Schooling Online
Ray Bradbury's The Pedestrian - Theme of Media and Technology
Ever since the advent of the smartphone we’ve seen a rapid uptick in the influence of technology over our everyday lives. But Ray Bradbury predicted this, all the way back in the 1950s! In The Pedestrian, Bradbury projects his mind...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Powering Through Prose - 'Big Picture' Questions in Prose Fiction Analysis (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)
Welcome to the first lesson on Powering through Prose! This lesson will explore the ‘big picture’ elements of analysing prose fiction. Find out about narrative purpose, structure, setting, perspective and characterisation. You’ll...
Oxford Comma
Ending Explained! Joyce's "Araby"
James Joyce is one of the greatest writers of all time, but that doesn't make his work easy to understand. This video covers the major events of his most famous short story: "Araby," and pays particular attention to those confusing last...
Curated Video
GCSE Secondary English Age 13-17 - Reading: Identifying Key Ideas - Explained
SchoolOnline's Secondary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners. Ideal for ages 13-17, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in clear and easy to...
Oxford Comma
Ending Explained! Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants"
Most people are surprised to learn that a 1927 shorty story that seems to be about nothing is actually about abortion. Hemingway uses clever symbolism, subtext, and character in order to write a surprisingly modern story of longing and...
Music Matters
Name the Composer Quiz! #24 Do you know your classical composers
How well do you know your classical composers? Find out with our name the composer quiz! We present ten facts about a random composer, see if you can guess the correct answer by the end of the video.
Oxford Comma
Why do we make art? Reading, Summary, and Analysis of The Exhibits by Roger Dylan Turner
Why do we create art? Does the art we create change over time? And how can a poem that doesn't look like a poem help us answer those questions?
Curated Video
The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allen Poe
Famous American author Edgar Allan Poe’s haunting death may have been a result of cooping, a violent form of voter fraud practiced in the 19th century.
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Powering Through Prose - Narrative Purpose, Structure and Editing (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
Welcome back toPowering through Prose! In this lesson, we’ll explore the ‘big picture’ elements of prose fiction. Let’s dive into narrative purpose, structure, setting, narrative perspective and characterisation. We’ll refresh your...
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...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Powering Through Prose - Common Narrative Techniques (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
Our second lesson will zoom into the finer elements of prose fiction. We’ll explore narrative style, techniques, figurative language, imagery, syntax and tone. We’ll revisit some basic language features before building on your...
Oxford Comma
Ray Bradbury's Usher II: Introduction and Analysis
A spoiler free look at one of my all time favorite short stories, Ray Bradbury's "Usher II" pays homage many of Edgar Allen Poe's most famous tales including: “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Pit in the Pendulum,” “The Premature Burial,” “The...
Curated Video
Canada’s short story master Alice Munro, in her own words
Canadian short story author and Nobel laureate Alice Munro has died at the age of 92. This is her in her own words.
Curated Video
The influence of Alice Munro
Canadian author Heather O’Neill talks about her connection to Alice Munro’s stories and how the Nobel laureate earned her rank as one of the masters of the short story.
Curated Video
In Case You Missed It: 'Strawberry Moon' Filled the Sky this Weekend
The full moon lit up just a little brighter this weekend. The moon was positioned a little lower in the northern hemisphere, giving off a warmer light, and looking more yellow and orange, like a sunset.
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Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) interaction, short sequence
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) interaction, short sequence
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CLEAN : Munro literature prize great moment for wo
CLEAN : Munro literature prize great moment for wo
Curated Video
Recently discovered story to go under hammer
New York. 28 September, 2004
1. Exterior of Christie's with taxis passing by
2. Christie's sign
3. Wide of Ernest Hemingway's manuscript
4. Close up of manuscript, titled "My life in the Bull Ring with Donald Ogden Stewart"
5. Close up...
NC State University
Public Media Foundation: Scribbling Women: Glaspell: A Jury of Her Peers
Susan Glaspell's short story, A Jury of Her Peers, a tale about how women and men define justice, is provided in dramatized audio. Includes literary interpretation, the author's biography, historical context and lesson plans. [28:32]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: "The Tell Tale Heart": Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
Explore Edgar Allan Poe's famous short story, "The Tell-Tale Heart," in this video [3:05] from the American Masters film Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive. Discussion questions, teaching tips, and a student handout ask students to analyze...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Plot
This lesson introduces the concept of plots (how the material is organized and presented to the reader so that the text will have a specific effect on him or her) in fiction. It explains the plot diagram and provides examples. RL.9-10.5...
PBS
Pbs: Piggley's Storyteller Warehouse
In this episode of Piggley's Storyteller Warehouse, the host shares the basic building blocks of all stories: Who? What? Where? The host then sets the characters' names, the conflict, and the setting to the tune of a rap song.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Using Quotation Marks in Titles
This video tutorial explains when to use quotation marks in titles.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Parable
This lesson discusses parables and provides examples of parables. W.11-12.2d Lang/Fig/Voc