The Learning Depot
How to Write a Hook: 10 Ideas for Narrative, Expository, Persuasive/Argumentative Writing
A hook is a sentence or group of sentences that will capture or “hook” your reader’s interest and lure him or her to keep reading. The hook, also called the lead, will set the tone and mood for your essay and establish A hook can be a...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Can you solve the Alice in Wonderland riddle? | Alex Gendler
After many adventures in Wonderland, Alice has once again found herself in the court of the temperamental Queen of Hearts. She's about to pass through the garden undetected, when she overhears the king and queen arguing that 64 is the...
The Bazillions
Wide World Of Adjectives
Make your writing interesting! Discover the wide open world of adjectives with the Bazillions!
English Tree TV
School Subjects Song | What's Your Favorite Class?
School subjects song for kids! Teach and learn school subjects for the English or ESL class with this cool children's music video. What's your favorite subject? Let's learn 16 awesome school subjects in this video: math, science, art,...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
John Benton - A Whole New Level of Engagement
John Benton is a narrative designer whose work ranges from traditional film to emerging media. Most recently, he won the Tribeca Film Festival’s Mobile Storytelling Prize as well as London's PttPixel Market Prize for his interactive...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Sanaz Fotouhi - Teachers Make a Difference - Mrs. Gourlay
Sanaz Fotouhi was born in Iran soon after the revolution, during the Iran-Iraq war. Her father’s job as a banker took her and her family to many countries before she landed in Australia.She holds a PhD in Literature from the University...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Elisa Albo - "At Any Age"
Elisa Albo’s poetry chapbook Passage to America recounts her family immigrant story and Each Day More is a collection of elegies, both personal and public (Main Street Rag). Her narrative poems about family, food, and humanity are...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Elisa Albo - Teachers Make a Difference - Dr. Jacobo Albo
Elisa Albo’s poetry chapbook Passage to America recounts her family immigrant story and Each Day More is a collection of elegies, both personal and public (Main Street Rag). Her narrative poems about family, food, and humanity are...
The Bazillions
Similes And Metaphors
Metaphor Man and Simile Girl are here to save the day! These heroes make learning your similes and metaphors as easy as pie. Sing along and learn with The Bazillions.
The Bazillions
Personification
Make something come alive with the words that you provide! Learn all about the magic of personification as you sing along with the Bazillions!
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Scot Osterweil - Learning from Play
Scot Osterweil is the Creative Director of the Education Arcade and a research director in the MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing Program. He is a designer of award-winning educational games, working in both academic and commercial...