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GCSE Secondary English Age 13-17 - Writing: Planning Creative Writing Part 1 - Explained
SchoolOnline's Secondary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners. Ideal for ages 13-17, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in clear and easy to...
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GCSE Secondary English Age 13-17 - Writing: Planning Creative Writing Part 3 - Explained
SchoolOnline's Secondary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners. Ideal for ages 13-17, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in clear and easy to...
Curated Video
ChatGPT for Creatives - Creative Writing Coach
In this video, explore advanced AI features for data analysis and creative writing, including crafting a ghost story with a unique European Bandai style. Discover the potential of AI in storytelling and character development
Atomi
HSC English Advanced - Introduction to Creative Writing
This HSC English Advanced video gives a general overview of the videos covered for Section 2 of Belonging including concept development, character development, plot structure, techniques and stimulus adaptation. I then go through a...
National Theatre
Playwrights Series: Character
In this series, ten playwrights discuss different approaches to their craft, including how to form a character. Featuring writers Simon Stephens, In-Sook Chappell, Evan Placey, Alecky Blythe, Tanya Ronder, Suhayla El-Bushra, Ryan Craig,...
Wonderscape
Character Development in Narratives
This video focuses on character development, an essential literary device in storytelling. It explains how characters, whether human, alien, or even inanimate objects, drive a narrative's progression. The video differentiates between...
National Theatre
Playwrights Series: Tips for Writing and Overcoming Writer's Block
In this video, a playwright shares practical tips for writing and developing plays, including setting aside dedicated writing time, reading aloud, seeking feedback, and incorporating personal quirks and experiences into the work. She...
National Theatre
Playwrights Series: Tips for Starting and Planning Your Writing Process
This video features insights from a playwright on their writing process, including the importance of starting and not being judgmental of the first draft, the need for planning and structure, the role of research and mulling, and the...
Curated Video
Creativity: Unleashing Your Imagination and Bringing Ideas to Life
In this video, Jade interviews Lolita the lizard about creativity. Lolita explains that creativity is the power of imagination and finding new ways to solve problems. She shares a story about her friend Seth, who uses his creativity to...
Makematic
Write an adventure
Stories can spark children’s curiosity about the wider world and help them connect with the lives of other kids who live in different countries. In this activity, children aged 8-11 will create a travel journal from a personal...
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Creative writing in the third person inspired by Katherine Mansfield's 'The Fly'
Pupil outcome: I can rewrite two paragraphs of Katherine Mansfield's short story 'The Fly' (1922) shifting the focus from the boss to the character of Macey, the boss's employee. Key learning points: - Katherine Mansfield’s 'The Fly' is...
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Using vocabulary effectively in fiction writing
Pupil outcome: I can carefully select verbs and adverbs to describe a malevolent character. Key learning points: - Careful selection of verbs and adverbs are key in description as they strongly impact meaning. - Changing a verb or adverb...
Curated Video
Dynamic Dialogue to Bring a Story to Life | EasyTeaching
New ReviewDialogue is a vital tool for bringing your story to life. In this lesson, we’ll explore how dynamic dialogue can enhance your writing by:*Developing characters*Engaging the reader*Advancing the plot*Establishing relationships*Setting...
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ChatGPT and DALL-E: Sell Your Creative Thinking with AI - Strength 2: Revising Your Original Content
In this video, we will look at how generative AI can help you revise and improve your existing content. This clip is from the chapter "When (And When Not) to Use AI" of the series "ChatGPT and DALL-E: Sell Your Creative Thinking with...
National Theatre
Playwrights Series: Finding Inspiration and Crafting a Story
In this video, a playwright shares insights on writing for theater, including the importance of writing about what you find interesting and emotionally connect with, the freedom to structure a play in any way you want, and the need to...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Robbie Bach - On Creativity
Robbie joined Microsoft in 1988. Over the next twenty-two years, he worked in various marketing and business management roles—including supporting the successful launch and expansion of Microsoft Office. As Chief Xbox Officer, he led the...
Curated Video
ChatGPT for Creatives - I Have Writer's Block
In this video, we will ask ChatGPT for suggestions on having a writer's block. We will also compare the results of the responses on GPT-3.5 versus GPT-4 versions. We will understand the differences in the responses between the two. We...
Curated Video
Follow my code
Math and art are at the core of technology and digital communication. Computer programmers often have to debug or revise their code if it doesn’t work as planned. In this activity, children aged 12-14 will create sculpted characters and...
Makematic
How Can Details Energize Stories?
When you look and listen carefully, details inform what you see and hear. In this activity, you will write a story using adjectives and adverbs, then create an illustration that shows what happened next.
Curated Video
Use of flashback in Natasha Bowen's 'Skin of the Sea'
Pupil outcome: I can include a flashback in a piece of creative writing inspired by Natasha Bowen's 'Skin of the Sea'. Key learning points: - A flashback is a transition in a story to an earlier time in the life of one or more...
Wonderscape
Discovering Adjectives in a Story
This video encourages viewers to identify and understand the role of adjectives in a story about a cricket and an ant. It highlights various adjectives, including descriptive words about characters, settings, and emotions, demonstrating...
Curated Video
Types of Characterization
“Types of Characterization” will help the student to review the different types of characterization, particularly direct and indirect characterization
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ChatGPT 101 - Supercharge Your Work and Life with ChatGPT - Entertainment (Song, Poems, TV/Film Scripts, Novels, Jokes)
in this video, we will explore our creative side and discover prompts for creating songs, poems, TV/film scripts, novels, and jokes. The video provides inspiration and guidance to help us express ourselves creatively and bring ideas to...
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How Lewis Carroll Transformed Western Perceptions of Children
Charles Dodgson, also known as Lewis Carroll, had a deep interest in the emerging art of photography, becoming a skilled amateur photographer. Among his subjects was Alice Liddell, the inspiration behind "Alice's Adventures in...