The Learning Depot
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...
Curated Video
Nonfiction Expository Writing: Tigers
Mr. Griot describes how to write a nonfiction expository writing essay.
Curated Video
Nonfiction Expository Writing: Revision
Mr. Griot describes how to revise a nonfiction expository writing essay.
The Learning Depot
How to Write an Introductory Paragraph for Argumentative, Analytical, and Expository Paper
An introductory paragraph is the first impression to hook your reader into reading your paper. Learn the three elements of an effective introductory paragraph. Examples are given.
The Learning Depot
Surface Level Features of Expository Text | Improve Your Reading Comprehension
Effective readers use the characteristics of text to their advantage. Whether consciously or subconsciously, knowing how to use these cues to your advantage will help you to strategically read and engage with text at a more effective...
Hip Hughes History
Checks and Balances: How to Write an Effective Essay
HipHughes prepares you for a Check and Balance essay, focusing on the rejection of Treaty of Versailles and the Supreme Court case U.S. v Nixon (74)
EssayPro
How To Write An Expository Essay
Feeling like you are stuck in one place when writing an expository essay? Worry not, you will find all the information you need in the video. In our video guide you will get to know about the expository essay format and how to create an...
Jeremy Thompson
How to Plan & Write an Expository Essay
A 4th grade lesson on how to plan and write an expository essay to a prompt.
The Learning Depot
Structural Features of Text | Literary & Expository | Improve Your Reading Comprehension Skills
Recognizing text structure will help you be a better reader. Once you are familiar with the text's organizational pattern, you can make predictions as you read and form a mental map. In this lesson, we cover eight elements or structure...
Curated Video
Drafting an Expository Essay
New ReviewA video entitled "Drafting an Expository Essay" discussing how to write an expository essay.
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Responding to a Prompt
New ReviewA video titled "Responding to a Prompt" that explains how to effectively respond to a writing prompt.
The Learning Depot
Analytical and Expository Thesis Statements
In this video, we take a look at the analytical and expository thesis statements and compare them to the argumentative thesis statement. The purpose of your paper will determine your thesis statement. Examples are given.
Eric Buffington
Expository Essay
In this lesson I outline what an expository essay is, how to organize an expository essay and give some examples of when it would be good to use this writing type. This lesson was created for my friends at learning bird. Check out more...
Curated Video
Drafting and Editing
New ReviewA video entitled "Drafting and Editing" discussing how to edit and revise an essay.
Curated Video
Avoiding Shifts in Tense
New ReviewA video titled "Avoiding Shifts in Tense" which instructs how to avoid shifting verb tense while writing an essay.
Curated Video
Mr. Griot and the Classic Car Show
Mr. Griot writes a news article for the local newspaper. He decides what to write about and creates a rough draft. Then he edits the rough draft using the Proofreading Checklist.
Lesson Planet
EdTech Tuesday: Write About This
Learn how to get your class writing with this quick video tutorial for the app Write About This. Watch as Rich and Jennifer preview the app and show you how to use its features. After viewing this video, you'll have a solid foundation...
TV411
Learn the Steps to Clear Essay Writing!
Introduce your young writers to the five-paragraph expository essay format with a four-page worksheet that uses color codes to model for writers how to craft the essay. Although designed to prepare writers for the GED, the approach can...
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Add Text Features to Informational Writing
In this lesson, you will learn how to support readers' understanding by adding textual features. [5:02]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Writing a Thesis Statement Expressing the Main Idea
In this lesson, you will learn how to express the main idea by writing a thesis statement. [5:38]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Writing a Hook Sentence and Introducing a Thesis Statement
In this lesson, you will learn how to begin your response by first hooking the reader and then telling them what you will be arguing. [4:46]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Write Evidence to Support Your Answer in Your Own Words
In this lesson, you will learn how to support your answer by writing the evidence in your own words. [4:40]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Process Papers: Organization
This video lesson focuses on organizing a process paper including how to organize using chronological sequencing in a step-by-step fashion. It includes breaking down and evaluating it in either parts to a whole or whole to parts fashion.
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Plan an Introductory Paragraph for an Informational Text
In this lesson, you will learn how to organize your introductory paragraph by using boxes and bullets. [4:28]