A History of English Writing

A brief lesson in the history of writing which lead to the development of written English. This video covers historic contributions of writing systems including Cuneiform, Hieroglyphics, Ugaritic, Phoenician, Greek, Latin, Old English, Middle English, and Modern English. Specific emphasis is given to the development of the alphabet and modern English spelling. Aligned with California History-Social Studies Standard : Trace the evolution of language and its written form. Created for Loyo