Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Determine an Unfamiliar Word in a Nonfiction Text
In this lesson, you will learn how to figure out unfamiliar words by envisioning what is happening in the text and thinking about what the word probably means. [3:03]
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Learn Zillion: Analyze a Text's Structure
In this lesson, you will learn to organize information by using text structure clues. Login gives access to an additional video. [4:42]
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Learn Zillion: Determining Author's Purpose
In this lesson, you will learn to understand an author's purpose by thinking about why the author chose to write in a particular text structure. Login gives access to an additional video. [4:22]
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Learn Zillion: Check Your Understanding of an Article by Teaching Others
In this lesson, you will be able to check for understanding by teaching others what you have learned by sharing "this text teaches me.." [7:02]
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Learn Zillion: Use Clue Words to Determine the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words
In this lesson, you will understand the meaning of unknown words in the text by using clue words. [4:45]
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Learn Zillion: Determine the Main Idea of a Paragraph
In this lesson, you will learn how to determine the main idea of a paragraph by looking at the first sentence and asking 'what is this paragraph teaching me?' [4:27]
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Learn Zillion: Determine the Main Idea and Summarize a Nonfiction Text
In this lesson, you will learn how to determine the main idea by using key details to summarize nonfiction text. [7:16]
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Learn Zillion: Determine the Central Idea of a Nonfiction Article
In this lesson, you will learn how to determine the central idea of a text by determining the topic and asking what the author says about it. [6:57]
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Learn Zillion: Determine an Author's Bias
In this lesson, you will learn to determine the author's bias by asking, "What information is left out and why?" [8:48]
eSpark Learning
E Spark Learning: Analyzing Multimedia Elements Instructional Video (5.Rl.7)
This eSpark Learning video aligns with Common Core Standard RL.5.7: Analyze how visual or multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text.
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Group Facts and Evidence From Research Into Categories
In this lesson, you will learn how to outline an informational text by grouping facts into chapters. [4:29]
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Learn Zillion: Plan an Explanatory Paragraph Using a Graphic Organizer
In this lesson, you will learn how to plan an informational paragraph by completing a graphic organizer. Login gives access to a slideshow as well. [7:22]
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Learn Zillion: Identify the Main Idea of a Nonfiction Text
In this lesson students will learn how to determine the main idea of an entire nonfiction text by synthesizing the main ideas of each section of the text. Login gives access to a slideshow and a student handout. [6:23]
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Learn Zillion: Use Diagrams and Graphic Aids to Understand a Text's Meaning
In this lesson, you will learn how to understand complex text by using information presented in a graphic aid. Login gives access to a slideshow and a student handout. [5:39]
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Learn Zillion: Answer a Question About a Text by Finding Evidence
In this lesson, you will learn how to answer a question about an informational text by finding evidence throughout the text. Login gives access to a slideshow and a student handout. [9:10]
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Learn Zillion: Determine the Main Idea of an Article
In this lesson, you will learn how to determine the main idea by gathering and using evidence from the text to support the main idea. [8:10]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Interpret Information in Pictures and in Text
In this lesson, you will learn how to explain an event by looking at the images and rereading the text. Login gives access to a slideshow and a student handout. [6:46]
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Learn Zillion: Determining the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words as You Read
In this lesson, you will learn to tackle unfamiliar words by substituting another word that makes sense in the sentence. Login gives access to an additional video. [3:41]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Determine the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words in a Text
In this lesson, you will learn how to find the meaning of unknown words by thinking of another word that would make sense. Login gives access to a slideshow as well. [4:02]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Plan Structure of a Written Response by Generating a List
In this lesson, you will learn how to plan the structure of your written response by rereading the text and generating an organized list. [5:12]
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Learn Zillion: Write a Conclusion to an Informational Essay
In this lesson, you will learn how to conclude your essay by relating your conclusion to the information presented. Login gives access to a slideshow as well. [7:25]
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Learn Zillion: Develop a Topic by Rereading and Grouping Related Information
In this lesson you will learn how to develop a topic by rereading and grouping related information together in paragraphs.[6:14]
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Annotating Across Disciplines
Students use microscopes to look at single-celled organisms. [3:48]
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Introduction to Reading Skills: Claims and Support
This engaging video highlights the importance of providing reasons and evidence to support a claim. [2:41]