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Main Idea Reading Strategy | Video Lessons
A video lesson teaching students to summarise and identify the main idea of fiction and non-fiction texts.
Macat
An Introduction to Roland Barthes's Mythologies - A Macat Literature Analysis
What ideological messages are transmitted and reinforced by the media? Objects in popular culture are often taken out of context, and then given different meanings. Watch Macat’s short video for a great introduction to Roland Barthes’s...
Macat
An Introduction to David Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding- A Macat Philosophy Analysis
Is all knowledge really derived from what we perceive via our five senses, rather than through reasoning? Watch Macat's short video for a great introduction to David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, one of the most...
Macat
An Introduction to Roland Barthes's Mythologies - A Macat Literature Analysis
What ideological messages are transmitted and reinforced by the media? Objects in popular culture are often taken out of context, and then given different meanings. Watch Macat’s short video for a great introduction to Roland Barthes’s...
Macat
An Introduction to David Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding- A Macat Philosophy Analysis
Is all knowledge really derived from what we perceive via our five senses, rather than through reasoning? Watch Macat's short video for a great introduction to David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, one of the most...
Curated OER
Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat
Amy Tan tells the story of Sagwa, The Chinese Siamese Cat. This story, written by Tan, has beautiful pictures and descriptive words that make it an engaging experience. As part of a discussion of reading appreciation, a teacher could...
The School of Life
Voltaire
Fascinated with the concept of good and evil, Voltaire formed his main character from the eponymous Candide, the most widely read text of the European Enlightenment. Learn more about Voltaire's life, beliefs, writing, and influence...
The School of Life
Marcel Proust
What is the meaning and purpose of life? Find out in a short video that summarizes the key ideas in Marcel Proust's A la recherche du Temps Perdu (In Search of Lost Time), that at two million words, just happens to be the longest...
Macat
An Introduction to David Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
Observing the world around you depends on a lot more than your five senses. A short overview of David Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding explains the ways sense perception influence the exchange of complex...
Macat
An Introduction to Edmund Gettier's Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?
Teenagers are at the perfect age to start holding strong beliefs and opinions—and to explore whether those beliefs are the same as having knowledge. A short video analysis of Edmund Gettier's paper "Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?"...
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An Introduction to John Kotter's Leading Change
Why are some businesses able to weather change while others fail? A video summary of Leading Change by John Kotter explains the importance of constantly reorganizing a business from the ground up. Part of a larger playlist on the...