Ted Ed Talks for the English Classroom

So I have decided that I would like to start ending all of my classes with a Ted talk or a Ted Ed talk. I have been compiling lists of both that would be great for the English classroom.

I thought I would share a sampling with you guys of some of the Ted Ed Talks that I have found.

Check it out:

The power of a great introduction - Carolyn Mohr

The world’s most mysterious book - Stephen Bax

How to write descriptively - Nalo Hopkinson

How to build a fictional world - Kate Messner

What makes a hero? - Matthew Winkler

Plato’s Allegory of the Cave - Alex Gendler

What "Orwellian" really means - Noah Tavlin

What makes something "Kafkaesque"? - Noah Tavlin

How to recognize a dystopia - Alex Gendler

Insults by Shakespeare

If you are interested in the full list of 100 different Ted Ed Talks for the English classroom click the image below!

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