The Unicorn in the Garden

Story text here.

Genetics Videos

Genetics 101:

Part 1 - What are genes?

Part 2 - What are SNPs?

Part 3 - Where do your genes come from?

Part 4 - What is phenotype?

Somali Pirates

There are many stories in the news about Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden capturing ships. Who are these pirates? How do they operate? Why are they heroes in Somalia? This video gives a very interesting explanation about these 21st Century pirates.

Bear in There

I used a computer voice to make this little movie from a favorite poem by Shel Silverstein.

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce is my favorite story set in the American Civil War.

Read the Story adapted in Simple English

"Little Things" or "Popular Mechanics"

This is a student movie (not my students) based on Raymond Carver's short story. I think they did a nice job with this, but the setting in the movie isn't nearly as bleak as in the original story. And the ending is a lot gorier in the movie.

Check out these blog posts about the story.

Can Creativity Survive Education?

This short talk by Sir Ken Robinson is loaded with jokes, but it makes important points about the nature of education, creativity, and intelligence. How can we educate creative, multi-intelligent children for a future that we can't yet imagine?

What Does English Sound Like?

What kind of accent does an English speaker have?  In this video, an actress puts on 21 different accents from around the English-speaking world.

Grammar focus - Verbs

This video is one of my personal favorites from the Schoolhouse Rock collection.


Answer these questions.

Quiz yourself about Am, Is, or Are.

Quiz yourself about verb forms.

Class Project - After 20 Years

My students and I made this movie based on O. Henry's story "After 20 Years."

The Red Balloon

Product Placement

Spider Man


Curioius George


Home Alone


Good Will Hunting

3 Ads from McDonalds

Old Man Fishing


Anything for Love - Egypt


Ice Cream - Korea

Soccer Players Ad

Pepsi - So much fun

Could you have as much fun with a Pepsi as these people are having?

Driving in a Jeep

How much fun can driving a vehicle be?

Classic Wendy's TV Ads

Where's the Beef?


The Soviet Fashion Show


Parts is Parts

music video - You Gotta Be

What are your virtues? What are the characteristics that will make you a success? What do you "gotta be"?

100 People; 1 Drum

Herbie Bittman