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A few of the best math explainers from this summer
Announcement for the results of the first Summer of Math Exposition
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Mainpoints
This video outlines elements of a plot to identify the main events of a story.
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Crafting Compelling Stories: The Elements of Exposition
In this video, viewers are guided through the essential elements of storytelling, from setting the stage with exposition to introducing the protagonist and conflict. By focusing on key details like time, place, character development, and...
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Composing a Narrative
The video provides a step-by-step guide on how to construct a compelling narrative by comparing it to climbing a mountain. It emphasizes the importance of structuring a story with key elements like exposition, rising action, climax,...
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'The Twisted Tree': understanding narrative arcs
Pupil outcome: I can understand the arc of a narrative and how the plot of 'The Twisted Tree' fits within it. Key learning points: - Lots of stories, particularly fables and fairy tales, fit into a traditional narrative arc. - A...
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Stevenson’s use of structure in ‘Jekyll and Hyde’
Pupil outcome: I can write about the structure of ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ and how it links to key themes in the novella. Key learning points: - The power of human curiosity is key theme shown through the detective form and final narratives of...
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Planning the opening to an impactful narrative
Pupil outcome: I can plan the opening to an impactful narrative. Key learning points: - Stories might have an impact on someone's life by changing their perspective, or revealing something about humanity. - All stories are composed of...
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Writing the opening to an impactful narrative
Pupil outcome: I can write the opening to an impactful narrative. Key learning points: - To create atmosphere, you might use similes, dialogue and motifs. - To avoid clichés, you might think about how you can add extra detail and sensory...
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Who Was the Doctor Behind Dr Pepper?
Weird History Food is going to crack open a can and tell you the History of Dr. Pepper. While maybe not quite as popular as Coca-Cola or Pepsi, Dr. Pepper has been around just as long as its bigger rivals. But how did Dr. Pepper start?...
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Shakespeare's The Tempest: Act 1, Scene 2 Analysis
This video delves into the complexities of authority, control, and service through the interactions between Prospero, Miranda, and Ariel in Shakespeare's "The Tempest." Prospero's manipulation of both the natural and social worlds...
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Wilhelmsburg Sets a Sustainable Plan for Hamburg's Future
Wilhelmsburg is poised to become one of Hamburg's key urban centers, featuring a variety of innovative and impressive buildings. The development has significantly improved the quality of life, and the success of the housing projects...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream 4.1 Interview: Titania and Bottom
This video delves into a whimsical interaction between Titania and Bottom in Act 4, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." It showcases Titania's enchantment under a magical spell, leading her to dote on Bottom, who has...
Wonderscape
Exploring Plot: The Heart of Storytelling
This video breaks down the concept of plot, an essential component of storytelling, using the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood as an illustrative example. It explains how plot structures a narrative and makes it compelling,...
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Theme, Setting & Plot
Theme, Setting & Plot explains how the structure of the text contributes to its theme, setting, or plot.
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Unfolding Plot
Unfolding Plot describes how a given story's plot unfolds by retelling the story and citing events.
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Elements of Plot
Elements of Plot identifies the elements of plot, including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
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Elements of Plot: A Guilty Conscience
Elements of Plot: A Guilty Conscience identifies elements of plot, including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, found in the short story, A Guilty Conscience.
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Write a New Ending
“Write a New Ending” is a conceptual video that discusses the different parts of a story, with a focus on how to write a new ending for a familiar fairy tale.
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Components of Plot
Students will take a closer look at the elements of a successful narrative plot.
Music Matters
Mozart's Clever Development Section - Composer Insights
We examine the Development section of the first movement of Mozart’s Piano Sonata in D major, K284. In the space of 20 bars Mozart packs in a mobile and clever series of modulations while he explores a small number of musical ideas to...
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Describing Settings
This is a video entitled “Describing Settings” which models how to identify the setting of a passage.
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Comparing Elements of Plot
“Comparing Elements of Plot” discusses the five elements of a plot and explains how each can be used when comparing and contrasting two folktales from different cultures.
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,...
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#6 Elements of a Story--Characters, Setting, Plot & Theme (Reading Comprehension)
In this video, I teach you the elements of a story. I will cover characters, setting, plot and theme. You will understand the who of the story-the characters, the where and when of the story-the setting, the different plots of the plot,...