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Main Idea Reading Strategy | Video Lessons
A video lesson teaching students to summarise and identify the main idea of fiction and non-fiction texts.
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WRITE AN AWESOME BODY PARAGRAPH: Strong Example of Argumentative Structure (3 EASY Steps)
Organizing a basic paragraph can be very difficult.....that is why I am here to help you write an awesome body paragraph! In this video, I provide a clear example of how to format and organize a paragraph for beginners in 3 easy...
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How to Choose Textual Evidence to Support Claim: Writing a Paragraph
In this video, I will show you how to find and choose textual evidence to support your claim. I review the purpose of quotes and the common mistakes to avoid. I walk you through an example and explain how to find credible evidence and...
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Supporting Your Argument: Turning Topic Sentences into Questions
In this video, the teacher explains how to support your argument in an essay by turning the topic sentence into a question. The lesson focuses on persuasive writing and the goal of getting the reader to agree with the author's argument....
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IELTS Energy Podcast 966: 3 Steps for Perfect Writing Word Count
IELTS Energy Podcast 966: 3 Steps for Perfect Writing Word Count
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IELTS Energy Podcast 974: How Karen Conquered IELTS Like a Warrior
IELTS Energy Podcast 974: How Karen Conquered IELTS Like a Warrior
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Connecting Ideas in Writing: Using Transition Words
In this video, the teacher explains how to connect related ideas in writing by using transition words. The teacher goes through the process of identifying jumps in ideas within a paragraph and then demonstrates how to fix them using...
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Communication Professor Breaks down Matthew McConaughey Speech
Communication Professor breaks down Matthew McConaughey's speech when Winning Best Actor Academy Award, Oscar speech in 2014 for Dallas Buyers' Club.
This video provides a communication breakdown, critique, and commentary of...
This video provides a communication breakdown, critique, and commentary of...
Language Tree
Language Function and Construction: Text Structure, Part 2
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...
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Connecting Ideas: Using Transition Words in Your Writing
In this video, the teacher explains how to connect related ideas in writing by using transition words. The teacher provides an example of a paragraph and identifies areas where the flow between sentences is not smooth. They then...
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Organizing Ideas and Evidence in a Persuasive Essay
In this video, the teacher explains how to make a persuasive opinion essay easy to read by organizing ideas and evidence using paragraph form. The teacher emphasizes the importance of having clear topic sentences and provides examples of...
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Organizing Ideas and Evidence in a Persuasive Essay
In this video transcript, the teacher explains how to make a persuasive opinion essay easy to read by organizing ideas and evidence into paragraphs. They discuss the importance of topic sentences and avoiding cramming too much...
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Relationships I
Transition words can be a very important addition to any writer's toolbox. Learn more about addition words and time words, and how they can enhance the organization of any writing passage, with an informative video about reading...
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Implied Main Ideas
Skilled readers can find the main idea of an informative passage without finding it directly stated. A reading video prompts elementary learners to examine supporting details in several examples, and to infer what the main idea...
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Supporting Details
Helpful for both reading and writing units, a video about identifying supporting details in reading passage shows young learners the importance of bulking up informative writing. The presentation uses cartoons and longer passages to...
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Main Ideas
Once you find the main idea of a paragraph, it's easy to see how the rest of the details are supporting evidence. Take your readers through an explanatory video that demonstrates the points and supports of several reading examples.
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Main Idea Song
Tap your toes and give a snap to a jazz inspired song showcasing a paragraph's main idea. Pupils hear about a paragraph's structure, including its topic sentence, supporting details, and the conclusion, and how they relate to identifying...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Supporting Details
This tutorial uses three videos to teach how to add appropriate supporting details to writing. Video 1 discusses why, how, and where to use supporting details in an argumentative paper and the different types of supporting details. Video...
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Sophia: Argumentative Papers
This video lesson focuses on argumentative papers; it begins by defining argument and an argumentative paper including its purpose. It then discusses what is included in an argumentative paper: a thesis statement showing topic and...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Support Your Answer
This lesson focuses on using textual support when answering reading comprehension questions. Using a question from "Romeo and Juliet", this lesson offers tips as to how to set up a response to a question, find the text support, and use...
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Sophia: Supporting Details: Statistics
A lesson with audio discussing how analogies can be used as supporting details. [4:00]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Provide Evidence to Support Reasons
In this lesson, you will learn how to give evidence that supports your reasons by looking for details in the text and filling in your graphic organizer. [5:52] CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.9
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Learn Zillion: Develop Supporting Ideas for a Thesis
In this lesson, you will learn how to develop more supporting ideas for your big idea by asking questions and using precise words. [5:26]