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  • The Elements of Fiction

    The Elements of Fiction – Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain, Robert Louis Stevenson — these are just three of the renowned authors whose work is cited in this program which explores: Plot elements Character Conflict Flashback Foreshadowing and more.

  • The Elements of Drama

    The wonderful world of drama comes alive in The Elements of Drama, as the young host and hostess take viewers on a journey through the works of such famous playwrights as William Shakespeare. Colorful graphics and an informative narrative illustrate the basic elements of drama: Dialogue and narrative Soliloquy Dramatic conventions Plot elements Character Point of view Conflict and more.

  • The Elements of Poetry

    The Elements of Poetry – Figurative language, meter and rhyme, simile, and metaphor — these are a few of the many topics explored in this lively video tour through the genre of poetry. Other elements illustrated in the program include: Oxymoron Assonance Alliteration Imagery Understatement Hyperbole and more…

  • The Emergence of Modern America – 4 Pack

    Just the Facts: The Emergence of Modern America uses fascinating historical footage to explore six decades that shaped modern America. The series examines the Gilded Age in the late 19th century, the Progressive Era of the early 20th century, the Roaring Twenties, and the Great Depression

  • The Major Systems and Organs

    The Human Body — Major Systems and Organs enhances viewers’ understanding of the truly miraculous machine that is the human body.

  • Inventions That Changed our Lives: 6 Pack

    Inventions That Changed Our Lives, a six-volume series narrated by Tom Baker, uses modern-day technological inventions to take a fascinating peek back at early inventors and their creations. Each episode focuses on a different area of inventions, including communication and transportation, ancient inventions, medicine, plastics, warfare, and electricity. It inspires a new appreciation for inventions crucial to everyday life.

  • Inventors That Changed America: 2 Pack

    Learn about Inventors that Changed America in this 2 Pack Series. Includes: Inventors that Changed America: On the Go & Medical and Inventors that Changed America: Strong Connection.

  • Inventions That Changed our Lives: The Wonder of Electricity

    The Wonder of Electricity, as narrated by Tom Baker, chronicles a century of timesaving devices, from the functional to the fanciful. You will be amazed at the sheer volume of electric products that impact our daily lives.

  • Inventions That Changed our Lives: Communication & Transportation

    Thanks to visionaries like Alexander Graham Bell and Henry Ford, the areas of communication and travel have journeyed great distances in a short time. Narrator Tom Baker explores how Alexander Graham Bell’s telephone laid the foundation for today’s mega telecommunication industry. Watch how robotics and computers developed into everyday tools, fueling today’s communications and travel inventions and improving yesterday’s.

  • Inventions That Changed our Lives: Inventions & Innovations

    Narrated by Tom Baker, Inventions and Innovations features rare footage of pioneering inventors Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and Henry Ford. Spend time with these remarkable men who were not afraid to ask, Why? Learn how these inventors turned their theories into tangible proofs. In doing so, they changed forever the way we work and play everyday of our lives.