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Using Transition Words to Compare and Contrast Ideas
This video transcript is a lesson for students on how to use transition words to compare and contrast ideas in their writing. It provides examples and prompts for students to practice using these transition words effectively. The goal is...
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Transition metals and their properties
Transition metals all have similar and very useful physical and chemical properties. Their atoms can form ions with a variable charge which also gives them a range of colours in their compounds.
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Connecting Ideas in Persuasive Writing: Using Transitions
In this video, the teacher explains how to connect ideas in a text using example, addition, and contrast transitions. The goal of persuasive writing is to make it easy for the reader to understand and agree with the argument. Transitions...
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Fossils & Evidence For Evolution
The theory of evolution states that individuals within a species show wide degrees of variation, and those individuals with characteristics best suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce. This theory grew from...
Curated Video
Connecting Ideas in Writing with Transition Words and Phrases
In this video, the teacher guides students through the process of using transition words and phrases to connect their ideas in their writing. The teacher provides examples and explanations, and encourages students to practice identifying...
Curated Video
Using Transition Words to Connect Ideas in a Paragraph
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using transition words to connect ideas within a paragraph. They provide examples and guide students through a practice exercise to revise their own writing. The video emphasizes the...
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Adding Time Transitions to Improve Your Writing
Writers include transitions about the sequence of events to help their readers follow along. Let's practice adding transitions that reveal time.
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Mastering Transitions in Writing: Keeping Your Reader Engaged
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using varied transitions in writing to keep readers engaged. The teacher provides examples of time and place transitions and discusses the use of punctuation. Through interactive...
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How to Write Amazing Transitions: A Case Study of Sarah Vowell's "Shooting Dad"
A piece originally delivered on radio, "Shooting Dad" gives a personal account of the political divide in the United States. This video specifically looks at the musicality of the piece; what moves it from a good essay to a great one.
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Families of Gaza hostages bring their message to both the current and upcoming White Houses
For families of American hostages held in Gaza, the presidential transition is a a moment to push President Biden and President-elect Trump to work together to bring their loved ones home. (Scripps News)
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What to expect during the Trump transition
The peaceful transfer of power is a hallmark of American democracy, and The White House is the physical symbol of that process. President Biden has committed to ensuring a smooth transition next year. (Scripps News)
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GMB members gather in Westminster to demand the Government make a 'success' of energy transition
Over 100 GMB members, who work in the Energy sector or Energy intensive industries, gather in Westminster ahead of the Chancellor's budget to demand a "success" of the energy transition. General Secretary of GMB Gary Smith talking....
Press Association
Interview with Andy Prendergast National Secretary of GMB ahead of 2024 Budget
Interview with Andy Prendergast National Secretary of GMB. Mr Prendergast discusses the energy transition and British Industry ahead of the Chancellor's first budget on Wednesday.
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Sir Keir Starmer and Australian PM Anthony Albanese discuss efforts to support Ukraine - CHOGM
Sir Keir Starmer and Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese discussed efforts to support Ukraine, joint initiatives in the Pacific Ocean and the “shared values” of the UK and Australia as they met at the Commonwealth Heads of...
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Climate groups join forces with Unions to call for 'just transition' at Tata Steel
Footage from protest outside Tata Steel headquarters in London as climate groups and steel workers union came together to call for a 'just transition' to low-carbon economy. *Interviews with Paul Morozzo (campaigner at Greenpeace) and...
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Keynote speech from Jonathan Reynolds at BCC Global Annual Conference
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds speaks at BCC Global Annual Conference in London.
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Labour reiterates call for Tata to keep furnaces running until after election
Labour has reiterated calls for Tata Steel to wait for the party to come into government before shutting off blast furnaces which will cost thousands of jobs in south Wales. Tata Steel is moving to a greener form of production, using an...
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Scottish Greens announce they will stand 44 candidates at General Election
Scottish Greens co-leaders Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie confirmed the party will stand 44 candidates to contest seats at the General Election on July 4 - a record on the previous 31 in 2015.
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Ross stands by Sunak’s £2,000 tax claim as Labour brands it a ‘lie’
Douglas Ross has said he stands by the Prime Minister’s claim that a Labour government would raise taxes by £2,000 while Sir Keir Starmer’s party calls it a “lie”. The Scottish Conservative leader said Sir Keir had not been “agile”...
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Starmer distances himself from Rayner and Sarwar in row over Abbott
Sir Keir Starmer has distanced himself from his deputy Angela Rayner and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar by refusing to say if he wants Diane Abbott to stand again for his party.
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Swinney defends decision to challenge Holyrood sanction against Matheson
John Swinney has defended his decision to challenge the sanction a Holyrood committee ordered against his colleague Michael Matheson, saying he is determined to fight “predjudiced” decision-making in the Scottish Parliament. He travelled...
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Sunak on the economy: Things are starting to feel better
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks at the latest PM Connect event during a visit to Siemens Healthineers in Oxfordshire. Sunak has insisted that “things are starting to feel better” and that confidence in the economy is growing.
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Stronger response needed on fossil fuel phaseout from UK government - Greenpeace
A stronger response is needed on an urgent fossil fuel phaseout from the UK government, Greenpeace's head of politics Rebecca Newsom said on Tuesday after a draft text was published on the Global Stocktake at Cop28. The text has been...
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Starmer: Energy sector backs transition from oil but wants help with challenges
The energy sector in Scotland’s north east is completely on board with plans to transition away from oil and gas, Sir Keir Starmer has said. During a visit to the St Fergus Gas Terminal in Aberdeenshire, the Labour leader said the sector...