Teaching writing with Youtube: Part II
Laurie Stowell
Cal State San Marcos
lstowell@csusm.edu
San Marcos Writing Project: http://www.csusm.edu/education/outreach/smwp.html
All videos mentioned in this presentation (and more) are on my Youtube channel.
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To begin:
1. http://www.keepvid.com (Zamzar will no longer save youtube videos)
2. CUE’s project:
http://www.youtube.com/teachers?utm_source=cue&utm_medium=email&utm_ca
mpaign=sept4 (They want you to suggest videos)
3. Save tube: http://www.savetube.com
4. Ted videos with lesson plans: http://ed.ted.com/
5. Eight ways to use video with English Language Learners:
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/ell-engagement-using-video-larry-ferlazzo-katiehull-sypnieski
6. Why I have the playlists I do
7. Run youtube off your youtube app on ipad (Unless you updated to iOS 6)
Rationale
8. National Commission on Writing free reports: http://www.hostcollegeboard.com/advocacy/writing/publications.html
9. Writing: The neglected R:
http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/writingcom/neglectedr.pdf
10. Writing, technology and teens:
http://www.writingcommission.org/prod_downloads/prof/community/PIP_Writin
g_Report_FINAL.pdf
11. Writing: A ticket to work or a ticket out:
http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/writingcom/writing-ticket-towork.pdf
12. NCTE: Writing in the 21st century:
http://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Press/Yancey_final.pdf
13. NCTE beliefs about writing:
http://www.ncte.org/positions/statements/writingbeliefs
14. Writing Next: http://www.all4ed.org/files/WritingNext.pdf
(11 most effective strategies to improve writing of adolescents)
15. What video games have to teach us about literacy and learning by James Gee (book)
16. A vision of K-12 students today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8
17. A vision of K-12 teachers today: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0aiFMiIlBE
18. Engage me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRUTtpk9EHg&feature=related
19. Curriculum 2.0:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xBYSdMK1LU&feature=related
20. Time to learn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIluH3mPlmk&feature=related
21. Daniel Pink on TED: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrkrvAUbU9Y (can get on
Youtube or TED)
22. Daniel Pink RSA animated video: The surprising truth about what motivates us:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc
23. Sir Ken Robinson: Are schools killing creativity (Youtube or TED):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY&feature=relmfu
24. Ed Ted “Some study that I used to know”: http://ed.ted.com/on/SiuG5bgI and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxkHM4DUDKM
Poem of the day
25. Poetry 180: Billy Collins: http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/
26. Def Poetry
I wanna hear a poem by Steve Coleman:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOum8NE5-Ns
Poetic bloodline by Gemineye: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3ydutKWEoA
Full figure potential: A fat girls blues by Georgia Me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fJc6RG0aok
Totally like whatever, you know by Taylor Mali:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKyIw9fs8T4&feature=related
27. Brave New Voices: Thinking about you:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0QiFy8dmX0&list=PL7AC0E674E9A389C4&i
ndex=38&feature=plpp_video
28. I’m taking my ball and going home (National Poetry Slam Finals):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBJoZKe_lLw&list=PL7AC0E674E9A389C4&in
dex=27&feature=plpp_video
29. Rives: If I controlled the internet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M69FT6zrQ1I
TED: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/rives_controls_the_internet.html
30. Billy Collins: The lanyard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EjB7rB3sWc
31. Billy Collins: The trouble with poetry:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7OHFJG7mxU
32. Wild Geese by Mary Oliver:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IiylWR2orE&feature=related
33. NC Poetry Out Loud 2010: “Mother to son” by Langston Hughes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjPKGWCoB4M&feature=related
34. Adam Gottlieb (winner of Louder than a bomb, Student slam contest) Breath:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXIjF0ERvYY
35. Lebron James by Nate Marshall (Louder than a bomb):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzG65XrhtxM
36. “And still I rise” by Maya Angelou:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqOqo50LSZ0&feature=related
37. Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZM_cPlgFq4
38. Animations of poetry (some created by students):
The highwayman by Alfred Noyes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gq6dNQiXYtA&feature=related
Inspired by The highwayman:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NFc5GZkOSo&feature=related
Shakespeare Sonnet 29 (sung by Rufus Wainwright):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6FFtq5CEoM
Shakespeare Sonnet 30 read by Kenneth Branagh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWVvlZdLTDA&feature=related
Tonight I can write the saddest lines by Pablo Neruda:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRx9NMP9zro&feature=related
Forgetfulness by Billy Collins: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-a8ELOVig4
The Summer Day by Mary Oliver (read by Mary Oliver):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16CL6bKVbJQ
39. Also see: Poetry Foundation: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/
Genres/Forms
1. Conversation with my 12 year old self:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFGAQrEUaeU&list=PLD3529A4E877E857C&
index=17&feature=plpp_video
2. Mythbusters: Moon Landing Photo Hoax (1 of 6):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdMPJXORoc0&list=PLD3529A4E877E857C&
index=33&feature=plpp_video (writing argument: claim and evidence)
3. “Date Night”: What’s their story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opSQCMoCi0&list=PLD3529A4E877E857C&index=37&feature=plpp_video
4. A dramatic surprise on a quiet square:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=316AzLYfAzw&list=PLD3529A4E877E857C&i
ndex=34&feature=plpp_video
5. Different kind of narrative: Parisian love story:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnsSUqgkDwU
6. A 3 minute story of mixed emoticons by Rives:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYyN_6GmzWI
TED:
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/rives_tells_a_story_of_mixed_emoticons.html
7. Video games and story telling:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYyN_6GmzWIhttp://www.youtube.com/watc
h?v=1jdG2LHair0
8. Ira Glass on Storytelling, part 1 of 4: (Be sure to watch the other three!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loxJ3FtCJJA
9. Malcolm Gladwell on spaghetti sauce:
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/malcolm_gladwell_on_spaghetti_sauce.html
10. Writing argument: Monty Python argument clinic:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teMlv3ripSM
11. Closing arguments: The Verdict:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH_GsvCwTJU&feature=related
12. To Kill a mockingbird closing argument:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJEwhqjdBlA&feature=related
13. Essay: Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg
TED:
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_
story.html
14. How to write a foolproof college application:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGPXW3RfC2c
15. Ten stages of writing an essay: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkTMsoWC_k&feature=related ( )
16. How to write an effective essay: The introduction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN6IOSMviS4&feature=related
17. Discover magazine: 20 things you didn’t know:
http://discovermagazine.com/columns/20-things-you-didnt-know
18. How to summarize:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLdvEFtUuMM&feature=relmfu
19. Why I write: http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/3663
Aspects of writing:
20. The case against “good” and “bad”: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-case-againstgood-and-bad
21. Burying dead words: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQODcdUtmH4
22. Explode a moment (Barry Lane): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KykziiHpyuo
23. Barry Lane writes about his favorite day:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxdrOWUCu48&feature=related
24. Word chef #1 Adding details: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkA2bH6GfFU
25. Word chef #3 Sentence Fluency: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFTm9V5bha4
26. Word chef: Voice: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FqTim2PgYk (There are
about 6 of these word chef videos. They are also on Teacher tube)
27. Word choice- Flat as a pancake: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StdgSDGULI&feature=related
28. Princesses write too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7btirTLDZJg (She has
other good video blogs)
29. Writers Talk: Garth Nix on character:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsLS49lyL6E
30. How to write a thesis statement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwSFfnlwtjY
(also look for how to write analysis)
31. Grammar Rock videos: School House Rock Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/SchoolHouseRockKids?blend=7&ob=5#p/c/9A341
6E92CD17A4B
Writing Process:
32. Brainstorming with Darth Vadar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtw33b9TCfU&list=PLD3529A4E877E857C&i
ndex=24&feature=plpp_video
33. My writing process: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTc6NgxXr30
34. Graphic representation of my writing process:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7VHF1_WNOQ&feature=related
35. 29 ways to stay creative:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlhWarX7_2U&feature=relmfu
36. Interviews with authors: Terry Gross on Fresh Air often interviews authors and you
can download the podcasts for free at itunes. Check the show website too:
http://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/
37. Ira Glass on the creative process:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbC4gqZGPSY&feature=related
38. Why are you afraid to write?:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9PbDHWzBQA&feature=related
Examples of classroom writing
39. Rituals and routines in a 4-5 writing workshop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71njqw3wjpg&list=PLB0E67BBBD5F5C803&i
ndex=3&feature=plpp_video
40. Being a good writer: Tips from Lucy Calkins:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO29k1RvsA&list=PLB0E67BBBD5F5C803&index=4&feature=plpp_video
41. Writer’s workshop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKY_7AhnS3o&list=PLB0E67BBBD5F5C803&i
ndex=5&feature=plpp_video
Writer’s notebooks/Journaling
42. 10 journaling ideas:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sKTVa0fpJg&list=PLF681BC17E2099CDE&in
dex=1&feature=plpp_video
43. A peek inside my writer’s notebook:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sKTVa0fpJg&list=PLF681BC17E2099CDE&in
dex=1&feature=plpp_video
44. Keeping a notebook (professional baseball player):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdMPJXORoc0&list=PLD3529A4E877E857C&
index=33&feature=plpp_video
45. Wreck this journal (there are several of these):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrSpF5yP0nE&feature=relmfu
46. My notebook (cool!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSMJ8y7vd2o&feature=fvwrel
47. Amelia’s Notebook Part 1 of 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V_eYHCbqMw&list=PLF681BC17E2099CDE
&index=5&feature=plpp_video
Writers on writing:
48. Steal like an artist: Austin Kleon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oww7oB9rjgw&list=PL55A41E4EEB22A941&
index=14&feature=plpp_video (also see his blog:
http://www.austinkleon.com/blog/)
49. What writing is to me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9MiO89Xx84&feature=related
50. Ira Glass on the creative process:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbC4gqZGPSY&feature=related
51. Frank McCourt: Everyone has a story:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hINBOX8xacg&feature=related
52. How to write with Natalie Goldberg:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIxFxB2MVMY&feature=related
53. Ray Bradbury on inspiration of Fahrenheit 451:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aKItfLeso4&feature=related
54. Authors at google. Authors at google: Neil Gainman:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LmfCGy_ZLg&feature=related
55. Advice from Stephen King:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqp7A0B7abc&feature=related
56. Advice for young writers (Neil Gaiman):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpNb5NwxX_g&feature=related
57. Eminem: The 60 minutes interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csvXcxBYdk
58. Rick Riordan: Three tips for young writers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81iwOVdWfIY&feature=related
59. David McCullough: Painting with words part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5b5eHDc5vs&feature=related (there are 4
parts)
60. Check out author’s websites. They often talk about their writing process or what
helps them write.
61. Chris Van Allsburg: http://www.chrisvanallsburg.com/home.html
62. Kate DiCamillo on writing: http://www.katedicamillo.com/onwrit.html
63. Chris Crutcher: http://www.chriscrutcher.com/
64. Neil Gaiman’s blog: http://journal.neilgaiman.com/
Finale
Best motivational video ever:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmTxr7OsPj0&list=PL5BFC880170A0E8EA&i
ndex=19&feature=plpp_video
What a teacher makes by Taylor Mali:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpog1_NFd2Q
Miracle Workers by Taylor Mali:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neslRBRo_wc&list=PL7AC0E674E9A389C4&in
dex=2&feature=plpp_video
(www.taylormali.com)