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PACKAGE5:SHAKESPEARE&COMPOSITION
VIDEOID#
DESCRIPTION RUNTIME
GRADELEVEL
50076
CLUBWRITE:JOURNALWRITING
Studentslearntoexplainwhywriterskeepjournals,recognizetheimportanceofdailywriting,anddescribevariouskindsof
writingthatcangointoajournal.
14:46 5-7
50077
CLUBWRITE:BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHYLearnthedifferencebetween
biographyandautobiography,seeexamplesofresearch,andapplythewritingprocesstowritingboth
abiographyandanautobiography.
14:45 5-7
50078
CLUBWRITE:WRITINGEPITAPHS
Findouthowtoapplythewritingprocesstowritinganepitaphandhowtodeveloporganizedwritingthroughfocused,well-developed
ideas.
14:44 5-7
50079
CLUBWRITE:POETRY
Seehowwritingpoetrycanbefunandchallenging.
14:37 5-7
50080
CLUBWRITE:PERSUASIVEWRITING
Persuasiveessaysareopinionsbackedupbyfactsandexamples.
14:45 5-7
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VIDEOID#
DESCRIPTION RUNTIME
GRADELEVEL
50081
CLUBWRITE:DESCRIPTIVEWRITING
Learntipsandtechniquesforwritingdescriptiveessays.
14:46 5-7
50082
CLUBWRITE:EXPOSITORYWRITINGDiscoverthepurposeof
expositorywriting,learnabouttransitionalwordsandphrases,andlearnhowtowriteandrevise
anexpositoryparagraph.
14:43 5-7
50083
CLUBWRITE:MATH
Seehowtowriteacreativestorywithamaththeme.
14:43 5-7
50085
CLUBWRITE:POINTOFVIEW
Explorevariationsontalesandchangesthatoccurwhenastoryistoldfromadifferentpointof
view.
14:43 5-7
50232
CLUBWRITEKIDS:WRITINGANAUTOBIOGRAPHY
Differentapproachestobrainstormingandorganizingideaarehighlightedinthisepisode.AmysteriousbabypictureinspiresCassie's
autobiography.
14:56 3-4
50233
CLUBWRITEKIDS:WRITINGAMYSTERY
Thestudentslearnhowtomakeaconceptmaptocollectand
organizeideas.
14:46 3-4
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VIDEOID#
DESCRIPTION RUNTIME
GRADELEVEL
50234
CLUBWRITEKIDS:CREATINGAWRITING
PORTFOLIOCassieandherfriendslaunchafundraisersellingpopcornballs.Byusingdata,theysetapriceandeffectivelymarkettheir
product.
14:46 3-4
50235
CLUBWRITEKIDS:WRITINGAFICTIONALSTORY
Theclublearnsaboutthehistoryofatrainstationandsomeoftheintriguingeventsthattookplacethere,findingplentyofmaterial
forafictionalstory.
14:46 3-4
50236
CLUBWRITEKIDS:WRITINGABOUTFEELINGS
Cassieandhersisterhaveabitterargument.Shelearnstoexpressheremotionstowardapositive
conclusion.
14:46 3-4
50237
CLUBWRITEKIDS:WRITINGTOPERSUADEClubWritememberswrite
persuasiveletterstostoptheirneighborhoodplaygroundfrom
beingdemolishedforconstructionofanewdrugstore.
14:46 3-4
50238
CLUBWRITEKIDS:MAKINGAMOVIE
Theevolutionofastoryideaintoamovieisthesubjectofthisepisode.Thestudentsusea
jigsawtechniquetodividetasksanddevelopthestoryline.
14:46 3-4
50239
CLUBWRITEKIDS:WRITINGAPLAY
ClubWritevisitsalarge-scalereproductionoftheParthenon
wheretheyareinspiredbyGreekmythology.Thestudentsusethe
mythofPandora'sJarasinspirationforaplay.
14:46 3-4
4
VIDEOID#
DESCRIPTION RUNTIME
GRADELEVEL
50246
CLUBWRITEKIDS:WRITINGINSCIENCES
ClubWritevisitsarivertoobserve,sort,andinterpret
informationabouttheriverbed.Thestudentspublishinformationaboutthehealthoftheriver.
14:46 3-4
50254
CLUBWRITEKIDS:WRITINGFROMORALHISTORYCassiemeetsMr.Johnson,an
ordinarylookingman.Hislifehasbeenanythingbutordinaryas
CassielearnsthatMr.Johnsonisaheroicmanwithanillustrious
past.
14:46 3-4
50261
CLUBWRITEKIDS:WRITINGABOUTFAMILY
RinajoinsthewritingclubandsharesherJapaneseculture.Thisepisodeemphasizestherevisionpartofthewritingprocessandillustratestheimportanceof
matchingtenses.
14:46 3-4
50262
CLUBWRITEKIDS:KEEPINGANATUREJOURNALCassielearnstouseprecise
modifierstodescribedetailsandinterestingverbstodepictaction.Tipsformakingajournallively
andusefulareshown.
14:46 3-4
52204
EFFECTIVEWRITING:GETTINGIDEASTOWRITE
ABOUTWhileHildaandBerniewaitforanideaforsomethingtowriteabout,theydiscoverideasdon'tusuallycomeontheirown-they
mustbemethalfway.
10:32 4-6
52205
EFFECTIVEWRITING:HOLDINGTHEMSPELLBOUNDDiscoverwhytheelementsthatmakestoriesinterestingarethe
sameasthosethatmakeeverydaystorieseffective-plot,
characterdevelopmentandtone.
10:48 4-6
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VIDEOID#
DESCRIPTION RUNTIME
GRADLEVEL
50684
GETWRITING:REVIEW
'Twiggy'Sandersremindsstudentstopractice,practice,practice.Thisprogramcarefullyreviewsalltheelementsof
writingagoodessay.
20:31 9-12
50685
GETWRITING:EDITING
Dealswiththemechanicsofwriting,spelling,grammar,andpunctuation.Proof-readingtechniquesandsymbolsare
introduced.
17:36 9-12
50686
GETWRITING:REVISING
Studentslearnhowtoimprovetheiressaysbydefiningtheir
readers,reviewingtheintroductionsandconclusions,
anddeletingrepetitiveinformation.
23:44 9-12
50687
GETWRITING:COMPOSING
Gofrompre-writingtocomposingasyouidentifytopicsentences,useconnectingwordsbetweensentences,andhowtoconstructeffectiveparagraphs.
25:25 9-12
50688
GETWRITING:PRE-WRITING
Viewersareintroducedtolistingandwebbing,twotechniquesforbrainstormingideasforessaytopics.Anadvantagesand/or
disadvantagesessayisassigned.
29:02 9-12
82650
GRAMMARINACTION:NOUNS
Nounsarewordsthatnameaperson,animal,place,thingoridea.Propernounsarealsodiscussed.Studentswilllearntoidentifynounsandpropernounsinasentence.
5:17 K-5
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VIDEOID#
DESCRIPTION RUNTIME
GRADELEVEL
82651
GRAMMARINACTION:POSSESSIVENOUNS
Learnerswillcometoknowthatapossessivenounshowsthataperson,animal,place,thingorideacanpossesssomething.
4:49 K-5
82652
GRAMMARINACTION:COMMAS
Learningaboutcommashelpsyoucommunicatewithothersandhelpspeopleexpressideasmoreclearly.
4:19 K-5
82653
GRAMMARINACTION:PLURALNOUNS
Learnthedifferentwaystomakenounspossessiveandsimplerulesforsingularandpluralpossessivenouns.
7:34 K-5
82665
ALPHABETSAFARITravelaroundtheworldontheAlphabetSafariandseecaptivatingfootageofanimalsintheirnaturalhabitats,combinedwithcolorfulgraphics,andupbeatmusic.
24:24 K-2
82666
MARKTWAINThroughinterviewswithMarkTwainimpersonatorJohnPogson,vintagefilm,andphotos,thisprogramexaminethelifeofthemanwhobecame-andstillis-anAmericanicon.
28:47 7-12
83006
UNDERSTANDINGSHAKESPEARE:ROMEO&JULIET
RomeoandJulietdefytherulesoftheirworldtobetogether.TheCapuletsandMontagues,warringfamiliesofVerona,areultimatelyunitedbyRomeoandJuliet’sdoomedrelationship.
1:30:22 7-12
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DESCRIPTION RUNTIME
GRADELEVEL
83007
UNDERSTANDINGSHAKESPEARE:
OTHELLOIagomanipulatesOthello'strustintoafitofdeadlyjealousyandragethatcauseshimtomurderhislovingwifeDesdemona.
1:27:03 K-12
83008
UNDERSTANDINGSHAKESPEARE:
HAMLETTobeornottobe?Thatisthequestionforagrief-strickenherocaughtinataleofrevenge,nobility,andhonor.
1:29:42 7-12
83009
UNDERSTANDINGSHAKESPEARE:MACBETH
Shakespeare'sclassictragedytellsthestoryofagoodmangonebad,driventomurderbyuglyambitionandfueledbyapower-hungrywife.
1:30:18 7-12
83010
SHAKESPEAREINLONDONFollowWilliamShakespearethrough16thand17thCenturyLondon,ashecreatesmanyofthemostimportantworkseverwritten.
52:30 7-12
83036
ENGLISHGRAMMARMODULE1:NOUNS,PRONOUNS&
ADJECTIVESLearnabout3partsofspeech:thenoun,whichisaperson,place,thingoridea;thepronoun,whichtakestheplaceofanoun;andtheadjective,whichdescribesormodifiesanoun.
26:51 4-9
83037
ENGLISHGRAMMARMODULE2:ALLABOUTTHEVERB
Getintroducedtoabaker'sdozenofverbtenses,includingthesimpletense,theperfecttense,theprogressivetense,andtheperfectprogressivetense!
26:50 4-9
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VIDEOID#
DESCRIPTION RUNTIME
GRADELEVEL
83038
ENGLISHGRAMMARMODULE3:ADVERBS,PREPOSITIONS&
CONJUNCTIONSTheStandardDeviantsexplainverbals,whichareverbformsthatfunctionassomeothertypeofspeechinasentence.
26:49 4-9
83039
ENGLISHGRAMMARMODULE4:EXAMININGTHESENTENCE
Takealookatsimplesentences,not-so-simplecomplexsentencesandcompoundsentences,andseehowphrasesandobjectsworkwithinsentences.
26:49 4-9
83040
ENGLISHGRAMMARMODULE5:AGREEINGWITHGRAMMAR
Learnhowawordthatusuallyworksasonepartofspeechcanputonadisguiseandpretendtobeanotherpartofspeech,includingnounsasverbs,andverbsasnouns.
26:50 4-9
83041
ENGLISHGRAMMARMODULE2:GRAMMARFOLLIES
Takealookatsentenceproblems,includingsentencefragments,commasplices,andrun-onsentences.
26:50 4-9
83056
ENGLISHCOMPOSITIONMODULE1:ENTERTHEWRITERWiitnessboldideasandhandy-dandyadviceonhowtowritetheperfectEnglishpaperastheStandardDeviantsstartyouoffonthewritingprocess.
26:51 8-12
83057
ENGLISHCOMPOSITIONMODULE2:FREEWRITING
Getstartedonyourpaperwithtwosimplesteps:definingthetaskandclarifyingtheassignment.
26:49 8-12
9
VIDEOID#
DESCRIPTION RUNTIME
GRADELEVEL
83058
ENGLISHCOMPOSITIONMODULE3:RESEARCHING&
ROUGHDRAFTGotothelibrary,searchcyberspace,andconductsurveystogathertheinformationneededtowriteatop-notchpaper.
26:50 8-12
83059
ENGLISHCOMPOSITIONMODULE4:FROMFIRSTLINETO
LASTDRAFTLearnhowtoknockyourreader'ssocksoffwithcoolopenersthatgrabthemfromtheveryfirstline!
26:50 8-12
83060
ENGLISHPUNCTUATIONMODULE1:ABEGINNER’S
GUIDEWeallknowwhatperiods,exclamationmarksandquestionmarksare,butyou'dbesurprisedhowoftenpeopleusethemincorrectly!
26:50 4-9
83061
ENGLISHPUNCTUATIONMODULE2:COMMAS&COLONSLearnhowtousecommasandhowtomakecolonsworkforyou.Plus,findoutaboutthemostproblematicpunctuationmarksaround:thesemicolon.
26:51 4-9
83062
ENGLISHPUNCTUATIONMODULE3:DASHES&HYPHENSImagineaworldwithoutpunctuation-itwouldbechaos!Addsomeflairtoyoursentenceswithdramaticdashes,hyphens,andtheever-usefulapostrophe.
26:51 4-9
83063
ENGLISHPUNCTUATIONMODULE4:PUNCTUATION
PAIRSLearneverythingyouneedtoknowaboutpunctuationmarksthatcomeinpairs,likeparentheses,quotationmarks,andbrackets.
26:48 4-9
10
VIDEOID#
DESCRIPTION RUNTIME
GRADELEVEL
83091
UNDERSTANDINGLITERATURE:THEELEMENTSOFFICTION
Exploreplotelements,character,conflict,flashback,fores-hadowing,andmorethroughtheworksofHemingway,Twain,andmore.
26:01 7-12
83092
UNDERSTANDINGLITERATURE:THEELEMENTSOFPOETRY
Figurativelanguage,meterandrhyme,simile,andmetaphor--theseareafewofthemanytopicsexploredinTheElementsofPoetry.
25:17 7-12
83093
UNDERSTANDINGLITERATURE:THEELEMENTSOFDRAMA
Discoverthebasicelementsofdrama:Dialogueandnarrative,soliloquy,dramaticconventions,plotelements,character,pointofview,conflict,andmore.
26:28 7-12
83159
ROMEO&JULIETINHARLEMThisuniquefilmstaystruetoShakespeare'soriginallanguageandstoryline,butissetinmoderndayHarlem,amongbasketballcourtsandsubways.
1:49:37 7-12
83173
SHAKESPEAREMODULE1:INTROTOSHAKESPEARE
WhowasShakespeare?Whatkindofaworlddidhelivein?Whyishesogreat?GetreadyforaninsidelookatShakespeare'slifeandtimes,hisuseoflanguage,andthenitty-grittyofElizabethandrama.
25:37 8-12
83174
SHAKESPEAREMODULE2:WHATISTRAGEDY
Getreadytoexploreeveryaspectoftragedy.You'llexploreaclassictragedy,OedipusRex,aswellastragedyintheMiddleAgesandWilliamShakespeare'stakeontragedy.
21:14 8-12
11
VIDEOID#
DESCRIPTION RUNTIME
GRADELEVEL
83175
SHAKESPEAREMODULE3:TITUSANDRONICUS
Shakespeare'sfirsttragedyisaplayknee-deepinbloodandbile.It'sgreatatshowingwhattragedywaslikeinhisday,andatshowinghisdevelopmentasatragedian.
19:47 8-12
83176
SHAKESPEAREMODULE4:ROMEOANDJULIET
RomeoandJulietisoneofShakespeare'smostpopularplays,performedagainandagainthankstotheplot,thepoetry,andthepeople.
28:27 8-12
83177
SHAKESPEAREMODULE5:HAMLETBASICS
Hamletisoneofthemostpopularplaysofalltime.Why?Mystery!Murder!Madness!Mayhem!Playswithinplays!AndthemostfamouslinesinallofEnglishtheater.
15:55 8-12
83178
SHAKESPEAREMODULE6:HAMLETTHEMES
ExploreWilliamShakespeare'smonumentalmarvel,Hamlet.WhatapieceofworkisHamlet?Hownobleinreason,howinfiniteinfaculties...yougetthepicture.
19:31 8-12
83179
SHAKESPEAREMODULE7:OTHELLOBASICS
Takearough-and-readyridethroughtheplotofOthelloandlookatsomeofthemostintriguingcharacters,fromthejealoustothedastardly.
19:45 8-12
83180
SHAKESPEAREMODULE8:OTHELLOASATRAGEDY
Getreadyforintriguingin-depthinsightsintoIago,Desdemona,andOthello.TheStandardDeviantsdelvedeepintothepsychesofthesesuperscene-stealers.
21:02 8-12
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VIDEOID#
DESCRIPTION RUNTIME
GRADELEVEL
83181
SHAKESPEAREMODULE9:MACBETHBASICS
Youwantblood?Yougotit!Youwantconnivingconspiracies?Done!Youwantspookywitches?Noproblem!It'screepy,it'scrawly,it'stheScottishplayonwords,andthat'snolie.
22:28 8-12
83182
SHAKESPEAREMODULE10:THECHARACTERSOFMACBETHTheStandardDeviantscontinuetheirdiscussionofMacbeth,hisconnivingwife,LadyMacbeth,andthebetrayedfriend,Banquo!Andofcourse,thosethreewitches!
16:30 8-12
83183
SHAKESPEAREMODULE11:KINGLEARBASICS
Flyintothelies,spies,andfamilytiesofoneShakespeare'smostimportanttragedies.You'lllearntheplotandwhatnot,meetthekingandotherthings,andgreettheamazingfeatsofLearandhisbuddies.
14:14 8-12
83184
SHAKESPEAREMODULE12:APPROACHESTOKINGLEAR
ExamineimportantscenesandcharactersandseewhatmakesKingLearsogreat,includingschemingsisters,steadfastservants,andspectacularstorms.
15:23 8-12
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