Instructional Video2:16
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Personification in Poetry

9th - Higher Ed
This video demonstrates identifying elements of personification in poems.
Instructional Video8:56
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Improve Descriptive Writing with Figurative Devices | EasyTeaching

6th - Higher Ed
Figurative language devices and other imagery techniques make writing more interesting.In this video, we explore six key figurative language devices—metaphors, similes, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, and onomatopoeia—and break...
Instructional Video22:48
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Animals depicted in art

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can design and create an animal relief which represents human characteristics. Key learning points: - Animals can convey cultural and religious beliefs, and reflect the values of the time. - Animals can evoke empathy and...
Instructional Video20:11
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Using sensory language and figurative language to create an atmospheric setting

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can craft my own atmospheric setting using precise imagery. Key learning points: - The atmosphere in literature is the way an author uses setting, objects, or thoughts of characters to create mood. - The atmosphere can...
Instructional Video20:23
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Writing the monologue of an outsider in relation to Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can write a monologue which uses descriptive and rhetorical devices to convey the emotion of an outsider in relation to Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’. Key learning points: - Descriptive devices are used to help the reader...
Instructional Video23:46
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Exploring Golding's message about human behaviour in 'Lord of the Flies'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can clearly explain the purpose of Golding's novel and his message about human behaviour. Key learning points: - Golding aims to provide an incisive insight into human behaviour. - Golding was horrified by the brutality...
Instructional Video21:16
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Analysing how Brontë presents nature in 'Shall earth no more inspire thee'

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can explain how Brontë uses personification and a regular structure to present ideas about nature in 'Shall earth no more inspire thee'. Key learning points: - Arguably, Brontë personifies nature in order to encourage...
Instructional Video29:03
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Generating a headline and opening for a persuasive advert

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can develop a persuasive headline and opening that hooks the reader. Key learning points: - The headline and opening of a persuasive advert should be eye-catching and hook the reader. - Linguistic techniques like...
Instructional Video5:45
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Reading Fantasy

K - 8th
"Reading Fantasy" explores fantasy stories.
Instructional Video4:08
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Using Personification in Poetry

K - 8th
“Using Personification in Poetry” is a video lesson that defines personification, discusses its use in poetry, and demonstrates how to compose a poem using personification.
Instructional Video3:08
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Five Themes of Geography

3rd - 8th
Five Themes of Geography identifies the five themes of geography by examining location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region.
Instructional Video4:11
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Figurative Language: Creating Meaning with Comparisons

3rd - Higher Ed
This video will help students understand the critical role of comparative figurative language (metaphor, simile, and personification) in establishing theme in poetry.
Instructional Video4:24
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Physical and Human Geography

3rd - 8th
“Physical and Human Geography” explains both physical geography and human geography, while identifying features of the United States that provide an example of each type.
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Great Authors: E.B. White

K - 5th
This video is a lesson about the life and works of EB White, a renowned children's book author. The teacher discusses White's background, his major children's books (Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web, and The Trumpet of the Swan), and the...