Video Type

Type Description Examples Assessment
Autobiogaphy the history of a person's life written or told by that person Elementary
Secondary
 
Biography a written account of another person's life Elementary
Secondary
 
Demo a description or explanation, as of a process, illustrated by examples, specimens, or the like Elementary
Secondary
 
Documentary based on or re-creating an actual event, era, life story, etc., that purports to be factually accurate and contains no fictional elements Elementary
Secondary
 
Editorial an article in a newspaper or other periodical or radio or tv broadcasr presenting the opinion of the publisher, editor, editors, station manager, or owner Elementary
Secondary
 
Entertainment something affording pleasure, diversion, or amusement, esp. a performance of some kind Elementary
Secondary
 
Expose a public exposure or revelation, as of something discreditable Elementary
Secodary
 
Feature report of a person, event, an aspect of a major event, or the like, often having a personal slant and written in an individual style Elementary
Secondary
 
Field Trip a trip by students to gain firsthand knowledge away from the classroom, as to a museum, factory, geological area, or environment of certain plants and animals Elementary
Secondary
 
Historical of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events Elementary
Secondary
 
How-to basic instructions and directions to the layperson on the methods for doing or making something, esp. as a hobby or for practical use Elementary
Secondary
 
Infomercial a long commercial that informs or instructs, esp. in an original and entertaining manner Elementary
Secondary
 
Interview a meeting or conversation in which a writer or reporter asks questions of one or more persons from whom material is sought for a newspaper story, television broadcast, etc. Elementary
Secondary
 
Nature showing the elements of the natural world, as mountains, trees, animals, or rivers Elementary
Secondary
 
News story a report of a recent event; intelligence; information Elementary
Secondary
 
Public Service an announcement on television or radio given as a service to the public
Elementary
Secondary
 
Visual Poerty poetry or art in which the visual arrangement of text, images and symbols is important in conveying the intended effect of the work Elementary
Secondary