PBS
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | Maya Angelou and the 1993 Inaugural Poem: “On the Pulse of Morning”
President Bill Clinton asked Maya Angelou to deliver a poem as part of his 1993 Inaugural Ceremony. Class members watch a clip of Angelou's presentation, do a close reading of the full text of the poem, and respond to discussion...
PBS
The Call of the Wild
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...
EnglishClass101.com
May Day Explained
What is May Day? Why and when do we celebrate it? Find out with an informational video that details the holiday's background and today's celebratory traditions.
Curated OER
Our Classroom Constitution
Develop a system of classroom rules created by the kids, for the kids with this three-part instructional activity series on the US Constitution. After learning about the structure of the Constitution and the government it...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Developing Research Questions
This YouTube video lesson focuses on developing research questions by choosing topics of personal interest; filtering them for theme, time, and place; and choosing questions that are debatable, plausible, and consequential.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Prewriting: Asking Questions
This video lesson focuses on asking questions as a prewriting activity. It explains why questioning is a good prewriting technique, discusses the types of questions to ask, focuses the questions to fit the topic, and provides a specific...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Anticipating a Reader's Questions for Academic Writing
This screencast focuses on the need for and the importance of anticipating the reader's questions and answering them. It offers possible questions the reader could have, ways to answer questions well, and questions the writer should ask...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Writing Observation Questions: Lesson 8
In this lesson, students see how to go about writing a question which can be answered through observation. It is 8 of 8 in the series titled "Writing Observation Questions."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Asking Clarifying Questions: Lesson 3
At the end of this tutorial, the learner will be able to ask appropriate and effective questions to better understand a communication or situation. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Asking Clarifying Questions."
BBC
Bbc: Skillswise: Communication Skills
This Skillswise site focuses on communication skills. Included are a video about how to develop communication skills, fact sheets and worksheets for instruction, and quizzes on the information presented. The Skillswise sites from BBC are...
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Generate Research Questions
In this lesson, you will learn how to generate burning questions to guide your research by asking, "What do I want to know more about?" [5:02]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Types of Questions: Lesson 1
A screencast lesson introducing variouse types of questions. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Types of Questions." [3:38]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Starting With the Questions
This lesson discusses why when answering reading questions, it is helpful to read the questions before reading the passage. It offers this information in both text and audio formats.
Curated Video
Youtube: Three Tiers of Classroom Conversation
This video helps analyze your current classroom discussions, and it proposes one way to advance to the level of the Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards. [3:49]