TED Talks
Edward Tenner: Unintended consequences
Every new invention changes the world -- in ways both intentional and unexpected. Historian Edward Tenner tells stories that illustrate the under-appreciated gap between our ability to innovate and our ability to foresee the consequences.
Crash Course
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Part 1: Crash Course Literature
In which John Green teaches you about Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This week, we'll talk a little bit about Samuel Langhorne Clemens, who wrote under the name Mark Twain, and how he mined his early life for decades to...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How false news can spread - Noah Tavlin
In previous decades, most news with global reach came from several major newspapers and networks with the resources to gather information directly. The speed with which information spreads now, however, has created the ideal conditions...
TED Talks
Daphne Koller: What we're learning from online education
Daphne Koller is enticing top universities to put their most intriguing courses online for free -- not just as a service, but as a way to research how people learn. With Coursera (cofounded by Andrew Ng), each keystroke, quiz,...
Bedtime History
Nikola Tesla For Kids | Bedtime History
Learn about one of the geniuses of the electrical age, Nikola Tesla.
Bedtime History
Mark Twain For Kids | Bedtime History
Learn about one of the great American authors, Mark Twain.
Wonderscape
Understanding Second Person Point of View in Literature
Explore the unique and uncommonly used second person point of view in literature. Learn when and why this perspective is employed, despite its infrequent occurrence in academic essays. Discover examples of second person writing from...
Wonderscape
Understanding Diction: Character Voices in Literature
This video examines the literary device of diction, highlighting how the choice of words and speech style of characters in a story can reveal their personalities and backgrounds. It uses examples from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" by...
Wonderscape
Hyperbole: The Art of Exaggeration in Literature
This video unpacks hyperbole, a figure of speech that uses intentional exaggeration for emphasis or humor. It demonstrates hyperbole's widespread use in literature, referencing works by Mark Twain and Lewis Carroll, and includes an...
Curated Video
Eating Frogs: A Solution to Procrastination
Eating Frogs is a tried and trustworthy method to deal with chronic procrastination. If you are constantly putting off a job you really don't fancy - but it needs to be done - eating frogs is the method for you.
Curated Video
Complex Characters
“Complex Characters” will break down the different characteristics of a complex character.
Hip Hughes History
The Spanish American War for Dummies: US History Review
HipHughes jives himself through the essentials of the "Splendid Little War". Broad on concept, stop in and fill up your brain with some general knowledge. Perfect for the inquisitive mind and the lazy kid worrying about a test, homework,...
Curated Video
Rearview Mirror Part 3: The Power of Self Reflection
Welcome back, In Controllers! In our third episode of this transformative series, we delve even deeper into the power of self-reflection. Your host, Michael, shares insights on why we need to press pause on our busy lives to reflect and...
Curated Video
Using Quotations to Develop Your Topic
In this video, the teacher explains how writers use quotations to give readers specific information about a topic. They provide examples and guide the viewers through the process of incorporating quotations into their own writing. The...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
William White - Anatomy of Crisis: Economic Theory, Politics and Policy
The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 1: Anatomy of Crisis The Living History of the Last 30 years: Economic Theory, Politics and Policy The current economic and financial crisis, and it is both,...
Oxford Comma
Poetic Devices Explained: ALLITERATION (Definitions, Examples, and How to Use Them).
The second video in our series on poetic devices, in this video will look at repetition at the start of words: alliteration. By using examples from famous poets as well as the breakfast aisle, we'll look at how to identify and use...
Englishing
ESL - Theme, motif and symbol
In this lesson, Mr. P. discusses what themes, motifs, and symbols are when used as literary devices. He provides examples from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Crucible, Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet. At the end of the video, he...
Curated Video
Ambigrams: Words that Transform and Surprise
This video provides an introduction to ambigrams, a form of design and word art where certain elements of a word remain the same when viewed from different orientations. It showcases various examples of ambigrams, including ones that...
Curated Video
IELTS Speaking Improve Sentence Stress for Higher Scores
Today you’ll learn how to improve sentence stress for higher IELTS pronunciation scores.
Mazz Media
Mark Twain: The First Truly American Writer
Samuel Langhorne Clements was born in 1835 in Florida, Missouri. By the time of his death in 1910, he was known around the world as Mark Twain, “the first truly American writer” and the country’s greatest humorist. In his lifetime, he...
Curated Video
The Gilded Age: When America Became a Superpower
Learn about the Gilded Age, a period of immense social and industrial change in US history.
PBS
Who Can You Trust? Unreliable Narrators (Feat. Lindsay Ellis) | PBS Digital Studios
Who is the most powerful character in fiction? Villains may doom the world, heroes may save it, but no one has more control over the plot than the narrator - expositing the who, what, where, when and how directly into the reader’s mind....
Wonderscape
Literature Kids: Theme, Atmosphere, Diction, and Anaphora
In this video, the teacher explains the concepts of literary elements and literary techniques. They discuss the literary elements of theme and atmosphere, and the literary techniques of foreshadowing, diction, and anaphora. Through...