The Art Assignment
Art Hotline | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
This week we channel Drake and answer your questions from our art hotline*.
Healthcare Triage
Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Medicine
You've probably heard of "evidence-based medicine". It's the idea that we practice based on research and data. There's another way of practicing called "eminence-based medicine". It's the idea that we listen to the person who's been...
The Art Assignment
Art World Pretension, Etc. | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
This week we answer your questions from our art hotline* and talk about the distinction between art and craft (if any), art world pretension, the proliferation of images, imposter syndrome, and more.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Gary Orfield - The Civil Rights Project
Gary Orfield is Distinguished Research Professor of Education, Law, Political Science and Urban Planning at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Orfield's research interests are in the study of civil rights, education policy,...
Curated Video
Organizing Your Opinion Letter: Using Boxes and Bullets
In this video, the teacher explains to students how to structure their opinion letter using the boxes and bullets method. They emphasize the importance of developing supporting ideas and examples to strengthen their arguments. The...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Stages of Group Development
The stages of group development or decision emergence theory (Aubrey Fisher) describes what you have likely experienced in a team. This video looks a Fisher's four phases of group decision making and development (1970), sometimes called...
Curated Video
Crafting a Thought-Provoking Conclusion
This video provides guidance on how to write a compelling conclusion for an essay that leaves the reader thinking. It emphasizes the importance of restating the thesis in a different way using strong words, considering the positive...
Cerebellum
Compromise And Conflict in America: 1848-1857 - Dred Scott V. Sandford (1857)
This video looks at the documents conceived in a period when the civil rights of women and Native Americans were in question, and slavery was driving a wedge between slaveholders and abolitionists. Educators from noted American...
Curated Video
Writing Strong Arguments: Acknowledging Opposing Claims
This video provides guidance on how to write a strong introduction for an argumentative essay. It emphasizes the importance of acknowledging opposing claims and providing evidence to support one's own claim. The video also highlights the...
Mr. Beat
Debs v. United States
Canton, Ohio June 16, 1918 Eugene Debs, the famous labor activist and five-time Socialist Party of America presidential candidate, gives a speech, opposing World War One. He is careful with his words, for he knows that, under the...
Curated Video
Creating an Engaging Opening and Thesis for Your Opinion or Persuasive Essay
In this video, the teacher explains how to make the reader interested in reading an opinion or persuasive essay by writing a strong opening and thesis. They discuss the importance of combining a hook with a thesis statement to make the...
Curated Video
Elaborating on Supporting Details with Anecdotes
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of elaborating on supporting details in persuasive writing. They discuss how elaboration helps the reader understand the argument and connect it back to the thesis statement. The teacher...
Curated Video
Introduction to Writing Claims and Supporting Arguments
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of making a clear and relevant claim in argumentative writing. They differentiate between a claim and an opinion. The teacher also provides examples and prompts the viewers to practice...
Curated Video
IELTS Part 3 Questions and Answers about Globalization
Globalization is tough topic to talk about in your native language, let alone English! The general topic of “globalization” can pop up on the IELTS exam in a variety of ways, usually on Speaking Part 3 and Writing Task 2. It could be...
Curated Video
Brainstorming Opinion Topics: Finding Your Voice in Writing
In this video, the teacher explains how to come up with a topic for opinion writing. They emphasize the importance of brainstorming ideas and choosing a topic that the writer feels strongly about. The teacher provides examples and a...
Curated Video
Organizing Ideas in Opinion Writing
In this video, the teacher guides students on how to organize their ideas in opinion writing. They discuss the structure of paragraphs, with a focus on the introduction, body, and conclusion. The teacher provides a draft essay on food...
Curated Video
Developing Supporting Ideas through Personal Experiences
In this video, the teacher explains how to develop supporting ideas for a thesis statement by using personal experiences. The lesson emphasizes the importance of connecting with the audience and choosing support that relates to their...
Healthcare Triage
If Economists Chose the Health Care System
Health economists study the economic determinants of health. They also analyze how health care resources are utilized and allocated, and how health care policies and quality of care can be improved. In this episode, we discuss what...
Learn French With Alexa
GCSE French Speaking: What are the qualities of an ideal friend?
In this video we look at this question: Quelles sont les qualités d'un(e) ami(e) idéal(e) ? - What are the qualities of an ideal friend? (AQA Theme 1 - Identity and culture, Topic 1 - Me, my family and friends):
Curated Video
Organizing and Developing Supporting Ideas
This video provides a lesson on how to organize and develop supporting ideas in an opinion essay using boxes and bullets. It emphasizes the importance of having three separate reasons that support the thesis statement and provides...
Let's Tute
Accounting Conventions
In this video we will see what is the difference between accounting principles and accounting conventions. The 4 conventions Materiality, consistency, conservatism and full disclosure are explained with examples
Curated Video
How to Write a Convincing Thesis Statement
In this video, the teacher explains how to write a convincing thesis statement. She emphasizes the importance of choosing a realistic and fixable problem as the topic, and then provides guidance on how to formulate an opinion and support...
Curated Video
Brainstorming Persuasive Topics: Exploring Life's Obstacles
In this video, the teacher explains how to come up with topics for persuasive opinion speeches by brainstorming life obstacles. The teacher guides the students through the process of generating ideas, selecting a topic that makes a...
Curated Video
Supporting Your Opinion with Strong Reasons
In this video, the teacher explains how writers support their opinions with reasons and information. They provide examples and explanations to show readers why they think something. The teacher also guides students through a practice...