Instructional Video5:12
Maddie Moate

Santa Paws 2013 | Maddie Moate

K - 5th
Merry Christmas Everybody. I hope you enjoy Santa Paws 2013. Who would you vote for?
Instructional Video12:29
Curated Video

IELTS Energy Podcast 1009: Answer These Reading Questions First on IELTS

9th - Higher Ed
IELTS Energy Podcast 1009: Answer These Reading Questions First on IELTS
Instructional Video3:54
Curated Video

A2 English Listening Practice - Reading and Books

Pre-K - Higher Ed
This video serves as English listening comprehension practice for lower-level students. In this video, a native English speaker talks slowly and clearly about the topic of reading and books. The subtitles are included at the bottom of...
Instructional Video3:36
Curated Video

How to Stay Positive to Increase IELTS Speaking / Writing Scores

9th - Higher Ed
Today you’ll learn the strategy and vocabulary for staying positive in your IELTS answers.



Are you repeating negative words and ideas in your IELTS Speakin
g
answers?

For instance,...
Instructional Video13:37
Curated Video

IELTS Energy Podcast 928: To Cliché or Not Cliché, That is the IELTS Question

9th - Higher Ed
IELTS Energy Podcast 928: To Cliché or Not Cliché, That is the IELTS Question
Instructional Video12:13
PBS

Unraveling the Myth of Ernest Hemingway (Feat. Lindsay Ellis)

12th - Higher Ed
Here’s the problem with tackling Ernest Hemingway—Ernest Hemingway himself. While the iconic author is mostly known for his feats of literary prowess, from The Sun Also Rises to For Whom the Bell Tolls, to countless short stories—perhaps...
Instructional Video5:34
PBS

The Evolution of YA: Young Adult Fiction, Explained (Feat. Lindsay Ellis)

12th - Higher Ed
“Young Adult” fiction is a term whose meaning has varied wildly over the years. It can apply to coming of age tragedies or Serialized adventures of babysitters, or insert really dated twilight joke here. But where did this “young adult”...
Instructional Video5:43
PBS

The Evolution of YA

12th - Higher Ed
Young Adult Fiction (YA) is dominating literature, and more young people are reading now than ever before. Lindsay Ellis explores how YA carved a place in publishing with It's Lit! from PBS Digital Studios.
Instructional Video5:49
History Hit

George Orwell's 1984 with Dorian Lynskey: The ongoing relevance of 1984 and beyond

12th - Higher Ed
Why is 1984 one of the most important novels of the 20th century? What would Orwell advise in the face of fake news? Do you think George Orwell would be surprised at 1984's ongoing relevance?

George Orwell's 1984 with Dorian...
Instructional Video3:00
Curated Video

Entering the World of Books

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Explore the various types of books, their components, and how they have changed over time. Learn how books have become more accessible and convenient through the advancements in technology, leading to the emergence of ebooks.
Instructional Video5:38
Schooling Online Kids

A Fun Phonics Series: Nick Feels Normal

K - 5th
Nick the numbat is very different to his numbat friends. He has a narrow nose, hates ants and loves to knit. Nick’s friends groan and moan, telling Nick that he is not normal. Help Nick and his friends understand that our differences...
Instructional Video5:13
Curated Video

3 Strategies to Become a Wonderfully Winning IELTS Writer

9th - Higher Ed
Today you learn about 3 strategies that will turn you into a high-scoring IELTS writer!



Students often ask, “How do I improve my

writing?”

Or, also often, IELTS teachers hear, “How do I come up...
Instructional Video1:45
Cerebellum

Emergence Of Modern America: The Roaring Twenties - Flaming Youth

9th - 12th
Just the Facts: The Emergence of America Uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades thats shaped Modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era of the early 20th century,...
Instructional Video11:19
PBS

The Case for Fan Fiction (feat. Lindsay Ellis and Princess Weekes)

12th - Higher Ed
For years writers of fan fiction were shamed, the butt of jokes, and even subject to copyright litigation. However, in the past few years, with the fan fiction writers of today becoming the published mainstream authors of today the past...
Instructional Video12:32
PBS

To Kill, To Kill a Mockingbird?

12th - Higher Ed
One of the trademark texts of the American school system is Harper Lee’s 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird. For decades it has been widely read in high schools and middle schools as a key anti-racist text. But how did...
Instructional Video4:44
PBS

Looking for Alaska

6th - 12th Standards
Looking for Alaska is the subject of a short PBS video that encourages viewers to read John Green's award-winning young adult novel about first love. 
Instructional Video4:12
PBS

The Color Purple

9th - 12th Standards
A clip from the documentary Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth features Walker discussing her writing process and why she chose to write The Color Purple as an epistolary novel. The resource is part of PBS' American Masters...
Instructional Video4:01
PBS

George R.R. Martin Discusses Lord of the Rings

6th - 12th Standards
George R.R. Martin, famous in his own right for heroes, villains, dragons, and direwolves, offers his rationale for why viewers should vote for J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings with its elves, wizards, and hobbits as part of the Great...
Instructional Video5:06
TED-Ed

Why Should You Read “Dune” by Frank Herbert?

6th - Higher Ed
Not every reader is a sci-fi fan. Sad, but true. However, a short TedEd video may just convince nonfans to delve into Frank Herbert's modern epic Dune. Who could help but be intrigued by an epic tale of heroes, villains, and monsters?
Instructional Video3:15
PBS

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

6th - 12th Standards
Narrators of a short video offer their rationale for why Catch 22 should be included in the Great American Read program. They touch on the key themes in Heller's satirical and sobering novel about Captain John Yossarian and the catch-22s...
Instructional Video3:37
PBS

And Then There Were None

6th - 12th Standards
Justice and murder are the heart of the best mysteries. The writers interviewed for this episode of the Great American Read try to convince viewers that the best of this genre is Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. 
Instructional Video2:31
PBS

The Call of the Wild

6th - 12th Standards
Jack London's books feature male characters, but that doesn't mean they're just for boys! Chelsea Clinton and Shanna Peeples discuss the underlying messages of love and sacrifice in The Call of the Wild, as well as the conflict of man...
Instructional Video4:11
TED-Ed

Why Should You Read Flannery O’Connor?

9th - Higher Ed
There is more to literature of the American South than Civil War battles and Scarlett O'Hara. A short video introduces viewers to the works of Flannery O'Connor and her world of unique characters that causes readers to consider the dark...
Instructional Video5:31
TED-Ed

Why Should You Read "One Hundred Years of Solitude"?

9th - Higher Ed Standards
How does One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez represent the genre of magical realism? Scholars explore the topic by watching an informative video. Next, they answer quiz questions and join an online...