Englishing
Sentence Variation - A Writing Guide for Sentence Structure
Sentence variety reduces repetition in a piece of writing and emphasizes important points in the text. Sentence variety can be introduced to the beginning of sentences by starting a sentence with an adverb, starting a sentence with a...
Curated Video
How to Write a Hook: 10 Ideas for Narrative, Expository, Persuasive/Argumentative Writing
A hook is a sentence or group of sentences that will capture or “hook” your reader’s interest and lure him or her to keep reading. The hook, also called the lead, will set the tone and mood for your essay and establish A hook can be a...
Englishing
ESL - Writing a newspaper article (step-by-step guide)
A good newspaper article include 6 elements (Headline, byline, placeline, lead, body and quotation). In this lesson, Mr. P. will list the elements of a newspaper writing and will explain how to write it. This lesson is designed for...
The Bazillions
Wide World Of Adjectives
Make your writing interesting! Discover the wide open world of adjectives with the Bazillions!
English Tree TV
School Subjects Song | What's Your Favorite Class?
School subjects song for kids! Teach and learn school subjects for the English or ESL class with this cool children's music video. What's your favorite subject? Let's learn 16 awesome school subjects in this video: math, science, art,...
English Tree TV
School Subjects Song
School subjects song for kids! Teach and learn school subjects for the English or ESL class with this cool children's music video. What's your favorite subject? Let's learn 16 awesome school subjects in this video: math, science, art,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sanaz Fotouhi - Teachers Make a Difference - Mrs. Gourlay
Sanaz Fotouhi was born in Iran soon after the revolution, during the Iran-Iraq war. Her father’s job as a banker took her and her family to many countries before she landed in Australia.She holds a PhD in Literature from the University...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Elisa Albo - "At Any Age"
Elisa Albo’s poetry chapbook Passage to America recounts her family immigrant story and Each Day More is a collection of elegies, both personal and public (Main Street Rag). Her narrative poems about family, food, and humanity are...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Elisa Albo - Teachers Make a Difference - Dr. Jacobo Albo
Elisa Albo’s poetry chapbook Passage to America recounts her family immigrant story and Each Day More is a collection of elegies, both personal and public (Main Street Rag). Her narrative poems about family, food, and humanity are...
The Bazillions
Similes And Metaphors
Metaphor Man and Simile Girl are here to save the day! These heroes make learning your similes and metaphors as easy as pie. Sing along and learn with The Bazillions.
The Bazillions
Personification
Make something come alive with the words that you provide! Learn all about the magic of personification as you sing along with the Bazillions!
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Scot Osterweil - Learning from Play
Scot Osterweil is the Creative Director of the Education Arcade and a research director in the MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing Program. He is a designer of award-winning educational games, working in both academic and commercial...