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Developing responses to 'The Girl of Ink and Stars' through rich discussions
Pupil outcome: I can develop my own response to 'The Girl of Ink and Stars’. Key learning points: - Being heroic is not reflected by a character's gender, age or other protected characteristic. - During a text, characters and their...
Curated Video
Developing responses to 'When Stars are Scattered' through rich discussions
Pupil outcome: I can develop my own response to 'When Stars are Scattered’. Key learning points: - When reflecting on a text, we can consider characterss thoughts, feelings and actions and relate them to our own. - Omar’s strong bond...
Curated Video
Engaging with 'The Moon Dragons'
Pupil outcome: I can read and summarise the story of 'The Moon Dragons'. Key learning points: - ‘The Moon Dragons’ is a picture book and narrative fiction text that belongs to the genre of fantasy. - The plot of the story is based around...
Curated Video
Developing responses to 'The Unforgotten Coat' through rich discussions
Pupil outcome: I can develop my own response to 'The Unforgotten Coat’. Key learning points: - Readers can form impressions of characters based on what they say, the actions they perform and their appearance. - During the story,...
Curated Video
Reading 'Yoshi the Stonecutter' and building fluency
Pupil outcome: I can read part of a traditional tale. Key learning points: - Proper nouns have capital letters and can involve more decoding skills than understanding skills. - Sounding out using phonics strategies is our most helpful...
Curated Video
Writing the beginning of the story: 'The Magic Porridge Pot'
Pupil outcome: I can write the beginning of the story. Key learning points: - Every sentence must start with a capital letter and end with a full stop - The beginning of a story introduces the main characters, setting and plot - Word...
Curated Video
Book of Mormon as Literature | Family Tree & Potential Sources
Book of Mormon as Literature | Family Tree & Potential Sources
Curated Video
Review for You: Book Reports
Mr. Griot will review the writing process for a good book report as well as what components should be included.
Curated Video
Review for You: Elements and Sequence of Story
Mr. Griot reviews the character, setting and mood and also explains the importance of sequence of events.
Curated Video
Macbeth 1.1 Interview: The Witches
This video introduces the themes and supernatural elements of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" with a lively discussion involving the play's main characters. Hosted by Davina, the episode promises to be an engaging exploration of ambition,...
Curated Video
Describing Settings
This is a video entitled “Describing Settings” which models how to identify the setting of a passage.
Schooling Online
Lucy Walker's Waste Land - Context
How did a British filmmaker fall in love with landfills? Waste Land is Lucy Walker’s love letter to Brazil’s most resourceful people - the catadores. Join us to find out what inspired her and how she linked up with Brazilian artist Vik...
The Learning Depot
How Authors Describe Characters: Direct vs Indirect Characterization
When taking a reading comprehension test, have you ever been stumped by a question asking about how the author or another character feels about a specific character? Or perhaps when reading a novel or story, you’re somewhat confused...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Powering Through Prose - 'Big Picture' Questions in Prose Fiction Analysis (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)
Welcome to the first lesson on Powering through Prose! This lesson will explore the ‘big picture’ elements of analysing prose fiction. Find out about narrative purpose, structure, setting, perspective and characterisation. You’ll...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Destroying Drama - Essential Techniques for Analysing Drama (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
In this second lesson, we’ll dominate the essential techniques in theatrical drama. Our main focus will be on how playwrights create characterisation, use staging and the conventions of genre. The lesson includes quick revision of basic...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Robbie Bach - On Creativity
Robbie joined Microsoft in 1988. Over the next twenty-two years, he worked in various marketing and business management roles—including supporting the successful launch and expansion of Microsoft Office. As Chief Xbox Officer, he led...
Curated Video
KS2 Primary English Age 9-13 - Reading: Reading Between the LInes - Explained
SchoolOnline's Primary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners and skilled teachers. Ideal for ages 9-13, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in...
Curated Video
The Bikeriders thinks masculinity is a curse — but it looks cool on a motorcycle
The Bikeriders exists in a special club of films that exploit a subculture's wildest dreams to showcase their absurdity: everything from The Wolf of Wall Street to Whiplash, American Psycho to Fight Club.
Bloomberg
Michael Lewis on 'The Undoing Project'
Nov.14 -- Michael Lewis, author of "The Undoing Project" and Bloomberg View columnist, discusses his book and how memory distorts judgment. He speaks with Francine Lacqua on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
Bloomberg
Michael Lewis habla de "The Undoing Project"
Nov.14-- Michael Lewis, autor de "The Undoing Project" y columnista de Bloomberg View, habla sobre su libro y cómo la memoria distorsiona el juicio con Francine Lacqua para "Bloomberg Surveillance".
Curated Video
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II toured the set of the hit HBO television series "Game of Thrones" in Northern Ireland on Tuesday - but declined to take a seat on the Iron Throne. (June 24)
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II toured the set of the hit HBO television series "Game of Thrones" in Northern Ireland on Tuesday - but declined to take a seat on the Iron Throne.
The Queen and her husband the Duke of...
The Queen and her husband the Duke of...
PBS
1984 by George Orwell
Reverend Katrina Foster offers her rationale for why Winston Smith, the tragic hero of George Orwell's dystopian novel 1984, is her favorite literary character.
Learning Upgrade
Characters and Setting Song
Put a reggae spin on literature instruction with a music video detailing what characters are, and what a setting is. In addition to the concept's definitions, the video displays an excerpt that showcases how to identify the characters...