This video, entitled "Odes," explains the format and purpose of an ode.

Pupil outcome: I can write the beginning of a letter, including a greeting. Key learning points: - Writing a letter is a way to communicate to someone - Letters start with a greeting such as 'Dear Anna' or 'To Anna' - Writing in the...

Pupil outcome: I can build an understanding of a setting by examining the author's use of imagery. Key learning points: - The weather in Trinidad contrasted between being hot and raining. - Imagery in writing refers to the use of vivid...

Pupil outcome: I can create a detailed text map of the story of 'Beowulf and the dragon' and I can use this to orally retell the build-up, climax and resolution of this story. Key learning points: - We are going to be writing a narrative...

Pupil outcome: I can identify the structure of a non-chronological report. Key learning points: - A non-chronological report is a non-fiction text that informs about a subject or event. - An introduction, two sections and a conclusion is...

Pupil outcome: I can plan a story using a story mountain. Key learning points: - Retelling a story helps us to remember the main events and use storytelling language, such as 'Once upon a time' - Using storytelling language helps us to...

Pupil outcome: I can analyse and interpret artwork to engage with critical thinking. Key learning points: - Analysis helps viewers appreciate the historical, cultural, and social contexts of artwork, deepening understanding. - Engaging...

Pupil outcome: I can illustrate descriptive writing. Key learning points: - The more precise and descriptive the writing, the easier for the reader to picture the scene. - Reading writing aloud is a helpful way to ensure precision of...

Pupil outcome: I can listen to and learn 'The Magic Porridge Pot'. Key learning points: - 'The Magic Porridge Pot' has some words in that sound like what it is describing, such as 'split, splat, splot'. - This is called onomatopoeia. -...

Pupil outcome: I can identify and explain linguistic features of descriptive writing. Key learning points: - Descriptive writing uses figurative language to create vivid pictures in the reader's mind. - Descriptive writing appeals to the...

Imagery is a fundamental element of poetry that engages the five senses—sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell—to create vivid mental pictures. Langston Hughes' Harlem and Robert Hayden’s Those Winter Sundays exemplify the power of...

Rhythm in poetry refers to the beat and pace that give a poem its musicality and flow. Gwendolyn Brooks' We Real Cool exemplifies rhythm through its jazz-like cadence, repetition, and stressed syllables, making the poem feel almost like...

This video encourages viewers to identify and understand the role of adjectives in a story about a cricket and an ant. It highlights various adjectives, including descriptive words about characters, settings, and emotions,...

This video provides a comprehensive overview of the essential parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. It explains how these elements combine to form correct and complete sentences, enhancing communication. The...

Discover the role of adjectives in language as they add description and detail to nouns. This video highlights how adjectives like 'blue', 'tall', 'scary', and 'small' enhance sentences, providing examples of adjectives placed both...

This video explores how adjectives function in sentences, focusing on their placement after verbs. Using examples like the colors of the American flag and the description of a hat, the lesson explains how adjectives can follow verbs to...

This video focuses on the correct use of commas in sentences with multiple adjectives, using engaging examples like fish descriptions and seaweed hiding spots. It teaches how commas separate adjectives to make sentences clearer and...

This video delves into the figure of speech onomatopoeia, where words imitate the sounds they describe. It showcases various examples, from the clacking of shoes to the chimes in poems, illustrating how onomatopoeia enhances...

“Using Personification in Poetry” is a video lesson that defines personification, discusses its use in poetry, and demonstrates how to compose a poem using personification.

This video explores the idea of descriptive language and how tone, mood, and imagery all work in conjunction to enhance any form of writing.

“Senses in Poems” identifies words used in poetry that appeal to the senses.

The video “Sound Elements and Imagery” evaluates the use of sound elements and imagery in poetry.

Learn how to improve your descriptive writing. The four component of effective descriptive writing are explained: paying attention to details, using descriptive language, including multiple senses, and organisation.

Here is your chance to practice IELTS speaking with an examiner! This video is a cutting-edge first-person type of exercise for the Speaking Section of the exam with karaoke-style subtitles to help you improve your English fluency,...