Curated Video
#6 Elements of a Story--Characters, Setting, Plot & Theme (Reading Comprehension)
In this video, I teach you the elements of a story. I will cover characters, setting, plot and theme. You will understand the who of the story-the characters, the where and when of the story-the setting, the different plots of the plot,...
Curated Video
Parts of a Story: Beginning
"Parts of a Story: Beginning" models how to identify what happens at the beginning of a story.
Curated Video
Writing the beginning of a story, introducing character and setting: 'Jack and the Beanstalk'
Pupil outcome: I can write the beginning of a traditional tale, introducing the characters and setting. Key learning points: - Traditional tales are mostly told in the past tense - The beginning of a story introduces the main characters,...
Oxford Online English
How to Tell a Story in English - Using Past Tense
In this lesson, you can learn how to tell a story in English. Stories are powerful. When you meet someone new, go to a job interview or take a speaking exam like IELTS, you need to tell stories, whether you realise that’s what you’re...
Curated Video
Learning to Fly: Setting
Learning to Fly: Setting describes the setting of a story as time and place, or when and where the story occurs.
Curated Video
KS2 Primary English Age 9-13 - Writing: Planning to Write a Story Part 1 - Explained
SchoolOnline's Primary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners and skilled teachers. Ideal for ages 9-13, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in...
Curated Video
KS2 Primary English Age 9-13 - Writing: Planning to Write a Story Part 2 - Explained
SchoolOnline's Primary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners and skilled teachers. Ideal for ages 9-13, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in...
Englishing
ESL - The Structure of a Short Story - (including plot diagram)
What is a short story? and What do we need to write one?. These are some of the questions Mr. P. will answer regarding short stories. He will first start the lesson by introducing the elements of a short story. Then, he will focus on the...
National Theatre
The Role of a Set Designer in a Theater Production
In this video, a set designer discusses their process for creating the set of a play adaptation of Jane Eyre. The set was designed to reflect the physical struggles and emotions of the characters, including the use of a handheld light to...
Curated Video
Writing the beginning of the story: 'The Magic Porridge Pot'
Pupil outcome: I can write the beginning of the story. Key learning points: - Every sentence must start with a capital letter and end with a full stop - The beginning of a story introduces the main characters, setting and plot - Word...
Teaching Without Frills
How to Create a Story Map for Kids - Planning Your Narrative Writing
In this video, you'll learn how to create a story map to help plan your narrative writing! Your story map will include characters, setting, and plot events in the beginning, middle, and end of your story.
Wonderscape
Discovering Adjectives in a Story
This video encourages viewers to identify and understand the role of adjectives in a story about a cricket and an ant. It highlights various adjectives, including descriptive words about characters, settings, and emotions, demonstrating...
Curated Video
Parts of a Script
Parts of a Script explores the structure of a script by explaining the four main parts: list of characters, description of setting, stage directions, and dialogue.
Wonderscape
The Importance of Setting in Storytelling
This video examines the role of setting in narratives, highlighting its significance in creating the backdrop and context for a story. Using "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" as an example, it demonstrates how settings influence the...
Teaching Without Frills
Story Elements for Kids: What Is a Setting?
Setting is an important story element! In this video, you'll learn the definition of setting and how to determine the setting in a story.
The Learning Depot
Elements of Literary Fiction: Characters, Setting, Plot, Theme, and Point of View
Literary elements are the technical components in all narrative stories. They are the universal and essential elements of all narrative fiction. And all are integral to creating the basic structure of a story in an engaging, compelling,...
Curated Video
The Importance of Setting
A video entitled “The Importance of Setting” which explores how to revise the setting of a text to change the mood.
Wonderscape
Crafting Atmosphere: Setting the Scene in Literature
This video explores how writers use the literary element of atmosphere to create specific feelings about a place or setting within a story. It distinguishes atmosphere from mood and uses examples from Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" and...
Curated Video
Setting
Setting explores the concept of setting of a literary work by reading short literary passages and accurately completing a setting map.
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Describing Settings
This is a video entitled “Describing Settings” which models how to identify the setting of a passage.
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Exploring Setting
Exploring Setting explores the concept of setting in a literary work by identifying the setting and explaining the effect(s) the setting has on the main character.
Curated Video
Infer: What I did on Spring Break
Students will answer 5 riddles to determine what I did over Spring Break. It encourages students to highlight the clues in text to help them infer the setting of a story or in this case paragraph. Reading Challenge: Write your own riddle...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Simulation of the Dynamics of a Fire in a Two-Story Duplex
NIST's Fire Dynamics Simulator was used to recreate fire conditions in a 1999 fire in a two-story duplex in Iowa. Three children and three firefighters were killed. The critical event was the on-set of flashover conditions in the...
TED Talks
TED: My year reading a book from every country in the world | Ann Morgan
Ann Morgan considered herself well read -- until she discovered the "massive blindspot" on her bookshelf. Amid a multitude of english and American authors, there were very few books from beyond the english-speaking world. So she set an...