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Free high school writing-essays videos
Main Ideas and Supporting Details PPT with Embedded Videos!
This lesson teaches students the difference between main idea and supporting details in informational text. It includes explanations of the concepts, video examples, text examples and a summary at the end. Students will learn what main idea means, watch a video and write down the main idea, then read two informational texts and identify their main ideas. Then, they will learn what supporting details are, watch a video where the main idea is already provided, and take notes on what the supportin
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4th - 12th
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Transition Words in Essays Lesson for High School English Academic Essay Writing
Teach your English students how “repeated word” transitions improve clarity and flow in their essay writing. This transition words strategy works for opinion writing, argumentative writing, informational writing, and analytical writing.If you’ve ever wondered how to break down and teach students how to make their writing flow in a professional way, this resource will help!If you find value in this free resource, I ask you to let me know by leaving a review on TpT, a comment on my YouTube video,
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9th - 12th
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Debate Topics
Use this video and corresponding notes to help students start thinking about taking a stand on an argumentative topic.
Throughout the video, there are nine different topics. As each topic scrolls across the screen, students have one minute to brainstorm their current thoughts on the specific topic on their guided notes.
This is a great activity to start any argumentative topic!
To find handout, please search "Debate Topics Brainstorm."
Stated on the handout: "Directions: As the video flas
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Grades:
5th - 12th
CCSS:
11:01
How to Write a Concluding Paragraph, Easy Essay Conclusion Paragraph Format
An experienced high school English teacher shares tips and tricks to make your teaching life easier. Today, we’re talking about how to help our high school and middle school students write strong concluding paragraphs by following a simple three-sentence formula.Want to view the free companion materials to teach introductory paragraph writing? Click here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/How-to-Write-an-Introductory-Paragraph-Easy-Essay-Intro-Paragraph-Format-3439063Concluding paragra
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Grades:
7th - 10th, Staff
14:10
How to Write an Introductory Paragraph, Easy Essay Intro. Paragraph Format
An experienced high school English teacher shares tips and tricks to make your teaching life easier. Today, we’re talking about how to help our high school and middle school students write strong introductory paragraphs by following a simple four-step formula.Introductory paragraph slides and handout:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/How-to-Write-an-Introductory-Paragraph-FREE-Slides-Handout-Model-Intro-3439047Brainstorming organizers:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Brainst
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Grades:
7th - 10th, Higher Education, Staff
11:20
How to Teach Writing with Text Evidence
This is the first installment in my How to Teach Writing Series. In this video, I will show you exactly how to help your students write outstanding Text Evidence Essays and Constructed Responses.This video presents my Claim/Reason/Evidence Method for teaching Writing with Textual Evidence. If you are having trouble getting your students to incorporate text evidence in their writing, this video is for you!*********************************************************************Would you like the re
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Grades:
6th - 12th
Video: How Can You Write an Excellent Narrative (Including on a CAASPP / SBAC)?
If your students are asked to write a narrative essay on the CAASPP / SBAC performance task, what can they do to make it as excellent as possible?This 15-minute video walks them through a simple rubric, asking them to improve MY essay by describing characters and the setting with details from the sources, including dialogue, and choosing strong words!It has a "thinksheet" that helps students engage and follow along. I have them scan the questions before we start so they have a sense of what they
Grades:
3rd - 11th
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18:17
English Teacher Help: How to Teach Writing, FREE Brainstorming Organizers, CCSS
An experienced high school English teacher shares four brainstorm organizers to help middle school and high school writers gather their ideas and research before writing.
To download your own set of the brainstorm organizers and complete samples shown in the video, go here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Brainstorming-Organizers-FREE-Handouts-Examples-to-Help-Teen-Writers-CCSS-3405571
Want more help with writing instruction, including high-interest lessons and exemplar student sam
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Staff
1:59
10 Things You Don't Know About Me: Engagement Strategy
The 10 THINGS YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME writing strategy helps students to 1) learn new things about their classmates, 2) get friends and family members involved in class assignments, and 3) learn to add concrete details to their writings.
COMPLETE PERSONAL NARRATIVE UNIT
Access the unit HERE.
FREE RESOURCE
The 10 Things You Don’t Know about Me Bell Ringer/Prewriting Sheet is included in Bell Ringers: Top 10 Lists that Support the Writing Process HERE.
This lesson is one of the engagem
Grades:
4th - 12th
Types:
11:38
11 Words to Strike from Student Writing, FREE Literary Analysis Writing Advice
An experienced high school English teacher shares tips and tricks to make your teaching life easier. Today, let’s talk about 11 words that steal the power from our students' literary analysis essays.
Click here for a free copy of the Power of Words slides and handout shown in the video:
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Essay-Writing-Support-Improve-Literary-Analysis-Essays-FREE-SlidesHandout-3522407
Lots of advice and free resources for secondary teachers at https://laurarandazzo.co
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Grades:
8th - 11th
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12:50
Grading Hacks #2 Manage & Grade Papers FASTER, Tips & Tricks to Handle Paperload
High school & middle school teachers! Don't get buried by the ever-growing stack of student papers. Instead, borrow these tips from an experienced high school English teacher who has reclaimed her life while still giving rich, meaningful feedback to her students. Episode 2 of this four-part Grading Hacks series focuses on six tips to speed things along.
Lots of tips, tricks, and free resources for teachers at:
https://laurarandazzo.com/
Click here to learn more about the 5-Minute Essay Gra
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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12:16
Grading Hacks #1 Manage & Grade Papers FASTER, Tips & Tricks to Handle Paperload
High school & middle school teachers! Don't get buried by the ever-growing stack of student papers. Instead, borrow these tips from an experienced high school English teacher who has reclaimed her life while still giving rich, meaningful feedback to her students. Episode 1 of this four-part Grading Hacks series focuses on six tips to slash the stack.
Lots of tips, tricks, and free resources for teachers at:
https://laurarandazzo.com/
Links to topics discussed in the video:
Crazy Essay Week
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
10:02
Teaching Writing, A Strategy for Analyzing Model Papers, Video for Teachers
When teaching students to write, one of the biggest barriers is explaining to them what we expect. Secondly, it can be hard for students to synthesize every writing trait we've taught them. Using model papers can be a huge help in solving these problems because with this method, we are able to start with the end in mind.
In this quick video tutorial, I'll share my Red Light Green Light method I use for teaching writing with model papers. It's a hand-on method that allows students to see a pa
Grades:
8th - 12th, Staff
Video: How Can You Write an Excellent Opinion Essay (Including on a CAASPP PT)?
If your students are asked to write an opinion essay on part 2 of the CAASPP / SBAC ELA performance task, what can they do to make it as excellent as possible? This 15-ish minute video walks them through a simple rubric, asking them to improve MY essay by describing characters and the setting with details from the sources, including dialogue, and choosing strong words! It has a "thinksheet" that helps students engage and follow along. I have them scan the questions before we start so they have a
Grades:
3rd - 11th
Types:
8:07
MLA Format for a Works Cited page in Microsoft Word
Master MLA Works Cited in Microsoft Word! This quick guide demystifies formatting, ensuring your citations align perfectly with MLA standards. Ideal for students and educators, it's your key to effortless, accurate referencing. Say goodbye to citation confusion!
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Grades:
10th - 12th, Higher Education
Writing Topic Sentences Video Lecture (Flipped Classroom)
This is a video lecture about writing topic sentences in an essay. It is a video file that is about 1:30. I use this for flipping my classroom and catching up students on content that they have missed.
In this video I explain how a topic sentence is, essentially, a one-point thesis statement. The example I use is drawn from Animal Farm and worldview. The specific prompt addressed is, "What is the worldview of Animal Farm?"
All my videos can be seen at: www.youtube.com/jjohnsonnwc
I have had
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Grades:
8th - 12th
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11:33
Grading Hacks #4 Manage & Grade Papers FASTER, Tips & Tricks to Handle Paperload
High school & middle school teachers! Don't get buried by the ever-growing stack of student papers. Instead, borrow these tips from an experienced high school English teacher who has reclaimed her life while still giving rich, meaningful feedback to her students. Episode 4 of this four-part (actually, now a five-part series – bonus episode arrives next week!) Grading Hacks series focuses on how to use your time on campus and in your classroom to your full advantage.
Want to subscribe to my
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
3:15
Writing Formulas, Tips, Strategies, and Benefits, Video for Teachers
Teaching writing to any level of student can be daunting, but providing students with a simple formula can often bridge the gap and provide the right amount of scaffolding to help you teaching writing successfully.
In this quick video tutorial, I'll share several tips for implementing and conducting writing with a formula.
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Grades:
5th - 10th, Staff
2:44
"How to Write a 5-Paragraph Persuasive Essay" - Video 6 of 9: Planning
Students will at some point be required to write a persuasive essay. This video focuses on planning, and is one part of a series that teachers can use immediately to teach this fundamental skillset. Other parts are about: the persuasive essay (an overview), topic selection, research, the refutation paragraph, types of evidence, and learning to write an introduction, body paragraphs and a conclusion. The whole unit could be taught in a week, and consists of: a 50-slide presentation with all the v
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Writing Enticing Paragraphs Using The MEAL Plan
Use this 90-second video to draw students into a lesson on paragraph writing. Students will remember the easy MEAL acronym with this short cartoon explainer video.
FREE lesson plan and writing assignment available upon request.
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Grades:
11th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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17:41
Grading Hacks #5 Manage & Grade Papers FASTER, Tips & Tricks to Handle Paperload
High school & middle school teachers! Don't get buried by the ever-growing stack of student papers. Instead, borrow these tips from an experienced high school English teacher who has reclaimed her life while still giving rich, meaningful feedback to her students. Episode 5 (the bonus episode!) takes you into the nitty-gritty of how to run a writing contest in your classroom. The writing contest gives your students authentic, meaningful feedback on their writing while giving you some breathin
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Grades:
8th - 11th
Writing Short Answer Responses with MLA Citations
This narrated video tutorial will teach students how to transform a writing prompt into a solid short answer response that includes direct quotes from a primary source, paraphrasing from a primary source, and basic MLA citation punctuation rules.
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Constructive Comments for Correcting Composition Essays (the fourCE)
Dr. Bridget R. Moore, author of Dr. Moore's Step-by-Step MLA Quick Reference Guide, provides another student-centered learning resource with Constructive Comments for Correcting Composition Essays (fourCE).Providing in-depth feedback on students' essays is essential in the writing process for students to grow as writers. Using this number system to deliver feedback on students' essays can quickly and easily provide substantive comments. In addition to brief explanations of the error in the
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Teaching Persuasive Techniques with Donald Trump
Students will play a game of locating persuasive techniques bingo, whilst watching an edited clip of Donald Trump making a speech.
Video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiz9RkRpdVY
Grades:
7th - 12th
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