MinuteEarth
Love Letter to Food
Don't be rude to food! Scholars see the startling truth about food waste in a disturbing video. The series of statements from individuals around the country paints a picture of good intentions followed by wasteful habits like cooking too...
MinuteEarth
Should We Grow Human Organs In Pigs?
How can pigs save lives? Examine the possibility of growing human organs from stem cells introduced into pig embryos. Learners discover the similarities and differences between pig and human organs, how stem cells function to create...
The School of Life
Philosophy - La Rochefoucauld
Entering and leaving a conversation with a witty one-liner is the clever conversationalist's goal. The Duc de La Rochefoucauld accomplished a lifetime of clever commentary with his collection of 504 philosophical aphorisms, The...
TED-Ed
Why Is There a "b" in Doubt?
Many doubt the reasoning for having a b in doubt, but do they know the whole story? Pupils can watch as a Latin word becomes the English doubt. The narrator explains the etymology of doubt, emphasizes the importance of meaning and...
The Great War
T.E. Lawrence And How He Became Lawrence Of Arabia
T.E. Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia, is a legend in movies and popular imagination who was charged with breaking Ottoman rule on the Middle East. Yet, Lawrence's own words were prophetic in forecasting the foolishness of...
The Great War
Hell's Handmaiden - Canadian Flying Ace Billy Bishop
He would have been expelled for cheating, but Canadian flying ace Billy Bishop was drafted at the start of World War I before school officials could punish him. A dog fighter of legendary proportions, only the Red Baron rivaled him with...
The Great War
The Mad Baron - Roman von Ungern-Sternberg
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg is perhaps not well known, but his reputation as The Bloody Baron earned him a spot in the series of biographies exploring World War I. While he is perhaps best known for his role as an ardent monarchist during...
TED-Ed
Make Sense of Spelling
Help your pupils comprehend how words are put together. The video takes the history of words into consideration as the narrator investigates the word one and words related and connected to one. Using an onion as a metaphor, the video...
Yossarian the Grammarian
Coordinating Conjunctions and Comma Splices: English Grammar Lesson
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains how to use coordinating conjunctions correctly and avoid using comma splices.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Colons and Semicolons
This video lesson focuses on the rules for using colons and semicolons including what they do and where they go.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Colons and Semicolons
This lesson focuses on colons and semicolons; it explains the difference between colons and semicolons and their purposes. It discusses the purposes and uses of the colon with examples of each; it also discusses the purposes and uses of...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Semicolons and Series
This video lesson explains the rules for using a semicolon in series and in sentences with coordinating conjunctions with examples. Real Player is required.
Yossarian the Grammarian
Comma Splices, Independent Clauses, and Subordinate Clauses
This video lesson from Yossarian the Grammarian explains how to avoid comma splices when working with independent and subordinate clauses. [6:42]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Run Ons and Comma Splices
A run-on sentence doesn't separate any of its independent clauses with the punctuation that it needs, and a comma splice incorrectly separates two independent clauses with a comma, instead of a comma-and-coordinating-conjunction.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Punctuating a List
Learn how to use commas to punctuate a written list of people, things, actions, or events.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Introduction to the Semicolon
Paige introduces a piece of punctuation called the semicolon; this punctuation can link closely related independent clauses together in a sentence.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Semicolons: Lesson 7
This video lesson introduces semicolons, discusses how they are used, and when to use them. A semicolon quiz is also available. It is 7 of 10 in the series titled "Semicolons." [3:53]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Semicolons and Series: Lesson 1
This video lesson focuses on using semicolons in a series. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Semicolons and Series." [2:07]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Semicolons and Series: Lesson 2
This video lesson focuse on how semicolons are used in a series. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Semicolons and Series." [2:46]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Semicolons and Conjunctive Adverbs: Lesson 3
This video lesson demonstrates how to use a semicolon with a conjunctive adverb, such as "however." A practice quiz is also provided. It is 3 of 5 in the series titled "Semicolons and Conjunctive Adverbs." [2:12] L.9-10.2a Punc/Indep Clause
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Semicolons and Conjunctive Adverbs: Lesson 4
This video lesson demonstrates how to use a semicolon with a conjunctive adverb, such as "however." A practice quiz is also provided. It is 4 of 5 in the series titled "Semicolons and Conjunctive Adverbs." [4:04] L.9-10.2a Punc/Indep Clause