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Brainstorming Opinion Topics: Finding Your Voice in Writing
In this video, the teacher explains how to come up with a topic for opinion writing. They emphasize the importance of brainstorming ideas and choosing a topic that the writer feels strongly about. The teacher provides examples and a...
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Organizing Ideas in Opinion Writing
In this video, the teacher guides students on how to organize their ideas in opinion writing. They discuss the structure of paragraphs, with a focus on the introduction, body, and conclusion. The teacher provides a draft essay on food...
Hip Hughes History
Redefining Learning: Why Teaching May Need a New Word
Let HipHughes coax you into listening to some ideas about teachin' and the learnin'. In this episode Hughes explain why the word "teacher" sucks and he prefers "Facilitator of Learning Experiences"
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Choosing an Effective Topic for an Argumentative Essay
In this video, the teacher guides students through the process of choosing an effective topic for an argumentative essay. They emphasize the importance of selecting a topic that the writer feels strongly about and provides supporting...
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Writing a Conclusion: Using the Reverse Funnel Method
In this video, the teacher explains how to write a conclusion for an essay using the reverse funnel method. The teacher emphasizes the importance of including a conclusion to provide closure to the reader. They guide the viewers through...
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Revising Your Persuasive Essay: Making Your Point with Evidence
In this video, the teacher explains the process of revising a persuasive essay to ensure that the evidence effectively supports the writer's point. The teacher emphasizes the importance of clarity and providing clear explanations for the...
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Structuring Reasons in Argumentative Essays: Order of Importance Approach
This video is a tutorial for students on how to structure their argumentative essays by organizing their reasons in order of importance. The teacher provides examples and guidance on how to determine the strongest and weakest reasons,...
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Getting Started with Google Classroom
Learn the basics of Google Classroom and get started using this awesome tool to communicate more effectively with your students.
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Creating a Memorable Conclusion for Your Persuasive Essay
In this video, the teacher explains how to make a persuasive essay memorable by focusing on the conclusion. The teacher guides the students through the revision and editing process, emphasizing the importance of a clear ending that...
Oxford Comma
Ending Explained! Joyce's "Araby"
James Joyce is one of the greatest writers of all time, but that doesn't make his work easy to understand. This video covers the major events of his most famous short story: "Araby," and pays particular attention to those confusing last...
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Crafting a Powerful Conclusion: Leaving Your Reader Thinking and Taking Action
In this video, the teacher provides helpful tips on how to write a conclusion that leaves the reader thinking. They emphasize the importance of summarizing the thesis in a different way, highlighting the positive changes that will occur,...
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Improving Argument Strength through Better Organization of Evidence
This video provides a lesson on how to strengthen an argument by improving the organization of evidence. It introduces the concept of using boxes and bullets to organize information in a body paragraph. The video explains the importance...
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Generating Ideas for a Persuasive Opinion Essay
In this video, the teacher guides students through the process of generating ideas for a persuasive opinion essay. They emphasize the importance of stating a claim and providing evidence to support it. The teacher demonstrates how to...
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Supporting Your Argument: Turning Topic Sentences into Questions
In this video, the teacher explains how to support your argument in an essay by turning the topic sentence into a question. The lesson focuses on persuasive writing and the goal of getting the reader to agree with the author's argument....
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Writing a Memorable Conclusion: Leaving Your Reader with a Nip
In this video, the teacher guides students on how to write a memorable conclusion for their essays. They emphasize the importance of leaving a lasting impression on the reader by using a "nip" - a thought-provoking statement or call to...
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Sean Frederick Forbes - Teachers Make a Difference - Janet Feldberg
Born in Heidelberg, Germany, and raised in Southside Jamaica, Queens, New York City, Sean Frederick Forbes is the author of Providencia (2013). Sean identifies as Afro-Latino and connects to the Afro-Caribbean diaspora. Recent poems...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Nailing Non-Fiction – 'Big Picture' Questions in Non-fiction Analysis (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
Welcome to Nailing Non-Fiction! Join us for a detailed lesson on the big picture aspects of non-fiction texts. We’ll discuss the purpose of non-fiction and the different text types you’ll find in this genre. The art of persuading and...
Hip Hughes History
Explaining Reform In America: The Essay
Individuals throughout US History investigated, exposed and caused the wheels of change happen. Lets investigate two of the, Perfect for Essay crammers for a US History class.
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ESL writing - Opinion Essay overview
This is the first video lesson for Opinion Essay writing. You will need to watch lessons 1, 2, 3 and 4 to complete the series. We suggest watching also the lesson on how to write a thesis statement posted in the same playlist (Essay...
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Mind Mappers: Mapping The Brain To Understand The Mind
Neuroanatomist Jacopo Annese is looking for 1,000 brains. The Director of the Brain Observatory at the University of California, San Diego is on a quest to collect, dissect, and digitize images of the human brain for the Digital Brain...
Science360
Mind Mappers Mapping The Brain To Understand The Mind
Neuroanatomist Jacopo Annese is looking for 1,000 brains. The Director of the Brain Observatory at the University of California, San Diego is on a quest to collect, dissect, and digitize images of the human brain for the Digital Brain...
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How to Make Your Essay Flow: Connecting Examples, Facts, and Reasons to Your Thesis
In this video, the teacher explains how to make an essay flow by connecting examples, facts, and reasons to the thesis statement. They emphasize the importance of each body paragraph supporting a separate reason and provide prompts to...
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Ravi Shankar - Nothing Has Made Me Feel More American Than Going To Jail
Pushcart prize winning poet, translator and professor Ravi Shankar has published, edited or has forthcoming over 15 books, including the Muse India award-winning translations of 9th century Tamil poet/saint, Andal, 'The Autobiography of...