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English Essentials - Next Level Knowledge - What is a Comparative Essay? (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
Ready to master comparative essays? In this lesson, we’lll explain what a comparative essay is and the types of questions you could encounter. We’ll teach you how to approach questions based on context, techniques, textual form,...
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English Essentials – Perfecting Poetry – How Soundscape is used to Convey Meaning in Poetry (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)
Ever wondered why some poems flow smoothly, while others sound harsh and dissonant? It’s time to examine the soundscape of poetry. In this second lesson, we’ll delve into how poets create euphony and cacophony through a range of poetic...
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English Essentials - Venturing into Visuals - Visual Text Construction & Element Arrangement (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
Welcome back to Venturing Into Visuals! Get ready for an easy and enjoyable lesson on key elements of visual analysis: context, purpose, modality, lighting and perspective. We’ll also look at more sophisticated aspects of composition,...
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English Essentials - Venturing into Visuals - Analyse a Charity Poster (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
Welcome to Venturing Into Visuals! Join us as we apply what we’ve learnt about visual techniques in previous lessons. In this lesson, we’ll guide you through an analysis of a charity advertisement poster, focusing on the ‘big picture’...
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English Essentials - Venturing into Visuals - Visual Techniques, Body Language, Text & Intertextuality (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
In today’s lesson, we’ll venture further into visual techniques. Grab your notes as we delve into the finer details of images, including body language and text. We’ve also thrown in some more complex techniques to help you get ahead...
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English Essentials - Perfecting Poetry - Purpose, Form and Structure (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
Why do poets play with poetic form? How does it help them convey their ideas?
Join us as we delve into a range of poetic forms and stanzaic structures. Find out why some poets stick to traditional poetic structures, while others mix it...
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English Essentials - Venturing into Visuals - Analyse a Graphic Novel (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
Welcome back! Today, we’ll venture into the finer details of an image. Join us as we take a close look at an extract from a graphic novel. We’ll be using techniques learned in previous lessons and applying them in a sophisticated...
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English Essentials - Perfecting Poetry - Soundscapes and Imagery (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
Poetry can be puzzling. But we’ll help you piece it together! In this second lesson, we’ll unravel soundscapes, imagery, figurative language, tone and voice. Afterwards, you’ll have some handy new tools to help you understand and analyse...
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English Essentials - Flying Through Film – Structure and Editing in Citizen Kane (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
In this first lesson, we’ll take a detailed look at different narrative structures and editing techniques. How are structure and editing powerful storytelling tools? We’ll answer this question and more with a detailed analysis of Orson...
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English Essentials - Flying Through Film - Structure, Editing and Genre in Films (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
Welcome back to Flying Through Film! In this lesson, we’ll explore the ‘big picture’ aspects of film. Get ready for a rigorous run-down on different film narrative structures, editing techniques, and genre conventions. Enjoy examples...
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English Essentials - Flying Through Film - Structure, Editing and Genre in Film (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)
Welcome to the first lesson on Flying through Film! This lesson will unpack some tools that filmmakers use to create powerful films. Most of your favourite movies rely on structure and editing to pack a punch. And of course, we can’t...
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Tips To Improve English Writing Skills
5 AMAZING tips to improve English writing skills. These tips are so simple and will make a difference to your writing immediately.
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English Essentials - Venturing into Visuals – Analysing Visual Techniques and Text (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)
In this second lesson, we’ll venture deeper into visual techniques. Take a closer look at the nitty-gritty of images and how composers arrange visual elements to create certain effects. Build your confidence with important techniques...
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English Essentials - Powering through Prose - Narrative Style and Techniques (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
Our second lesson will break down the finer elements of prose fiction. We’ll explore narrative style and techniques. We’ll revisit some basic language features before building on your understanding. To help us, we’ve selected extracts...
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English Essentials - Venturing into Visuals - Analyse a Movie Poster (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
Join us as we combine all our visual analysis skills to examine a movie poster for an Australian film. We’ll take a holistic approach in this lesson, looking at the image’s major structural elements as well as its finer details. You’ll...
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English Essentials - Next Level Knowledge - Breaking Down Questions and Formulating Arguments (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
Continue conquering comparative essays in this lesson as we break down a theme-based question. Not only will we show you how to break the question down, but we’ll also show you how to formulate a strong thesis (argument). Enjoy our easy...
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The Evolution of YA
Young Adult Fiction (YA) is dominating literature, and more young people are reading now than ever before. Lindsay Ellis explores how YA carved a place in publishing with It's Lit! from PBS Digital Studios.
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English Essentials - Flying Through Film - Mise-En-Scene and Sound (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
In our third lesson, we’ll take a closer look at two crucial elements of filmmaking: mise-en-scene and sound. To create believable scenes and immersive experiences for viewers, filmmakers carefully combine visual and auditory techniques....
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English Essentials - English Basics - Structuring Paragraphs (PEEL, PETAL, TEAL) (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)
Learning about techniques is all well and good, but how do you actually write about them? Luckily, there is a secret formula – structured PEEL paragraphs! We’ll break down the components of PEEL paragraphs and touch on similar...
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English Essentials - Powering through Prose - Figurative Language (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
Our third lesson will zoom into the finer elements of prose fiction. We’ll delve into figurative language, imagery, rhythm, syntax and tone. We’ll review some basic language features before building on your understanding. To help us,...
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Can ChatGPT really teach you German?
Are you struggling to find fun and innovative ways to learn German? Traditional language learning methods got you feeling bored and uninspired? Look no further! In this video, we'll show you how to use ChatGPT, an AI language model...
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English Essentials - Powering Through Prose - Narrative Purpose, Structure and Editing (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
Welcome back toPowering through Prose! In this lesson, we’ll explore the ‘big picture’ elements of prose fiction. Let’s dive into narrative purpose, structure, setting, narrative perspective and characterisation. We’ll refresh your...
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English Essentials - Destroying Drama - 'Big Picture' Questions in Drama (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
Welcome back to Destroying Drama! In this first lesson, we’ll delve into some of the ‘big picture’ aspects of theatrical drama. Get ready to explore the anatomy of a playscript and how information is conveyed in this exciting medium....
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An Ode to the Romance Novel
Love it or hate it, the romance novel is the highest grossing literary genre. Its history is long and winding (like your favorite romance novel), and romance novels are full of tropes reflected upon its history. It has been the subject...