What Is The Universe

How do you get reluctant readers to fall in love with a book? Writer and literacy activist Kwame Alexander says you have to offer them something relatable. In "The Crossover," basketball is the hook to persuade kids to pick up a novel...

Erica Dawson, a professor and writer, said she was surprised while on book tour recently to be faced with the same question over and over again, about speaking for "the black experience." Black poets never went away. We don't only...

Erica Dawson, a professor and writer, said she was surprised while on book tour recently to be faced with the same question over and over again, about speaking for “the black experience.” Black poets never went away. We don’t only...

Lesley Hazleton sat down one day to read the Koran. And what she found -- as a non-Muslim, a self-identified "tourist" in the Islamic holy book -- wasn't what she expected. With serious scholarship and warm humor, Hazleton shares the...

Firefly takes place in an incredibly complicated star system. But it probably couldn't exist, because physics.

Among the great poets of literary history, certain names like Homer, Shakespeare and Whitman are instantly recognizable. However, there's an early 20th century great poet whose name you may not know: Guillaume Apollinaire. Genevieve Emy...

With profound simplicity, Coach John Wooden redefines success and urges us all to pursue the best in ourselves. In this inspiring talk he shares the advice he gave his players at UCLA, quotes poetry and remembers his father's wisdom.

What Is The Universe

Our November pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, "Now Read This," is "The Poet X" by Elizabeth Acevedo. She spoke to Jeffrey Brown about finding her voice through poetry and why she wrote a novel in verse.

This video is about Free Verse poetry and Walt Whitman.

This video, entitled "Ballads," explains the format and purpose of a ballad.

Howcast - Learn how to play "O Holy Night" on piano from musician Paul Sandberg in this Howcast video.

Howcast - Get educated in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim with this hot tip for the open world action role-playing game from Bethesda Game Studios.

Pupil outcome: I can write a free verse poem about a small object. Key learning points: - Free verse poems do not require the poet to follow poetic rules, but tend to follow the rhythm of natural speech. - Free verse poems may include a...

Pupil outcome: I can write my own imaginative poem following the same structure as ‘The Magic Box’. Key learning points: - ‘The Magic Box’ by Kit Wright is a poem about putting a variety of unique and wonderful items into a special box....

Pupil outcome: I can listen to and learn 'Five Little Ducks Went Swimming One Day'. Key learning points: - 'Five Little Ducks Went Swimming One Day' has some rhyming words, such as 'day' and 'away'. - Knowing the tune, words, rhythm and...

The final essential element of poetry is line, which structures a poem’s verses and stanzas. Maya Angelou’s Still I Rise demonstrates the power of line through rhyme schemes, rhetorical questions, and similes, all of which enhance the...

Reverse Singer:An Indian man plans to lay claim to an unusual record by singing wordings in reverse order, adding a creative twist to musical expression.

Mr. Griot explores the characteristics of poetry and figurative language by looking at examples and examining text.

Dr. Forrester examines the writing of our National Anthem, the Treaty of Ghent ending the War of 1812, and how re-enactors show history.

Traum by Cro is a great song, but it can also teach you a lot about German grammar. I chose two topics it can teach you, but there are of course more. You can see the original song video here:    • CRO - Traum (Official Version)   <br/>

Learn about the largest star in the universe with the Universe Size Comparison with Stephenson 2-18

Learn about Betelgeuse -- a red supergiant star also known as Alpha Orionis that is one of the largest stars of its class -- with this Space Science video from KLT.