The Atlantic
Unpublished Kurt Vonnegut Story, 'The Drone King': An Animation
In the 1950s, Kurt Vonnegut wrote a short story that he never published. Recently, editors of a Vonnegut short story collection discovered it while researching old papers. The Atlantic is printing “The Drone King” for the first time this...
Weird History
The Story of The Child Eater Statue
A strange child-eating statue stands in the center of the scenic Alpine city of Bern, Switzerland. Set between quaint sandstone buildings and the picturesque River Aare, the man in the statue stuffs a child into his gaping maw. He’s...
Curated Video
Using Time Transitions in Writing
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using time transitions in a story to convey the passage of time. The teacher provides examples and prompts the students to identify the type of transition used. The students then...
PBS
The Pilgrims: William Bradford
As a young boy, William Bradford was drawn to the Separatist idea that Christ could be with a person through prayer and worship. But soon after the Separatists arrived to Plymouth, the experiment in the New England had failed. Watch a...