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: 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.
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...
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...
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English Essentials - English Basics - Structuring Paragraphs (PEEL, PETAL, TEAL) (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)
Learning about techniques is all well and good, but how do you actually write about them? Luckily, there is a secret formula – structured PEEL paragraphs! We’ll break down the components of PEEL paragraphs and touch on similar...
Curated Video
Common British Idioms but What is an Idiom?
Let's first answer the question 'what is an idiom?' then we will look at the most common British idioms and phrases with meanings and examples. Timestamps and links are below! 0:07 What is an idiom? 1:53 What is figurative language? 2:40...
Schooling Online
Shakespeare Today: Much Ado About Nothing - Key Quotes 1
After watching this lesson, you will be able to support your discussion of Much Ado About Nothing’s themes with detailed textual analysis! This lesson unpacks the most famous and significant quotes uttered by Benedick and Beatrice.
TLDR News
Does "Levelling Up" Actually Mean Anything? - TLDR News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks a lot about "levelling up" a lot - with it being a favourite topic at yesterdays Conservative Party conference. The issue is that it's hard to tell what it actually means, besides being a pretty...
Psychology Unlocked
Cognitive Psychology explained in less than 5 minutes
In the middle of the 20th Century, Psychology transformed thanks to the Cognitive Revolution. So what is Cognitive Psychology, and what is its story from the 1960s to today?
Oxford Comma
Poetic Devices Explained: COMPARISONS (Definitions, Examples, and How to Use Them).
The third video in our series on poetic devices, in this video will look at how poets use similes and metaphors to create comparisons between two images.
Schooling Online
English Essentials - English Basics – Basic Writer Tools (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)
Every author has a toolkit of techniques – they use these tools to build meaning and share important ideas.
In this video, we’ll teach you how to break down a range of texts. You’ll learn how to identify techniques in poems and...