Instructional Video19:56
Curated Video

Introduction to 'Othello' and plot exploration

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can understand the plot and context of ‘Othello’. Key learning points: - Iago is angry that he has been passed over for promotion, so pretends to love Othello whist plotting his downfall - Iago tells Desdemona's father...
Instructional Video20:16
Curated Video

Exploration of the theme of race in 'Othello'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can evaluate the significance of race in the play ‘Othello’. Key learning points: - Race cannot be considered a theme in the same way that jealousy and love are themes but it must be considered. - Othello's racial...
Instructional Video2:32
Makematic

English Explorers

K - 8th
Explorers like John Cabot, Walter Raleigh and Sir Francis Drake played pivotal roles in England's exploration of North America, laying the foundations for settlements that would ultimately dispossess countless Indigenous Peoples.
Instructional Video10:08
Weird History

Why Did Elizabethan Collars Get So Big?

12th - Higher Ed
The Elizabethan ruff is easily identified - a large, stiff, upright, usually lace collar that, in all honesty, looks uncomfortable and awkward. The Elizabethan collar that dominated fashion during the late 16th and 17th centuries,...