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This playlist provides examples of literary devices and writer's craft moves that students can utilize to strengthen their writing.

The Waltons: Jason's Commemoration

4m 50s

Figurative Language

Literary Devices

creative writing

characterization

descriptive writing

Jason uses descriptive writing to commemorate a location that was dear to his predecessors with wistful and vivid imagery. In his commemoration, he describes each of his family members in succinct detail.

Clips

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The Waltons: Jason's Commemoration

Jason uses descriptive writing to commemorate a location that was dear to his predecessors with w...

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Bridge to Terabithia: Leslie's Scuba Composition thumbnail

Bridge to Terabithia: Leslie's Scuba Composition

Leslie illustrates her scubadiving experience through colorful adjectives, imagery, and wonderous...

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Friends: Adoption Letter thumbnail

Friends: Adoption Letter

In an effort to use many sophisticated words, Joey uses a thesaurus on every word in his adoption...

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The Book Thief: Make the World Yours thumbnail

The Book Thief: Make the World Yours

Max teaches Rudy how to incorporate imagery into writing. He pushes her to use more descriptive v...

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Daniel Radcliffe Raps Alphabet Aerobics thumbnail

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Daniel Radcliffe Raps Alphabet Aerobics

Daniel performs Blackalicious' song, "Alphabet Aerobics," which contains plenty of alliteration.

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Despicable Me 2: Gru's Bad Date Experience thumbnail

01:55

Despicable Me 2: Gru's Bad Date Experience

Gru tucks the girls into bed and flashes back to an unpleasant time in school when he tried to as...

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Forrest Gump: Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates thumbnail

01:11

Forrest Gump: Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates

Forrest introduces himself to a stranger after she sits down next to him on a park bench. He offe...

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Everybody Hates Chris: Aunt Grievey thumbnail

01:13

Everybody Hates Chris: Aunt Grievey

Chris' mother has relatives over the house, and Chris explains of their nicknames. Each nickname ...

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That '70s Show: Jackie Fights Laurie thumbnail

01:18

That '70s Show: Jackie Fights Laurie

Laurie instigates Jackie, and they get into a fight that is illustrated by Batman-style hit flashes.

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Happy Gilmore: Rhyming with Shooter thumbnail

01:18

Happy Gilmore: Rhyming with Shooter

What starts out as small talk between Shooter and Happy turns into a confrontation, as Shooter at...

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Hey Arnold!: Oskar Memorizes "A Tale of Two Cities" thumbnail

01:28

Hey Arnold!: Oskar Memorizes "A Tale of Two Cities"

Oskar tries to prove he can learn to read by memorizing the beginning of "A Tale of Two Cities." ...

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Friends: Trapped in an ATM Vestibule thumbnail

05:49

Friends: Trapped in an ATM Vestibule

Chandler is using the ATM at a vestibule and tries to leave when the power goes out. He is trappe...

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The Replacements: Fears and Quicksand thumbnail

03:07

The Replacements: Fears and Quicksand

Coach McGinty asks his team to share their deepest fears. Intially, they think of their small fea...

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The Electric Company: Possessive 's' thumbnail

00:36

The Electric Company: Possessive 's'

Captain Cluck explains how apostrophes can be used to show possession on each chicken's food. Tha...

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The Electric Company: N Apostrophe T thumbnail

02:15

The Electric Company: N Apostrophe T

This clip introduces contractions and illustrates how they can be used in everyday speaking and w...

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Thank You for Smoking: Who Has the Best Government? thumbnail

01:54

Thank You for Smoking: Who Has the Best Government?

Nick teaches his son how to think about the writing prompt that his teacher assigned him. He enco...

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The Truman Show: Good Afternoon, Good Evening, and Good Night thumbnail

02:10

The Truman Show: Good Afternoon, Good Evening, and Good Night

Truman Burbank goes through his daily routine and shows off his good manners in the process. He i...

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Hey Arnold!: Oskar Memorizes "A Tale of Two Cities" thumbnail

01:28

Hey Arnold!: Oskar Memorizes "A Tale of Two Cities"

Oskar tries to prove he can learn to read by memorizing the beginning of "A Tale of Two Cities." ...

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Beauty and the Beast (1991): Be Our Guest thumbnail

01:34

Beauty and the Beast (1991): Be Our Guest

Belle is welcomed as a guest and treated to a performance by Lumiere (the candlestick), the dishe...

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Good Will Hunting: Your Move, Chief thumbnail

03:58

Good Will Hunting: Your Move, Chief

Sean talks to Will about his life and how it was wrong of Will to believe he understands Sean fro...

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Forrest Gump: Stupid is as Stupid Does thumbnail

01:01

Forrest Gump: Stupid is as Stupid Does

Forrest introduces himself to Bubba's family and pays his respect to Bubba after the war. When ta...

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The Amanda Show: "Snap Krackle Kaboom" Cereal thumbnail

01:41

The Amanda Show: "Snap Krackle Kaboom" Cereal

Just when the kids get bored of their cereal, a friend introduces them to an exciting new cereal ...

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Kung Fu Panda: Master Oogway's Wisdom thumbnail

01:00

Kung Fu Panda: Master Oogway's Wisdom

When Shifu hears about Master Oogway's vision, he tries desperately to keep Tai Lung from returni...

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Monty Python's Life of Brian: Stoning thumbnail

02:40

Monty Python's Life of Brian: Stoning

Mathias is found guilty for uttering the name of their lord, Jehovah, and is sentenced to death b...

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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl: Commandeer The Ship thumbnail

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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl: Commandeer The Ship

Will and Jack Sparrow are on a misson to steal a ship. When Will indicates which ship they are go...

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Star Trek: Not With My Ship You Don't thumbnail

02:39

Star Trek: Not With My Ship You Don't

Captain Kirk tries to communicate with Mr. Spock about the status of his ship and the next course...

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A Tale of Two Cities (1980): It Was the Best of Times thumbnail

02:23

A Tale of Two Cities (1980): It Was the Best of Times

In this scene, Marquis St. Evrémonde runs over a young boy with his carriage and has a cavalier r...

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1: Peeta Warns Katniss thumbnail

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1: Peeta Warns Katniss

Peeta warns Katniss of impending doom. He claims that no one can escape and that no one is safe r...

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All Quiet on the Western Front: The Butterfly thumbnail

01:56

All Quiet on the Western Front: The Butterfly

A tired, worn-down soldier sees a butterfly through the gaps in the sandbags that protect him. He...

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The Simpsons: Metric Booby Traps thumbnail

01:02

The Simpsons: Metric Booby Traps

When an important package is passed on to Homer, he delivers it to Mr. Burns, the sender of the p...

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The Simpsons: Bart Gets Hit By a Car thumbnail

01:38

The Simpsons: Bart Gets Hit By a Car

Bart and Mr. Burns exaggeratedly describe the events of a car accident that they are on trial for.

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Johnny Bravo: Johnny's High School Crush thumbnail

01:18

Johnny Bravo: Johnny's High School Crush

Johnny Bravo goes down memory lane as he reminisces over his high school crush, Sandy Baker. He h...

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Finding Nemo: Dory Speaking Whale thumbnail

02:26

Finding Nemo: Dory Speaking Whale

When Marlin and Dory realize they are lost, Marlin starts to panic. Dory suggests they ask a whal...

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Les Miserables (2012): Valjean's Soliloquy thumbnail

03:39

Les Miserables (2012): Valjean's Soliloquy

Valjean's soliloquy takes place after the Bishop pardons his sins. He grapples with the idea that...

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Dangerous Minds: What is the Prize? thumbnail

01:30

Dangerous Minds: What is the Prize?

A student in Louanne Johnson's class asks her what the prize is for reading poems. She states tha...

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A Dangerous Method: Our Work Will Be Rejected thumbnail

01:15

A Dangerous Method: Our Work Will Be Rejected

Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud staunchly defend their opposing positions on the nature of their work...

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Great Performances: Is This A Dagger Which I See Before Me thumbnail

03:46

Great Performances: Is This A Dagger Which I See Before Me

Macbeth ponders his decision to murder Duncan as he waits for his signal, the bell, to commit the...

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To Kill a Mockingbird: All Men Are Created Equal thumbnail

02:45

To Kill a Mockingbird: All Men Are Created Equal

Atticus gives a speech to the courtroom in which he expresses his disapproval of society's attitu...

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Aladdin (1992): At the Marketplace thumbnail

02:35

Aladdin (1992): At the Marketplace

Jasmine gives an apple from a fruit stand to a hungry young boy. She is quickly accosted by the f...

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The Sandlot: The Legend of The Beast thumbnail

02:51

The Sandlot: The Legend of The Beast

Squints tells the other kids about the legend of the beast, a guard dog that was a ruthless kille...

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The Campaign: Presidential Debate thumbnail

01:20

The Campaign: Presidential Debate

During a presidential debate, both the incumbent and the challenger are asked how they will bring...

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail: Unladen Swallow thumbnail

02:32

Monty Python and the Holy Grail: Unladen Swallow

King Arthur and his servant, Patsy, encounter a castle guard while searching for knights to join ...

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Spider-Man: Power and Responsibility thumbnail

01:09

Spider-Man: Power and Responsibility

Before dropping Peter off to school, Uncle Ben speaks with him for a few minutes in the car. He t...

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Oprah's Master Class: Be a Rainbow in Somebody’s Cloud thumbnail

01:45

Oprah's Master Class: Be a Rainbow in Somebody’s Cloud

Maya Angelou analyzes a 19th century African American song and explains what it means to her and ...

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The Imitation Game: Are You Paying Attention? thumbnail

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The Imitation Game: Are You Paying Attention?

In this opening scene, Alan Turing stresses to viewers the importance of listening closely and wa...

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Up the Down Staircase: Class Discussion thumbnail

02:39

Up the Down Staircase: Class Discussion

Sylvia facilitates a discussion with her students about Charles Dickens' novel, A Tale of Two Cit...

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The Big Bang Theory: Sheldon's Personalities thumbnail

01:00

The Big Bang Theory: Sheldon's Personalities

Shelson adjourns a meeting with his different personalities. Each personality checks into the mee...