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Main Idea Reading Strategy | Video Lessons
A video lesson teaching students to summarise and identify the main idea of fiction and non-fiction texts.
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Nailing Non-fiction - Finer Details of Analysing Non-fiction Texts (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
In today’s lesson, we’ll take a closer look at the finer details of non-fiction texts. We’ll break down specific techniques composers use to appeal to ethos, logos and pathos. As always, we’ll recap the basics before moving on to more...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Bruce Caldwell - Why Economics Needs the History of Thought
Who is going to teach fields like economic methodology and the history of economic thought if these fields aren't taught to current graduate students? Bruce Caldwell is filling this hole in the graduate curriculum. The Hayek scholar is...
Curated Video
Finding the X Coordinate of the Intersection of Two Equations
In this video, the teacher explains how to find the X coordinate of the point of intersection of two equations without graphing or making a chart. They review slope intercept form and explain how to determine the slope and Y intercept....
Curated Video
Using Research Questions to Guide Your Research
The teacher explains how to use research questions to guide research across multiple texts. The teacher emphasizes the importance of not just looking for answers to the burning questions, but also noticing other important and interesting...
History Hit
The Silk Roads: Ideas and Religion: Manichaeism & Islam
Why did Manichaeism fail and where was it popular in the west? Where is Islam situated in China and when did it come there? The Silk Roads: Ideas and Religion, Part 3
History Hit
The Silk Roads: Ideas and Religion: The Jesuits pursuit
What were they looking for in China? Where could the Jewish presence be found in China in the past? The Silk Roads: Ideas and Religion, Part 6
Tom Nicholas
Structuralism and Semiotics: WTF? Saussure, Lévi-Strauss, Barthes and Structuralism Explained
Structuralism is a form of literary theory which, inspired by semiotics and the linguistics of Ferdinand de Saussure, emerged in France in the 1950s. In this week’s episode of What the Theory?, we take a look at how structuralism and...
History Hit
The Silk Roads: Ideas and Religion: The silk roads and religious movements
What were the major religions that moved along the silk roads? What items moved from west to east? The Silk Roads: Ideas and Religion, Part 1
Religion for Breakfast
The Book of Enoch Explained
In this episode we examine the topic: The Book of Enoch Explained
History Hit
The Silk Roads: Ideas and Religion: Nestorian Christianity
How well received was this form of religion and why did the Mongols favor it? What was Xi'an like during the Tang dynasty? The Silk Roads: Ideas and Religion, Part 4
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Nailing Non-fiction - 'Big Picture' Questions in Non-fiction Texts (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
Welcome back to Nailing Non-Fiction! Join us for a fun but rigorous lesson on the different text types that comprise the genre of Non-Fiction. We’ll discuss informative and persuasive texts and how composers use language to achieve their...
Religion for Breakfast
The Origins of Satan
In this episode we examine the topic: The Origins of Satan
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Damon Centola - Teachers Make a Difference - Peter Bearman
Damon Centola is a Professor of Communication, Sociology and Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is Director of the Network Dynamics Group. He is a leading world expert on social networks and behavior change. His work...
Religion for Breakfast
Gospel of Judas: What Does It Really Say?
The Gospel of Judas caused a huge stir when National Geographic published it back in 2006. But to this day, misconceptions about this text abound. Who wrote this text? And what does it really say?
Religion for Breakfast
How Star Wars Explains the New Testament Canon
The development of the New Testament canon was fraught with debates. But it is hard to imagine why the formation of a canon caused so much controversy. Looking at modern fandoms, we can catch a glimpse at what is at stake when you...
Religion for Breakfast
Who Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls?
In this episode we examine the topic: Who Wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls?
Curated Video
KS2 Primary English Age 9-13 - Writing: Viewpoint - Explained
SchoolOnline's Primary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners and skilled teachers. Ideal for ages 9-13, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in...
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GCSE Secondary English Age 13-17 - Reading: Comparing Writers' Ideas and Perspectives Part 1 - Explained
SchoolOnline's Secondary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners. Ideal for ages 13-17, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in clear and easy to...
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GCSE Secondary English Age 13-17 - Reading: Identifying Key Ideas - Explained
SchoolOnline's Secondary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners. Ideal for ages 13-17, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in clear and easy to...
Religion for Breakfast
The Gnostic Gospels: Were They Illegal?
A common theory is that the Nag Hammadi Library, a collection of Gnostic texts, were an illegal stash of books hidden from Orthodox Christian authorities. But recent scholarship has called this theory into question. Were the Gnostic...
Healthcare Triage
Can Text Messages Increase Vaccination Rates?
Remember last week’s episode on the exercise megastudy? Well, there’s another megastudy in existence! This time on using text message reminders to encourage people to get vaccinated for the flu. We’ve got the deets for you on today’s...
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GCSE Secondary English Age 13-17 - Reading: Comparing Writers' Ideas and Perspectives Part 2 - Explained
SchoolOnline's Secondary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners. Ideal for ages 13-17, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in clear and easy to...
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Ambigrams: Words that Transform and Surprise
This video provides an introduction to ambigrams, a form of design and word art where certain elements of a word remain the same when viewed from different orientations. It showcases various examples of ambigrams, including ones that...