Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Determine an Unfamiliar Word in a Nonfiction Text

5th Standards
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]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Analyze a Text's Structure

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn to organize information by using text structure clues. Login gives access to an additional video. [4:42]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Determining Author's Purpose

5th Standards
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]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Check Your Understanding of an Article by Teaching Others

4th Standards
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]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Use Clue Words to Determine the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words

4th Standards
In this lesson, you will understand the meaning of unknown words in the text by using clue words. [4:45]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Determine the Main Idea of a Paragraph

4th Standards
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]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Determine the Main Idea and Summarize a Nonfiction Text

4th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to determine the main idea by using key details to summarize nonfiction text. [7:16]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Determine the Central Idea of a Nonfiction Article

8th Standards
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]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Determine an Author's Bias

8th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn to determine the author's bias by asking, "What information is left out and why?" [8:48]
Instructional Video
eSpark Learning

E Spark Learning: Analyzing Multimedia Elements Instructional Video (5.Rl.7)

4th - 6th Standards
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.
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Group Facts and Evidence From Research Into Categories

3rd Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to outline an informational text by grouping facts into chapters. [4:29]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Plan an Explanatory Paragraph Using a Graphic Organizer

2nd Standards
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]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Identify the Main Idea of a Nonfiction Text

3rd Standards
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]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Use Diagrams and Graphic Aids to Understand a Text's Meaning

4th - 5th Standards
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]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Answer a Question About a Text by Finding Evidence

2nd Standards
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]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Determine the Main Idea of an Article

4th Standards
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]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Interpret Information in Pictures and in Text

3rd - 5th Standards
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]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Determining the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words as You Read

5th Standards
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]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Determine the Meaning of Unfamiliar Words in a Text

4th Standards
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]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Plan Structure of a Written Response by Generating a List

4th Standards
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]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Write a Conclusion to an Informational Essay

4th Standards
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]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Develop a Topic by Rereading and Grouping Related Information

2nd Standards
In this lesson you will learn how to develop a topic by rereading and grouping related information together in paragraphs.[6:14]
Instructional Video
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Annotating Across Disciplines

5th - 9th Standards
Students use microscopes to look at single-celled organisms. [3:48]
Instructional Video
McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Introduction to Reading Skills: Claims and Support

3rd - 6th Standards
This engaging video highlights the importance of providing reasons and evidence to support a claim. [2:41]