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Neil DeGrasse Tyson Explores Gulliver's Travels Instructional VideoNeil DeGrasse Tyson Explores Gulliver's Travels Instructional Video
Publisher
PBS
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
1:29
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategy
Direct Instruction
Technology
Audio
Internet Access
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Closed Captions
Year
2018
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Neil DeGrasse Tyson Explores Gulliver's Travels

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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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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

social commentary, satire, jonathan swift, gulliver's travels

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • After reading the definition of the word Yahoo, ask class members to theorize then research why founders Yang and Filo chose that title for their company

Classroom Considerations

  • One of four resources from The Great American Read collection
  • Requires a free PBS account to access materials

Pros

  • Materials include a vocabulary list with definitions and an activity

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.9-10.2 RL.9-10.3 RL.9-10.5 RL.11-12.2 RL.11-12.3

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