The Atlantic
Unpublished Kurt Vonnegut Story, 'The Drone King': An Animation
In the 1950s, Kurt Vonnegut wrote a short story that he never published. Recently, editors of a Vonnegut short story collection discovered it while researching old papers. The Atlantic is printing “The Drone King” for the first time this...
Curated Video
Identifying Conclusions 1
"Identifying Conclusions" demonstrates how to examine concluding statements by reading passages and identifying the conclusions.
Oxford Comma
Ending Explained! Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants"
Most people are surprised to learn that a 1927 shorty story that seems to be about nothing is actually about abortion. Hemingway uses clever symbolism, subtext, and character in order to write a surprisingly modern story of longing 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.
Curated Video
Using Time Transitions in Writing
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using time transitions in a story to convey the passage of time. The teacher provides examples and prompts the students to identify the type of transition used. The students then...
PBS
The Pilgrims: William Bradford
As a young boy, William Bradford was drawn to the Separatist idea that Christ could be with a person through prayer and worship. But soon after the Separatists arrived to Plymouth, the experiment in the New England had failed. Watch a...