Go, Behind the Words of some of Africa’s literary icons and hear what inspired their writings. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of bestselling novel, Americanah the soon to be produced HBO Max series starring Lupito Nyong’o, and Half of...
PBS
Literary Icons You NEED to Know From the Harlem Renaissance (feat. Princess Weekes)
Novels like Passing by Nella Larsen, Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, and the poetry of Langston Hughes were all written during this period and have become important pieces of the American literary canon. Still, when...
The Africa Channel
Behind the Words: Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche speaks about her families influence on her work
Go, Behind the Words of some of Africa’s literary icons and hear what inspired their writings. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of bestselling novel, Americanah the soon to be produced HBO Max series starring Lupito Nyong’o, and Half of...
Curated Video
Linux Administration Bootcamp: Go from Beginner to Advanced - Managing Users and Groups - Part 2
This is the second part of the two-part video that explains how to manage users and groups. This clip is from the chapter "User Management" of the series "Linux Administration Bootcamp: Go from Beginner to Advanced".This section...
Bill Carmody
Creating Consistency in Writing Instructions
In this video, Bill Carmody discusses the importance of maintaining a consistent voice when writing a variety of instructions within a business. By establishing a clear brand voice and ensuring consistency, instructions can be written in...
TLDR News
January 6th One Year On: What's Happened & Who's in Jail? - TLDR News
It's been a year since the January 6th Insurrection at the Capitol and we wanted to take a moment to discuss what's happened since then. So in this video we run through the aftermath and discuss what's happened to the notable people who...
Curated Video
Eliminating Wordiness and Redundancy in Writing
In this video, the teacher discusses the importance of eliminating wordiness and redundancy in writing. They provide examples and guide students through the process of revising sentences and paragraphs to make them more concise and precise.
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Developing Strong Supporting Evidence through Cause and Effect
In this video, the teacher explains how to develop strong evidence that supports a thesis statement by using cause and effect. The three steps to develop strong evidence are outlined: writing the reason in a box, listing personal...
Curated Video
KS2 Primary English Age 9-13 - Reading: Reading Between the LInes - Explained
SchoolOnline's Primary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners and skilled teachers. Ideal for ages 9-13, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in...
Curated Video
Supporting Opinions with Clear and Focused Reasons in Writing
This video transcript is a lesson on how to support opinions with clear and focused reasons in writing. The teacher explains the difference between opinions and reasons, provides examples, and guides students in identifying and...
The Africa Channel
Behind the Words: Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche talks about her characters in 'Half of a Yellow Sun'
Go, Behind the Words of some of Africa’s literary icons and hear what inspired their writings. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, author of bestselling novel, Americanah the soon to be produced HBO Max series starring Lupito Nyong’o, and Half of...
Curated Video
GCSE Secondary English Age 13-17 - Writing: Writing for Purpose and Audience - Explained
SchoolOnline's Secondary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners. Ideal for ages 13-17, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in clear and easy to...
Weird History
How The TV Show COPS Bent The Truth
Many of us can probably remember hearing "Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?" playing in the background at some point while Cops was on TV for more than 30 seasons. The reality show was the...
Curated Video
Using Interjections to Show Emotion in Writing
In this video, the teacher explains how writers can use interjections to properly convey emotions in their sentences. The students are guided through various examples and exercises to practice using interjections effectively. The teacher...
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Writing a Strong Thesis Statement: Opinion and Reasons
In this video, the teacher explains how to write a strong thesis statement by ensuring it is an opinion supported by reasons. The teacher guides the students through the process of generating ideas, selecting a topic, listing supporting...
Englishing
ESL - Literary Devices (Tone, Allusion, Analogy and Juxtaposition)
Literary devices are divided by literary elements and literary techniques. In this lesson, Mr. P. will focus on the literary devices of tone, allusion, analogy and juxtaposition. He will make reference to Shakespeare's classics Romeo and...
Curated Video
Brainstorming Opinion Writing Topics
In this lesson you will learn how to brainstorm opinion topics by thinking about problems in your community that you would like to fix.
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Using Verbs in the Subjunctive Mood
This video is a lesson on using verbs in the subjunctive mood. The teacher explains how the subjunctive mood is used to express imaginary or hoped for conditions, and provides examples and practice exercises. The video also covers common...
Cerebellum
Emergence Of Modern America: The Roaring Twenties - Flaming Youth
Just the Facts: The Emergence of America Uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades thats shaped Modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era of the early 20th century,...
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Revising Your Persuasive Speech: Connecting Evidence to Your Thesis Statement
In this video, the teacher explains how to ensure that the evidence in a persuasive speech aligns with the thesis statement. The lesson covers the importance of strong thesis statements, the three stages of the writing process, and three...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Nailing Nonfiction – Analysing 'Politics and the English Language' (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
In today’s lesson, we’ll put all our non-fiction know-how into practice! We’ll apply what we’ve learnt about techniques in previous Nailing Non-Fiction lessons to George Orwell’s ‘Politics and the English Language’. Using our unique...