Curated Video
Thousands of jubilant, flag-waving Palestinians, watching on outdoor screens across the West Bank, cheered their president on Friday as he submitted his historic request for recognition of a state of Palestine to the United Nations. The AP''''s Aron Heller reports.
HEADLINE: Palestinians take to streets to cheer UN bid
CAPTION: Thousands of Palestinians, watching on outdoor screens across the West Bank, cheered their president on Friday as he submitted his historic request for recognition of a...
TED Talks
Sarah Barmak: The uncomplicated truth about women's sexuality
Is women's sexuality more complicated than men's? Well, not really, no, says author Sarah Barmak. In this frank, eye-opening talk, she shows how a flawed understanding of the female body has shaped this discussion for centuries. She...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How to make a sad story funny | Jodie Houlston-Lau
It may seem counterintuitive, but comedy is often key to a serious story. As a writer, you need your audience to experience a range of emotions, no matter what your genre. Comic relief is a tried-and-true way of creating the varied...
Curated Video
It’s Just a Myth of the Seasons
Mr. Griot defines a myth and discusses the characteristics of and elements contained in a fictional story, specifically how it relates to the myth, Myth of the Seasons.
Curated Video
The Kelsey’s Vacation
Mr. Griot explains how to write a short story and include all of the narrative elements, like setting, character, plot, conflict, climax, and resolution.
Curated Video
Let’s Make It Better!
Mr. Griot models using a rubric and proofreading checklist to revise and edit a story.
Curated Video
Review for You: Story Elements
Mr. Griot demonstrates how to use story text as clues for making predictions and identifying main idea, supporting details, and story elements.
Wonderscape
Exploring Plot: The Heart of Storytelling
This video breaks down the concept of plot, an essential component of storytelling, using the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood as an illustrative example. It explains how plot structures a narrative and makes it compelling,...
Institute of Human Anatomy
How a Female Erection Works
In this video, Jonathan from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses how a female erection works by going over the relevant anatomy and physiology, as well as compares it to male erectile function, and if female erection and climax can...
Curated Video
Multiple Plot Lines
“Multiple Plot Lines” will explain how to write a story using multiple plots.
Curated Video
Elements of Plot
Elements of Plot identifies the elements of plot, including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
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The Plot of a Story
"The Plot of a Story" explores how to recognize the three elements of plot in stories: problem, climax, and resolution.
Curated Video
Elements of Plot: A Guilty Conscience
Elements of Plot: A Guilty Conscience identifies elements of plot, including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, found in the short story, A Guilty Conscience.
Curated Video
Write a New Ending
“Write a New Ending” is a conceptual video that discusses the different parts of a story, with a focus on how to write a new ending for a familiar fairy tale.
Curated Video
Components of Plot
Students will take a closer look at the elements of a successful narrative plot.
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Comparing Elements of Plot
“Comparing Elements of Plot” discusses the five elements of a plot and explains how each can be used when comparing and contrasting two folktales from different cultures.
Teaching Without Frills
How to Write an Imaginative Narrative for Kids Episode 5: Events
In this video, you will learn how to write about the events in your imaginative narrative or fantasy story. You will learn how to write about the rising action leading up the the problem, describe the problem in detail, and stretch out...
The Learning Depot
Elements of Literary Fiction: Characters, Setting, Plot, Theme, and Point of View
Literary elements are the technical components in all narrative stories. They are the universal and essential elements of all narrative fiction. And all are integral to creating the basic structure of a story in an engaging, compelling,...
Curated Video
#6 Elements of a Story--Characters, Setting, Plot & Theme (Reading Comprehension)
In this video, I teach you the elements of a story. I will cover characters, setting, plot and theme. You will understand the who of the story-the characters, the where and when of the story-the setting, the different plots of the plot,...
Englishing
ESL - How to give a good Dramatic Presentation
If you are a shy person, presentations can be really hard for you. In this lesson, Mr. P. will give you some tips on how to build a good dramatic presentation. This lesson is designed for intermediate students who wish to improve their...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Powering through Prose - Narrative Style and Techniques (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
Our second lesson will break down the finer elements of prose fiction. We’ll explore narrative style and techniques. We’ll revisit some basic language features before building on your understanding. To help us, we’ve selected extracts...
Mazz Media
Sucesion Biologica
Este programa de video de accion en vivo es acerca de la palabra sucesion biologica. El programa esta disenado para reforzar y apoyar la comprension y retencion de la palabra sucesion biologica, por parte del estudiante, a traves del uso...
Englishing
ESL - The Structure of a Short Story - (including plot diagram)
What is a short story? and What do we need to write one?. These are some of the questions Mr. P. will answer regarding short stories. He will first start the lesson by introducing the elements of a short story. Then, he will focus on the...
The Economist
KAL: Trouble in paradise
Our cartoonist, Kal, has just won the prestigious Berryman Award for editorial cartoons, making him the first cartoonist to have won the award twice. Discover the inner workings of Kal’s mind as he offers his take on the leaked “Paradise...