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Instructional Video6:50
Curated Video

How to Show Personal Growth in Your Writing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher discusses the importance of revealing something about oneself in a personal narrative. They explain the writing process and guide students on how to revise their drafts to show personal growth and change.
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Instructional Video18:40
Schooling Online

English Essentials - Powering through Prose - Narrative Style and Techniques (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)

3rd - Higher Ed
Our second lesson will break down the finer elements of prose fiction. We’ll explore narrative style and techniques. We’ll revisit some basic language features before building on your understanding. To help us, we’ve selected extracts...
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Instructional Video3:33
Curated Video

Writing an Interesting Narrative: Using Sensory Details and Checking Your Plan

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher guides students on how to write an interesting narrative that includes all parts of a given prompt. The teacher emphasizes the importance of checking their plan, using sensory details, and reading out loud to...
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Instructional Video7:20
Curated Video

Using a Timeline to Enhance Your Personal Narrative

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how to use a timeline to improve a personal narrative by remembering important details. The teacher guides students through the process of listing events on a timeline, eliminating unnecessary parts,...
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Instructional Video2:47
Teaching Without Frills

Writing a Personal Narrative - Episode 1: Brainstorming a Story for Kids

3rd - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to brainstorm topic ideas for your personal narrative story.
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Instructional Video2:54
Teaching Without Frills

How to Write for Your Audience - Writing Video For Kids

3rd - 5th
This video will help you learn how to write for your audience in narrative, informational, and persuasive writing. You'll learn about writing style, formal and informal word choice, and tone.
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Instructional Video6:02
Teaching Without Frills

Writing a Personal Narrative for Kids - Episode 7: Editing

3rd - 5th
In this video, you will learn how to edit your personal narrative story to fix any mistakes! We will discuss spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.
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Instructional Video6:03
Curated Video

Brainstorming Ideas for a Writing Prompt: Focusing on a Topic

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of brainstorming ideas before writing and provides a step-by-step process for students to follow. The lesson focuses on a writing prompt about a person who is special to them and how to...
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Instructional Video9:52
Curated Video

Adding Details for Flow in Writing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of adding details to create flow in a story. They provide examples and guide students through revising a draft to improve the clarity and coherence of the narrative. The goal is to help...
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Instructional Video6:18
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Bella Mahaya Carter - Where Do You Hang Your Hammock? Finding Peace of Mind While You Write

Higher Ed
Bella Mahaya Carter is the author of Where Do You Hang Your Hammock?: Finding Peace of Mind While You Write, Publish, and Promote Your Book. She is a creative writing teacher, empowerment coach, and speaker, and author of an...
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Instructional Video13:56
Schooling Online

English Essentials - Powering Through Prose - Narrative Style, Techniques & Figurative Language in Prose Fiction (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)

3rd - Higher Ed
Our second lesson will zoom into the finer elements of prose fiction. We’ll tackle narrative style, techniques and figurative language. You’ll discover a writer’s number one rule – show, don’t tell. Soon enough, you’ll have all the tools...
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Instructional Video23:54
Schooling Online

English Essentials - Powering Through Prose - Common Narrative Techniques (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)

3rd - Higher Ed
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...
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Instructional Video7:06
Curated Video

GCSE Secondary English Age 13-17 - Writing: Writing for Purpose and Audience - Explained

9th - 12th
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...
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Instructional Video4:32
Curated Video

GCSE Secondary English Age 13-17 - Writing: Planning Creative Writing Part 1 - Explained

9th - 12th
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...
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Instructional Video4:34
Curated Video

GCSE Secondary English Age 13-17 - Writing: Planning Creative Writing Part 3 - Explained

9th - 12th
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...
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Instructional Video5:16
Curated Video

GCSE Secondary English Age 13-17 - Writing: Viewpoint Part 1 - Explained

9th - 12th
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...
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Instructional Video5:14
Curated Video

Punctuating Dialogue: Making Your Writing Clear and Understandable

K - 5th
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...
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Instructional Video8:04
Curated Video

Using Transitions to Signal Shifts in Time and Place in Narrative Writing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using transitions to indicate shifts in time and place in a story. The students are guided through various exercises to practice identifying and using appropriate transitions.
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Instructional Video17:44
Schooling Online

English Essentials - Powering through Prose - 'Big Picture' Questions in Prose (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)

3rd - Higher Ed
Welcome back to Powering Through Prose! In this lesson, we’ll unpack key elements of more advanced prose fiction, including narrative purpose, context, genre, structure, setting, narrative perspective and characterisation. Never fear -...
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Instructional Video1:28
Language Tree

Language Function and Construction: Text Structure, Part 1

K - 5th
This lesson for beginner English learners teaches how different text types are organized to express ideas (e.g., how narratives are organized sequentially); comprehending texts and writing brief arguments, informative/ explanatory texts...
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Instructional Video4:40
Curated Video

Creating Strong Endings: How to Leave the Audience with Strong Feelings

K - 5th
In this video lesson, the teacher guides students on how to create strong endings for their narratives by effectively conveying their emotions. The teacher explains the five steps of the writing process and provides a specific example of...
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Instructional Video23:17
Schooling Online

English Essentials - Powering Through Prose - 'Big Picture' Questions in Prose Fiction Analysis (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)

3rd - Higher Ed
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...
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Instructional Video4:33
National Theatre

Playwrights Series: Finding Inspiration and Crafting a Story

9th - 12th
In this video, a playwright shares insights on writing for theater, including the importance of writing about what you find interesting and emotionally connect with, the freedom to structure a play in any way you want, and the need to...
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Instructional Video55:14
World Science Festival

Science and Story: The Write Angle

6th - 11th
Whether it’s a literary classic like Frankenstein or the blog posts of a renowned physicist, isn’t all successful science writing, at its core, the result of a compelling narrative? Join these award winning writers in conversation about...

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