Instructional Video7:19
TED-Ed

Using your voice Is a Political Choice - Amanda Gorman

6th - 12th Standards
National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman delineates her reasons for claiming that all poetry is political. The video captures the poet's passion and commitment to speaking up and speaking out. It is a must-have resource.
Instructional Video1:08
TED-Ed

"Ode to the Only Black Kid in the Class" by Clint Smith

6th - Higher Ed Standards
An animated interpretation of Clint Smith's poem "Ode to the Only Black Kid in the Class" explores the stereotypes Black Americans encounter.
Instructional Video4:40
TED-Ed

"The Opposites Game" by Brendan Constantine

9th - 12th Standards
Brendan Constantine's anti-gun poem, "The Opposites Game," comes to life in a short video that animates the poem as Constantine recites it.
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Determine the Meaning of Words to Understand Contrast

1st - 4th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how an author creates a contrast by determining the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text. [7:22]
Instructional Video
Imagine Learning Classroom

Learn Zillion: Explain How an Author Uses Rhythm to Express Point of View

4th Standards
In this lesson, you will learn how the author uses rhythm to express point of view by identifying the rhythm of a poem and determining what the author is trying to tell the reader through the rhythm. Login gives access to a slideshow and...