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Instructional Video3:03
PBS

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

6th - 12th Standards
Douglas Adams' hysterical send-up of bureaucratic thinking, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, is the focus of a Great American Read video that urges viewers to vote for one of the greatest satires since Gulliver's Travels.
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Instructional Video1:18
PBS

Margaret Atwood Explains the Dystopia of The Handmaid's Tale

9th - 12th Standards
Talk about a teaser! A short video from the PBS series, The Great American Read, offers just enough information about Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale to fascinate viewers and have them reaching for the book. The author asserts she...
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Instructional Video1:29
PBS

Neil DeGrasse Tyson Explores Gulliver's Travels

9th - 12th Standards
Scientist Neil DeGrasse Tyson explains why Gulliver's Travels is his favorite novel. Tyson shares his joy in the sometimes otherworldly stories.
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Instructional Video5:33
PBS

The Valley of Ashes — The Great Gatsby

9th - 12th Standards
The Valley of Ashes, the billboard advertising Dr. T.J. Eckleburg, and Wilson's garage are haunting symbols that F. Scott Fitzgerald uses to bring into focus the dark side of the American Dream. A resource from the PBS American Masters...
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Instructional Video3:21
PBS

American Masters Gatsby Chases the American Dream

9th - 12th Standards
What's so great about Gatsby? A teaching guide asks readers to consider whether Gatsby's quest represents the embodiment of the American Dream or a reflection of the American nightmare, a green light, or a valley of ashes.
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Instructional Video3:24
PBS

American Masters Meet F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Gatsby

9th - 12th Standards
Introduce readers to the great Jay Gatsby with a short video from the American Masters series. Narrators analyze how Fitzgerald's choice of narrator and point of view create the dreamlike qualities and near-mythic status of Jay Gatsby.
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Instructional Video5:44
PBS

Documenting the Dust Bowl

7th - 12th Standards
Paul Taylor's interviews and Dorothea Lange's photographs bring to life the unimaginable devastation of the Dust Bowl. After watching a short video from PBS, viewers are asked to imagine how they would react, whether they would stay or...
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Instructional Video3:06
PBS

American Masters: The American Dream in the Grapes of Wrath

9th - 12th Standards
For many farmers displaced by the Great Depression and the droughts of the 1930s, California represented the American Dream: a place to find work, to establish a new life, and to provide for their families. The reality they found, as...
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Instructional Video2:19
PBS

Scarlett O'Hara's True Love in Gone with the Wind

9th - 12th Standards
Rather than waiting to think about it tomorrow, a video from the PBS Great American Read series asks viewers to think about Gone with the Wind today, to see the novel as the story of a strong woman, a woman with "gumption."
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Instructional Video4:44
PBS

Looking for Alaska

6th - 12th Standards
Looking for Alaska is the subject of a short PBS video that encourages viewers to read John Green's award-winning young adult novel about first love. 
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Instructional Video2:53
PBS

Relatable Characters in Dark Tales and The Book Thief

6th - 9th Standards
Markus Zusak's The Book Thief is another novel high on the list of must-reads from The Great American Read collection. Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former President George  W. Bush, and John Green of Crash Course series fame share why...
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Instructional Video2:39
PBS

The Chronicles of Narnia

6th - 12th Standards
C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia is about far more than the adventures of a group of children in an imaginary kingdom. Find out what else it's about in a short Great American Read video.
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Instructional Video4:42
PBS

Preaching the Gospel of the Revolution

9th - 12th Standards
Articulate and determined, passionate about equal treatment for all Americans, James Baldwin was an early spokesman for the Civil Rights Movement. The short PBS video provides viewers with the opportunity to hear Baldwin share his ideas...
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Instructional Video5:39
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Parallelism: How to Write and Identify Parallel Sentences

9th - 11th Standards
Parallelism pitfalls are the focus of a short video that models for viewers how to craft parallel constructions using coordinating and correlative conjunctions. The transcript, as well as a short quiz to check for understanding, are...
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Instructional Video1:24
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Ye Olde Debunking

9th - 12th Standards
Just how do you pronounce Ye? Scholars view a short video clip on Old English to better understand how languages evolved over time. They analyze the word Ye and translate it into today's American English. 
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Instructional Video4:49
Curated OER

There's An Alligator Under My Bed

1st - 3rd
Mercer Mayer, the author of "There's An Alligator Under My Bed," reads to your learners this story about a brave little boy who conquers his fears.
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Instructional Video1:58
Curated OER

There's a Nightmare in My Closet

1st - 3rd
Mercer Mayer's "There's A Nightmare in My Closet" displays the bravery of a young boy who confronts and comforts his nightmare. Conquer nighttime fears with this story.
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Instructional Video9:09
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Pronouns: Relative, Reflexive, Interrogative

9th - 10th Standards
Gary, the grammar gorilla, graciously introduces viewers to a variety of pronouns and models how relative, reflexive, and interrogative pronouns operate in a sentence. This presentation is more complex than the other resources in the...
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Instructional Video7:12
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What Are Personal Pronouns?

9th - 10th Standards
Us, you, them. Personal pronouns are featured in a short video that models how these handy parts of speech improve the flow of sentences.  Also included in the resource are a short quiz and a complete transcript of the presentation. The...
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Instructional Video6:48
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Independent & Dependent Clauses: Subordination & Coordination

9th - 10th Standards
Here’s a short video that models for viewers how to use independent and dependent clauses to enrich their writing. With the help of FANBOYS, coordinating conjunctions, (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So) and the proper punctuation, writers...
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Instructional Video1:43
Curated OER

Public Speaking Tip for Kids - Using Your Voice Dynamically

4th - 8th
This video is about vocal volume and inflection while presenting. Ironically, the sound is not the best since it is filmed outside, but the tips are helpful.
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Instructional Video2:32
Curated OER

City Mouse And Country Mouse

1st - 3rd
When Marco the city mouse visits his friend Mollie, the country mouse, he criticizes her simple food. He tells her to come to the city, where he shows her an incredible diversity of foodÉ and a cat. They realize their differences and...
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Instructional Video7:15
Curated OER

Punctuation Basics - Restrictive and Non-Restrictive

4th - 8th
Commas have many different functions: they combine items in a list, set off nonrestrictive clauses, and more. The restrictive clause is comprehensively covered by Yossarian the Grammarian.
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Instructional Video1:25
Curated OER

Public Speaking Tip for Kids - Using Hand Gestures

4th - 8th
A British man shows what people tend to do with their hands when they are nervous and first begin public speaking. He encourages the viewer to just leave your hands at your sides, and you will probably gesture normally as you begin to talk.

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