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Crash Course Kids
Poetry explained (Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà Lại): Crash Course Kids Literature #5
Roses are red, violets are blue… What on Earth CAN’T a poem do? In this episode of Crash Course Kids Literature, we dive into the poems that make up Thanhhà Lại’s verse novel, “Inside Out and Back Again” and the figurative language that...
Poetry Foundation
Laura-Gray Street reads "Unit of Measure”
Laura-Gray Streets reads Sandra Beasley's poem, "Unit of Measure”.
NPR
Can Poetry Change the World? | Juan Felipe Herrera | NPR
United States Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera answers the question "Can poetry change the world?" from his office at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. ------------------------------------------------------ Subscribe to NPR on...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The rise and fall of the Celtic warriors | Philip Freeman
One summer evening in 335 BCE, Alexander the Great was resting by the Danube River when a band of strangers approached his camp. Alexander had never seen anything like these tall, fierce-looking warriors with huge golden neck rings and...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How Phillis Wheatley captured the attention of the world | Charita Gainey
In 1775, General George Washington received a poem from one of colonial America's most famous writers. Its verses praised the burgeoning revolution, invoking the goddess of their new nation to aid the general's cause. But this ode to...
Red Rock Films
Who was Maya Angelou?
How a once-silent little girl came to be a powerful voice involved in some of the most significant events in modern history.
Independent Producers
The Human Impact of the Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 prevented all immigration of Chinese laborers. Chinese immigrants were detained at Angel Island in San Francisco Bay at the turn of the 20th century because of the Exclusion Act. This audio story...
Royal Opera House
How Liam Scarlett created The Age of Anxiety for The Royal Ballet
Royal Ballet Artist in Residence Liam Scarlett discusses how Leonard Bernstein's music and W.H. Auden's poetry influenced him in creating his ballet The Age of Anxiety, which forms part of The Royal Ballet's Bernstein Centenary...
PBS
Amanda Gorman Reads Inauguration Poem, 'The Hill We Climb'
Following in the tradition established by John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton, the Inauguration Ceremony of Joseph Biden featured an Inauguration Poem. National Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman's powerful recitation of her...
Learning Upgrade
Rhyming Word Building Song
All you need is a word ending to find a rhyme. In a video that focuses on rhyming words, a dog provides bricks to a wall for mice to add the beginning sounds.
British Council
William Shakespeare
After watching a three-minute video detailing the life of William Shakespeare, scholars take part in several activities designed to show what they know about the famous writer. Learners read a series of eight sentences and put them in...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Walt Whitman: Journalist and Poet Video
Walt Whitman was a progressive voice and innovative writer during a critical period of change in the United States. In the midst of the Civil War, his poetic and journalistic works, spanning topics from the personal to the political,...
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