Wonderscape
Great Authors: E.B. White
This video is a lesson about the life and works of EB White, a renowned children's book author. The teacher discusses White's background, his major children's books (Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web, and The Trumpet of the Swan), and the...
Curated Video
Punctuating Dialogue Correctly
This video is a lesson on correctly punctuating dialogue in writing. The teacher explains the use of quotation marks and commas to indicate when a character is speaking. The students are given practice exercises and examples to reinforce...
Curated Video
Rereading Dialogue to Match Voice and Clues
This video is a lesson for students on how to improve their reading fluency by rereading dialogue and matching their voice to the clues in the text. The teacher demonstrates examples and provides helpful strategies, such as using tag...
Mazz Media
What are Hieroglyphics?
This live-action video program is about the word Hieroglyphics. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Hieroglyphics through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...
Oxford Comma
Romeo and Juliet Act 1 Scene 3: Discussion and Analysis
Welcome to Scene by Scene, the series where we discuss and analyze plays in minute detail. While doing so we bring our experience as actors, teachers, and directors to the discussion. For this video we'll be looking at Act 1 Scene 3. In...
National Theatre
Exploring the Emotional and Intellectual Power of Language in Shakespeare's "To Be or Not to Be"
This video explores the emotional and intellectual structure of the English language through an analysis of Shakespeare's "To be or not to be" soliloquy. The teacher guides the viewer through a whispering exercise, highlighting the...
Cerebellum
The Elements Of Drama - Characters
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...
Wonderscape
Exploring Literary Devices in Narratives
This video is a lesson on literary devices in narratives. The teacher explains the importance of communication and storytelling in our lives. They introduce five key literary devices: narrative, plot, tone and mood, setting, and...
Curated Video
Understanding and Using Flashbacks in Narrative Writing
This video is a lesson for students on using flashbacks in writing. It explains what a flashback is, how it can be used to develop characters and plot, and provides examples and practice exercises. The teacher guides students in adding...
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,...
National Theatre
Othello: Iago and Othello
Adrian Lester (Othello) and Rory Kinnear (Iago) talk about the characters, the relationship between them, their relative position in the social and military hierarchy of the play and the motivations for their actions.
Curated Video
Developing Lifelike Characters through Description
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using description to develop lifelike characters in writing. The teacher guides students through a practice activity where they circle words that describe a character in a picture....
Curated Video
Using Quotation Marks to Show Dialogue
In this video, the teacher explains how to use quotation marks correctly to indicate dialogue in writing. The teacher provides examples and guides students through practice exercises to reinforce the concept. The video also emphasizes...
Curated Video
Punctuating Dialogue: Making Your Writing Clear and Understandable
This video is a tutorial on punctuating dialogue in writing. It explains the importance of using quotation marks and commas to make the dialogue clear and easy to understand. The video provides examples and practice exercises to help...
Curated Video
Bringing Your Writing to Life: Adding Dialogue
In this video lesson, the teacher explains the importance of adding dialogue to bring writing drafts to life. They review the five steps of the writing process and focus on the fifth step of revising. The teacher provides examples and...
Curated Video
Who is Hello Kitty? The beloved character, who is not a cat, celebrates her 50th birthday
The cartoon character was introduced by the Japanese company Sanrio in 1974. (Scripps News)