Curated OER
Capturing Authentic Narratives
“Authentic narrative is the glue that connects people.” So says the narrator of this short video who models for young journalists how to craft the questions and identify the sources that will yield the information needed to create a...
TED-Ed
The Case Against "Good" and "Bad"
Good and bad are put on trial for covering up the truth with vague descriptions. How dare they lie like that! See if the presenter can convince your class to ban these words and replace them with more precise, descriptive, and...
Yossarian the Grammarian
English Composition Manifesto: Normal Prose
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains the different types of sentences in prose. [8:59]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Literary Elements and Techniques: Setting
Explore how authors use setting to establish the time, place, and social conditions in which a story takes place in this short animated video [2:38] from WNET.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Narratives
This tutorial uses text and audio to introduce narrative writing. [2:03]