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The Art of Essay Writing: An Exploration
Delve into the world of essay writing, a literary form that captures personal opinions, experiences, and arguments. Learn about the structure and types of essays, including literary, research, and personal essays. Understand the...
Curated Video
A Midsummer Night's Dream 4.1 Performance: Bottom Lines 202-219
This video captures a performance of Bottom's monologue from Act 4, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," where he reflects on a dream he claims is beyond the comprehension of any man. Bottom, bewildered and amused by his...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The power of a great introduction - Carolyn Mohr
Never underestimate the power of an intriguing start. When analyzing the literary greats like Charles Dickens and Kurt Vonnegut, be inspired by their craft and learn how to write a tantalizing introduction and strong thesis for your...
Curated Video
A written analysis of 'The Tell-Tale Heart'
Pupil outcome: I can confidently draft, and redraft a written analysis of a literary text. Key learning points: - It is important to consider the first version of your work a first draft and not the finished essay. - Redrafting your...
PBS
To Kill, To Kill a Mockingbird?
One of the trademark texts of the American school system is Harper Lee’s 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird. For decades it has been widely read in high schools and middle schools as a key anti-racist text. But how did...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Stephanie Burt - Teachers Make a Difference - John Burghardt & Helen Vendler
In this video, Stephanie Burt, a literary critic and poet at Harvard University, recounts how two influential teachers, John Burkhart and Helen Vendler, profoundly impacted her educational journey. John Burkhart, a high school English...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Destroying Drama - Finer Details of Dramatic Analysis (Stage 4, Years/Grades 7-8)
This second lesson uncovers the finer details of theatrical dramas. We’ll explore the world of characterisation, focussing on how playwrights build their characters. We’ll also examine how playwrights use scene descriptions and stage...
Lisa's Study Guides
Ransom Literary Devices & Invictus Film Technique Comparison
Timestamps + extra study guides, blogs and video resources for your studies ⇩⇩⇩ Moving beyond themes and characters, we now focus on evidence you can use in your essays - literary devices in Ransom, and film techniques from Invictus. //...
Lisa's Study Guides
Macbeth | Close Analysis | Lisa's Study Guides
Lisa's Study Guides
Close Analysis with Cake from Like a House on Fire | Lisa Tran
EXTRA RESOURCES ↓↓↓ Learn how to perform a 'close analysis' of a text - looking at the literary techniques and how this shapes and adds to an author's meaning/message. A technique borrowed from VCE Literature. // related content If you...
Lisa's Study Guides
The Crucible and Year of Wonders | Literary Techniques Analysis | Lisa Tran
👀 Make sure you read this ➡ The Ultimate Guide to VCE Comparativetp://bit.ly/2WiIZqN' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>CompaEssaye // related content A Guide To Structuring A Comparative
Curated Video
'A Christmas Carol': writing about the presentation of children
Pupil outcome: I can demonstrate rich layers of textual analysis in my extended responses about children in the novella. Key learning points: - Writers layer methods upon methods to create a literary text. - When analysing the text, you...
Schooling Online
Powering Through Prose: Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 - Theme of Literature and Writing
Imagine living in a world where simply reading a good book could get you killed!
This lesson explores the theme of Literature and Writing in Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451. Watch how Guy Montag’s awakening to the joy of...
This lesson explores the theme of Literature and Writing in Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451. Watch how Guy Montag’s awakening to the joy of...
Wonderscape
Exploring Plot: The Heart of Storytelling
This video breaks down the concept of plot, an essential component of storytelling, using the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood as an illustrative example. It explains how plot structures a narrative and makes it compelling,...
Wonderscape
Character Development in Narratives
This video focuses on character development, an essential literary device in storytelling. It explains how characters, whether human, alien, or even inanimate objects, drive a narrative's progression. The video differentiates between...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Venturing into Visuals - Analyse a Movie Poster (Stage 6, Years/Grades 11-12)
Join us as we combine all our visual analysis skills to examine a movie poster for an Australian film. We’ll take a holistic approach in this lesson, looking at the image’s major structural elements as well as its finer details. You’ll...
Oxford Comma
A Complete Guide to Using Textual Evidence
Using textual evidence almost always ensures that your paper will be longer, receive a better grade, and avoid plagiarism. Yet, most students struggle not with finding this research, but writing it into their papers. This video will show...
Amor Sciendi
"One Art" by Elizabeth Bishop Explained
A close reading of Elizabeth Bishop's classic poem "One Art"
Curated Video
Interpreting Literature
“Interpreting Literature” looks at the technique of making meaning from what an author writes both literally and figuratively within a literary work. This skill is known as interpretation. Readers can use various techniques to interpret...
Schooling Online
English Essentials - Destroying Drama - 'Big Picture' Questions in Drama (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
Welcome back to Destroying Drama! In this first lesson, we’ll delve into some of the ‘big picture’ aspects of theatrical drama. Get ready to explore the anatomy of a playscript and how information is conveyed in this exciting medium....
Curated Video
How Lewis Carroll Transformed Western Perceptions of Children
Charles Dodgson, also known as Lewis Carroll, had a deep interest in the emerging art of photography, becoming a skilled amateur photographer. Among his subjects was Alice Liddell, the inspiration behind "Alice's Adventures in...
Schooling Online
Powering Through Prose: Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 - Theme of Censorship
Don’t speak your mind! Don’t write about the truth!
That’s what it’s like in the world of Fahrenheit 451. The mass media is a joke and independent thought is dangerous. As for books, they’re burned… sometimes with their owners!...
That’s what it’s like in the world of Fahrenheit 451. The mass media is a joke and independent thought is dangerous. As for books, they’re burned… sometimes with their owners!...
TED-Ed
The Power of a Great Introduction
How do you create a great introduction to a literary analysis? Why, you write it last, of course. The narrator of a short video on crafting a great introduction suggests tackling the introduction after you have crafted your thesis,...