Curated Video
Comparing dystopian voices
Pupil outcome: I can compare Ishiguro's presentation of his dystopian voices. Key learning points: - Ambiguous novel openings can be disconcerting for the reader. - Kathy's narrative voice is full of contradictions, which may also be...
Curated Video
Understanding the poem 'Charge of the Light Brigade'
Pupil outcome: I can explain the events of ‘Charge of the Light Brigade’ and how Tennyson’s responsibility as Poet Laureate shapes his commentary on the Crimean War. Key learning points: - The poem documents the lightly armed British...
Curated Video
Comparing Stevenson and Steinbeck's attitudes to their travelling companions
Pupil outcome: I can understand and explain two writers’ different attitudes to their animal traveling companions. Key learning points: - Robert Louis Stevenson was a Victorian writer of novels and travel books. - John Steinbeck was a...
Curated Video
Analysing the poem 'Sonnet 29' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Pupil outcome: I can explore how Barrett Browning uses imagery and subtle references to present passion within a relationship. Key learning points: - Barrett Browning uses an extended metaphor of vines to convey how separation in a...
Curated Video
Analysing the poem ‘When We Two Parted’ by Lord Byron
Pupil outcome: I can explore how Byron uses language to show the speaker's multifaceted feelings about their illicit affair. Key learning points: - Byron uses an extended metaphor to compare the end of the affair to the loss of a loved...
Curated Video
The theme of deception in 'Animal Farm'
Pupil outcome: I can explain how the theme of deception is presented in 'Animal Farm', using relevant examples. Key learning points: - Deception is a key theme in ‘Animal Farm’. - Orwell was cynical about religion and used the character...
Oxford Comma
The Modern Misreading of Death in Romeo and Juliet
The characters in Romeo and Juliet constantly talk about death. And modern readers usually pick up on how this talk of death is wielded as a threat, foreshadows the end of the play, and allows younger teenagers to be overdramatic. What...
Curated Video
5 Common English Euphemisms
Expand your vocabulary with euphemisms! Euphemisms are an important part of the English language. Euphemisms are used when you want to avoid saying something that might sound unpleasant.
Curated Video
Former BC Liberal MLAs share their thoughts on John Horgan
John Horgan's political legacy looms as large as his personal one
Bloomberg
Beijing Official Denies Rumor of Shanghai-Style Lockdown
A Beijing official dismissed rumors about a Shanghai-style lockdown of the Chinese capital. Meanwhile, one of the country's top statistics officials said the Covid-19 outbreak has come as a "huge shock" to the economy. Stephen Engle...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Euphemisms
This is a screencast which defines and gives background information for why and how euphemisms are used, gives lists of euphemisms and their meanings, tells when to use euphemisms, and provides links to more information and lists of...