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Literacy

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Closeup of a handwritten poem from Edgar Allen Poe in black ink on parchment paper.
3 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
ASL
Black and white blurred painting of a man wearing a top hat and riding a horse.
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
Episode 2
3 minutes 5 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
ASL
Senior man looks slightly down with mouth open against a black background. Text on image reads, Gerald Kennedy, Louisiana State University.
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
Episode 1
2 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
ASL
Man wearing a vintage white shirt, vest and bowtie looking down and away with a serious expression on his face.
Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
Episode 3
8 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Text on image reads, "Noun. A word that names a person, animal, place, thing or idea."
Grammar in Action
Episode 1
5 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
Tower of giraffes walk across a grassy plain towards camera. Text below image reads, "giraffes" with the S in giraffes highlighted in green." Caption. The word giraffes is a plural noun.
Grammar in Action
Episode 2
7 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
Closeup of 2 girls laughing. Caption. It's anything that you can think about.
Grammar in Action
Episode 3
4 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 6
ASL
Illustration of a dinosaur with a red and white ridge on its head and yellow fur on its back reclining on pillows and holding up an open book.
7 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: K - 3
Digital illustration of a snowy landscape with tracks running from 3 brown tunnels and pine trees scattered in the background.
Shawn and Team
Episode 7
4 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 2
Cartoon of Max the Train moving along a circular track in a playroom. Nearby, Blazin' Bill the Monster Truck, micro machines, and colored pencils. Caption. They look so cool, but they are gray.
Toys
Episode 1
9 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 2
Cartoon of Robo, J, 5, a pink robot hovering next to Robo, O, 5, a short, squat blue robot. They are next to a fountain surrounded by a colorful flower border. Caption. Sound of Robots beeping.
Toys
Episode 6
13 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 2
Cartoon of a play room. Robo, J, 5, a pink robot hover next to a machine labeled, "Word Machine." Robot faces towards Blazin' Bill and Jake the Fire Engine parked nearby, appearing to watch the Word Machine. Caption. Today we will learn animal words.
Toys
Episode 3
6 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 2
Cartoon of a green backpack on a wooden surface. A brown hamster pokes its head out of the main zipper of the backpack.
Art to Heart
Episode 1
1 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: K - 2
Cartoon of late-eighteen-hundreds man in a fists up boxing position. 2 arrows point at him read, "Conflict." A human hand writes a "C" in a third arrow. Title card reads, "Conflict in literature is any struggle between opposing forces, usually the main character against something else."
Literary Elements and Techniques
Episode 1
2 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
2 illustrations. Stick figure on an island with a palm tree. Next to this, hand draws a stick figure and buildings. Title card reads, "Location. The location of a story can determine parameters for a character's life and helps create mood and atmosphere."
Literary Elements and Techniques
Episode 2
2 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Hand holds a pen in the middle of writing out a title card, which reads, "Theme is the main or underlying meaning of a literary work. It's the message the reader takes away from the. Hand begins to write the word start.
Literary Elements and Techniques
Episode 3
2 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Woman raises eyebrows and tilts head slightly while wearing a blue cardigan and gold glasses attached to a necklace. Caption. First, there is the statement.
30 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 8
Closeup of a woman with long blonde hair opening her mouth mid-speech. Caption. The legends, myths, and literature of mankind.
51 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Woman in a black blazer stands next to a large computer monitor. She looks past camera as her hands gesture with thumbs and pointer fingers bent parallel to 1 another to form brackets.
Science Nation
Episode 103
2 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
ASL
Color illustration. Young girl seated in a chair with knees pulled in, looking down at an open book in front of her. Caption. Daybreak to dusky dark if Mama would allow.
11 minutes 20 seconds
Grade Level: 4 - 7
Red locomotive sits in a grassy field next to a wooden rail fence.
Shawn and Team
Episode 6
1 hours 5 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 2
Shawn the Train, a red locomotive, looks over at a yellow train that runs on a parallel track. Yellow train glances to the side with a concerned expression. Caption. He's across the bridge waiting for us.
Shawn and Team
Episode 4
11 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 3
ASL
Color illustration. Vignettes of children doing various hobbies such as looking through a magnifying glass at an ant farm, examining bugs, and counting coins.
9 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 5
Cartoon of the side of Max the Train driving along the tracks, surrounded by bright purple and green pillars.
Toys
Episode 5
21 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: Ps - 2
Young man wearing a white collared shirt looks slightly below camera, standing against a red backdrop. Caption. Develop a cure for an illness and survive a natural catastrophe.
17 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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