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Grab a char-dog and watch out for flaming birds, it's time to take a tour of the University of Chicago. Oh and erm, if you would sign this waiver f...

We're talking about the tasks you'll need to complete before graduating here...not a literal life-threatening maze. Colleges aren't that cruel...

What's so great about being smarrrt? Yes, we're aware we spelled it with three R's. Oh, just bear with us. You'll see.

Just as you move your furniture into a new house before spending the night, you’ve got to spend a little time setting up your environment when yo...

Doubles and ints. At first glance, it may look like this video will be about baseball and football statistics. But they're actually computer scienc...

AP Computer Science: Classes and Objects Drill 1, Problem 1. Which of the following is a correct {/* Implementation */} for the isInsect method?

What do you get when the guy who wrote “The Raven” makes a serious effort to write in verse? Poe-try… Now, when you’ve detached your eyes f...

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, abridged. Ready? Go.

Emily Dickinson: Along with Van Gogh, proof that you’re never really famous until you’re dead.

ELA Drills, Beginner: Point of View. Is the statement in the video true or false?

ELA Drills, Beginner: Textual Analysis 1. The purpose of the instruction manual was...what?

ELA Drills, Beginner: Point of View 3. Which sentence in the passage best shows the narrator's point of view on the topic of Chelsea Simpson?

This video explains the difference between affect and effect and provide tips for remembering which is which and when to use each one. If you suffe...

Want even more deets on Your vs. You're? Click here to review. Or take a look at our entire grammar section for all the goods.

What’s the difference between its and it’s (spoiler alert: it’s more than just an apostrophe). This video covers the use of both of these wor...

How are risk and reward related? Take more risk, expect more reward. A lottery ticket might be worth a billion dollars, but if the odds are one in...

How do credit card companies work? Credit card companies are, in a way, lenders. They give consumers a rectangular piece of plastic that allows the...

How do some accountants “cook the books”? Cooking the books refers to accountants making company’s financials look much better than they are....

Wake up. Brush teeth. Go to school. Repeat...forever. No matter what language you speak, describing your routine d'heir (daily routine) is an essen...

We welcome you to our French I course, starting with one of the most essential terms—bienvenue. Wouldn't you guess it? It means "welcome."

Julia Child is an iconic American chef—who took all her best ideas from the French. Delicieuse!

Interested in hitting the SAT out of the park? Better take a few warm-up swings... This video will walk you through how to login, how to take and...

schools.shmoop.com is tailor-made for students, teachers, and administrators like you who have a Shmoop license through your school or district. Be...

Why should you take AP Calculus? Well, because AP Addition and Subtraction would be too easy.

If The Hunger Games was your jam, Mockingjay will be your jelly.

What are the perks of being a wallflower? Shmoop amongst yourselves.

So what are the perks of being a wallflower? Seriously—we're asking.

What's the difference between a real estate agent and a real estate broker? Is the latter just, uh... out of cash? Quite the opposite, in fact. Jum...

So... what's a TSA worker, and what do they do? Oh, we thought maybe you knew. Okay, okay... so TSA (or Transportation Security Administration) wor...

They say that honesty is the best policy, but Jack lies about his identity and still gets the girl. Does that mean we should all lie to get what we...

Ever wish you could remember everything that you ever studied? How about everything that everyone has ever studied? Yeah, pretty sure our brains ju...

Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man is an American classic. Hope you're not expecting any exciting shower scenes though. It's not that kind of book.

Who wants to be a millionaire? In this video, learn about compound interest, interest rates, and the compound interest formula. You'll be buying th...

ACT Math: Pre-Algebra Drill 5, Problem 2. If a and b are prime numbers, how many factors does ab have?

We don't like knocking people down to size, but we do like simplifying radicals. Join us?

Find out the meaning behind "brave new world."

Find out the meaning behind "the be all and end all."

Find out the meaning behind "full circle."

GED Science 1.2 Life Science

Comets know how to give you the cold shoulder, asteroids love to hang out, and meteors just like to show off. Space stuff: it’s just like us.

Let's find “the answer to life, the universe and everything.” How, you ask? By reading the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and binge watchin...

GED Social Studies 1.1 Civics and Government

Ever heard of a "living document"? They eat and breathe just like the rest of us! They even walk around on their own two legs. Okay, fine—maybe t...

What happened between the creation of the Articles of Confederation and the ratification of the current U.S. Constitution? This video analyzes the...

CAHSEE ELA 1.1 Writing Strategies. Which of the following sentences, if placed before sentence 1, would be the most effective introductory sentence?

CAHSEE ELA 1.2 Writing Strategies. Which of the following statements is supported by details or evidence from the student's draft?

CAHSEE ELA 1.3 Writing Strategies. What is the best way to combine sentences 10 and 11?