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Curated Video
Point of View
“Point of View” will help students to decipher between the different points of view, including first-person point of view, third-person limited point of view, and third-person omniscient point of view.
Curated Video
Exploring Points of View
Exploring Points of View identifies and analyzes use of various points of view by describing first-person, third-person, third-person limited, and omniscient point of view.
Wonderscape
Understanding Third Person Point of View in Literature
Explore the concept of third person point of view in literature, which differs from first and second person perspectives. Learn about the tools used in third person narration, including omniscient, limited, and objective viewpoints....
The Learning Depot
Elements of Literary Fiction: Characters, Setting, Plot, Theme, and Point of View
Literary elements are the technical components in all narrative stories. They are the universal and essential elements of all narrative fiction. And all are integral to creating the basic structure of a story in an engaging, compelling,...
Curated Video
Point of View Fun
“Point of View Fun” illustrates how the point of view of a literary text can change the story.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: First person vs. Second person vs. Third person | Rebekah Bergman
Who is telling a story, and from what perspective, are some of the most important choices an author makes. Told from a different point of view, a story can transform completely. Third person, first person, and second person perspectives...
Curated Video
Understanding Point of View in Writing
In this video, the teacher explains the concept of point of view in writing, specifically focusing on the first person and third person perspectives. They provide examples and guide students through a practice activity to revise a story...
Curated Video
Maintaining Narrative Point of View in Writing
This video is a lesson for students on maintaining a consistent narrative point of view in their writing. The teacher explains the different types of point of view, provides examples, and guides the students through practice exercises.
Curated Video
Fox and Crow: What’s the Point?
Mr. Griot explains first and third person points of view using the story of Fox and Crow.
Curated Video
Writing the first entry of Florence Nightingale's diary
Pupil outcome: I can write the first entry of Florence Nightingale's diary. Key learning points: - Perspective is the way someone thinks, feels or sees something. - Writing in a diary will mostly be in the past tense. - A diary entry...
NASA
Simulated Image Shows the Power of NASA’s WFIRST
NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope, WFIRST, will capture the equivalent of 100 high-resolution Hubble images in a single shot, imaging large areas of the sky 1,000 times faster than Hubble. In several months, WFIRST could survey...
NASA
Simulated Image Demonstrates the Power of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will capture the equivalent of 100 high-resolution Hubble images in a single shot, imaging large areas of the sky more than 1,000 times faster than Hubble. In several months, the Roman Space...
NASA
An EPIC View of the Moon’s Shadow During the June 10 Solar Eclipse
NASA’s EPIC, Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC), sits aboard NOAA’s Deep Space Climate Observatory Satellite (DSCOVR). EPIC provides high-quality, color images of Earth, which are useful for monitoring factors like the planet’s...
NASA
TESS Completes its Primary Mission
On July 4, NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) completed its primary mission, a two-year-long survey that imaged about 75% of the starry sky. In capturing this giant mosaic, TESS has found 66 new exoplanets, or worlds...
Curated Video
Exploring the Google Docs Mobile App: View, Edit, and Sync on the Go
This video provides a detailed overview of the Google Docs mobile app, highlighting its features and functionality compared to the browser version. The narrator explains how users can access, view, and edit their Google Docs on the go...
NASA
Four of Our Favorite SOHO-discovered Comets
On June 15, 2020, a citizen scientist spotted a never-before-seen comet in data from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, or SOHO — the 4,000th comet discovery in the spacecraft’s 25-year history. The comet is nicknamed SOHO-4000,...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Powering through Prose - 'Big Picture' Questions in Prose (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
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 -...
Curated Video
GCSE Secondary English Age 13-17 - Writing: Viewpoint Part 1 - 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...
NASA
NASA | Earthrise: The 45th Anniversary
In December of 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 became the first people to leave our home planet and travel to another body in space. But as crew members Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders all later recalled, the most important...
PBS
American Masters Meet F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Gatsby
Introduce readers to the great Jay Gatsby with a short video from the American Masters series. Narrators analyze how Fitzgerald's choice of narrator and point of view create the dreamlike qualities and near-mythic status of Jay Gatsby.
TED-Ed
The Wicked Wit of Jane Austen
More than 15 of Jane Austen's novels have been adapted into films. While viewers enjoy the lush sets, period costumes, and the depictions of eighteenth-century British gentry, what is often lost in these adaptations is Austen's satire. A...
PBS
Relatable Characters in Dark Tales and The Book Thief
Markus Zusak's The Book Thief is another novel high on the list of must-reads from The Great American Read collection. Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former President George W. Bush, and John Green of Crash Course series fame share...
TED-Ed
History vs. Andrew Jackson
What would happen if the values and decisions of the past were put on trial today? Watch as the answer unfolds in a clever cartoon drama centering on the presidency of Andrew Jackson. A great way of opening the door to multiple points of...
Deep Look
Why Is The Very Hungry Caterpillar So Dang Hungry?
What would it be like if your only goal in life was eating? See the world from a caterpillar's point of view in an interesting video. Science scholars learn about the life cycle of a butterfly, as well as the distinct functions performed...