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Exploring the presentation of the boss in 'The Fly' by Katherine Mansfield
Pupil outcome: I can explain how Katherine Mansfield presents the character of the boss in her short story, ‘The Fly’, in clear and well developed analytical paragraphs. Key learning points: - A topic sentence states the focus for a...
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Analysing 'The Raven'
Pupil outcome: I can analyse the symbolism in ‘The Raven’. Key learning points: - The poem is about a man who is visited by a foreboding raven, in the night. - In the poem, the raven symbolises death and the speaker’s grief. - Poe...
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Analysing unconventional relationships in the 'Love and Relationships' anthology
Pupil outcome: I can write about similarities and differences between 'The Farmer's Bride' and 'Porphyria's Lover'. Key learning points: - Using correlative conjunctions allows for nuanced topic sentences that link ideas. - Effective...
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Eva Smith in 'An Inspector Calls': representation and symbolism
Pupil outcome: I can understand and explain the symbolism of Eva Smith and how she is constructed through other characters. Key learning points: - Eva represents working-class women, symbolising their struggles with class, gender, and...
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Understanding Berry's 'On an Afternoon Train from Purley to Victoria, 1955'
Pupil outcome: I can understand how Berry presents ideas of migration, connection, difference, and journeys within ‘On an Afternoon Train from Purley to Victoria, 1955’. Key learning points: - The image of the train in the title could...
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Emulating Anthony Horowitz's use of resolution in 'Moriarty'
Pupil outcome: I can emulate Horowitz's use of symbolism and setting to craft a reassuring resolution. Key learning points: - To emulate Horowitz's reassuring resolution, we might choose a calming setting. - We may then use superlatives...
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Identifying and analysing Anthony Horowitz's use of resolution in 'Moriarty'
Pupil outcome: I can identify and analyse Horowitz's use of symbolism and setting to create resolution in 'Moriarty'. Key learning points: - Potentially, crime fiction is a popular genre because people want to explore the darkness...
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Analysing the poem 'Porphyria's Lover' by Robert Browning
Pupil outcome: I can include meaningful context when writing about modern poems in the ‘Love and Relationships’ anthology. Key learning points: - Browning uses pathetic fallacy to reflect the emotional turmoil the speaker initially...
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'A Christmas Carol': symbolism in the novella
Pupil outcome: I can understand how Dickens uses symbolism to reflect Scrooge’s journey of redemption. Key learning points: - Dickens uses the weather throughout the text to symbolise Scrooge’s redemption. - The fog in Stave 1 symbolises...
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Analysing the poem 'Mother, any distance' by Simon Armitage
Pupil outcome: I can analyse how Armitage uses literary methods to portray the complexities of a mother-son relationship. Key learning points: - Armitage uses an extended metaphor to compare an expansive new house to the growing distance...
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Analysing the poem ‘War Photographer’ by Carole Satyamurti
Pupil outcome: I can explain how Satyamurti uses language and structure to convey the moral complexities of capturing images of conflict. Key learning points: - Juxtaposing images are used between the second and third stanza. - The poem...
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Symbolism in 'The Tell-Tale Heart'
Pupil outcome: I can identify and explain key symbols in ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’. Key learning points: - Symbolism is where writers use objects, characters, or elements in their work, to represent deeper ideas and themes. - Poe uses the...
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Analysing the poem ‘A Poison Tree’ by William Blake
Pupil outcome: I can explain how Blake uses language, form and structure to explore ideas of conflict. Key learning points: - There are repeated references to both day and night in the poem, illustrating the all consuming nature of...
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Analysing the poem ‘Kumukanda’ by Kayo Chingonyi
Pupil outcome: I can explain how Chingonyi uses language, form and structure to express his viewpoint. Key learning points: - The river in the poem could symbolise rebirth and the loss of childhood innocence. - The story of looking after...
Makematic
History of the American Flag
The American Flag is a symbol of the United States of America. Let’s explore what it means, what it’s called, and the rules for how we should treat it.
Makematic
The Bald Eagle
The bald eagle is the United States’ national bird and a symbol of strength, freedom, and power that features on many government buildings, documents and even the one-dollar bill.
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Gothic Fiction
A video entitled “Gothic Fiction” which analyzes the elements of gothic fiction.
Wonderscape
The Origins of Symbolic Art: From Stone Tools to Cave Paintings
Trace the evolution of art from the first stone tools to the emergence of symbolic cave paintings during the Upper Paleolithic Era. Discover how early humans developed the ability to represent their world through carvings, handprints,...
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Shakespeare's Othello: Act 3, Scene 4 Analysis
This video analyzes Act 3, Scene 4 of Othello, focusing on the symbolism of Desdemona's handkerchief and how it serves as a catalyst for Othello's growing jealousy and mistrust, reflecting broader themes of vision, proof, and cultural...
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Shakespeare's Othello: Act 3, Scene 3, Lines 221-546 Analysis
This video explores Act 3, Scene 3 of Othello, where Iago manipulates Othello into doubting Desdemona's fidelity by exploiting cultural biases and symbolic objects, leading to Othello's transformation and misguided loyalty.
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Hawaiian Leis and the Selma to Montgomery March
The Selma to Montgomery March was one of the most important actions of the Civil Rights Movement – but what were the connections between Black Americans and Hawaiians and why did the leaders wear Hawaiian necklaces?
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Madeleine Albright's Brooches
The U.S.’s first female Secretary of State used her collection of brooches to get her point across when meeting with foreign leaders, a practice that became known as “Pin Diplomacy.”
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Mottos and Symbols
A motto is a saying that stands for what a person, an organization or a country believes in. The United States of America has had two mottos. Let’s learn what they are and what they mean.
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Hamlet 4.7 Word Nerd: Weeds
This video explores Gertrude's use of the word "weed" in Act 4, Scene 7 of Shakespeare's Hamlet. It clarifies how "weed" referred to plants growing by a river and also to mourning attire.