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...

The concept of social status is common on the IELTS exam. Learn what to say about it!.





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Are you ready to take your analysis to the next level? Join us for a stimulating lesson on the values approach to essay writing. If you are studying advanced English literature, or would just like to go beyond themes in your essays,...

In today’s lesson, we’ll show you how to analyse texts using the readings approach. Take your analysis of literature to the next level by applying critical readings and finding deeper meaning in your texts. We’ll guide you through...

Pupil outcome: I can write the conclusion of an essay, including a range of linguistic features. Key learning points: - In our essay, the conclusion reflects the essay title, bringing the information from previous paragraphs together. -...

In this video, the teacher explains how to write a conclusion for an essay using the reverse funnel method. The teacher emphasizes the importance of including a conclusion to provide closure to the reader. They guide the viewers through...

Join us for an overview of Virginia Woolf’s life and influences. We’ll show you how the events of Woolf’s life and the world of early 20th century Britain shaped her ideas in Mrs Dalloway. As one of the most influential composers of...

Pupil outcome: I can write an successful answer comparing two poems from the Worlds and Lives anthology. Key learning points: - Topic sentences must be comparative when comparing texts. - Comparisons should be made between ideas,...

A spoiler free look at one of my all time favorite short stories, Ray Bradbury's "Usher II" pays homage many of Edgar Allen Poe's most famous tales including: “The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Pit in the Pendulum,” “The Premature Burial,”...

This is 2020, and as I am sure most of you are aware it will soon be coming to an end.



The end of a year, especially one as trying as this is always a good time to reflect and get yourself ready for the next trip...

Historian Martin Jay (UC Berkeley) discusses how his reflections on lying in politics were likely influenced by reading and re-reading essays by Hannah Arendt.

Using textual evidence almost always ensures that your paper will be longer, receive a better grade, and avoid plagiarism. Yet, most students struggle not with finding this research, but writing it into their papers. This video will show...

Welcome to Venturing Into Visuals! Join us as we apply what we’ve learnt about visual techniques in previous lessons. In this lesson, we’ll guide you through an analysis of a charity advertisement poster, focusing on the ‘big picture’...

Today you learn about 3 strategies that will turn you into a high-scoring IELTS writer!



Students often ask, “How do I improve my

writing?”

Or, also often, IELTS teachers hear, “How do I come up...

Kari Polanyi Levitt reflects on her education and career as an economist, in the UK, Canada, and the Caribbean. As an undergraduate at LSE, she studied with scholars such as Nicholas Kaldor and W. Arthur Lewis. Once in Canada, she...

Bill Ayers discusses his recently finished book, When Freedom is the Question, Abolition is the Answer, a collection of essays reflecting on the concept of collective freedom. The book explores the contradictions of modern times,...

Dr. Yohuru Williams is Distinguished University Chair and Professor of History and Founding Director of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas. He received his Ph.D. from Howard University in 1998.He is the author...

Rory Stewart discusses his concerns about reading too much, his inability to go anywhere without a book, the appeal of the 19th Russian novelists, the brilliance of Tristram Shandy and how books give voice to the dead. Read articles by...

Performance art relates to artworks that are created through actions performed by the artist or other participants, which may be live or recorded, spontaneous or scripted. In the 1960s, performance was seen as fundamentally different...

Rose English introduces the Tate Liverpool exhibition Keywords and reflects on looks back at the radical art of 1980s Britain. This was a tumultuous decade in Britain, marked by many forms of oppositional politics which had a direct...

Patrick Keiller is best known for his series of film essays, London 1994, Robinson in Space 1997, and Robinson in Ruins 2010, in which a fictional, unseen scholar Robinson undertakes exploratory journeys around England, prompting him to...

Atlantic writer Vann R. Newkirk is about to be a father, and he’s nervous. America’s history of racial violence is something that every citizen inherits, but the consequences for black Americans remain acute. “One day I’m gonna look that...

When Shakespeare crafted Richard III, he packed it with lots of juicy details and references to history. Not only does the play draw on the famous Wars of the Roses, but it also reflects the ideas and values of Elizabethan England. Join...

Act Three of Shakespeare's plays often marks the climax, and "The Tempest" is no exception. This video essay explores the critical events of Act Three, where personal and political dramas collide on a mystical island. We delve into the...