Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: How Congress Functions: Pt. 24: How Legislation Is Initiated
Describes the reasons that a member of Congress initiates a new piece of legislation, things that need to be considered in proposing it, and resources available to them for a thorough analysis.
Crash Course
Crash Course Government and Politics #9: How a Bill Becomes a Law
Crash Course video teaches about the many steps involved in a bill becomimg a law. [7:00]
Crash Course
Crash Course Government and Politics #2: The Bicameral Congress
Crash Course video in which Craig explains what it means to have a Bicameral Congress discussing some of the history behind our Legislative Branch. [9:04]
Library of Congress
Loc: congress.gov: The Legislative Process: Calendars and Scheduling
Once a committee reports a bill, it is placed on the calendar in the Senate and House. Watch this video to see the procedures for placing a bill on the calendar and who decides the order the bills will be debated. A chart of the...
Library of Congress
Loc: congress.gov: The Legislative Process: Presidential Actions
This brief video describes the presidential veto power as part of the legislative process. A transcript is provided, along with a chart of the entire legislative process. [1:59]
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Federalism: Pros and Cons
In a series of three brief clips, Larry Kramer, Dean of Stanford Law School, provides some insights into understanding and teaching various details of the constitution. [1:57]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Connotation
This video lesson focuses on the word connotation. It defines the term and discusses the impact connotation can have on an audience. It looks at the dictionary definitions of three words: course, class, and field, and uses their synonyms...
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Analyze How a Poet's Word Choices Contribute to the Poem's Meaning
In this video, you will learn how to determine the difference between what is directly stated and what is meant by considering the effect of word choice on tone. [7:47]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Analyze the Impact of Words and Phrases in a Poem
In this lesson, you will learn how to determine the relationship between two characters by analyzing the impact of specific actions and phrases on the meaning of the text as a whole. [6:28]
Curated Video
Mistersato411 (You Tube): How Does Word Choice Affect Tone and Meaning?
In this video, the instructor Mr. Sato helps students learn the difference between connotation and denotation. Students will also explain how connotations help develop the author's tone and meaning. RL.11-12.4 Words/Context/Story
PBS
Academic Vocabulary in the Common Core: High School Social Studies
This video [5:06] provides research related to the Common Core approach to vocabulary, footage of classroom teachers engaging students in vocabulary instruction, and sample vocabulary assessments.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Article I of the Us Constitution
Jeffrey Rosen of the National Constitution Center in conversation with Walter Isaacson of the Aspen Institute about Article I of the Constitution. [10:43]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Allusions
This lesson introduces allusions and gives explanations and examples of four different types of allusion including literary, historical, religious, and mythic. [4:36]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Parable
This lesson discusses parables and provides examples of parables. W.11-12.2d Lang/Fig/Voc
HipHughes History
You Tube:the Un Written Constitution Explained: Us History Review
What is the UnWritten Constitution? Find out in a fast, fun and focused way. Perfect for test crammers and life long learners.