Instructional Video1:55
Curated Video

Unpacking Literary Nonfiction: Author's View, Context, and Reader Perspective

9th - Higher Ed
In this video, we learn how to better understand a piece of literary nonfiction by examining the author's viewpoint, the historical and cultural context, and our own perspective as readers. By analyzing the author's main ideas and tone,...
Instructional Video3:37
Curated Video

Author’s Point of View

3rd - Higher Ed
“Author’s Point of View” explores how to determine an author's point of view when reading a nonfiction passage.
Instructional Video8:56
Curated Video

Compare and Contrast

K - 8th
Compare and Contrast analyzes the presentation of the same event by different authors by comparing and contrasting the authors' viewpoints of the event.
Instructional Video4:05
Curated Video

Acknowledging Opposing Viewpoints in Persuasive Writing

K - 5th
In this video, the teacher explains how to acknowledge opposing viewpoints in writing by conceding a weakness in one's argument. The lesson focuses on persuasive writing and the goal of getting the reader to agree with the author's...
Instructional Video21:54
Curated Video

Writing the second section of an information text about an author

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can write a section of an information text about an author. Key learning points: - Notes from a written plan support in writing and ensure important information is included in an information text. - Using a range of...
Instructional Video23:49
TED Talks

TED: An activist investor on challenging the status quo | Bill Ackman

12th - Higher Ed
Bill Ackman has made billions of dollars — and a name for himself — as an activist investor, buying up stock to push for change at companies. In this wide-ranging conversation with author and business ethics professor Alison Taylor,...
Instructional Video3:03
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Porsche Joseph - Better Than We Found It: Conversations to Help Save the World

Higher Ed
Porsche Joseph and her husband Frederick co-authored "Better Than We Found It: Conversations to Help Save the World." The book stemmed from their diverse backgrounds and shared interest in current events and politics. They wanted to...
Instructional Video4:04
MinuteEarth

Can Math Explain How Animals Get Their Patterns?

12th - Higher Ed
How Alan Turing's Reaction-Diffusion Model Simulates Patterns in Nature Thanks to href='http://www.audible.com/minuteearth' targetResultsk' rel='nofollow'>to for sponsoring this video. Asparagus Pee Survey
Instructional Video1:48
The Met

Gestures Speak Louder Than Words

6th - 11th
"I absolutely read the bishop as a figure of false piety."—Sam Pinkleton, theater director Learn more about this objectf='http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/viewpoints/pieta' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>object How does the...
Instructional Video1:33
The Met

Sorrow's Universal Language

6th - 11th
"Mary's hands crossed over her heart . . . this same gesture is found in American Sign Language."—Emmanuel von Schack, educator and ASL user Learn more about this objectf='http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/viewpoints/pieta'...
Instructional Video1:19
The Met

Empathy through Mimicry

6th - 11th
"You really tap into the emotion of what these people are going through by taking on their poses."—Jennifer Morris, actor Learn more about this objectf='http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/viewpoints/pieta' target='_blank'...
Instructional Video1:29
The Met

The Hidden Body Speaks

6th - 11th
"The drapery stands in as an expression of the body."—Peter Barnet, curator Learn more about this objectf='http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/viewpoints/saint-paul' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>object How does the sculpted body...
Instructional Video1:47
The Met

Four Hands, Many Meanings

6th - 11th
"There's almost a little pause that you see between the two hands."—Melanie Holcomb, curator Learn more about this objectf='http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/viewpoints/visitation' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>object How does the...
Instructional Video1:48
The Met

Everyday Angels

6th - 11th
"You can see the concentration on their faces."—Griffith Mann, curator Learn more about this objectf='http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/viewpoints/pilasters' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>object How does the sculpted body...
Instructional Video1:41
The Met

Framed by the Body

6th - 11th
"The most important thing here is the relationship between the two bodies."—Griffith Mann, curator Learn more about this objectf='http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/viewpoints/virgin' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>object How does...
Instructional Video1:55
The Met

Beauty and Belief

6th - 11th
"There is this combination of naturalism and abstraction that goes beyond human."—Jim Draper, curator Learn more about this objectf='http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/viewpoints/winter' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>object How...
Instructional Video1:36
The Met

Focused in Full Sight

6th - 11th
"He has that childish quality of doing something in public that absorbs him utterly."—Luke Syson, curator Learn more about this objectf='http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/viewpoints/spinario' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>object...
Instructional Video1:20
The Met

A Body in the Palm of Your Hand

6th - 11th
"If you look up into his face, you'd be struck by the silver in his eyes."—Luke Syson, curator Lean more about this objectf='http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/viewpoints/spinario' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>object How does the...
Instructional Video2:02
The Met

The Body as High Drama

6th - 11th
"How much skill, time, and focus went into getting one simple moment of human gesture?"—Bill T. Jones, choreographer and director Learn more about this objectf='http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/viewpoints/saint-sebastian'...
Instructional Video1:57
The Met

A Family Gripped by Crisis

6th - 11th
"The grip of all of these people, the density of this composition, communicates the crisis."—Sam Pinkleton, theater director Learn more about this objectf='http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/viewpoints/ugolino' target='_blank'...
Instructional Video2:07
The Met

After Victory

6th - 11th
"When I assumed the pose of Perseus, I felt a sense of power, confidence, and strength."—Emmanuel von Schack, educator and ASL user Learn more about this objectf='http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/viewpoints/perseus' target='_blank'...
Instructional Video1:38
The Met

The Myth behind the Bust

6th - 11th
"What looks like drapery is, in fact, the skin from the breast."—Wolfram Koeppe, curator Learn more about this objectf='http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/viewpoints/marsyas' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>object How does the...
Instructional Video1:22
The Met

A Face Refuses Contact

6th - 11th
"If you try to replicate the exact expression, it's nearly impossible to do."—Alice Schwarz, educator Learn more about this objectf='http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/viewpoints/hypocrite' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>object How...
Instructional Video1:53
The Met

One Artist, Many Faces

6th - 11th
"The artist hoped to ward away spirits by capturing them in these heads."—Wolfram Koeppe, curator Learn more about this objectf='http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/viewpoints/hypocrite' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>object How does...