Instructional Video3:46
Curated Video

Developing Strong Essay Points: Sharing Your Opinion Effectively

K - 5th
This video provides a step-by-step guide on how to share your opinion through an essay. It explains the importance of having a strong thesis statement and listing reasons in order of importance to support your opinion. The video also...
Instructional Video6:39
Curated Video

Paraphrasing Information from Expert Sources in Argumentative Writing

K - 5th
This video is a teacher's lesson on how to paraphrase information from expert sources in argumentative writing. The teacher explains the importance of using outside sources to strengthen an argument and provides step-by-step guidance on...
Instructional Video4:58
Curated Video

Writing a Thesis Statement for an Argumentative Essay

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how to write a thesis statement for an argumentative essay. They guide the students through the process of combining their claim and supporting reasons to create an effective thesis statement. The...
Instructional Video6:16
Curated Video

Organizing Ideas and Evidence in a Persuasive Essay: Using Paragraph Form

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher provides a step-by-step guide on how to make a persuasive essay easy to read and well-organized. The lesson covers the importance of stating a claim and providing evidence, as well as the three steps of the...
Instructional Video4:19
Curated Video

Creating Flow in Your Paragraphs: Using Transition Phrases to Connect Ideas

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how to make paragraphs flow and connect in an essay. They discuss the importance of having a clear thesis statement and providing reasons and examples to support it. The teacher also emphasizes the use...
Instructional Video3:50
Curated Video

Making Your Paragraphs Flow: Connecting Examples to Your Opinion

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how to make paragraphs flow and connect in an essay. They emphasize the importance of connecting examples to the main opinion and provide prompts to help students add more coherence to their writing....
Instructional Video5:36
Cerebellum

Critical Reading & Writing - SAT Exam Strategy

9th - 12th
This video covers exam strategies for the SAT. This is part 2 from the series 'Critical Reading & Writing'.
Instructional Video3:39
Curated Video

Strengthening Your Argument: Using Clarifying Strategies in Essay Writing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher discusses the importance of clarifying strategies in essay writing to strengthen arguments. They explain the use of clarifying questions such as who, what, when, where, how, and why. The teacher also emphasizes...
Instructional Video12:01
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Larry Ferlazzo - Helping Students Motivate Themselves

Higher Ed
Larry Ferlazzo is an award-winning English and Social Studies teacher at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif. He is the author of Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers To Classroom Challenges, The ESL/ELL...
Instructional Video5:07
Curated Video

Organizing Your Essay: What Does Your Reader Need to Know First?

K - 5th
This video provides a step-by-step guide on how to order the points of an essay in a logical and coherent manner. It emphasizes the importance of considering what the reader needs to know first and how to reorganize the essay outline to...
Instructional Video4:40
Curated Video

Connecting Ideas in Persuasive Writing: Using Transitions

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how to connect ideas in a text using example, addition, and contrast transitions. The goal of persuasive writing is to make it easy for the reader to understand and agree with the argument. Transitions...
Instructional Video5:03
Curated Video

Using Anecdotes in Persuasive Writing

K - 5th
This video is a lesson on how to elaborate on supporting details in persuasive writing by using anecdotes. The video provides a step-by-step guide on how to incorporate anecdotes into an essay, emphasizing the need for true stories and...
Instructional Video4:09
Curated Video

Identifying the Subject and Audience in Essay Prompts

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how to identify the subject and audience of an essay prompt by analyzing the action verbs and repetition used. The teacher provides step-by-step instructions on underlining the relevant nouns,...
Instructional Video4:56
Curated Video

Writing the First Draft of Your Essay

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the process of writing the first draft of an essay using a boxes and bullets outline as a guide. The steps include writing each set of boxes and bullets as a new paragraph in full sentences, analyzing...
Instructional Video10:29
Cerebellum

Advanced Spanish: Reviewing Genders

9th - 12th
A review of Spanish basics, this clip focuses on subject pronouns and agreement. This is part 1 in the series: 'Advanced Spanish: Reviewing the Basics'.
Instructional Video2:45
Curated Video

Understanding Writing Prompts

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how to understand and analyze writing prompts. They emphasize the importance of underlining key words in the prompt and determining whether a narrative or essay is required. The teacher then provides...
Instructional Video2:46
Curated Video

Understanding Writing Prompts: How to Decode and Respond

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how to understand and analyze writing prompts. They emphasize the importance of circling keywords and determining whether to write a narrative or an essay. The teacher provides an example prompt and...
Instructional Video2:44
Language Tree

Intro Spanish Lesson: The Spanish Alphabet

K - 5th
Learn the Spanish alphabet. This video will cover how to say the letters of the Spanish alphabet.
Instructional Video4:08
Curated Video

Developing a Strong Thesis Statement in an Opinion Essay

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how to share an opinion through an essay by developing a strong thesis statement and supporting it with reasons. The lesson emphasizes the importance of having a clear and defendable opinion, as well...
Instructional Video4:52
Curated Video

Collecting and Citing Evidence for Your Argumentative Essay

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of gathering proper evidence to support an argumentative essay. They emphasize the need to avoid repetition and provide a step-by-step guide on how to collect supporting evidence, such...
Instructional Video4:52
Curated Video

Writing a Strong Introductory Paragraph for an Argumentative Essay

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher provides a step-by-step guide on how to write a strong introductory paragraph for an argumentative essay. They emphasize the importance of engaging the reader in the topic by using a hook, such as an...
Instructional Video3:47
Cerebellum

Geometry, Volume and Coordinates.

9th - 12th
This video covers exam strategy, Geometry, Volume, Coordinates, Slope Questions. This is part 15 from the series 'Introduction to the Math Section of the SAT'.
Instructional Video3:46
Curated Video

Crafting a Powerful Conclusion: Restating Your Thesis and Encouraging Action

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher provides guidance on how to end an essay in a way that leaves the reader thinking. They emphasize the importance of restating the thesis, explaining why it's important, and inviting the reader to take action....
Instructional Video4:48
Curated Video

How to Write a Powerful Conclusion for an Argumentative Essay

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the steps to draft a strong conclusion for an argumentative essay. The steps include summarizing the argument, identifying a solution, and presenting the consequence of inaction. The teacher provides...