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FCE (B2 First) Writing Exam - 5 Steps to Write a Great Essay
In this lesson you can learn how to write an essay for the Cambridge FCE exam, step by step. You’ll see exactly what to do at each stage and how to get the best possible score. There are four steps to the writing process. You’ll see what...
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5 Tips for Writing a Great DBQ Essay
HipHughes takes you through essential advice for writing the notorious Document Based Essay. 5 tips which will make terrible writers mediocre, mediocre writers good and good writers great.
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Hogarth's "Gin Lane and Beer Street." How to Write About Art
William Hogarth's famous engravings, "Beer Street" and "Gin Lane," are not only impressive pieces of visual art; they're also impressive pieces of visual argument. In this video we'll explore the structure and composition of Hogarth's...
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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...
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How to Write a Better Hook
New ReviewIn this video we'll look at famous opening lines from great works of nonfiction that you can use to write better essays.
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Organizing Ideas in Opinion Writing
In this video, the teacher guides students on how to organize their ideas in opinion writing. They discuss the structure of paragraphs, with a focus on the introduction, body, and conclusion. The teacher provides a draft essay on food...
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Expository Writing 1
Expository Writing explains the purpose of expository writing and lists examples of focused, specific topics for expository writing.
Schooling Online
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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English Essentials - Destroying Drama - Essential Techniques for Analysing Drama (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
In this second lesson, we’ll dominate the essential techniques in theatrical drama. Our main focus will be on how playwrights create characterisation, use staging and the conventions of genre. The lesson includes quick revision of basic...
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Ordering Your Introduction: Helping Your Reader Understand Your Essay
In this video, the teacher explains how to write an introduction in a logical order for an essay. They emphasize the importance of considering what information the reader needs to know first and then organizing the points accordingly. By...
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4 Ways to Clean Up Your IELTS Task 2 Essay
Today I’ll talk about 4 ways to clean up your IELTS Task 2 essay for higher writing scores. IELTS candidates are often worried about having a clean, or presentable, essay. They are anxious about this impacting their Writing score. Below,...
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IELTS Writing Task 2 - How to Get the Highest Score Possible
Want to get the highest possible score on IELTS Writing Task 2? Find out exactly how to do it today. As you know, there are four writing categories that you are graded on and they are all equal. Today we are talking about a category...
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Organizing Ideas and Evidence in a Persuasive Essay
In this video transcript, the teacher explains how to make a persuasive opinion essay easy to read by organizing ideas and evidence into paragraphs. They discuss the importance of topic sentences and avoiding cramming too much...
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Writing an Effective Conclusion for Your Essay
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of including a conclusion in an essay and provides a step-by-step guide on how to write an effective conclusion. The teacher emphasizes the need to summarize the thesis statement and...
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How to Improve Your English Writing - English Writing Lesson
Learn some simple but effective ways to improve your English writing in this lesson. Contents: 1. Understand your audience 0:33 2. Plan your writing 3:12 3. Organise your ideas into clear paragraphs 5:55 4. Cut empty words and sentences...
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James Patterson on writing: Plotting, research, and first drafts
- James Patterson has sold 300 million copies of his 130 books, making him one of the most successful authors alive today. - He talks about how some writers can overdo it by adding too much research, or worse, straying from their outline...
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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 - Powering Through Prose - Common Narrative Techniques (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
Our second lesson will zoom into the finer elements of prose fiction. We’ll explore narrative style, techniques, figurative language, imagery, syntax and tone. We’ll revisit some basic language features before building on your...
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English Essentials - Perfecting Poetry - Poetic Form and Structure (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
Why are some poems so long, while others finish in three lines? Well, it has something to do with poetic form.
Join us for this lesson on Perfecting Poetry where we’ll uncover a range of poetic forms and stanzaic structures. See how...
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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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How to Write a 7+ IELTS Task 2 Essay about Status
The concept of social status is common on the IELTS exam. Learn what to say about it!. Here’s an example IELTS Writing Task 2 question: Society’s idea of social status seems to be changing these days. How far do you agree or disagree?...
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Writing an Effective Introduction: Hooking Your Reader
In this video, the teacher explains how to effectively hook your reader in the opening paragraph of an essay. They emphasize the importance of using strong language, personal stories, and connecting the hook to the thesis statement. The...
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Writing the First Draft of Your Essay
In this video, the teacher explains how to write the first draft of an essay using a boxes and bullets outline as a guide. The teacher demonstrates the process step by step, showing how to convert the outline into full sentences and add...
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Organizing the Body of Your Essay: Using Boxes and Bullets
In this video, the teacher explains how to organize the body of an essay using boxes and bullets. The teacher emphasizes the importance of including the introductory outline in the body organization and provides step-by-step instructions...
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