Today, we're FINALLY going to talk about PC Gaming. So the personal computer is the precursor to the console, but it's not quite accurate to say that it just led to the console. PCs and the video games created on them have and continue...

Today, we're going to talk about board games, but instead of trying to trace their histories, which we've already covered a bit of in ep2 on ancient games, we're going to look really closely at just two board games - Monopoly and The...

Animals might be music lovers, but how can we know? Is the ability to perceive and appreciate music a shared human and animal experience?

This week on Crash Course Theater, Shakespeare is dead. Long live Shakespeare. Well, long live English theater, anyway. Actually, it's about to get banned. Anyway, we're discussing where English theater went post-1616. We'll talk about...

Today we're going to talk about open world games. Open world games are different than most video games because although they often have goals and tasks, they usually encourage what is known as ��_emergent stories.��_ These are...

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Au milieu de travail, l'égalité des sexes et l'équité ne sont pas les mêmes, explique l'entrepreneuse Marie Treppoz. Elle encourage les entreprises à mettre en place des...

Today, Mike Rugnetta takes you from our beginnings in ancient Greek theater, and moves on to the development of Roman theater. Which, it turns out, is A LOT like Greek theater. Because the Romans were real Grecophiles, they modeled their...

Some of the best things to be found on the internet are music mashups! It's a strangely pleasing experience to listen to totally unrelated artists commingling on the same music track. Mashups are awesome because they break genre...

Music is an integral part of Black American culture. Today, Clint Smith will teach you about rap & hip hop, and the cultural significance of artists including Public Enemy, Wu-Tang Clan, the Notorious B.I.G., Tupac, N.W.A., Queen...

After witnessing the atrocities of his fellow man in World War II, William Golding was losing his faith in humanity. Later, during the Cold War, as superpowers began threatening one another with nuclear annihilation, he was forced to...

Let's practice applying reading standards to literary nonfiction! In this video, we explain how to analyze works of historical and political literary nonfiction. The examples used in the video are: the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme...

This video, entitled "Genres," explains and describes different genres of poetry.

This video explores the literary concepts of parody and spoof, two forms of humorous imitation with distinct characteristics.

Howcast - Learn how to shuffle genres in this Howcast DJ video with Rock and Soul DJ School.

Howcast - Learn three manga drawing tips from art instructor Chris Hart in this Howcast video.

Howcast - Learn what beatboxing is in this Howcast video with Beatboxer Entertainment.

Howcast - Learn how to mix while DJing in this Howcast DJ video with Rock and Soul DJ School.

Howcast - Learn about reggae dancehall from the founders of Str8FramYaad Dancehall Aerobics in this Howcast dance video.

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Pupil outcome: I can explain why Orwell has made specific choices about structure and style. Key learning points: - Orwell uses a simple and detached style to get his message across. - Orwell uses and subverts the conventions of a fairy...

Pupil outcome: I can name the features of a traditional tale. Key learning points: - Traditional tales are stories that are retold again and again and can be retold in different ways. - Some traditional tales have magical aspects such as...

Pupil outcome: I can understand my reader identity by reflecting on my reading experiences. Key learning points: - Reader identity is a reflection on who you are as a reader and why you read. - Reading is a very personal experience; it...

Pupil outcome: I can explain how I know that ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ is a comedy. Key learning points: - The First Folio divides Shakespeare’s plays into tragedies, histories and comedies. - An additional genre - tragicomedies - has...

Pupil outcome: I can explain why Dickens used the ‘ghost story’ genre to underpin his didactic message. Key learning points: - Dickens was influential in establishing the ghost story as a popular genre in the Victorian period. - Dickens...