Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: King Lear - Theme of Madness
Watch this lesson today to discover how Shakespeare explores the destructive power of madness in King Lear. See Lear’s descent into insanity and the disastrous consequences of his madness. Along the way, learn how to analyse important...
The Art Assignment
Art I Can't Show You
Agnes Martin's minimal paintings reproduce terribly. Their magic does not come though in photos or videos. Guest host John Green discusses Martin's art anyway, how it brilliantly captures emotion itself, and why you should seek it out.
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: Hamlet - Key Quotes 1
After watching this lesson, you will be able to support your discussion of Hamlet’s themes with detailed textual analysis! This lesson unpacks the most famous and significant quotes uttered by Hamlet, the main character. These quotes...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: The Tempest - Key Quotes 1
After watching this lesson, you will be able to support your discussion of The Tempest’s themes with detailed textual analysis! This lesson unpacks the most famous and significant quotes uttered by Prospero, the main character. These...
The Art Assignment
Five Favorite Works of Art with Hannah Hart | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
We met Hannah Hart in her studio to talk about everything from painting to poetry.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Elijah Anderson - The Cosmopolitan Canopy
Elijah Anderson is the William K. Lanman, Jr. Professor of Sociology at Yale University. He is one of the leading urban ethnographers in the United States. His publications include Code of the Street: Decency, Violence, and the Moral...
Schooling Online
Powering Through Prose: Margaret Atwood, Hag-Seed - Theme of Revenge and Redemption Part 2
How do you redeem yourself after doing terrible things in pursuit of revenge? In this lesson, we’ll consider the possibility of Felix’s redemption after years of bitter plotting and unethical behaviour. We’ll look at the toll that...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: The Tempest - Theme of Ambition and Greed
Watch this lesson today to discover how Shakespeare explores the destructive nature of greed and ambition in The Tempest. See how the stories of Antonio and Prospero warn us not to become too ambitious or take more than what is...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: Macbeth - Theme of Power
Watch this lesson today to discover how Shakespeare explores the corrupting nature of power in Macbeth. See how power can be violent and unstable, leading to the loss of Macbeth’s morality and sanity. Along the way, learn how to analyse...
Oxford Comma
Depressing or Romantic: Because I Could Not Stop for Death
A reading, summary, and analysis of Emily Dickinson's, "Because I could not stop for Death." This video explores how Dickinson takes a creepy concept, dying, and turns it into a date set to an upbeat tune.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Husnaa Hashim - 'Honey Sequence'
Husnaa Hashim is the 2017-2018 Youth Poet Laureate of Philadelphia, and author of the poetry collection Honey Sequence. She is a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania from West Philadelphia and Gaithersburg, Maryland. Husnaa has...
Oxford Comma
Counting our Own Hours: When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be
Because he died so young, Keats' poetry is often read biographically. Readers usually come to the consensus that his death at 25 years of age robbed the world of one of its greatest writers. And Keats certainly thought his early death...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: Romeo and Juliet - Theme of Death and Mortality
Watch this lesson today to discover how Shakespeare explores the inevitability of death in Romeo and Juliet. Follow Romeo and Juliet’s tragic journey towards death. Along the way, learn how to analyse important quotes and techniques that...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: Macbeth - Theme of Order vs Chaos
Watch this lesson today to discover how Shakespeare explores the tension that exists between order and chaos in Macbeth. See the chaos that breaks out across Scotland when Macbeth becomes king. Along the way, learn how to analyse...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Venturing into Visuals – Analysing Visual Techniques and Text (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)
In this second lesson, we’ll venture deeper into visual techniques. Take a closer look at the nitty-gritty of images and how composers arrange visual elements to create certain effects. Build your confidence with important techniques...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sir Ken Robinson - Revolutionizing Education from the Ground Up
Sir Ken Robinson - Revolutionizing Education from the Ground Up National education systems worldwide are being reformed to meet the challenges of the 21st century. As a respected adviser to governments in Europe, Asia and the United...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: Romeo and Juliet - Theme of Fate vs Free Will
Watch this lesson today to discover how Shakespeare explores the tension between the power fate and our own free will in Romeo and Juliet. Decide for yourself: does fate control everything? Or can individuals change things by their own...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: Macbeth - Key Quotes 1
After watching this lesson, you will be able to support your discussion of Macbeth’s themes with detailed textual analysis! This lesson unpacks the most famous and significant quotes uttered by Macbeth himself. These quotes chart...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Martín Espada Teachers Make a Difference - Howard Zinn
Martín Espada has published more than twenty books as a poet, editor, essayist and translator. His new book of poems from Norton is called Floaters. Other books of poems include Vivas to Those Who Have Failed (2016), The Trouble Ball...
NASA
NASA | Earth Observatory: A Decade of Incredible Stories
April 29, 2009, marked the tenth anniversary of the launch of NASA's Earth Observatory. For the last decade, the Earth Observatory has been using the stunning images and data provided by NASA satellites to tell the story of our planet...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: Julius Caesar - Theme of Appearance Vs Reality
Watch this lesson today to discover how Shakespeare explores the conflict between the appearances characters present and the reality of their intentions in Julius Caesar. See how Cassius and Antony use language to distort reality, and...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: Othello - Key Quotes 2
After watching this lesson, you will be able to support your discussion of Othello’s themes with detailed textual analysis! This lesson unpacks quotes from characters other than Othello, including Desdemona and the manipulative Iago.
Poetry Foundation
Michael Gregory reads "Very Like a Whale"
Michael Gregory reads Ogden Nash's poem, "Very Like a Whale
Curated Video
KS2 Primary English Age 9-13 - Vocabulary: Metaphor - Explained
SchoolOnline's Primary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners and skilled teachers. Ideal for ages 9-13, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in...