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Attendre (to wait) in 5 Main French Tenses
Alexa teaches you how to conjugate the French verb ATTENDRE (to wait) in 5 main French tenses.
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Author’s Style
Students will learn about different aspects that go into creating an author’s unique writing style.
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Tone and Style
“Tone and Style” Will teach Students to define tone and then determine when it is appropriate to use formal style or informal style.
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Word Choice: Creating Meaning with Mood and Tone
This video will help students understand and recognize the critical role and difference between mood and tone in word choice in poetry.
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Descriptive Language
This video explores the idea of descriptive language and how tone, mood, and imagery all work in conjunction to enhance any form of writing.
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The Importance of Irrationality
Princeton University physicist Paul Steinhardt reveals how irrational ratios of two repeating patterns produces intriguing and unexpected effects.
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The Octave Illusion
UC San Diego psychologist Diana Deutsch describes how she stumbled upon the now-famous Octave Illusion, and how unsettling it was to recognize that what she was programming a computer to produce was not, actually, what we heard.
Music Matters
Playing Scales Better on the Piano - Music Performance
This music performance lesson explores the essentials required in the delivery of scales and arpeggios then explains the finer points that can be applied in scales and arpeggios in order to generate superb technical control and musical...
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What is Colour in Music - Music Appreciation
Colour in music can mean a number of different things. Some musicians experience Synesthesia in which particular notes, keys or chords are experienced directly in relation to particular colours. We talk about the Blues or about white...
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Identifying Non-Chord Tones - Music Theory
This music theory lesson works through a short passage of music identifying all the non-chord tones or inessential notes. The video explores the harmonic outline of the piece before covering an explanation of passing tones, passing notes...
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Playing Scales with Shape - Music Performance
In music exams credit is often given to candidates who can play their scales and arpeggios with shape. What does it mean to play scales and arpeggios with shape? This music performance video explores how to grade crescendos and...
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Tone and Mood in Literature
A video entitled “Tone and Mood in Literature” which analyzes the tone and mood in literary passages.
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Exploring Tone and Mood
“Exploring Tone and Mood” analyzes the relationship between tone and mood and explains how both literary devices create an overall feeling in a story.
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Theme Development
A video entitled “Theme Development” which explores specific examples of how the theme of a personal narrative can be indirectly conveyed.
Teaching Without Frills
How to Write for Your Audience - Writing Video For Kids
This video will help you learn how to write for your audience in narrative, informational, and persuasive writing. You'll learn about writing style, formal and informal word choice, and tone.
Schooling Online
Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway - Theme of Marriage and Relationships
What makes a marriage last? And what must we give up to grow up? In Mrs Dalloway, Woolf explores the personal and social dimensions of marriage in the 1920s. The question is: have things changed much in the 21st century? Join us for a...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
Communication Professor Reacts to Tom Cruise Interview on 60 Minutes
Communication Professor Reactions to Tom Cruise interview with 60 Minutes Australia's Peter Overton as the conversation crosses boundaries and Cruise pushes back. Was he rude or justifiably assertive?
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How to Stop People from Interrupting You: Verbal Tips
Practice along to learn How to Stop People from Interrupting You with these verbal tips, Dos, and Don'ts.
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Can A Skin-Colored Tattoo Cover Up A Bad, Older Tattoo?
Permanent tattoos are created by penetrating almost half a millimeter deep into the skin. This means that these tattoos are actually “inside” the skin, so they cannot be hidden by adding a flesh-colored tattoo. This technique can also...
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How to Write a Hook: 10 Ideas for Narrative, Expository, Persuasive/Argumentative Writing
A hook is a sentence or group of sentences that will capture or “hook” your reader’s interest and lure him or her to keep reading. The hook, also called the lead, will set the tone and mood for your essay and establish A hook can be a...
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How to Write & Send Email to Teacher | Step by Step Guide for Students in GMAIL
Need to send an email to your teacher? In this video, I will show you how to write a professional and effective email to your teacher, professor, or instructor! I will give you a send-by-step guide on how to compose an email, explain...
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Understanding The Circle of Fifths
Find out how to draw the Circle of Fifths and why it's so incredibly useful! Learn how to use the circle of fifths to work out all the major keys, all the minor keys and all their key signatures. Useful for understanding keys and key...