Instructional Video6:02
Curated Video

Revising Your Persuasive Essay: Making Your Point with Evidence

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the process of revising a persuasive essay to ensure that the evidence effectively supports the writer's point. The teacher emphasizes the importance of clarity and providing clear explanations for the...
Instructional Video4:47
Curated Video

Writing a Strong Thesis Statement for a Persuasive Essay

K - 5th
This video provides a step-by-step guide on how to write a strong thesis statement for a persuasive essay. It emphasizes the importance of narrowing down the topic, avoiding personal opinions, and stating a clear conclusion that can be...
Instructional Video5:13
Curated Video

Persuasive Writing 1

K - 8th
Persuasive Writing explains the purpose of persuasive writing and lists examples of focused, specific topics for persuasive writing.
Instructional Video4:28
Curated Video

Generating Ideas for a Persuasive Opinion Essay

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how to generate ideas for a persuasive opinion essay. The teacher emphasizes the importance of brainstorming a list of topics and choosing one that the writer feels strongly about and has knowledge on....
Instructional Video7:09
The Learning Depot

How to Write a Hook: 10 Ideas for Narrative, Expository, Persuasive/Argumentative Writing

12th - Higher Ed
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...
Instructional Video5:11
Curated Video

Brainstorming Persuasive Speech Topics: Finding Your Passion and Strong Feelings

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how to come up with topics for a persuasive speech. The lesson focuses on brainstorming ideas by listing things that students care about and have strong feelings towards. The teacher guides the...
Instructional Video5:27
Curated Video

Part 2: Discover How to Start Essay with an A+ Hook: STRONG Attention Grabbing Examples

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In this video, I clarify the biggest common mistakes students make when starting their essay with a hook. I also teach you TWO new ways to start your essay. If you apply this video, it will take your essay to the next level!...
Instructional Video3:34
Curated Video

Writing the Argument for a Thesis Statement: Turning Purpose into Claim

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how to write a persuasive essay by turning the purpose statement into a claim. The teacher provides an example and breaks down the process of finding the specific subject, stating an opinion, and...
Instructional Video5:48
Curated Video

Generating Ideas for a Persuasive Opinion Essay

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher guides students through the process of generating ideas for a persuasive opinion essay. They emphasize the importance of stating a claim and providing evidence to support it. The teacher demonstrates how to...
Instructional Video4:50
Curated Video

Generating Ideas for a Persuasive Opinion Essay

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how to generate ideas for a persuasive opinion essay. The teacher demonstrates the process by listing topics they have strong feelings about, circling the ones they can write more about, and finally...
Instructional Video5:03
Curated Video

Using Anecdotes in Persuasive Writing

K - 5th
This video is a lesson on how to elaborate on supporting details in persuasive writing by using anecdotes. The video provides a step-by-step guide on how to incorporate anecdotes into an essay, emphasizing the need for true stories and...
Instructional Video2:48
Teaching Without Frills

How to Create an Outline for Kids - Planning Your Writing

K - 5th
In this video, you'll learn how to create an outline to plan your writing! We'll use a persuasive writing topic as an example to see how an outline can help you organize your ideas before writing.
Instructional Video3:57
Language Tree

Language Function and Construction: Text Structure, Part 3

K - 5th
This lesson for beginner English learners teaches how different text types are organized to express ideas (e.g., how narratives are organized sequentially); comprehending texts and writing brief arguments, informative/ explanatory texts...
Instructional Video4:52
Curated Video

Elaborating on Supporting Details: Writing Hypothetical Examples

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of elaborating on supporting details in persuasive writing. They emphasize the need for clarity and avoiding reader inference by connecting arguments to the topic sentence and thesis...
Instructional Video5:13
Curated Video

Elaborating on Supporting Details with Anecdotes

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of elaborating on supporting details in persuasive writing. They discuss how elaboration helps the reader understand the argument and connect it back to the thesis statement. The teacher...
Instructional Video5:00
Curated Video

Elaborating on Supporting Details with Hypothetical Examples

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how to clarify and elaborate on supporting details in persuasive writing. They emphasize the importance of making it easy for the reader to understand the argument and provide hypothetical examples to...
Instructional Video6:10
TV411

Whip up a Storm of Writing Ideas

7th - 12th Standards
Need a key to unlock writer's block? Introduce your writers to four easy steps that will release them from their mental prison. The brainstorming worksheet, designed to set free their imaginations, even has an answer key.
Instructional Video5:17
The School of Life

Machiavelli’s Advice for Nice Guys

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Scholars analyze the concepts of success, ethics, and Machiavelli's philosophy with an enlightening video. The narrator explains the main theories of Machiavelli in an easy-to-understand method and makes use of visual aids to enhance...
Instructional Video5:41
TED-Ed

Should We Get Rid of Standardized Testing?

6th - 12th Standards
Did you know that the concept of standardized testing is over 2,000 years old? But what is the purpose of these tests? What do they supposedly measure? A short video investigates the history of standardized tests.
Instructional Video4:30
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Select a Topic for an Argumentative Essay

8th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to choose a topic for an argumentative essay by exploring issues that affect today's world. [4:30]
Instructional Video4:53
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Brainstorm Topics for a Speech by Considering Life's Obstacles

5th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to brainstorm persuasive topics by exploring life obstacles. [4:53]
Instructional Video4:06
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Brainstorm Topics for an Argumentative Essay

3rd Standards
In this lesson, you will brainstorm opinion topics by listing things that you care about, and that give you strong feelings. [4:06]
Instructional Video
Leaf Group

Classroom: How to Write a Position Paper

9th - 10th Standards
In this article Laura Turner explains how to write a position paper, a paper in which one takes a stand on one side of a topic and builds a case for it with factual information. [1:03]
Instructional Video5:07
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Develop Support for Your Argument

7th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how to support your argument by turning the topic sentence into a question. [5:07]