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Animal Farm themes, character analysis, quote analysis, and setting
Timestamps + extra study guides, blogs and video resources for your studies ⇩⇩⇩ For all you studying Animal Farm, here's a discussion on themes, character analysis, quote analysis and setting. // timestamps 0:13 - Animal Farm...
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5 tips for a mic-drop essay conclusion 🎤
Let's be real. Conclusions are challenging because so many people don't know how to summarise what they've written without using the exact same words, others aren't sure how long their conclusion should be, and some struggle to even get...
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How to write a Text Response | Essay structure | Lisa Tran
*** OPEN FOR TIMESTAMPS + RESOURCES + INFO! *** A long awaited video! Here's how to write a Text Response essay, breaking down introduction, body paragraphs (TEEL), and conclusions - including examples for the text, Macbeth! //...
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All The Light We Cannot See Essay Topic Breakdown
⇟⇟⇟ OPEN FOR TIMESTAMPS + Download All the Light We Cannot See study guide + ESSAY TOPICS below ⇟⇟⇟ // timestamps 1:20 - All the Light We Cannot See context/background 1:48- Essay topic 2:04- Keywords 3:01 - Plan 3:25 - Paragraphs //...
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Close Analysis with Cake from Like a House on Fire | Lisa Tran
EXTRA RESOURCES ↓↓↓ Learn how to perform a 'close analysis' of a text - looking at the literary techniques and how this shapes and adds to an author's meaning/message. A technique borrowed from VCE Literature. // related content If you...
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Euphemism | English Language
"Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne", as said by Quentin Crisp. Sometimes when using language we may want to, or need to discuss a topic that is uncomfortable to deal with directly. For these cases we often...
Crash Course
Studying for Exams: Crash Course Study Skills #7
The test is tomorrow, so you should stay up all night to study—right? Teach middle and high schoolers that cramming is not the answer with a short video on studying for exams. It covers ways to address possible constraints on studying,...
Crash Course
Test Anxiety: Crash Course Study Skills #8
Many students experience test anxiety, keeping them from performing their best and showing what they truly know. A helpful video guides stressed-out learners through negativity bias with a set of tips and explanations to help them get...
TED-Ed
Not all Scientific Studies are Created Equal
Sample size and controls are features of the scientific inquiry process that are discussed in this quick-paced quip. A comparison is made between randomized clinical trials and epidemiological studies. Terms such as placebo,...
TED-Ed
The Past, Present and Future of the Bubonic Plague
It may be startling to know that the same bacteria responsible for the Bubonic Plague in the mid-fourteenth century still exists today. But don't worry, this video examines the causes and effects of the Black Death, and why the disease...
TED-Ed
Why Do We Have Museums?
How did the tradition of collecting and displaying interesting items to the public begin? How have museums evolved over time? Offer your young historians a fascinating look into a cultural pastime we so often take for granted...
Krista King Math
Degree Measure of an Arc
Circular patterns and movement are commonplace in our world. Young mathematicians begin their study of circles with instruction on finding the degree measure of both major and minor arcs. Examples focus on the arc in relation to the...
The School of Life
Political Theory - Adam Smith
Can capitalism have virtue? Adam Smith thinks so! The 12th video in a series of 13 discusses Smith's political and economic views. Pupils discover these concepts and more through primary source photographs and examples that relate to...
TED-Ed
3 Planets That Shouldn't Exist
Take a journey through the universe to learn about three planets that are mysteries to scientists—because they shouldn't be able to exist! Class members watch a short video to learn about Kepler-78b, Kepler-10c, and HD 106906b,...
TED-Ed
How a Few Scientists Transformed the Way We Think About Disease
During the first few sniffles of a cold, you can't help wondering where you picked up the illness. Watch an Ed Ted video that details the difference between miasma theory and germ theory, and the ways that Dr. John Snow's research...
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?"...