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Pbs Learning Media: Objectifying the Text: Conversations in Literature

9th - 10th Standards
See how effective readers utilize literary elements and allusions to critically analyze a text in this one-hour video Objectifying the Text. A group of nine experienced educators examine the process of envisionment building as they...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Literary Elements and Techniques: Theme

9th - 10th Standards
Learn how to identify theme in a literary work in this short animated video [2:26] from WNET.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Literary Elements and Techniques: Setting

9th - 10th Standards
Explore how authors use setting to establish the time, place, and social conditions in which a story takes place in this short animated video [2:38] from WNET.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Literary Elements and Techniques: Conflict

9th - 10th Standards
Learn how to identify different types of conflict in literature in this animated video [2:46] from WNET.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: What Is a Literary Element?: Walt Whitman

9th - 10th Standards
What is a literary element? Find the answer in this video segment that highlights the personal and artistic life of Walt Whitman.