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Main Idea Reading Strategy | Video Lessons
A video lesson teaching students to summarise and identify the main idea of fiction and non-fiction texts.
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English Essentials - Nailing Non-fiction - Finer Details of Analysing Non-fiction Texts (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
In today’s lesson, we’ll take a closer look at the finer details of non-fiction texts. We’ll break down specific techniques composers use to appeal to ethos, logos and pathos. As always, we’ll recap the basics before moving on to more...
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English Essentials - Nailing Non-Fiction - Finer Details of Analysing Non-fiction Texts (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)
Our second lesson tackles the finer details in written, verbal and visual non-fiction texts. Discover how non-fiction texts like news articles, speeches and documentaries use a variety of techniques to inform and persuade their...
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English Essentials - Nailing Non-fiction - 'Big Picture' Questions in Non-fiction Texts (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
Welcome back to Nailing Non-Fiction! Join us for a fun but rigorous lesson on the different text types that comprise the genre of Non-Fiction. We’ll discuss informative and persuasive texts and how composers use language to achieve their...
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English Essentials - Nailing Non-Fiction - 'Big Picture' Questions to Ask in Non-fiction Analysis (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)
Join us in our first lesson on Nailing Non-fiction!. This lesson will unpack the ‘big picture’ questions you need to ask when analysing non-fiction texts. Come and learn about different types of non-fiction texts. You’ll discover that...
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English Essentials - Nailing Non-Fiction – 'Big Picture' Questions in Non-fiction Analysis (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
Welcome to Nailing Non-Fiction! Join us for a detailed lesson on the big picture aspects of non-fiction texts. We’ll discuss the purpose of non-fiction and the different text types you’ll find in this genre. The art of persuading and...
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English Essentials - Nailing Nonfiction – Analysing 'Politics and the English Language' (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
In today’s lesson, we’ll put all our non-fiction know-how into practice! We’ll apply what we’ve learnt about techniques in previous Nailing Non-Fiction lessons to George Orwell’s ‘Politics and the English Language’. Using our unique...
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An Introduction to C. S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity
A universal moral law governs human nature. A video summary of C.S. Lewis' Mere Christianity explores C.S. Lewis' thoughts on that moral law and God in general. Additional illustrations help improve understanding of the classic text.