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Understanding Point of View in Writing
In this video, the teacher explains the concept of point of view in writing, specifically focusing on the first person and third person perspectives. They provide examples and guide students through a practice activity to revise a story...
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Transforming Indirect Speech into Direct Speech
In this video, the teacher explains the difference between indirect and direct speech in writing. They provide examples and guide students through the process of changing indirect speech into direct speech to make characters and stories...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Spring
The orbit of Earth on a tilted axis around the sun leads to the seasons. The resulting change of angle of the sun, and length of day controls how warm we get at different times of the year. With those changes in seasons come changes in...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Thunderstorm Wind
Lightning is spectacular, from a distance. It's nature's way of transferring electricity within the sky, or between the sky and the ground. When lightning is nearby, it is a threat to safety. People are struck by lightning, in many cases...
Weatherthings
Storms: Weather jokes and credits
Children on a playground use creativity and their imaginations to simulate the many different types of storms found on Earth. From thunderstorms to wind storms, to snow storms and rain storms, to hurricanes and tornadoes, the children...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Tornado Formation
Over a thousand tornadoes happen every year in the United States but only few dozen take lives. Most tornadoes are brief and weak but the tornadoes that are large and powerful can wipe homes off their foundations. Tornadoes only come...
Weatherthings
Storms: rain, floods, flash floods
Children on a playground use creativity and their imaginations to simulate the many different types of storms found on Earth. From thunderstorms to wind storms, to snow storms and rain storms, to hurricanes and tornadoes, the children...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Seasonal Changes
The orbit of Earth on a tilted axis around the sun leads to the seasons. The resulting change of angle of the sun, and length of day controls how warm we get at different times of the year. With those changes in seasons come changes in...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Causes of Seasons:
The orbit of Earth on a tilted axis around the sun leads to the seasons. The resulting change of angle of the sun, and length of day controls how warm we get at different times of the year. With those changes in seasons come changes in...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Autumn
The orbit of Earth on a tilted axis around the sun leads to the seasons. The resulting change of angle of the sun, and length of day controls how warm we get at different times of the year. With those changes in seasons come changes in...
Weatherthings
Storms: hurricanes
Children on a playground use creativity and their imaginations to simulate the many different types of storms found on Earth. From thunderstorms to wind storms, to snow storms and rain storms, to hurricanes and tornadoes, the children...
Curated Video
Engaging Beginnings: Hooking Your Reader
In this video, the teacher discusses different techniques that writers use to engage their readers and focuses on constructing an engaging beginning for a narrative. The teacher explains the three strategies of using actions, dialogue,...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Weather
The atmosphere is dynamic and forever changing to maintain balance. The ingredients of air, sunlight and water allow life to exist on Earth, but they also generate calm scenes like rainbows, as a tornado ends. All storms move moisture,...
Curated Video
Understanding the Structure of Narrative Writing
In this lesson, students practice revising a draft about writing narratives with a focus on the beginning, middle and end narrative sequence. A video models the thought process writers use to apply the targeted skill and improve their...
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At least 19 tornadoes, over 100 warnings spanned Florida from Hurricane Milton
Multiple people are dead after more than a dozen tornadoes touched down in Florida as the effects of Hurricane Milton devastated the state. (Scripps News)
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Tornadoes spin up as Hurricane Milton begins to lash Florida
A tornado was reported just outside of Fort Myers Wednesday — damaging structures and bringing down power lines. (Scripps News)
Bloomberg
Tornado Slams Little Rock, Arkansas
Watch as a tornado plows through Little Rock, Arkansas, and the surrounding areas, reducing rooftops to splinters, toppling vehicles and tossing debris on roadways.
Press Association
At least four dead as massive storm strikes multiple US states
A monster storm system tore through the US south and midwest on Friday, spawning deadly tornadoes that shredded homes and shopping centres in Arkansas and collapsed a theatre roof during a heavy metal concert in Illinois.
At least one...
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Father and Son - Natural Disaster silhouette
Father and Son - Natural Disaster silhouette
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Boy alone after a natural disaster
A boy sits alone after he has lost everything in a natural disaster.
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American flag flown in a natural disaster 2
American flag flown in a natural disaster 2
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St. Louis Tornado
leaves a trail of wreckage at Lambert International Airport. St. Louis Tornado on April 22, 2011 in St. Louis, Missouri (Footage by Getty Images)