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Starting Research for Writing an Informational Text
In this video, the instructor guides students on how to start researching for writing an informational text. They emphasize the importance of listing what they already know about the topic and what they still want to find out.
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Including Stories and Examples in Body Paragraphs
This video lesson teaches students how to add detail to their informational writing by incorporating stories and examples in their body paragraphs. It emphasizes the importance of being specific and including as many details as possible...
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Using Headings to Organize Ideas in Paragraphs
In this video, the teacher explains how to use paragraphs and headings to organize ideas in informational text. The teacher provides examples and guides the viewers through the process of identifying breaks in information, creating...
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Improving Clarity in Informational Writing with Transition Words and Phrases
In this video, the teacher explains how to make writing clear in an informational text by adding transition words and phrases. The teacher guides the students through the process of identifying chapters, reviewing beginning and ending...
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Choosing a Writing Topic for an Informational Text
In this video lesson, students learn how to choose a writing topic for an informational text by asking questions about their interests. They are guided through the process of generating ideas, avoiding topics that are too broad or too...
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Creating a Strong Opening for an Informational Text
In this video, the teacher explains how to create a strong opening for an informational text. The key is to hook the reader with an interesting question and then provide a clear answer that tells them what they will learn.
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Outlining an Informational Text: Grouping Facts into Chapters
In this video, the teacher explains how to outline an informational text by grouping facts into chapters. They guide the students through the process of creating a table of contents with chapter titles and adding bullet points of...
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Adding Textual Features in Informational Writing
In this video, the teacher explains how to enhance readers' understanding in informational texts by adding textual features. They emphasize the importance of identifying areas of unclear information and thinking from the perspective of a...
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Making a Plan for Writing an Informational Text Using a Table of Contents
In this video, students learn how to make a plan for writing an informational text by using a table of contents. The teacher guides them through the process of identifying the main topic and details from a brainstorming web, determining...
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Mastering Technical Vocabulary in Informational Writing
In this video, the teacher provides tips on how to sound like an expert when writing an informational text. They emphasize the importance of adding technical vocabulary and provide examples of how to identify missing terms in research...
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Creating an Introduction for an Informational Text
In this video, the teacher explains how to create an effective introduction for an informational text. They emphasize the importance of hooking the reader with a compelling question, providing a brief answer, and then giving a preview of...
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Making a Plan for Writing an Informational Text with a Table of Contents
In this video, the teacher explains how to make a plan for writing an informational text using a table of contents. The process involves reviewing a completed KWL chart, identifying the main topic and details, determining the most...
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Pbs Learning Media: Molly of Denali: Party Moose
The importance of paying attention to what you are reading, and employing reading strategies when something doesn't make sense, are demonstrated in the 11-minute animated story "Party Moose" from the PBS Kids series Molly of Denali.
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Pbs Learning Media: Molly of Denali: Suki's Bone
Discover what happens when Molly's dog Suki finds a bone with beautiful markings on it in the 11-minute animated story "Suki's Bone" from the PBS Kids series Molly of Denali. Support materials are included.
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Pbs Learning Media: Molly of Denali: Tooey's Hero
Explore Alaska Native culture and the importance of dog sledding in the 11-minute animated story "Tooey's Hero" from the PBS Kids series Molly of Denali. Support materials provided.
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Pbs Kids Clubhouse Adventures: Read Good Books!: Creating Flags
KIDS Clubhouse Adventures kids read and discover more about why certain countries have certain colors and symbols on their flags. In this feature, kids create their own flags and tell how their flag represents them.
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Pbs Kids Clubhouse Adventures: Read Good Books!: Creating Insects
KIDS Clubhouse Adventures kids read and discover more about insects. In this feature, kids create their own insects based on the knowledge they gathered in entomology books using craft supplies to represent body parts and other defining...
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Pbs Learning Media: Molly of Denali: Dream Tube
Molly and her friends use informational texts for a real-life purpose in the 11-minute story "Dream Tube," the third of three video segments in this episode from the PBS Kids series Molly of Denali. While exploring how to use...
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Pbs Learning Media: Molly of Denali: Grandpa's Drum
Explore Alaska Native history and culture using the 11-minute story "Grandpa's Drum" in this episode from the PBS Kids series Molly of Denali. As students explore the importance of diverse cultures and honoring traditions, as well as...
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Pbs Learning Media: Molly of Denali: A Splash of Mink
Molly and Trini discover that it's important to question the reliability of informational texts, in this animated 11-minute story from the PBS Kids series Molly of Denali. [25:25]
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Pbs Learning Media: Molly of Denali: Bird in Hand
Molly and her friend Tooey hear a strange sound and discover that a small owl is hiding in the bunkhouse in this 11-minute animated story, "Bird in Hand," from the PBS Kids series Molly of Denali. In order to find out more about the...
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Penguin Random House: Rh Kids: Fact Tracker: Titanic
This video checks information included in the fiction book entitled Magic Tree House #17: Tonight on the Titanic by Mary Pope Osborne. The book Fact Tracker: Titanic, the nonfiction companion written by Will Osborne and Mary Pope...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Body Paragraphs
This lesson introduces body paragraphs. [3:41] CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.2.b
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Sophia: Supporting Details: Statistics
A lesson with audio discussing how analogies can be used as supporting details. [4:00]