Writing/Composition
Slowing down time (in writing & film)
Lesson duration 06:00
Certain moments in our lives seem to last forever. Whether it is a first kiss or a car crash,...
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Writing/Composition
How to make your writing funnier
Lesson duration 05:07
Did you ever notice how many jokes start with “Did you ever notice?” And what’s the deal with...
Writing/Composition
Three anti-social skills to improve your writing
Lesson duration 03:45
You need social skills to have a conversation in real life -- but they're quite different from...
Writing/Composition
How to make your writing suspenseful
Lesson duration 04:36
What makes a good horror story? Hideous monsters and fountains of blood might seem like a good...
Literature & Language
How misused modifiers can hurt your writing
Lesson duration 03:21
Modifiers are words, phrases, and clauses that add information about other parts of a...
Writing/Composition
6 ways to start a sentence | Sentence structure | Learn to write
Lesson duration 05:07
Have you ever been stuck on how to start writing or how to make your writing interesting? This...
Literature
Mining literature for deeper meanings
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Writing a great English paper can be tough because literature doesn’t always reveal its deeper...
Literature & Language
The five W's song
Lesson duration 01:40
When telling or writing a story you should always include the "Five W's." Let's learn about what...
Writing/Composition
The power of a great introduction
Lesson duration 04:43
Never underestimate the power of an intriguing start. When analyzing the literary greats like...
Speaking
The case against “good” and “bad”
Lesson duration 04:53
Don’t take the easy route! Instead, use this little trick to improve your writing -- let go of...
History
How Braille was invented | Moments of Vision 9
Lesson duration 01:50
Today, Braille is the universally accepted system of writing for the blind, translated into...
Literature & Language
Word family -at | Phonics song for kids
Lesson duration 03:34
Understanding word families can help you read words and write words more easily! Let's learn...
Literature & Language
Why should you read Charles Dickens?
Lesson duration 05:17
The starving orphan seeking a second helping of gruel. The spinster wasting away in her tattered...
Literature
Everything you need to know to read "Frankenstein"
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In 1815, Lord Byron proposed a challenge to a few literary guests he had gathered in his house...
Linguistics
Does grammar matter?
Lesson duration 04:39
It can be hard sometimes, when speaking, to remember all of the grammatical rules that guide us...
Literature & Language
Why should you read Sylvia Plath?
Lesson duration 04:46
Under her shrewd eye and pen, Sylvia Plath turned everyday objects into haunting images: a “new...
Global Economics
How algorithms shape our world - Kevin Slavin
Lesson duration 15:24
Kevin Slavin argues that we're living in a world designed for -- and increasingly controlled by...
Social Studies
Why is Herodotus called “The Father of History”?
Lesson duration 05:03
About 2500 years ago, the writing of history as we understand it didn’t really exist. Then, a...