The YouTube.com links below are an introduction to the English Language.
Please take some time to watch and learn about the ancient history of the language that has its roots in the Dark Ages before the people of England could write. When history was passed down in stories of dragons, knights, kings, and ladies, sorcerers and witches.

The story of King Arthur of Camelot is the topic  rewritten and retold, and made into  more movies than any other story in the English language, yet it was not written down until hundreds of years after the death of the hero. Was he a real king? Was he based on an actual man? You decide.

English was exported from a tiny island country that during the 19th Century could claim, "The sun never sets on the British Empire," because the crown controlled countries all the way around the globe.

Today, English is the global language of business, computer technology, and space exploration.
But, are we losing our influence globally? Is it because our students have lost interest in education?

The videos are dramatic and interesting, but there will not be time to watch them all in class. Explore learning on your own. It might become addicting.

Henry VIII

Six Wives:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCgx6Bwse6M&feature=related

Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon (wife 1 of 6)

Part 1/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMISgDjkaLo&feature=related

Part 2/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfSbkdf6HXg&feature=related

Part 3/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn4zl1tOtl4&feature=related

part 4/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_h-fBN9X38&feature=related

Part 5/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sliYW0BeLyw&feature=related

Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn (wife 2, beheaded) Part 1/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52n5S3YAU_Q&feature=related

Part 2/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEZ_N5V3zHw&feature=related

Part 3/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3io8TJvKV0&feature=related

Part 4/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B__F8FJtuK8&feature=related

Part 5/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFhKDMNLUSI&feature=related

Henry VIII and Jane Seymour (wife 3 died after childbirth)

Part 1/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPvd_A4_S9I&feature=related

Part 2/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPvd_A4_S9I&feature=related

Part 3/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmCrtQ02UAE&feature=related

Part 4/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH4RFHGYKvc&feature=related

Part 5/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JjL58rb9iM&feature=related

Henry VIII and Katherine Howard (beheaded):

Part 1/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FEZ0X9M4JM&feature=related

Part 2/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQq9u5_fbZ4&feature=related

Part 3/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFvL5IjjeaU&feature=related

Part 4/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXEi60wGWZ0&feature=related

Part 5/5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30PXE0C0vQU&feature=related

Secrets of the Dark Ages in England 1/3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMElJv1fqdM

Secrets of the Dark Ages in England 2/3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DVvhZbkzMs&feature=related

Secrets of the Dark Ages in England 3/3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjr8e-FG1Rw

King Arthur
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLATxHGRqFg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUHusSgAPOo&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6G7KD7h5PE&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVrPjJvIzNw&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Muz0GCllM&feature=related

• To master the California English Language Arts Standards for the 12th grade level.
• To further develop the English language arts skills necessary for success at college or in the workplace.
• To make ten English 4 credits to GRADUATE.
• To encourage a lifelong love of language, literature and learning.