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This is an engaging 5 min amateur video that teaches/reviews the coordinate adjective use of the comma in a creative and amusing way (similar to the brainpop approach). Cumulative adjectives are also covered in the video. This is a great resource to introduce a session on commas, but can also be used as a revision tool, absent student tool, or a great resource for a teacher's blog or website. The video is created in a way that encourages students to write alongside the instruction with their o

Many students are familiar with quoting evidence from text to support their opinions. However, very few students are taught to recognize the four different types of evidence in text and how to use them to support their opinions about their stories. This engaging video lesson uses a beautiful picture book read out loud to teach middle school students about sophisticated levels of evidence, (the four types). This is a packaged plug and play lesson that will lay the foundation for your entire year

This is an engaging 7 min amateur video that teaches the construction of compound sentences in a creative and amusing way (similar to the brainpop approach). A very systematic and detailed explanation is given to students through the video on how to construct and create compound sentences using both FANBOYS and semi colons. This is a great resource to introduce a session on compound sentences or commas, but can also be used as a revision tool, absent student tool, or a great resource for a teac

This is an engaging 5 min amateur video that teaches/reviews the non-essential clause use of the comma in a creative and amusing way (similar to the brainpop approach). This is a great resource to introduce a session on commas, but can also be used as a revision tool, absent student tool, or a great resource for a teacher's blog or website. The video is created in a way that encourages students to write alongside the instruction with their own examples. Perfect resource for lesson introductio

This is an engaging 7 min amateur video that teaches the use of the comma in opening (introductory) phrases and clauses in a creative and amusing way (similar to the brainpop approach). A very systematic and detailed explanation is given to students through the video on how to use commas with infinitive, participle, and prepositional phrases or clauses. This is a great resource to introduce a session on these topics commas, but can also be used as a revision tool, absent student tool, or a great

This is an engaging 8 min amateur video that teaches the construction of commas in a series in a creative and amusing way (similar to the brainpop/creative commons approach). A very systematic and detailed explanation is given to students through the video on how to use commas effectively in a series with many examples. This is a great resource to introduce a session on compound sentences or commas, but can also be used as a revision tool, absent student tool, or a great resource for a teachers

Writing sophisticated counterarguments for persuasive, argument, and research papers is often a skill that is not directly modeled in a way that students can easily imitate. This engaging step-by-step video aimed directly at middle schoolers - demonstrates EXACTLY how students can write a counterargument using 4 simple steps in a leverageable and easy to understand format. Students will learn how to write counterarguments for their own argument papers and research topics as they are shown mu

Writing claims is a skill that many students struggle with. This engaging step-by-step video aimed directly at students - models EXACTLY how students can write claims and also 'nuanced' claims using simple, leverageable, and powerful strategies. Use the video as a teaching aid - or simply show the video DIRECTLY to your students, pausing at certain times while your students follow on with the steps given. The approach in the video is the:'I do - We do - You do' - Show the stages of a typical

This is an engaging 5 min amateur video that teaches/reviews the miscellaneous usages of the comma iin a creative and amusing way (similar to the brainpop approach). This is a great resource to introduce a session on commas, but can also be used as a revision tool, absent student tool, or a great resource for a teacher's blog or website. The video is created in a way that encourages students to write alongside the instruction with their own examples. Perfect resource for lesson introduction (

Finding Meaning in nonfiction texts is a reading skill that many students struggle with. This short video course - aimed directly at students - models EXACTLY how students can find deeper meaning in nonfiction texts using engaging, leverageable, and powerful strategies. Use the video as a teaching aid - or simply show the video DIRECTLY to your students, pausing at certain times while your students follow on with the steps given. The approach in the video is the:'I do - We do - You do' - Show

This is an engaging 7 min amateur video that teaches the construction of compound sentences in a creative and amusing way (similar to the brainpop approach). A very systematic and detailed explanation is given to students through the video on how to construct and create compound sentences using both FANBOYS and semi-colons. This is a great resource to introduce a session on compound sentences or commas, but can also be used as a revision tool, absent student tool, or a great resource for a teach

Writing sophisticated introductions and conclusions for persuasive, argument, and research papers is often a skill that is not directly modeled in a way that students can easily imitate. This engaging step-by-step video aimed directly at middle schoolers - demonstrates EXACTLY how students can write various engaging introductions using 3 simple steps in a leverageable and easy to understand format. Students will also learn how to write conclusions for their own research/argument papers as t

This is an engaging 8 min amateur video that teaches the construction of commas in a series in a creative and amusing way (similar to the BrainPOP/creative commons approach). A very systematic and detailed explanation is given to students through the video on how to use commas effectively in a series with many examples. This is a great resource to introduce a session on compound sentences or commas, but can also be used as a revision tool, absent student tool, or a great resource for a teacher's

This is an engaging 7 min amateur video that teaches the use of the comma in opening (introductory) phrases and clauses in a creative and amusing way (similar to the BrainPOP approach). A very systematic and detailed explanation is given to students through the video on how to use commas with infinitive, participle, and prepositional phrases or clauses. This is a great resource to introduce a session on these topics commas, but can also be used as a revision tool, absent student tool, or a great

Writing claims is a skill that many students struggle with. This engaging step-by-step video aimed directly at students - models EXACTLY how students can write claims and also using simple, leverageable, and powerful strategies. This video can be used as an introduction to 'writing claims' work at the middle school age range. The video shows the CONTINUUM of claim writing - so students can see not only how to write claims, but also how good their claims are when compared to the continuum. Thi