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Curated Video
Unpacking Literary Nonfiction: Author's View, Context, and Reader Perspective
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,...
Curated Video
Author’s Point of View
“Author’s Point of View” explores how to determine an author's point of view when reading a nonfiction passage.
Curated Video
Compare and Contrast
Compare and Contrast analyzes the presentation of the same event by different authors by comparing and contrasting the authors' viewpoints of the event.
Curated Video
Acknowledging Opposing Viewpoints in Persuasive Writing
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...
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Writing the second section of an information text about an author
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...
TED Talks
TED: An activist investor on challenging the status quo | Bill Ackman
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,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Porsche Joseph - Better Than We Found It: Conversations to Help Save the World
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...
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Can Math Explain How Animals Get Their Patterns?
The Met
Gestures Speak Louder Than Words
"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...
The Met
Sorrow's Universal Language
"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'...
The Met
Empathy through Mimicry
"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'...
The Met
The Hidden Body Speaks
"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...
The Met
Four Hands, Many Meanings
"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...
The Met
Everyday Angels
"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...
The Met
Framed by the Body
"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...
The Met
Beauty and Belief
"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...
The Met
Focused in Full Sight
"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...
The Met
A Body in the Palm of Your Hand
"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...
The Met
The Body as High Drama
"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'...
The Met
A Family Gripped by Crisis
"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'...
The Met
After Victory
"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'...
The Met
The Myth behind the Bust
"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...
The Met
A Face Refuses Contact
"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...
The Met
One Artist, Many Faces
"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...