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Writing excellent model answers on Edexcel's Belonging anthology
Pupil outcome: I can create a written response which meets a success criteria. Key learning points: - Topic sentences must be comparative when comparing texts. - Comparisons should be made between ideas, intentions, themes and messages....
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'A Midsummer Night's Dream': reviewing and refining an essay about Puck
Pupil outcome: I can evaluate model paragraphs about Puck and the supernatural in ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, and use this evaluation to improve my own analytical writing. Key learning points: - Topic sentences should link to the...
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Planning an essay on societal expectations in ‘An Inspector Calls’
Pupil outcome: I can create a detailed plan for an essay on societal expectations in 'An Inspector Calls'. Key learning points: - A thesis statement is a clear, overarching argument. - Topic sentences give focus to individual paragraphs....
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'Macbeth': exploring the theme of internal conflict
Pupil outcome: I can create a detailed essay plan about how Macbeth is a conflicted character. Key learning points: - Act 3 is an important scene as it signifies a shift in Macbeth’s behaviour and his relationship with his wife -...
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Planning an extended and developed response on Edexcel 'Conflict' poetry
Pupil outcome: I can use single paragraph outlines to plan a written response. Key learning points: - It's a good idea to find thematic connections between the poems. - Theoretically, you can compare any of the anthology poems but it's...
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Using quotations and context effectively in an 'An Inspector Calls' essay
Pupil outcome: I can use quotations judiciously and effectively embed context into an ‘An Inspector Calls’ essay. Key learning points: - A successful essay will have a clear overarching argument. - References to the text should link to...
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Analysing how poets present relationships that change over time
Pupil outcome: I can write a comparative analysis of ‘Walking Away’ and one other poem. Key learning points: - Summarising each poem individually in relation to the question helps to begin building a thesis statement. - Topic sentences...
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Building analytical paragraphs about Edexcel's Belonging poetry
Pupil outcome: I can analyse a range of model answers to explore what makes an effective comparative analysis. Key learning points: - Topic sentences need to be clear, comparative and linked to the question. - Relevant quotations from...
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Drafting
Drafting explores the important elements of the drafting step of the writing process.
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Transitions Statements for Public Speaking
Transitions Statements for Public Speaking
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Constructing the Body of an Essay: A Guide to Effective Writing
Discover the essentials of crafting the body of an essay, the core component where the author's ideas come to life. Learn about the structure and importance of topic sentences, the role of supporting details and examples, and how to...
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Nonfiction Expository Writing: Revision
Mr. Griot describes how to revise a nonfiction expository writing essay.
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Nonfiction Expository Writing: Tigers
Mr. Griot describes how to write a nonfiction expository writing essay.
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Do You Need a Topic Sentence in Writing Task 1? - IELTS Energy Podcast 1255
You've definitely heard us talk about topic sentences for Task 2. They are MUST for a 7 or higher. BUT, you also need to think about this for Task 1! Listen up today for a very important IELTS lesson.
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Identifying Conclusions 1
"Identifying Conclusions" demonstrates how to examine concluding statements by reading passages and identifying the conclusions.
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Supporting the Main Idea –Informational
Supporting the Main Idea –Informational analyzes informational text by showing how paraphrasing and quotes support the main idea.
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Transition Words and Phrases
Transition Words and Phrases identifies transition words and phrases in a given text that convey sequence and signal shifts.
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Identifying Conclusions
Identifying Conclusions examines concluding statements by reading passages and identifying the conclusions.
Oxford Comma
How to Write a Paper
In this video we'll explore the EPA method for writing academic papers. The EPA method encourages writers to start with the Evidence, look for Patterns, and then and only then to settle on an Argument.
Teaching Without Frills
How to Create an Outline for Kids - Planning Your Writing
In this video, you'll learn how to create an outline to plan your writing! We'll use a persuasive writing topic as an example to see how an outline can help you organize your ideas before writing.
Hip Hughes History
Last Days Advice for End of the Year Exams
Please ignore the specificity of the dates, this was made for June 2010 but I think much of the advice is cross topical and might be helpful........
Hip Hughes History
3 Steps to a Better History Essay
The basics to putting together a strong history essay.
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How to Structure a Persuasive Paragraph | EasyTeaching
Persuasive texts are made up of a title, an introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. In this video we will look at how to structure and write a persuasive body paragraph. When we write a body paragraph, we must begin with a topic...
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How to Write an Information Report
An introduction to writing information reports. This video details the structure of an information report (introduction, body, conclusion, bibliography) as well as the language features used within an information report (present tense,...