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8+ Animal Idioms for Describing Personality
Today you’ll learn 8+ animal idioms for describing personality! Recently, we brought you videos featuring vocabulary for describing animals, and also Speaking sample answers for that topic. While preparing those, I also thought of...
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Comprehension Story Elements: CHARACTERS & TRAITS
This video teaches what a character is and how to identify outside and inside character traits. It teaches how the author shows who the character is based on what the character DOES and SAYS. Knowing the characters helps us understand...
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Developing a character profile for Lila from 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'
Pupil outcome: I can create a character profile for the protagonist Lila. Key learning points: - The protagonist is a main character or central figure in a story or narrative. - Lila is the protagonist in the story 'The Firework Maker's...
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Understanding character in 'The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark'
Pupil outcome: I can describe Plop’s appearance and personality. Key learning points: - Characterisation is the way an author describes and develops the characters in a story. - Appearance is how a character looks on the outside. -...
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Introducing adjectives to describe people who help us
Pupil outcome: I can use adjectives to describe personality traits. Key learning points: - An adjective describes a noun, such as "helpful nurse" - Adjectives are describing words - Adjectives can describe a person's appearance and...
Neuro Transmissions
Science At Comic Con: What does your favorite villain say about you?
Neurd out! This week we're coming at you from San Diego Comic Con! We had the pleasure of attending for the third year in a row this year and we saw TONS of panels about mashing up science and science fiction. PLUS, we got to interview...
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Become a Better You in 2023 By Reviewing These Positive Character Traits (reading skill/vocabulary)
View a list of positive character traits. 5 of them are interactive task cards. Think of one way that you can improve as a person in 2023.
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Exploring Addie's character
Pupil outcome: I can explore Addie’s character traits in ‘A Kind of Spark’ and identify character lows and highs within the structure of the story. Key learning points: - Addie is the protagonist in 'A Kind of Spark'; she is autistic,...
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Character description of a family member
Pupil outcome: I can describe a member of my family using adjectives and adverbs. Key learning points: - Vocabulary can be generated and used in different ways using a word bank - Adjectives describe a noun - When using two adjectives, a...
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Julius Caesar 1.2 Performance: Caesar, Lines 192-195
In this video, we explore a key scene from William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" where Caesar expresses his distrust towards Cassius. The video examines Caesar's fear of Cassius' ambition and intellect, reflecting on how physical...
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Developing responses to 'Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths' through rich discussions
Pupil outcome: I can develop my own response to 'Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths'. Key learning points: - Character traits can be explored through the text’s illustrations or words used by the characters. - Friendships and relationships...
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Developing responses to 'Wonder' through rich discussions
Pupil outcome: I can develop my own response to 'Wonder’. Key learning points: - By reading from a range of perspectives, readers can discover more about characters and their relationships. - Characters and their relationships change and...
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Mastering Your Skills Section: Tips for a Standout Resume
In this video, viewers are provided with valuable tips on how to effectively showcase their skills on their resume. The speaker emphasizes the importance of including only relevant and up-to-date skills, organizing them in a clear and...
Kids Academy
Personality Adjectives - Building Vocabulary - 3rd Grade
Personality Adjectives - Building Vocabulary - 3rd Grade Some adjectives have a lot of personality! Let’s learn about positive character adjectives while watching an expert teacher thoroughly define each word! This video tutorial will...
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Character or mood? 'Ser' and 'estar' in 1st and 2nd person singular
Pupil outcome: I can use the 1st and 2nd person singular of the verbs 'ser' and 'estar' to talk about character and mood. Key learning points: - The SSC sound [ll] is pronounced as in the word 'llamar' - The SSC sound [l] is pronounced...
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Exploring aspirations and the future: 'Ada Twist, Scientist'
Pupil outcome: I can use a character's experience to consider what aspiration means and write about my future. Key learning points: - An aspiration is a hope or ambition of achieving something, such as what someone wants to be when they...
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Drawing conclusions and making comparisons 'Anansi and the Antelope Baby'
Pupil outcome: I can identify a moral from ‘Anansi and the Antelope Baby’ and develop a personal response. Key learning points: - A moral is a lesson that can be learnt from a story or experience. - Exploring character traits and themes...
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Anorexia and Eating Disorders
In this video we are going to cover eating disorders, and in particular, anorexia. You may not be aware of this, but four out of 10 people have either personally experienced an eating disorder or know somebody who has. So what exactly is...
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Talking Like Characters: How Good Readers Bring Dialogue to Life
In this video, the teacher explains to students how good readers can talk like the characters in a story by using their knowledge about the character. The teacher demonstrates this by reading dialogue from a book and identifying the...
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What Does It Mean To Be Sadistic?
In this video, I explore the definition of sadism and discuss some examples of sadistic behavior. I also talk about the origins of the word and how it's used today. Sadism is the desire to intentionally harm someone and derive pleasure...
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Understanding 'The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle'
Pupil outcome: I can retell the plot of 'The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle' and consider it from different characters' perspectives. Key learning points: - 'The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle' is a Sherlock Holmes short story first...
Global Ethics Solutions
Me First! Building a Balanced Ethical Perspective: Ethics and Ego at Work
Ethical decisions involve deeply personal moral beliefs and attitudes that impact the kinds of choices we make at work. This course helps participants understand how conscience, feelings, guilt, moral perspectives, and ethical balance...
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Describing yourself
Pupil outcome: I can describe my own skills and personality in a sentence. Key learning points: - An adjective describes a noun, including ourselves, such as "I am helpful." - Adjectives are describing words - A person's character traits...
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Developing responses to 'The Unforgotten Coat' through rich discussions
Pupil outcome: I can develop my own response to 'The Unforgotten Coat’. Key learning points: - Readers can form impressions of characters based on what they say, the actions they perform and their appearance. - During the story,...