News Clip3:17
Curated Video

Candlelight vigil for German exchange student gunned down in homeowner's garage

Higher Ed
More than 100 people carrying candles held a vigil on Friday in the Montana city of Missoula where a 17-year-old German exchange student was gunned down in a homeowner's garage. Markus Kaarma, a homeowner in Missoula, Montana, on Sunday...
News Clip4:34
Curated Video

Obama calls for action following deadly shooting at US elementary school

Higher Ed
1. Mid of US President Barack Obama entering media briefing room 2. Mid of Obama at podium 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US President: "We've endured too many of these tragedies in the past few years. And each time I learn the...
Instructional Video0:59
Curated Video

US First Lady comments on Charleston shooting

Higher Ed
The US First Lady Michelle Obama said on Friday that she was "horrified" by the attack on the Charleston church in South Carolina which killed nine people.Authorities have accused 21-year-old Dylann Roof of fatally shooting nine people...
Instructional Video3:27
Curated Video

Analyst: FAA lacks money for plane inspections

Higher Ed
A commercial aircraft consultant says the FAA is most likely under funded and does not have the resources to do necessary aircraft safety inspections.  
Instructional Video3:27
Curated Video

Analyst: FAA lacks money for plane inspections

Higher Ed
A commercial aircraft consultant says the FAA is most likely under funded and does not have the resources to do necessary aircraft safety inspections.
Instructional Video5:08
TED-Ed

Why Should You Read "Hamlet"?

9th - 12th Standards
Romeo may appeal to more romantic students, but the broodier teenagers in your class are bound to relate to the melancholic, inward-facing Hamlet. Show an enthralling video that summarizes plot elements, characterization, and the...
Instructional Video12:04
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Crash Course

Shakespeare's Tragedies and an Acting Lesson: Crash Course Theater #15

9th - 12th Standards
Who doesn't love a play where most of the characters die? Such deaths are a defining characteristic of many of Shakespeare's tragedies, the topic of an informational video on the Bard and his works. Along with outlining the plot elements...
Instructional Video9:40
The School of Life

Gustave Flaubert

11th - Higher Ed Standards
How is it possible that an author can create sympathy in the minds of readers for characters who behave in ways that we disdain? Gustave Flaubert was able to accomplish such a goal with Madame Bovary. Introduce readers to this...
Instructional Video10:11
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Crash Course

Love or Lust? Romeo and Juliet Part II

9th - 12th
"Do you believe that fate is inescapable, or that people forge their own lives?" This is the essential question at the heart of Romeo and Juliet, according to the narrator of a series on Shakespeare's tragedy. Short but dense, the video...
Instructional Video11:02
Crash Course

Ophelia, Gertrude, and Regicide - Hamlet II

11th - 12th
In Part Two of a video course in Hamlet, narrator John Green looks at the gender dynamics in the play. He presents Ophelia and Gertrude as powerful characters and argues that these women do have options that affect the course of the...
Instructional Video12:30
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Crash Course

Tragedy Lessons from Aristotle: Crash Course Theater #3

9th - 12th Standards
Guts! Gore! Murder! Human flaws! Aristotle considered all elements of a tragedy. Crash Course Theater's third video covers the Greek philosopher's views on the art form and also explains alternating perspectives on the topic. Engaging...
Instructional Video
Crash Course

Crash Course Theater #15: Shakespeare's Tragedies and an Acting Lesson

9th - 10th
A video describing how Shakespeare's tragic characters like Hamlet, Macbeth, and King Lear changed the way tragedies were written. Learn how these plays were very different from the way Seneca and the Greeks wrote tragedies. Even though...