TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Silvia Moreno-García: Titan of terror: the dark imagination of H.P. Lovecraft
Arcane books of forbidden lore, disturbing secrets in the family bloodline, and terrors so unspeakable the very thought of them might drive you mad. These have become standard elements in modern horror stories. But they were largely...
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Identifying Conclusions 1
"Identifying Conclusions" demonstrates how to examine concluding statements by reading passages and identifying the conclusions.
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Edith Maude Eaton: Fostering Cultural Understanding Through Writing
In a time when Chinese immigrants in America faced discrimination in all walks of life – simply because of their race – author Edith Maude Eaton channeled the power of the pen to help make positive change.
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Bad Hair Day
Max storms into the room and throws his backpack on the bed. Moon asks Max what was wrong and he starts listing out all the things that went wrong today. Moon tells him he’s had such a “bad hair day,” which means to have a bad day in...
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Early Bird Catches The Worm
Moon wants to to go early to the park to get a tennis court, but Max wants to sleep in because it's a Saturday. Moon tries to get Max out of bed by telling him that "the early bird catches the worm", which means that people who show up...
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Bigwig
Moon gets ready for a school play. Her role is a British high court judge and her costume includes a fancy, huge wig. Max notices the big wig and makes an important connection between the two words.
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Bigwig
Moon gets ready for a school play. Her role is a British high court judge and her costume includes a fancy, huge wig. Max notices the big wig and makes an important connection between the two words.
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Fair Game
At an ice cream shop, customers are allowed two scoops and unlimited toppings. Moon tells Max the toppings are "fair game." Max thinks he has to play a game to take more toppings. What Moon really means is the toppings are free to take.
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A penny saved is a penny earned
Max and Moon are at a fruit market standing in front of two apple stands. The apples at one stand is 0.99 cents and the other stand is $1. Max goes for the more expensive apples but Moon goes for the cheaper ones. Moon tells Max, "a...
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Fair Game
At an ice cream shop, customers are allowed two scoops and unlimited toppings. Moon tells Max the toppings are “fair game.” Max thinks he has to play a game to take more toppings. What Moon really means is the toppings are free to take.
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Hot potato
Max tells Moon he thinks that boys are better than girls at math and science. Moon disagrees and tells Max it's a "hot potato" subject, which means that it is a topic or situation that causes a lot of disagreement, like politics or...
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Red Line
Max walks into his room exhausted after coaching the local kindergarten's soccer team because they won't listen. Moon tells Max to draw a "red line," a figure of speech that means setting a limit that shouldn't be crossed.
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Strike while the iron is hot
Max and Moon play baseball. Max is at bat and swings too late or not at all. Moon tells Max to "strike while the iron is hot," which means to make the most of opportunity.
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Fool’s Paradise
Max is counting soda bottle caps, when Moon walks in and points out that he’s been drinking a LOT of soda lately. Max says he’s trying to collect 500 to participate in the soda company’s raffle to win the Robo-Captain 4000, a limited...
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Golden Key Can Open Any Door
Max is mowing the lawn, when he sees Moon sitting on the porch and tries to convince her to help him. Even after showering Moon with compliments, Moon doesn't fall for Max's tricks. When Max offers to pay for Moon's help, she asks if Max...
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Mayday
Max is having trouble trying to carry a huge stack of books into the house, and yells “Mayday” to ask for help. Moon comes running to help, and asks if Max knows that “Mayday” is a special kind of help request, and is only used in...
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Sick as a Dog
Max is getting ready for school when he notices that Moon is still in bed. Moon tells Max that she won’t be going to school, because she is sick as a dog, which means that she is really sick and not feeling well.
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There Is No Such Thing as a Free Lunch
Max is excited to find a flyer offering half-priced video games until he reads the fine print, which says he must buy two older video games in order to get the discount for a new video game. Moon tells Max, “there’s no such thing as a...
History Hit
Lucy Worsley on The Death of Jane Austen: Life in her teens and twenties
How old would you be to join ballroom events? When did she start writing? Lucy Worsley on The Death of Jane Austen, Part 4
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Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk
Max tells Moon he is thinking about joining the track team because he thinks he can run faster than any of the guys on the team. Moon tells Max if he’s going to “talk the talk, he has to walk the walk,” which means you have to do what...
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Burn our Bridges
Max and Moon order take out and Max gets mad because they got his order wrong, again. Max wants to tell them that he is never, ever going back. Moon tells him not to burn his bridges, which means not being able to turn back or go back to...
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Go with the Flow
Max is nervous about going to summer camp because he has never been before. Moon tries to reassure Max and tells him to “go with the flow,” which means following the rest of the group and do what everyone else does.
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Burn our bridges
Max and Moon order take out and Max gets mad because they got his order wrong, again. Max wants to tell them that he is never, ever going back. Moon tells him not to burn his bridges, which means not being able to turn back or go back to...
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Chip on Their Shoulder
Max and Moon are at the movies. Max is angry because he was supposed to play basketball, but his friend Jack invited boys from the school's basketball team. Max fumes because these other boys are taller and shoot better. Max rants and...