Writing

Conducting an Interview

New Movie on BrainPOP – Conducting an Interview

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You've got questions, we've got answers! In our newest BrainPOP movie, Tim and Moby discuss the basics of conducting an interview. Tim explains that whether you’re writing a research paper or an ar...
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Writing a How-To Essay Background Information for Teachers and Parents

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A how-to essay explains a process, or how to do something. The purpose of a how-to essay is to inform, or give informationm, to the reader. A how-to essay can describe how to make a peanut butter and ...
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prefixes

New On BrainPOP Jr: Prefixes

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A new week and a new topic page on BrainPOP Jr: Prefixes!  In this movie. Annie and Moby explain that a prefix is a letter or group of letters that is attached to the beginning of a word to change ...
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BrainPOP Lesson on Blogs

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Watch as I navigate my way through a lesson on blogs from BrainPop....
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Making New Words Lesson Plan: Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words

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In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3-8, students use BrainPOP resources to explore the function of root words, prefixes, and suffixes. Students will create new words by adding prefixes...
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Idioms and Clichés Lesson Plan: How to Identify, Use, or Avoid Them

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In this multi-day lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 6-12, students use BrainPOP resources to explore idioms and cliches. Students will identify idioms and clichés in books and use them in or...
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Parallel Structure

New BrainPOP Movie: Parallel Structure

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The BrainPOP topic library keeps growing! Our Parallel Structure movie is the newest addition to our English and Writing offerings. If your writing seems wordy and unclear, then have we got a movi...
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what's new

What’s New?

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What's new on BrainPOP? Whether we're adding new topics to BrainPOP, sharing our favorite educational games on GameUp or a building new levels on BrainPOP ESL, we're hard at work curating and creating...
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Letter to Tim and Moby at BrainPOP

Lesson Plan: Write Your Own BrainPOP Script!

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Having students compose their own scripts for BrainPOP is a great way to help them synthesize information about any curriculum topic or skill that they’re studying. It's especially useful for he...
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Webinar Alert: Navigating the Writing Process with Kerpoof and BrainPOP

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Navigating the Writing Process with Kerpoof and BrainPOP Wednesday, October 19 6:30 PM EDT Duration: 1 Hour Teaching writing skills can be a challenge for many teachers. But in this webinar, Dev...
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