Language Arts Skills Index
The Language Arts and the Math and Science Skills Indexes are designed to help you integrate the TV411 videos, web lessons, and print downloads into your classroom's curriculum. Use the dropdown menu below to browse the full catalog of our language arts materials by the skill or content area they address.
| Type | Description | Skill/Content |
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Video: Def Poetry Jam Broadway performers from Russell Simmon's "Def Poetry Jam" show how writing poetry can be hot and cool. |
Writer Profiles |
| Video |
Video: Doug E. Fresh Hip-hop star and author Doug E. Fresh reads, raps, and rhymes with parents and children. |
Writer Profiles |
| Video |
Video: Frank McCourt Adult learners discuss this best-selling memoir and meet its author, Frank McCourt. |
Writer Profiles |
| Video |
Video: Getting Started Poet Jimmy Baca helps a group of writers come up with ideas. |
Writer Profiles |
| Video |
Video: Hazel Dickens Bluegrass singer/songwriter Hazel Dickens talks about her writing process and shows examples of her work. |
Writer Profiles |
| Video |
Video: Images and Details Poet Jimmy Baca helps a group of writers fine-tune their work. |
Writer Profiles |
| Video |
Video: Journals Poet Jimmy Baca and a group of adults discuss why and how they keep a journal and share some of their journal entries. |
Writer Profiles |
| Video |
Video: Letters and Memories Poet Jimmy Baca teaches a group how to use memories to make their writing more powerful. |
Writer Profiles |
| Video |
Video: Mystery Writer Best-selling novelist, Elizabeth Daniels Squire, who was dyslexic, explains her writing strategies. |
Writer Profiles |
| Video |
Video: Poet Jimmy Baca A well-known poet tells how he discovered the power of language while he was in prison. |
Writer Profiles |