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Children's Love of Poetry: The Swing
Open up almost any children's book and what do you see? Pages and pages of beautifully fun poetry! Children grow up learning to read poetry, so why do so few high school students appreciate it? And when does this shift take place? In...
Cerebellum
The Elements Of Drama - Action And Theme
The Elements of Drama - The wonderful world of drama comes alive in The Elements of Drama, as the young host and hostess take viewers on a journey through the works of such famous playwrights as William Shakespeare. Colorful graphics and...
Cerebellum
The Elements Of Fiction - Understanding Theme's
The Elements of Fiction - Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain, Robert Louis Stevenson . these are just three of the renowned authors whose work is cited in The Elements of Fiction, which explores: Plot elements, character, conflict, flashback,...
Odd Quartet
Music History - Clair De Lune By Claude Debussy
Clair de Lune is one of Claude Debussy's most popular piano works. Today we take a closer look at the music and the composer. Here are some more awesome videos about Clair de Lune.
Odd Quartet
Music History - Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 Listener's Guide Music History
Rachmaninoff's piano concerto No. 2 is one of his most well known pieces, but did you know that Rachmaninoff struggled with depression and writer's block before being able to write this lovely piece of music? We look at the history...
Curated Video
Identifying the Theme in a Passage
In this video, the teacher explains how to identify the theme in a passage by asking what the main character learned. Using an example passage about a dog named Alexis, the teacher demonstrates how to think about the main character's...
Nature League
What is Life? - Lesson Plan
In this first Nature League Lesson Plan, Brit introduces the channel and goes through the characteristics of life on Earth, including the importance of carbon. What makes life /life/ is pretty amazing!
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Developing Research Questions
This YouTube video lesson focuses on developing research questions by choosing topics of personal interest; filtering them for theme, time, and place; and choosing questions that are debatable, plausible, and consequential.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Tess of the D'urbervilles 1: What's in a Name?
Students explore major themes and the importance of characterization in this excerpt from MASTERIECE's 2008 version of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles. When the young and naive Tess Durbeyfield first meets her "cousin," the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Tess of the D'urbervilles
In this collection of these three video clips from MASTERIECE: Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the D'Urbervilles," discover how the literary themes of love, honesty, and betrayal are conveyed in the film adaptation of Hardy's classic novel "Tess...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Let's Learn: Let's Share a Story: "Alfie"
Read "Alfie" with Emmy Weissman from NYC Children's Theater. This story, written by Thyra Heder, is about a girl and her pet turtle who disappears. [12:30]
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The Only Way You Will Ever Need to Teach Theme [You Tube Video]
Middle school teacher Sara Johnson describes how she teaches the concept of theme. This video combines a sound explanation of the term and some classroom techniques she uses to reinforce understanding with her students.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Motif
Notes introducing and providing examples of motif. A chart also helps students understand the difference between motif, symbol, and theme. Examples are provided from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and Ethan Frome by...
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Determine a Text's Central Idea by Analyzing the Author's Claims
In this video, you will learn how to determine an author's central idea by analyzing the author's claims. [3:51]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Infer an Author's Message
In this lesson, you will learn how to make inferences about an author's message by looking at character development. A slideshow and student handout are included with site login. [7:43]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Determine an Author's Message by Analyzing Character Development
In this video, you will learn how to determine an author's message by analyzing character development. RL.11-12.3 Auth choice story elem [5:56]
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Determine the Theme of a Myth
In this lesson, you will learn how to determine the theme of a myth by identifying its purpose. Login gives access to two additional videos. [2:58]
Other
Flocabulary: Five Elements of a Story
A music video [3:42] about the five elements of a story: setting, plot, characters, conflict, and theme. Includes downloadable student handouts.
EngageNY
Engage Ny: Grade 5 Ela: Theme of a Story Rl 5.1, Rl 5.2, Sl.5.1
In this teacher-modeled lesson with a fifth-grade class, students are guided in how to find text evidence that demonstrates the challenges the main character is facing, how to relate those challenges to the themes in the story, and how...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Literary Elements and Techniques: Theme
Learn how to identify theme in a literary work in this short animated video [2:26] from WNET.
PBS
Pbs: The Civil War Era: Words Like Freedom
This video presents a "poetic concert" featuring the words of three African-American writers: Sojourner Truth, Naomi Long Madgett, and Nikki Giovanni. Included are teaching tips and additional background information. [8:10]
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Rh Kids: Toys in Space by Mini Grey: Book Trailer
This video [0:37] is a book preview for Mini Grey's children's book entitled Toys in Space. A very silly (not-too-scary) story about losing a beloved toy. From ever-inventive, award-winning author-illustrator Mini Grey comes a hilarious...