Instructional Video4:41
Curated Video

Collecting Evidence to Support Your Argumentative Essay

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how to gather evidence to support an argumentative essay. They discuss the importance of having strong evidence and provide examples of different types of evidence, such as observations, statistics,...
Instructional Video3:58
Curated Video

Organizing Information for an Argumentative Essay: Using Boxes and Bullets

K - 5th
This video provides a step-by-step guide on how to organize information for an argumentative essay using the technique of boxes and bullets. It highlights the importance of proper organization to avoid conflicting information and...
Instructional Video5:06
Curated Video

Organizing Ideas for a Persuasive Essay

K - 5th
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...
Instructional Video7:46
Curated Video

Organizing Ideas and Evidence in a Persuasive Essay

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how to make a persuasive opinion essay easy to read by organizing ideas and evidence using paragraph form. The teacher emphasizes the importance of having clear topic sentences and provides examples of...
Instructional Video24:46
Wonderscape

Writing Kids: Academic Essay Writing for Beginners

K - 5th
This video provides a clear and concise explanation of the basic structure and components of an essay. It covers the introduction, body, and conclusion, as well as the importance of a thesis statement and topic sentences. The video also...
Instructional Video7:14
Curated Video

Organizing Ideas and Evidence in a Persuasive Essay

K - 5th
In this video transcript, the teacher explains how to make a persuasive opinion essay easy to read by organizing ideas and evidence into paragraphs. They discuss the importance of topic sentences and avoiding cramming too much...
Instructional Video4:47
Curated Video

Writing a Strong Beginning

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher provides a step-by-step guide on how to write a strong beginning to engage readers. She emphasizes the importance of starting with an interesting story to hook the reader, and including a clear thesis...
Instructional Video6:01
Curated Video

How to Write an Interesting Essay: Crafting Supporting Points and a Conclusion

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how to write an interesting essay that fully addresses the prompt. They emphasize the importance of including a conclusion that reminds the reader of the main points discussed. The teacher provides...
Instructional Video5:27
Curated Video

Connecting the Parts of Your Persuasive Speech with Transition Words

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how to effectively connect the different parts of a persuasive speech using transition words. The lesson covers the importance of organization and coherence in speech writing, as well as the common...
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Classification Papers: Thesis

9th - 10th Standards
This video lesson focuses on developing a thesis statement for classification papers. It discusses the common elements of all thesis statements; then what must be included in the thesis for classification paper specifically: the subject...
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Descriptive Papers: The Thesis

9th - 10th Standards
This video lesson details how to write a thesis for a descriptive paper including what is required: identifying the subject being described, providing the perspective/stance, and the reasons or point of the description. It also provides...
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Introductions

9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on how to write the introductory paragraph of a research paper. It provides two YouTube videos: the first explains the three parts of an introduction, their purposes, and an example using the funnel format. The...
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Process Papers: Thesis

9th - 10th Standards
This video lesson focuses on writing a thesis statement for a process analysis paper. It includes the requirements for all thesis statements, the need to break down the process and evaluate it, a generic thesis starting point, and then...
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Big 3: Introduction, Body, Conclusion

9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial begins with a YouTube video of a brief description of the process of writing an essay using geometric shapes to explain each section. The rest is informational text using an amusing school protest as the topic example to...
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Argumentative Papers: Topic and Thesis

9th - 10th Standards
This video lesson focuses on choosing a topic and thesis for argumentative papers. It suggests using webs or flow charts to select a topic and narrow its focus, and it explains how to take your topic and turn it into a thesis that is...
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Thesis Statements

9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces how to write a thesis statement. This tutorial lesson shares a short screencast [04:45] with the lesson's content.
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Thesis Statements

9th - 10th
A screencast lesson [2 mins, 39 secs] defining a thesis statement and outlining five steps to use when creating a strong thesis statement.
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Writing Effective Introductions

9th - 10th Standards
A screencast lesson discussing and providing examples of three elements required for a strong introduction: an effective hook, a strong thesis, and appropriate background information. [5:39] CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Provide an Effective Conclusion

11th - 12th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to provide an effective conclusion by analyzing your thesis and body paragraphs. [8:19]
Instructional Video4:47
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Writing a Strong Opening

4th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to write a strong beginning by starting with an interesting story to hook the reader and including your thesis. [4:47]
Instructional Video4:41
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Gather Evidence to Support a Thesis

6th - 7th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to collect evidence to support your thesis by using observations, statistics, quotations, personal interviews, and questions. [4:41]
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Cause and Effect Papers: Thesis: Lesson 1

9th - 10th
This lesson discusses selecting a thesis for a cause and effect paper. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Cause and Effect Papers: Thesis."
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Comparison Papers: Thesis: Lesson 1

9th - 10th Standards
This lesson discusses selecting a thesis for a comparison contrast paper. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Comparison Papers: Thesis."
Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Research Papers: Lesson 3

9th - 10th Standards
This lesson introduces research papers and their goals. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Research Papers."