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 Video2:34
Curated Video

Ray Bradbury

9th - Higher Ed
Awarded a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, recognizing a lifetime of influential literary works, Ray Bradbury wrote from a desire to “live forever”. Through sci fi, fantasy, horror and mystery to themes of death, loneliness and the dark...
Instructional Video29:33
Curated Video

An introduction to 'Jane Eyre': Analysing an unseen extract

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can confidently analyse an unseen extract from Charlotte Brontë's novel ‘Jane Eyre’. Key learning points: - When reading an unseen extract, use the information you are given to make predictions about the text. - When...
Instructional Video11:07
Curated Video

Riddle Me This, Can You Learn Vocab From Superhero Movies? - IELTS Energy Podcast 1300

9th - Higher Ed
Riddle me this listeners, do you enjoy watching superhero movies? Well, even if you don't, you can learn some fantastically high-level vocabulary today that was indeed inspired by this genre. Make sure to take notes today!
Instructional Video12:54
PBS

Don’t Know Much About BEOWULF? Nobody Does!

12th - Higher Ed
Let’s face it. Between English classes, Lit classes, World Culture classes, and History classes, there’s no escaping The Epic Poem. THE ODYSSEY, THE ILIAD, THE AENEID, THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH, BEOWULF. At some point, we’re going to...
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. 
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Crash Course

Pee Jokes, the Italian Renaissance, Commedia Dell'Arte: Crash Course Theater #12

9th - 12th Standards
Welcome to the Renaissance, known as one of the most vibrant periods in the world of theater. An informational video provides a thorough overview of the period, noting key changes that took place on the stage. After a lengthy discussion...
Instructional Video
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Marilyn Singer

1st - 7th
Marilyn Singer has written all kinds of great books for children and young adults - picture books, fairy tales, mysteries, non-fiction, and novels - but poetry is her favorite genre. Singer is on a mission to "knock poetry off its...