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Holiday Kids: All About Valentine's Day
Learn all about the origins of Valentine's Day and how, as young people, it is a time to celebrate friendship and inclusiveness! Wonderful illustrations, combined with silly Valentine's Day jokes, make this program an instant classic and...
Makematic
Change poems
Art and poetry can help reveal truths and build self-awareness. Poetry helps us explore our inner selves and see the self we show others. In this activity, children aged 8-11 will write poems that describe who they are and how people...
Oxford Comma
How to Write About Poetry: I Shall Forget You Presently
Poetry explications are one of the ultimate tests for any literature student. How do you conceive and defend an argument about a poem using nothing but the poem itself? This video shows you how to interpret, listen to, question, and...
Advocate of Wordz
National Poetry Month - Poetry Defined
We discuss the who, what, where, when, why & HOW, for National Poetry Month #NaPoMo. Plus, WHO hates this month and why? As well as a mention to the international community.
Advocate of Wordz
POEM vs PROSE! - Poetry Defined
Mortal Enemies or Immortal Kinsmen? In this video, we put poem and prose side by side for 3 rounds. There is also a twist towards the end. I forsee a rematch later this year.
Curated Video
Citizens Rule: Symbols and Celebrations of America
Was there really an Uncle Sam? Who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance? Why are the flag's colors red, white and blue? Children will enjoy exploring answers to these questions and learning about the origins and meaning of our country's most...
Advocate of Wordz
The Ode - Poetry Defined
Part of the lure of being a writer, is becoming immortal through our words. But authors aren't the only individuals who live on through the words, so do and maybe more so are their subjects. There may be no better way than that of the...
Oxford Comma
Why Do You Remember This Poem? Reading, Summary, and Analysis of Poe's "Annabel Lee"
"Annabel Lee" raises more questions than it does answers - not surprising considering it's by the master of mystery, Edgar Allen Poe. As Poe's last complete poem, "Annabel Lee" is intrinsically tied to his mysterious life and the even...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe: A Dramatic Reading
Bob Greenberg is the creator of the Brainwaves Video Anthology. He is a retired elementary school teacher. In this video, he performs "The Raven," a narrative poem by American writer Edgar Allan Poe. First published in January 1845, the...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Clare Rossini - 'Planet Rock' Redux
Clare Rossini has published three collections of poems, the most recent of which is Lingo (The University of Akron Press). Her poems and essays have appeared in journals and anthologies such as The Paris Review, The Kenyon Review, The...
Weird History
Facts About Edgar Allan Poe
No Edgar Allan Poe biography would be complete without examining the frequently bizarre circumstances surrounding his life. Although today Poe is universally admired and respected, his journey was a difficult and frequently depressing...
Oxford Comma
The Dangers of Celebrity Culture: Robinson's "Richard Cory"
In this video we'll perform a reading, summary, and analysis of Edwin Arlington Robinson's poem, "Richard Cory." Written partly as a response to the Panic of 1893, "Richard Cory" challenges the typical notions of success and happiness.
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Maria Mazziotti Gillan Daddy, We Called You
Maria Mazziotti Gillan is a recipient of the 2014 George Garrett Award for Outstanding Community Service in Literature from AWP (Association of Writers & Writing Programs), the 2011 Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award from Poets &...
Advocate of Wordz
HAIKU - Poetry Defined
Strength is normally measured in density. From atomic energy to the integrity of metals to a boxer's punch. So it is natural to view the HAIKU as the epitome of what compact power looks like in the literary world.
Curated Video
Properly Formatting Titles in Writing
In this video, the teacher explains how to properly format titles of books, movies, stories, poems, and other works in writing. The teacher provides examples and guidelines for using italics, underlining, and quotation marks based on the...
Oxford Comma
Poetry and the Afterlife: The Unknown
From the Master of monologue poems, "The Unknown" is my favorite piece in Spoon River Anthology. This reading, summary, and analysis of Edgar Lee Master's poem explores the meaning behind the unnamed speaker's tragic journey through life...
Cerebellum
The Elements Of Poetry - Figurative Language
The Elements of Poetry - Figurative language, meter and rhyme, simile, and metaphor . These are a few of the many topics explored in this lively video tour through the genre of poetry. Other elements illustrated in the program include:...
Oxford Comma
Specificity and Ambiguity: Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening
If you're familiar with John Green's debut novel, looking for Alaska, then you know the reference to Miles' name (Miles to go before I sleep) comes from a Robert Frost poem. But, did you know that diving into this poem revels just how...
Oxford Comma
Children's Love of Poetry: The Swing
Open up almost any children's book and what do you see? Pages and pages of beautifully fun poetry! Children grow up learning to read poetry, so why do so few high school students appreciate it? And when does this shift take place? In...
Advocate of Wordz
Is Hip-Hop, Poetry? - Poetry Defined
Hip-Hop is the culture, Rap is the artform. So when people ask if Hip-Hop is Poetry, they mean "is rap a form of poetry?". And in this episode, we don't hold back in answering this question.
Cerebellum
The Elements Of Poetry - Rhyme And Rhythmn
The Elements of Poetry - Figurative language, meter and rhyme, simile, and metaphor . these are a few of the many topics explored in this lively video tour through the genre of poetry. Other elements illustrated in the program include:...
Odd Quartet
Music History - Clair De Lune By Claude Debussy
Clair de Lune is one of Claude Debussy's most popular piano works. Today we take a closer look at the music and the composer. Here are some more awesome videos about Clair de Lune.
Oxford Comma
Life After People in There Will Come Soft Rains
Poetry explications are one of the ultimate tests for any literature student. How do you conceive and defend an argument about a poem using nothing but the poem itself? This video shows you how to interpret, listen to, question, and...
Curated Video
Analyzing Poem Structure: Understanding the Role of Stanzas
In this lesson you will learn how a poem's organization influences its meaning by asking how the stanzas in a poem fit together.