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Poetry explained (Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà Lại): Crash Course Kids Literature #5
New ReviewRoses are red, violets are blue… What on Earth CAN’T a poem do? In this episode of Crash Course Kids Literature, we dive into the poems that make up Thanhhà Lại’s verse novel, “Inside Out and Back Again” and the figurative language that...
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Role of Symbols
This video guides the viewer to examine symbols within a play and their meanings.
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Metaphors In A Sonnet
This video guides the viewer through identiyfing metaphors throughout a poem and their meanings.
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Figurative Language
This video examines figurative language in poetry such as similes, methaphors, hyperboles, personification, and symbolism.
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Tone
A video titled "Tone" that explains the use of sensory wording, sentence, structure, and figurative language to convey tone.
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Comparisons
A video on how writers make comparisons using figurative language to make writing more interesting.
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Word Meanings
This video, entitled "Word Meanings," explains the difference between the literal and figurative meanings of a word.
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Comparing Similar Themes
A video titled "Comparing Similar Themes" that details how different stories and elements like symbolism, setting, and figurative language can relate back to similar themes.
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Personification: The Power of Figurative Language | EasyTeaching
Personification is a figurative language device that is often used in creative writing. It gives human characteristics to things that are not human.In this lesson, we walk through what personification is, why it's used and we have a go...
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Improve Descriptive Writing with Figurative Devices | EasyTeaching
Figurative language devices and other imagery techniques make writing more interesting.In this video, we explore six key figurative language devices—metaphors, similes, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, and onomatopoeia—and break...
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How to Read Poetry
Howcast - Frightened by Frost? Distressed by Dickinson? Improve your understanding and enjoyment of poetry by following these steps.
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Generating vocabulary to describe a character in 'The Viewer'
Pupil outcome: I can generate vocabulary to describe a character in ‘The Viewer’. Key learning points: - A character is a person, animal or figure in a story. - We can use expanded noun phrases to add detail and description to a noun. -...
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Planning the opening of 'The Happy Prince'
Pupil outcome: I can plan the opening of ‘The Happy Prince’. Key learning points: - The purpose of the opening is to engage the reader and introduce the setting and characters. - When we plan, we log precise and ambitious vocabulary to...
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Writing the second half of the build-up of 'A Kind of Spark'
Pupil outcome: I can write the second half of a section of the build-up in ‘A Kind of Spark’, switching between a third person perspective and internal monologue. Key learning points: - We are writing about an event from the build-up,...
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Writing the first half of the build-up of 'A Kind of Spark'
Pupil outcome: I can write the first half of a section of the build-up in ‘A Kind of Spark’, switching between a third person perspective and internal monologue. Key learning points: - We are writing about an event from the build-up,...
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Planning the opening of 'The Viewer'
Pupil outcome: I can plan the opening of 'The Viewer'. Key learning points: - The purpose of the opening is to provide the reader with a detailed description of the setting and main character. - Literary devices that create figurative...
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Exploring characterisation in 'Oliver Twist'
Pupil outcome: I can compare and contrast characterisation within a chapter. Key learning points: - Characterisation is the way text creators describe & develop the personalities and traits of the characters in a story. - Many of the...
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Analysing 'The Haunted Palace'
Pupil outcome: I can analyse literary techniques in 'The Haunted Palace'. Key learning points: - Poe uses persona to create a nostalgic mood towards the past. - Poe uses a semantic field to chart the decline of power and beauty. - Poe...
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Exploring Maya Angelou's figurative language in ‘Phenomenal Woman’
Pupil outcome: I can explore Angelou's use of figurative language in 'Phenomenal Woman' and use this exploration to write about myself using figurative language. Key learning points: - Figurative language sees writers use non-literal...
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Writing a poem inspired by Maya Angelou's 'Life Doesn't Frighten Me'
Pupil outcome: I can write a poem inspired by Maya Angelou's 'Life Doesn't Frighten Me'. Key learning points: - Maya Angelou uses stanzas and a refrain to structure her poem, 'Life Doesn't Frighten Me'. - 'Life Doesn't Frighten Me' uses...
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An introduction to Maya Angelou's distinctive voice: ‘Life Doesn’t Frighten Me’
Pupil outcome: I can explore Maya Angelou's 'Life Doesn’t Frighten Me' with a focus on the speaker's distinctive voice. Key learning points: - Maya Angelou (1928-2014) was an American poet and civil rights activist. - Angelou's poems...
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Finding my own voice: writing a poem inspired by Maya Angelou
Pupil outcome: I can write a poem inspired by the ideas and methods in Angelou's poetry. Key learning points: - You can use a poet's work to inspire your own creativity. - You can plan each stanza of a poem by considering its focus,...
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Using figurative language effectively for character description
Pupil outcome: I can create effective similes and metaphors to describe a malevolent character. Key learning points: - Figurative language is non-literal language. Examples of methods which are figurative include simile and metaphor. -...
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Using sensory language and figurative language to create an atmospheric setting
Pupil outcome: I can craft my own atmospheric setting using precise imagery. Key learning points: - The atmosphere in literature is the way an author uses setting, objects, or thoughts of characters to create mood. - The atmosphere can...