TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Alex Gendler: Why should you read "The Master and Margarita"?
The Devil has come to town. But don't worry– all he wants to do is stage a magic show. This absurd premise forms the central plot of Mikhail Bulgakov's masterpiece, "The Master and Margarita." Its blend of political satire, historical...
Curated Video
Pam Muñoz Ryan
Author of groundbreaking novels like “Esperanza Rising" and "Echo," Pam Muñoz Ryan has made literature more representative by expertly mining her own rich Mexican American heritage.
Curated Video
A Model of Fiction:Letters from a Young Gold Miner
Mr. Griot reviews the important characteristics of a fiction story.He, then, uses “Letters from a Young Gold Miner” to model identifying these characteristics within a fiction story.
All Ears English
2088 - Are You a Bookworm? How to Talk About Your Reading Habits in English
Are you a reader? Talking about books is a great way to connect with people. Learn about Lindsay's and Michelle's reading habits and get the key questions to start a conversation about this inspiring topic.
NASA
The Rocket Ranch: Episode 24: Space Lullaby
Astronaut Chris Hadfield flew to space three times, and was the first Canadian to walk in space. His cover of David Bowie's Space Oddity that he recorded on the International Space Station has over 47 million views, and as you're about...
Oxford Comma
Introduction and Reading Tips: The Hound of the Baskervilles
In this video, we'll be looking at the themes, setting, author, and context behind Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of The Baskervilles. In addition, we'll examine why the novel can be so confusing for so many readers and why that...
friEdTech
Crafting Challenge Question
In this video, take an over-the-shoulder look at how to craft your own Mystery Challenge question. Follow along as Jess uses the Canvas Chrome app to make a rough plan for the question she's going to pose to her classmates.
Oxford Online English
IELTS Speaking Exam - How to Get Band 7
In this lesson, you can see what you need to do to get band seven in the IELTS speaking exam. To get band seven in the IELTS speaking exam, you need to speak at a high level. There’s no other way; no one gets band seven for IELTS without...
PBS
Margaret Mitchell
Far from being a proper Southern Belle, Margaret Mitchell was a rebel, willing to take on the benefactors of the debutante ball, to support unpopular causes, and finance promising students. A short video details the life of the author of...
PBS
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Narrators of a short video offer their rationale for why Catch 22 should be included in the Great American Read program. They touch on the key themes in Heller's satirical and sobering novel about Captain John Yossarian and the catch-22s...
PBS
Joseph Heller's Hilarious Catch-22
Comedian Seth Meyers shares his rationale for why Catch 22 should get viewers to vote for inclusion of Joseph Heller's satire in the Great American Read program.
TED-Ed
Is There Any Truth to the King Arthur Legends?
Was he or wasn’t he? We may never know for sure about the origins of King Arthur. But a video that leads middle school and high school viewers through the facts and fictions that have kept King Arthur alive in peoples’ imaginations for...
TED-Ed
Did Ancient Troy Really Exist?
Because the monsters Scylla, Charybdis, and Polyphemus in Homer's Odyssey are fictional, scholars may assume the Iliad is also entirely fictional. A carefully researched video describes Heinrich Schliemann's discovery of the...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Avi
This well-done site offers video clips of an interview with Avi, a brief biography, links to featured books and a transcript of the entire interview.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: England 1800's, Victoria Collection
This is a collection of eight video lessons about England in the 1800's and Queen Victoria from MASTERPIECE: Victoria. Teaching materials are included.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: World on Fire: Nazi Ideology
Discover the ways in which Nazi ideology encompassed more than hatred against the Jews, in this video [2:22] excerpt from World on Fire, Masterpiece. When American reporter Nancy Campbell meets with Dr. Voller, who runs a "clinic" for...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: World on Fire: Love and Disillusionment in World War Ii
Investigate the effect that World War II-"total war"-had on a generation of young people, in this excerpt [2:26] from World on Fire, Masterpiece. When two young people, who had fallen in love just as the war began, meet up unexpectedly a...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Victoria, Season 3: The Great Exhibition
Explore the landmark event that came to symbolize the Victorian era, the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, in this media gallery from the 2019 series Victoria, Season 3, Masterpiece. Despite the surrounding controversy, the success of...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Victoria, Season 3: Cholera and Contagion
Discover how the work of Dr. John Snow during the London cholera epidemic of 1853 led to the discovery of how the disease was transmitted, in this video [2:17] excerpt from the 2019 series Victoria, Season 3, Masterpiece. Challenging the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Victoria, Season 2: A Woman Mathematician
Explore how Ada Lovelace, a brilliant mathematician, was not only able to escape the narrow expectations for 19th-century women, but also helped advance computing, in this video [2:17] excerpt from the 2018 series Victoria, Season 2,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Victoria, Season 1: Victoria Becomes Queen
Meet young Victoria as she makes her first appearance as queen to address the advisors who make up her Privy Council, in this scene from the 2017 drama series Masterpiece: Victoria. Accompanying Teaching Tips and Essays explore the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Victoria, Season 2: Motherhood and Monarchy
Learn how Queen Victoria both defined and defied the role of women in Victorian England in this video [1:32] excerpt from the 2018 series Victoria, Season 2, Masterpiece. Although Victoria supported the 19th-century notion that women...
Other
Teaching Books: Pam Munoz Ryan: Meet the Author Program
This interactive site contains video clips of the author of Pam Munoz Ryan. The first clip shares Ryan's approach to writing historical fiction. The second clip shows Ryan reading an excerpt from Experanza Rising.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Christopher Paul Curtis: Classroom Cast
This site shares a classroom cast with the author Christopher Paul Curtis. Newbery Award winner, Christopher Paul Curtis discusses his new novel The Mighty Miss Malone, his early writing career and the publication of The Watsons Go to...