Pupil outcome: I can understand the authorial, geographical and historical context of 'How to Train Your Dragon'. Key learning points: - Understanding the context of a text enables readers to engage effectively with the content. - The...

Pupil outcome: I can summarise the key events of 'The BFG'. Key learning points: - ‘The BFG’ is a fiction text that was published in 1982. - ‘The BFG’ was written by Roald Dahl (1916-1990) and he is a famous children’s author. - The...

Pupil outcome: I can engage with the plot of 'The Day the Crayons Quit'. Key learning points: - 'The Day the Crayons Quit' is a children's picture book. - The book is compiled of letters from the crayons to their owner, Duncan,...

Pupil outcome: I can make a prediction about how a story might end. Key learning points: - Traditional tales can be set in real or fictional places. This traditional tale is set in Japan. - Illustrations can be a way to help us to...

Pupil outcome: I can listen and respond to a story. Key learning points: - Most stories start by introducing the main characters and setting - The plot means what happens in a story - Illustrations are important to help to tell a story -...

Pupil outcome: I can engage with the plot of ‘The Viewer’. Key learning points: - ‘The Viewer’ is a narrative fiction story with elements of mystery and supernatural fantasy. - The setting in the opening is a ‘dump’ in the city. - The...

Pupil outcome: I can explore the characters, setting and plot in the story 'Paddington'. Key learning points: - Stories have a beginning, middle and end. - The Paddington book series is now also told through film and television...

Pupil outcome: I can summarise the opening of 'The Sheep-Pig'. Key learning points: - Narrative openings often introduce the protagonist and set the scene. - In the opening, the plot of the story is introduced. - 'The Sheep-Pig' is set...

Pupil outcome: I can listen to and learn 'The Magic Porridge Pot'. Key learning points: - 'The Magic Porridge Pot' has some words in that sound like what it is describing, such as 'split, splat, splot'. - This is called onomatopoeia. -...

Pupil outcome: I can name some features of a traditional tale. Key learning points: - Traditional tales are stories that are retold again and again and can be retold in different ways - Traditional tales often have heroes, such as the...

Author Ralph White recounts the real-life events that inspired his memoir, Getting Out of Saigon, published by Simon & Schuster in April 2023. At age 27, White was sent by Chase Manhattan Bank to manage its Saigon branch during the...

Ron Rice reflects on his 40-year publishing career, celebrating independent bookstores as vital community hubs. Through personal stories, including a post-9/11 moment in Connecticut, he highlights how bookstores foster healing,...

Ron Rice shares a heartfelt reflection on his 40-year journey in the publishing industry and the vital role independent bookstores play in fostering community and understanding. He recalls a poignant moment shortly after 9/11 in a...

A video entitled “Gothic Fiction” which analyzes the elements of gothic fiction.

There was a surge in UFO sightings from the 1940s through the 1980s, with the "flying saucer era" beginning in 1946. Significant events like the Roswell incident in 1947 and the first widely publicized alien abduction case of Barney and...

This is an introductory video of helping kids identify the topic and main idea. It helps kids understand the difference and gives practice to find the topic and main idea in various passages. These videos are educational videos and...

Quantum physics deals with the foundation of our world – the electrons in an atom, the protons inside the nucleus, the quarks that build those protons, and the photons that we perceive as light. These constitute everything that we are...

This video explores the origins of famous fictional pirates like Captain Hook from Peter Pan and Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean. Learn how real-life pirates, literary influences, and pop culture shaped these iconic...

This video uncovers the famous myth of George Washington and the cherry tree. Viewers learn how the story was added by Mason Locke Weems years after Washington’s death and why historians believe it’s untrue. The video explains the...

Lesbian. Gay. Bisexual. All fabulous identities along with many more that are housed under the LGBTQIA+ community. And yet, in recent film and TV, there’s one identity that has been particularly visible: pansexuality. Professor...

Rumored to roam some of the world’s most desolate places the poisonous, killer death worm can trace its history in folklore back thousands of years. Made more famous and frightening with science fiction series like Dune and Tremors,...

Mr. Griot reviews the elements of a newspaper article. Then he uses the proofreading checklist and identifies and corrects errors.

Mr. Griot explores the nonfiction story "Farm Living." Then he compares and contrasts city life and farm life using a Venn diagram.

Mr. Griot shares a folktale and points out the characteristics of a folktale. He then explains the importance of the main lesson learned from folktales.