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English Essentials - Next Level Knowledge - Values Approach to Essays (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
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,...
Curated Video
Writing an Effective Conclusion for Your Essay
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...
Curated Video
How to Write a 7+ IELTS Task 2 Essay about Status
The concept of social status is common on the IELTS exam. Learn what to say about it!.
Here’s an example IELTS Writing T
ask 2 question:
Society’s idea of social status seems t
o be changing...
Here’s an example IELTS Writing T
ask 2 question:
Society’s idea of social status seems t
o be changing...
Curated Video
Writing a Conclusion: Using the Reverse Funnel Method
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...
Curated Video
Writing a comparative response on the AQA Worlds and Lives anthology
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,...
Curated Video
3 Strategies to Become a Wonderfully Winning IELTS Writer
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...
Students often ask, “How do I improve my
writing?”
Or, also often, IELTS teachers hear, “How do I come up...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Next Level Knowledge - Critical Readings Approach to Essays (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
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...
Curated Video
Understanding Lying in Politics
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.
Oxford Comma
A Complete Guide to Using Textual Evidence
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...
Curated Video
Planning and writing the conclusion of an essay
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. -...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Nicole Eustace - Teachers Make a Difference
NYU historian Nicole Eustace reflects on the pivotal role teachers played in shaping her passion for history. She describes how, in 10th grade, an English teacher recognized her interest in history and encouraged her to write a...
Curated Video
Improving and rewriting analytical responses on poetry
Pupil outcome: I can rewrite an extended response, using suggested improvements. Key learning points: - An excellent analytical response is clear, nuanced and concise. - A nuanced response acknowledges and explores the shades of meaning...
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English Essentials - Venturing into Visuals - Analyse a Charity Poster (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
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’...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Becoming Involved in Economics | Polanyi on Polanyi
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...
Oxford Comma
The Simplicity of Sadness: The Red Wheelbarrow
A deceptively deep poem, students have been frustrated by "The Red Wheelbarrow" for decades. This video shows that William's intentionally plays with the idea of significance. Find out more in this reading, summary, and analysis of...
PBS
Yom Kippur | All About the Holidays
The holiest day for the Jewish People, Yom Kippur, encourages a full day of reflection, atonement, and fasting. Students learn about Yom Kippur and how it is observed in Jewish culture with a short and engaging video.
TED-Ed
How Far Can We Go? Limits of Humanity.
Imagine living in a neighborhood where the houses on your street keep moving farther away until your house is the only one in the reachable vicinity. That's what is happening in our universe, except your house is our galaxy, and the...