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Haiku Poetry
Haiku Poetry reviews the elements of a haiku and explains how to compose one.
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Acrostic Poems
Acrostic Poems reviews the elements of an acrostic poem and explains how to compose one.
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Lyric Poetry
This video explores the components of a lyric poem and explains how to compose a lyric poem.
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Cinquain Poetry
Cinquain Poetry reviews the elements of a cinquain poem and composes one that describes a person, place, or thing.
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Romantic Movement
This video discusses the influences and philosophies of the American Romantic movement, using examples from poetry of the time.
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Free Verse Poetry
Free Verse Poetry reviews the elements of a free verse poem and composes one of at least five lines about a famous person in history.
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Using Personification in Poetry
“Using Personification in Poetry” is a video lesson that defines personification, discusses its use in poetry, and demonstrates how to compose a poem using personification.
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America the Beautiful
America the Beautiful explores the significance of the patriotic song, “America the Beautiful,” by discussing its origin, meanings of key phrases, and how it represents the ideals and principles of America.
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Paul Revere’s Ride to Revolution
Paul Revere’s Ride to Revolution discovers how the Americans warned that the British troops were on the move by investigating the actions of Paul Revere and exploring the poem “Paul Revere’s Ride,” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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Diamante Poems
Diamante Poems reviews the elements of a diamante poem and explains how to compose one.
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Creating Meaning: Structure and Sound
This video will help students understand how poetry is organized and how the sound adds to the overall meaning of the written work.
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Word Choice: Creating Meaning with Mood and Tone
This video will help students understand and recognize the critical role and difference between mood and tone in word choice in poetry.
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Limerick Poetry
Limerick Poetry reviews the elements of a limerick and explains how to compose one.
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HTML: Text Markup with HTML and CSS
In this video, you will learn how to properly markup your text content with HTML code. Mark will then review how to use CSS to style your content.
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Repetition in Poems
“Repetition in Poems” examines the use of repeated lines or phrases in poetry.
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Figurative Language: Creating Meaning with Comparisons
This video will help students understand the critical role of comparative figurative language (metaphor, simile, and personification) in establishing theme in poetry.
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Senses in Poems
“Senses in Poems” identifies words used in poetry that appeal to the senses.
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Poetic Sounds
A video entitled “Poetic Sounds” which explores sound devices used in poetry, highlighting examples from several works by Edgar Allan Poe.
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Poetry Interpretation
A video entitled “Poetry Interpretation,” which demonstrates the process of reading a poem to interpret its message.
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The Rhythm and the Rhyme
“The Rhythm and the Rhyme” models how to recognize rhythm and rhyme in poems.
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My Main Man or Woman
“My Main Man or Woman” models how to identify characters, especially main characters, in stories.
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Subtraction With Regrouping: May the Force Be With You!
Join Jedi Taylor as she takes you on an adventure to a galaxy far, far away to learn how to subtract two digit numbers without and with regrouping.