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Exploring Addie's character
Pupil outcome: I can explore Addie’s character traits in ‘A Kind of Spark’ and identify character lows and highs within the structure of the story. Key learning points: - Addie is the protagonist in 'A Kind of Spark'; she is autistic,...
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Gathering evidence about characters and their relationships
Pupil outcome: I can describe the relationships between characters in the text and provide evidence to support these descriptions. Key learning points: - 'A Kind of Spark' is a novel set in Scotland and written by Elle McNicoll, who is...
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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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Developing a character profile for Alina in 'The Moon Dragons'
Pupil outcome: I can understand and describe the character of Alina. Key learning points: - The protagonist is a main character or central figure in a story or narrative. - Alina is the protagonist in 'The Moon Dragons'. - Character...
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'Jekyll and Hyde': examining Lanyon as a foil to Jekyll
Pupil outcome: I can explain how Dr. Lanyon acts as a foil to Henry Jekyll. Key learning points: - In literature, a foil is a contrasting character who highlights another’s qualities or flaws. - Lanyon acts as a foil to Jekyll in the...
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Responding to key images in an unseen extract from Akala's 'The Dark Lady'
Pupil outcome: I can make inferences about an unseen extract from Akala's 'The Dark Lady' and respond to the use of imagery. Key learning points: - Making predictions about a text is useful because it allows you to consider the impact of...
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Reading 'The Twisted Tree': introducing the setting
Pupil outcome: I can identify and use pathetic fallacy to describe a setting and create a specific atmosphere. Key learning points: - Mormor's cabin is very isolated and the surrounding forest is dark. - A strange boy is living in the...
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Reading 'The Twisted Tree': exploring the opening
Pupil outcome: I can make predictions about a new text and understand how a character is introduced. Key learning points: - The cover, blurb and dedication of a book can give you important details about the themes. - The novel is...
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Moving discussions forward by responding and asking questions
Pupil outcome: I can develop a discussion by responding appropriately and asking effective questions. Key learning points: - Discussion can be more spontaneous than other forms of spoken language. - Using the ABC strategy can help you to...
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Sequencing and retelling the story of 'The Iron Man'
Pupil outcome: I can sequence and retell the story of ‘The Iron Man’. Key learning points: - ‘The Iron Man’ is a science fiction novel about a robotic giant named the Iron Man. - A narrative can be structured into four key sections: the...
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Retelling a story with charisma
Pupil outcome: I can retell a version of ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’ with charisma. Key learning points: - Doing rehearsals will help you to reflect on your performance and improve before delivering it to an audience. - Changes in...
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The theme of community in 'A Superhero Like You'
Pupil outcome: I can listen and respond to a story. Key learning points: - Most stories start by introducing the main characters and setting - The plot means what happens in a story - Illustrations are important to help to tell a story -...
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'A Christmas Carol': Scrooge's redemptive journey
Pupil outcome: I can understand the significance of Scrooge’s redemptive journey and the impact it continues to have on readers. Key learning points: - Scrooge’s transformative journey follows that of the ‘redemptive hero’ narrative that...
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Analysing the main character in 'Sherlock Holmes'
Pupil outcome: I can orally present a paragraph about the main character of 'Sherlock Holmes'. Key learning points: - A text gives us clues about a character's features and feelings. - Some text clues about a character are explicit and...
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Retelling a story
Pupil outcome: I can speak in full sentences to retell the story of Humpty Dumpty. Key learning points: - Successful speaking includes speaking loudly and clearly enough for everyone to hear. - Speaking in full sentences helps the...
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Characters, setting and plot in 'Paddington'
Pupil outcome: I can explore the characters, setting and plot in the story 'Paddington'. Key learning points: - Stories have a beginning, middle and end. - The Paddington book series is now also told through film and television...
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'Macbeth': the play as a Shakespearean tragedy
Pupil outcome: I can explain how Macbeth meets the conventions of a Shakespearean tragedy. Key learning points: - Shakespeare’s tragedies often focus on the fall of noblemen - Shakespearean tragic heroes such as Macbeth, often fall...
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'The Twisted Tree': introduction to script writing
Pupil outcome: I can understand and identify the features that make up a script. Key learning points: - A script contains stage directions, character names and dialogue. - Scripts are structured for performance and must be formatted...
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Lowood Institution: Gothic settings in 'Jane Eyre'
Pupil outcome: I can explain how Brontë uses a semantic field and pathetic fallacy to create a Gothic setting. Key learning points: - A successful Gothic setting makes the reader feel uneasy and unsettled, but not necessarily frightened....
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‘Macbeth’: understanding the significance of a lack of a male heir
Pupil outcome: I can explain how Macbeth's lack of a male heir fuels his behaviour in the play. Key learning points: - Both Jacobean and 11th Century Gaelic societies were patriarchal and based on hereditary power. - Macbeth is...
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Linux Crash Course for Beginners - 2023 - File Display Commands
In this video, you will learn all the commands that can be used to display file content such as cat, less, more, head, tail, vi.
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Linux Crash Course for Beginners - 2023 - Adding Text to Files
In this video, you will learn to add text to files or redirects.
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EXCEL DATA: VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP
Learn the art of VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP, the essential tools for data navigation.