This video segment adapted from the Space Telescope Science Institute shows what the Hubble telescope found when it stared at a single, nearly empty spot in the sky for 10 days in 1995.

This lesson introduces the comparison and contrast writing, a type of informative writing. [11:46]

Dr. Alex Kolker shows high school students how a salt marsh can actually migrate across the landscape. He uses fresh core samples taken by students to demonstrate his points. [4:04]

Looks at how different types of expenditures would be accounted for in GDP.

Watch a software developer explain how a love of math, science, and the creative process led him to pursue a career in information systems. [5:15]

A slideshow explaining when and why quotations should be used in order to support arguments and main ideas.

This lesson goes over words, phrases, and key elements that are included in descriptive papers. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Descriptive Papers: Key Elements."

This lesson discusses improving flow by progressing from old information to new information.

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."

This lesson discusses selecting a thesis for a comparison contrast paper. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Comparison Papers: Thesis."

This tutorial uses text and audio to introduce narrative writing. [2:03]

This video tutorial discusses how narratives are organized including beginning, middle, end and types of organizational patterns. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Narratives: Organization." [10:06] W.11-12.3c Narrative Org

This video tutorial discusses how to select a topic for a narrative and how to use a narrative in an essay. [7:59]

This lesson introduces process papers.

This lesson discusses selecting a thesis for a process paper. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Process Papers: Thesis."

This lesson goes over words, phrases, and key elements that are included in cause and effect papers.

This lesson discusses structuring an outline for a comparison contrast paper.

This lesson discusses structuring an outline for a descriptive paper. [5:36]

This lesson goes over words, phrases, and key elements that are included in process papers. This tutorial lesson shares a short screencast [6:02] with the lesson's content.

This lesson discusses how to anticipate and address a reader's questions.

This lesson discusses structuring an outline for a process paper. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Process Papers: Organization."

This lesson goes over words, phrases, and key elements that are included in process papers. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Process Papers: Key Elements."

This lesson discusses selecting a thesis for an analytical paper. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Analytical Paper: Thesis."