Curated Video
Open Your Presentation: How to Hook your Audience with a Great Start
Open your presentation with a powerful introduction to hook your audience. I’ll start you off with the structure that many business writers, journalists, and authors use time after time. Get our Presentation Skills Toolkit, which...
Curated Video
How to Craft a Compelling Presentation Structure
You have a big idea you want to present. It may be a conclusion, a recommendation, or a status report. Maybe it’s an insight you need to share or a decision you want. How can you craft a compelling presentation for maximum impact? Get...
Curated Video
Examining Theme
Theme explores the concept of theme by defining examples of themes commonly found in literature.
Curated Video
Theme, Setting & Plot
Theme, Setting & Plot explains how the structure of the text contributes to its theme, setting, or plot.
Curated Video
Central Idea of Informational Text
Central Idea of Informational Text identifies and explains details in an informational text that support a given theme or central idea.
Curated Video
Theme
“Theme” will help students evaluate the concepts of theme and main idea within a piece of literature.
Catalyst University
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Communication Coach Alex Lyon
How to Improve Your Presentation Skills the Quickest, Easiest, and Simplest Ways
Quickest, easiest, simplest ways to improve your presentation skills? I get asked that often. Let's look at four ways to improve your presentations right away. When you get better at these four skills, you will stand out among your...
Englishing
ESL - Theme, motif and symbol
In this lesson, Mr. P. discusses what themes, motifs, and symbols are when used as literary devices. He provides examples from Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Crucible, Hamlet, and Romeo and Juliet. At the end of the video, he...
Amor Sciendi
"One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop Explained
A close reading of Elizabeth Bishop's classic poem "One Art"
Let's Tute
Mastering the Body of Your Speech: Tips for Effective Public Speaking
In this video, the teacher provides tips for writing an effective body of a speech, emphasizing the importance of determining a central idea, keeping main points different, maintaining a logical flow, and being clear and concise. They...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
How to Organize a Speech or Presentation
Let's take an in-depth look at how to organize a presentation or speech including the introduction, body, and conclusion. Choices about how to structure a presentation or speech really matter. The right organization helps you stay on...
Oxford Online English
IELTS Essay - Tips to Write a Good IELTS Writing Task 2 Essay
In this lesson, you can learn how to write an IELTS task 2 essay. Task two in the IELTS writing exam is the biggest challenge in IELTS for many students. You have 40 minutes to write an essay, which could be on almost any topic. In this...
Imagine Learning Classroom
Learn Zillion: Infer an Author's Message
In this lesson, you will learn how to make inferences about an author's message by looking at character development. A slideshow and student handout are included with site login. [7:43]