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How Authors Describe Characters: Direct vs Indirect Characterization
When taking a reading comprehension test, have you ever been stumped by a question asking about how the author or another character feels about a specific character? Or perhaps when reading a novel or story, you’re somewhat confused...
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Types of Characterization
“Types of Characterization” will help the student to review the different types of characterization, particularly direct and indirect characterization
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Characterizing Autism
UCL development psychologist Uta Frith relates her view on what the essence of autism is, describing how the critical feature of autism is a lack of an innate ability to “mentalize” or attribute an inner life to others.
NASA
NASA | The Changing Chesapeake
The Chesapeake Bay receives water from the 64,000 square miles of land surrounding the bay and Landsat satellites are a critical and invaluable tool for characterizing the landscape and mapping it over time. Landsat data provides a...
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Macbeth 1.5 Language: "mortal thoughts"
This video examines Lady Macbeth's invocation of evil spirits to influence her thoughts towards murder and her desire to be "unsexed," shedding her feminine traits for ruthless masculinity. It prompts reflection on gender roles and the...
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City, Country, or Somewhere in Between?
Dr. Forrester talks about categorizing areas by their populations. Cities have a denser population of people and are characterized by taller buildings.
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Character Traits
Character Traits explores the concept of characterization by explaining various character traits, including physical, emotional, and behavioral.
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Protagonist and Antagonist
Protagonist and Antagonist explores the concept of characterization by defining the terms protagonist and antagonist and providing examples.
MinuteEarth
The Fruit You Can Never Ripen
Thank you to HelloFresh for sponsoring this video! Use code EARTH14 for up to 14 FREE MEALS across your first 5 HelloFresh boxes plus free shipping at https://bit.ly/3vvSdyo Trying to ripen some fruits on your kitchen counter is totally...
SciShow
What Makes Soft Things Soft?
You're minding your own business, looking at blankets, when suddenly you feel something heavenly. Now you are petting an inanimate object and thinking about naming it and bringing it home. Why do some fabrics feel so soft?! Skillshare is...
TED Talks
Leila Pirhaji: The medical potential of AI and metabolites
Many diseases are driven by metabolites -- small molecules in your body like fat, glucose and cholesterol -- but we don't know exactly what they are or how they work. Biotech entrepreneur and TED Fellow Leila Pirhaji shares her plan to...
MinuteEarth
Why "Nothing" Matters in Science
Null results often get a bad rap, sometimes characterized as a study "finding nothing," but there's a lot we can learn from studies whose results fail to support their hypotheses.
SciShow
SciShow Outtakes Remix
An outtake remix of the latest and greatest word fails from the hosts of SciShow and SciShow Space, and The Hubble Flow: a dance move characterized by wobbling away from everyone else on the dance floor.
TED Talks
Emma Teeling: The secret of the bat genome
In Western society, bats are often characterized as creepy, even evil. Zoologist Emma Teeling encourages us to rethink common attitudes toward bats, whose unique and fascinating biology gives us insight into our own genetic makeup.
SciShow
The Ice Bucket Challenge Actually Worked
The Ice Bucket Challenge raised millions of dollars for research into treatments for ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease. Where did that money go? Into characterizing new genes that we may be able to target with chemotherapy drugs like paclitaxel!
TED Talks
Matthieu Ricard: The habits of happiness
What is happiness, and how can we all get some? Biochemist turned Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard says we can train our minds in habits of well-being, to generate a true sense of serenity and fulfillment.
SciShow Kids
The Biggest Snowstorms!
Usually when it's snowing outside, it's really calm, pretty, and fun to play in! But there are certain types of big snowstorms, called blizzards, that can get really windy, wild, and even dangerous!
SciShow
What’s In Your Brain? | Compilation
Ever stop to ponder how your brain ponders its own complexities? How does it know to tell your limbs to stop moving and have a think? Fear not, because we have answers to many questions about those wrinkly sponges!
The Cynical Historian
300 | Based on a True Story
Here is another episode of 'Based on a True Story.' This time it is 300 and how it is based on the battle of Thermopylae. It is a great film with a great many historically innacurate plot points....
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Dark Humor: Can Laughing at Car Crashes Make You Smarter?
Dark humor is a genre of humor that is characterized by its dark or morbid content. Dark humor is not for everyone and can be seen as offensive by some. The term “dark humor” is used to describe a wide range of jokes, including those...
Kult America
CORRUPTION and GREED in Ukraine
So who are the real thieves in Ukraine? According to the many, the government. I wanted to see their crimes with my own eyes so I headed to the estate of former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych. Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych (born...
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What is Design Thinking? Human-centered Problem-solving
With the continuing rise of Agile Project Management, a term Project Managers are hearing more often is Design Thinking. So, in this video, I will answer the question, 'What is Design Thinking?' Design Thinking is a technical...
PBS
Can You Judge a Book By Its Cover?
Get to know the story behind some of literature's most iconic book covers in the latest episode of It's Lit!
Grammaropolis
Grammaropolis App for iOS and Android
Multiple features in the Education App Store! "Learning grammar has never been more fun!" - School Library Journal "Bright, cheerful, and very entertaining." - Tech & Learning Grammaropolis is where grammar lives! Hailed as a Schoolhouse...
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