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Curated Video
Writing a Narrative: Part 1 Structure & Elements
An Introduction to narratives. Part 1 in our series 'Planning & Writing a Narrative'. This video explains the basic structure of narratives and identifies the story elements.
The Learning Depot
Structural Features of Text | Literary & Expository | Improve Your Reading Comprehension Skills
Recognizing text structure will help you be a better reader. Once you are familiar with the text's organizational pattern, you can make predictions as you read and form a mental map. In this lesson, we cover eight elements or structure...
Englishing
ESL - The Structure of a Short Story - (including plot diagram)
What is a short story? and What do we need to write one?. These are some of the questions Mr. P. will answer regarding short stories. He will first start the lesson by introducing the elements of a short story. Then, he will focus on...
Schooling Online
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...
Oxford Online English
How to Tell a Story in English - Using Past Tense
In this lesson, you can learn how to tell a story in English.
Stories are powerful. When you meet someone new, go to a job interview or take a speaking exam like IELTS, you need to tell stories, whether you realise...
Stories are powerful. When you meet someone new, go to a job interview or take a speaking exam like IELTS, you need to tell stories, whether you realise...
Communication Coach Alex Lyon
How to Open a Presentation with a Story
Let's learn how to open a presentation with a story (Part 3 of 5). In a speech, stories are a great way to grab your audience's attention. Everybody loves a well-told story. Many people, however, don't have enough...
Language Tree
Language Function and Construction: Text Structure, Part 1
This lesson for beginner English learners teaches how different text types are organized to express ideas (e.g., how narratives are organized sequentially); comprehending texts and writing brief arguments, informative/ explanatory texts...
Curated Video
Problem & Solution {Reading Comprehension Story Elements}
New ReviewThis video give instruction and practice with finding the problem and solution with simple and more complex texts.
The Learning Depot
Elements of Literary Fiction: Characters, Setting, Plot, Theme, and Point of View
Literary elements are the technical components in all narrative stories. They are the universal and essential elements of all narrative fiction. And all are integral to creating the basic structure of a story in an engaging, compelling,...
Curated Video
Building Tension in Narrative Writing
Building tension is a very important skill in writing. In this lesson, we’ll explore five techniques, plus some other tips and tricks you can use to help build tension in your stories. Building Tension Techniques - Tease with clues - Use...
Curated Video
Intermediate Spanish Story | Household Vocabulary | La Vecina
In this intermediate Spanish story, Pamela tells about a problem she has with her neighbor. She narrates the anecdote in the past tense, and you'll hear a range of structures and other verb forms. In this story you'll learn Spanish past...
Curated Video
Interpret and represent addition stories
Pupil outcome: I can interpret and represent addition stories that involve increasing an amount in a range of ways using the ‘First, then now’ structure. Key learning points: - In a ‘First, then, now’ story, the first number is increased...
Crash Course Kids
Poetry explained (Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhhà Lại): Crash Course Kids Literature #5
Roses are red, violets are blue… What on Earth CAN’T a poem do? In this episode of Crash Course Kids Literature, we dive into the poems that make up Thanhhà Lại’s verse novel, “Inside Out and Back Again” and the figurative language that...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Will there ever be a mile-high skyscraper? - Stefan Al
Would a mile-high skyscraper ever be possible? Explore the physics behind some of the tallest buildings and megastructures in the world. -- In 1956, architect Frank Lloyd Wright proposed a mile-high skyscraper, a building five times...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Question Mark | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Question Mark | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen From Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots A riotous celebration of words - silly words, funny words, words you only use in your own family, new words, old words, and the very best...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
A Word | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
A Word | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen From Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots A riotous celebration of words - silly words, funny words, words you only use in your own family, new words, old words, and the very best words in...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Words | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Words | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen From Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots A riotous celebration of words - silly words, funny words, words you only use in your own family, new words, old words, and the very best words in...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Before | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Before | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen From Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots A riotous celebration of words - silly words, funny words, words you only use in your own family, new words, old words, and the very best words in...
Kids’ Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Orange | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen
Orange | POEM | Kids' Poems and Stories With Michael Rosen From Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots A riotous celebration of words - silly words, funny words, words you only use in your own family, new words, old words, and the very best words in...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Powering Through Prose - 'Big Picture' Questions in Prose Fiction Analysis (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)
Welcome to the first lesson on Powering through Prose! This lesson will explore the ‘big picture’ elements of analysing prose fiction. Find out about narrative purpose, structure, setting, perspective and characterisation. You’ll...
Curated Video
Structuring Narrative Writing with Transitions
In this video, the teacher guides students on how to structure their narrative writing with a clear sequence of events and ideas. They explain the importance of using transitional words and phrases to signal the movement from one event...
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Oxford Online English
How to Talk About the Past in English
In this lesson, you can learn how to talk about the past in English.
Talking about the past includes many things. Do you want to talk about interesting experiences you’ve had, tell a funny story, or talk about...
Talking about the past includes many things. Do you want to talk about interesting experiences you’ve had, tell a funny story, or talk about...