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TED: On being wrong | Kathryn Schulz
Most of us will do anything to avoid being wrong. But what if we're wrong about that? "Wrongologist" Kathryn Schulz makes a compelling case for not just admitting but embracing our fallibility.
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Complete Linux Training Course to Get Your Dream IT Job - Grammatical Mistakes
Avoid common grammatical errors, ensuring your resume presents you as a meticulous and professional candidate.
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Avoiding Shifts in Verb Tense
This video provides a concise and engaging explanation of how tense shifts can disrupt the flow of an essay and confuse readers. By using the analogy of verbs as time travelers, the teacher emphasizes the importance of maintaining...
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L'Hexagone : present tense, prepositions à and en.
Pupil outcome: I can explore the diversity of France by accessing a range of texts and recognising the different uses of prepositions. Key learning points: - [a] sounds like 'animal' and [au] sounds like 'gauche'. - Use 'en' to mean 'to'...
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J'aurai bientôt faim : present and future tense of avoir and être
Pupil outcome: I can use irregular verbs 'avoir' and 'être' alongside regular -er verbs in the future tense to discuss future travel plans and events. Key learning points: - 'Avoir + noun' is sometimes used to translate the English 'be +...
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Un tour en France : present and future tense of aller, avoir, faire and être
Pupil outcome: I can use present and future tenses to describe plans for a future trip exploring France. Key learning points: - It is useful to practise recalling present, aller + infinitive, then simple future e.g. je suis, je vais...
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On y va : present and future tense of 'aller' and 'faire'
Pupil outcome: I can use common irregular verbs in the present and future tense when making summer plans. Key learning points: - The present tense forms of 'aller' and 'faire' are highly irregular and must be learnt. - French has just...
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Au lycée : future plans with 'aller + infinitive'
Pupil outcome: I can talk about what I will and won't do in terms of studies after my GCSEs using the future structure 'aller + infinitive'. Key learning points: - The present tense of aller + infinitive means 'going to + infinitive' and...
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Silent letters: the 'wr' spelling
Pupil outcome: I can spell words with 'wr' representing the 'r' phoneme. Key learning points: - 'wr' can be a representation of the 'r' phoneme. - The representation 'wr' is usually found at the start of a word. - Words connected in word...
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What is a recount?
Pupil outcome: I can name some features of a recount. Key learning points: - A recount is a type of writing which retells something that has already happened - Recounts are mostly told in chronological or time order - Recounts are mostly...
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Planning the final paragraph of a diary entry based on 'Into the Forest'
Pupil outcome: I can plan the final paragraph of a diary entry based on ‘Into the Forest’. Key learning points: - This paragraph recounts the final part of the boy’s journey and his discovery that his dad is at his grandma’s. - The boys...
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Analysing features of a diary entry
Pupil outcome: I can identify and analyse the layout and linguistic features of a diary entry. Key learning points: - The purpose of a diary entry is to recount important experiences and express feelings. - A diary entry has a specific...
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Writing the final paragraph of a diary entry based on 'Into the Forest'
Pupil outcome: I can write the final paragraph of a diary entry based on ‘Into the Forest’. Key learning points: - This paragraph recounts the final part of the boy’s journey and his reunion with his dad in the past tense. - The boy’s...
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Linguistic features of a journalistic report
Pupil outcome: I can use direct and reported speech and I can use a range of cohesive devices to connect ideas. Key learning points: - A journalistic report contains factual statements mixed with different individuals' perspectives. - It...
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Writing the closing of a diary entry based on 'How To Train Your Dragon'
Pupil outcome: I can use a plan to write the closing of a diary entry based on ‘How To Train Your Dragon’. Key learning points: - The closing is the final paragraph of a piece of writing. - Writers need to shift between past, present and...
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Planning the closing of a diary entry based on 'How To Train Your Dragon'
Pupil outcome: I can plan the closing of a diary entry based on 'How To Train Your Dragon'. Key learning points: - The closing includes a sign-off from the writer. - The closing includes a summary of key events, thoughts, feelings and...
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Identifying features of a diary entry to write from 'How To Train Your Dragon'
Pupil outcome: I can identify and analyse layout and linguistic features of a diary entry. Key learning points: - A diary entry is a type of recount written in the first person. - A diary entry is informal in its tone. - The purpose of a...
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Planning the diary entries of an imagined Windrush passenger
Pupil outcome: I can plan the structure and content of an imagined Windrush passenger's diary entries before and after arriving in London. Key learning points: - Writing is most successful when it is planned. We can plan to describe...
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Perfect tense revision
Pupil outcome: I can practise perfect tense test questions. Key learning points: - The verb carries the tense of a clause. - The perfect tense uses auxiliary verbs based on 'to have' and a past tense form of the main verb.
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Spelling words with the suffix "-ing"
Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffix -ing when you add -ing or remove the 'e' and add -ing. Key learning points: - A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word. - Adding "-ing"...
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Practise and apply spelling words with the silent letters "b", "w", "k" and "g"
Pupil outcome: I can spell words with silent letters ‘b’, ‘w’, ‘k’ and ‘g’. Key learning points: - The spelling of words with 'silent letters' often reflects old pronunciation. - How to spell words using 'mb', 'wr', 'kn' and 'gn'. - How...
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Analysing the features of a diary entry
Pupil outcome: I can identify and analyse the layout and linguistic features of a diary entry. Key learning points: - The purpose of a diary entry is to recount important experiences and express feelings. - A diary entry follows a...
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Writing the second paragraph of a persuasive letter
Pupil outcome: I can write the second paragraph of a persuasive letter. Key learning points: - Persuasive letters have distinctive linguistic features in order to achieve their purpose. - An adverbial complex sentence is a main clause...
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Using drama to explore a character 'low'
Pupil outcome: I can take part in role play to deepen my understanding of characters’ perspectives in a key part of the build-up in ‘A Kind of Spark’. Key learning points: - The events culminating in the meeting between Miss Murphy and...