Crash Course
Of Pentameter & Bear Baiting - Romeo & Juliet Part I: Crash Course English Literature
In which John Green examines Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare. John delves into the world of Bill Shakespeare's famous star-crossed lovers and examines what the play is about, its structure, and the context in which it was written....
TED-Ed
TED-ED: Why Shakespeare loved iambic pentameter - David T. Freeman and Gregory Taylor
Shakespeare sometimes gets a bad rap in high schools for his complex plots and antiquated language. But a quick peek into the rhythm of his words reveals a poet deeply rooted in the way people spoke in his time - and still speak today....
Crash Course
Shakespeare's Sonnets: Crash Course Literature 304
This week, we're learning about sonnets, and English Literature's best-known purveyor of those fourteen-line paeans, William Shakespeare. We'll look at a few of Willy Shakes's biggest hits, including Sonnet 18, "Shall I compare thee to a...
Curated Video
Romeo and Juliet 1.1 Language: Blank Verse
This video dissects the use of iambic pentameter and blank verse in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," specifically examining the Prince's speech. It explains the structure and rhythm of the lines, illustrating how Shakespeare uses poetic...
Curated Video
A Midsummer Night's Dream 5.1.275 Iambic Pentameter
Performing or reciting Shakespeare's plays involves the challenge of sounding natural and authentic while navigating the poetic language of iambic pentameter. This balance between natural speech and the inherent musicality of...
Curated Video
Amoretti
Amoretti presents a sonnet by Edmund Spenser, who wrote a variation of the form of the Shakespearean sonnet.
Curated Video
Sonnet 147 – William Shakespeare
"Sonnet 147" presents one of William Shakespeare's sonnets.
Curated Video
Creating Meaning: Structure and Sound
This video will help students understand how poetry is organized and how the sound adds to the overall meaning of the written work.
Curated Video
When I Consider How My Light is Spent
"When I Consider How My Light is Spent" presents a sonnet by the poet John Milton.
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Destroying Drama - Essential Techniques for Analysing Drama (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
In this second lesson, we’ll dominate the essential techniques in theatrical drama. Our main focus will be on how playwrights create characterisation, use staging and the conventions of genre. The lesson includes quick revision of basic...
Oxford Comma
Omen of Death. Reading, Summary, and Analysis of The Owl by Edward Thomas
In English literature, an owl usually indicates that death and tragedy are close at hand. As the world descended into The Great War, a freshly enlisted Edward Thomas drew upon this literary tradition to create "The Owl." In this video...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Perfecting Poetry - Purpose, Form and Structure (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
Why do poets play with poetic form? How does it help them convey their ideas?
Join us as we delve into a range of poetic forms and stanzaic structures. Find out why some poets stick to traditional poetic structures, while others mix it...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: Macbeth - Theme of Order vs Chaos
Watch this lesson today to discover how Shakespeare explores the tension that exists between order and chaos in Macbeth. See the chaos that breaks out across Scotland when Macbeth becomes king. Along the way, learn how to analyse...
Schooling Online
Flying Through Film: Al Pacino, Looking For Richard - Part 2 Summary
Continue the journey with Al Pacino as he figures out the tricky parts of Shakespeare’s Richard III. How important is iambic pentameter? What motivates the characters? As the plot heats up, Pacino concentrates on winning audiences over....
Schooling Online
Flying Through Film: Al Pacino, Looking For Richard - Part 1 Summary
This documentary is Al Pacino’s love-letter to William Shakespeare. By exploring and performing Richard III, Shakespeare’s most complex play, Pacino invites us to love the Bard too. But is this play too complex for modern audiences? And...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Theme of Appearance vs Reality
Watch this lesson today to discover how Shakespeare explores the tension between appearances and reality in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. See how love, social pressures and even Shakespeare himself can make it hard to tell the difference...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: Much Ado About Nothing - Key Quotes 2
After watching this lesson, you will be able to support your discussion of Much Ado About Nothing’s themes with detailed textual analysis! This lesson unpacks the most famous and significant quotes uttered by Claudio and Hero.
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Perfecting Poetry - Poetic Form and Structure (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
Why are some poems so long, while others finish in three lines? Well, it has something to do with poetic form.
Join us for this lesson on Perfecting Poetry where we’ll uncover a range of poetic forms and stanzaic structures. See how...
Wonderscape
Literature Kids: Rhythm, Meter, and Rhyme
This video is a lesson on poetry, specifically focusing on the topics of rhythm, meter, and rhyme. The teacher discusses the origins of poetry, the use of rhythm and meter to create a distinct sound pattern, and the different types of...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Destroying Drama – Finer Points of Dramatic Analysis (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
In this lesson, we’ll arm you with some more advanced knowledge about drama. Grab your notes as we guide you the ways playwrights build characterisation, use staging devices and the conventions of genre. Not to worry, we’ll revise...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Destroying Drama - Finer Details of Dramatic Analysis (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)
This second lesson uncovers the finer details of theatrical dramas. We’ll explore the world of characterisation, focussing on how playwrights build their characters. We’ll also examine how playwrights use scene descriptions and stage...
ProTeachersVideo
Sabrina Broadbent's Masterclass: Ways into Shakespeare's Othello
Sabrina Broadbent inspires students in an active lesson for a group of Year 10s to encourage engagement with a play like Othello. In this, the first of two Shakespeare masterclasses, a group of Year 10 students from north London start on...
Oxford Comma
How to Write About Poetry: I Shall Forget You Presently
Poetry explications are one of the ultimate tests for any literature student. How do you conceive and defend an argument about a poem using nothing but the poem itself? This video shows you how to interpret, listen to, question, and...
Cerebellum
The Elements Of Poetry - Rhyme And Rhythmn
The Elements of Poetry - Figurative language, meter and rhyme, simile, and metaphor . these are a few of the many topics explored in this lively video tour through the genre of poetry. Other elements illustrated in the program include:...