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Music and research
I love music. I've sung in choirs all my life. So it makes sense to combine some music with some English. In this lesson you can achieve...
Aug 14, 20202 min read


Dungeons & Dragons
This would work with any kind of tabletop game but the flexibility of D&D to allow players to come up with their own solutions to...
Jul 24, 20202 min read


How to stand up for yourself without being a Jerk
This is for a level 1 health standard and for a unit standard around being assertive. This lesson is to give you the skills to speak to...
Jul 24, 20201 min read


You is smart - Growth mindset and motivation
Getting motivated can be very difficult when you are tackling a new task. Don't worry I am here to give you some secrets to motivation...
Jul 23, 20202 min read


Narrative structure
As an author as well as an English teacher I really love looking at Narrative Structure. How different elements feed into the overall...
Jun 30, 20202 min read


Gender in Film
I didn't mind the Last Jedi. It was pretty and told a decent story with interesting characters. Good enough to watch again but nothing I...
Jun 3, 20202 min read


Character Arcs and DC vs Marvel
There is a lot of debate about why DC has underperformed compared to Marvel. The argument that has resonated with me is the character...
May 28, 20201 min read


Film study
This lesson is for anyone wanting to do a film study. This will be generic so you can choose any film that you like. If you make a video...
May 20, 20202 min read


Research like a pro
It seems in this day and age everyone thinks research is copy and paste. In this lesson I will go over what you need to do to research...
May 13, 20201 min read


TikTok Challenge
It seems when we are locked inside we get the urge to film ourselves doing interesting things. Tiktok is uniquely set up to feed this...
May 4, 20201 min read


Planning a trip
Anticipation of something is often just as good as the event. So in anticipation of getting out of lockdown here is a lesson on planning...
Apr 20, 20203 min read


Coffee Table Book
This is meant mostly for those who love taking photos but also want to do some media studies along with it. This lesson will take you...
Apr 17, 20204 min read


A few of my Favourite things
I've been thinking at this time that it is important to remember things that are going to make us happy. A bit like the song from the...
Apr 8, 20202 min read


Time Management in the digital world
I'm basing this lesson off a Financial Diet episode on Youtube. Love them and watch many of their videos. But this week there was a...
Apr 1, 20203 min read


Sports and Health in the Media
This is a great lesson for those wanting to get level 3 standards from approved subjects. In this, the students will write feature...
Mar 20, 20202 min read


Quarantine Lesson
Watching the news can be very scary at the moment, especially with people having to stay in their homes while still trying to get on with...
Mar 18, 20201 min read


Writing with the Mice Quotient
I'm terrible at short stories but they are usually the easiest way to get through the writing standards for English. So I'm going to rely...
Mar 15, 20201 min read


Managing change
Everyone will face challenges in their life - life will change. That is as inevitable as anything can get. We are going to look at some...
Mar 10, 20202 min read


World Building with Brandon Sanderson
I've been watching Brandon Sanderson's series where he goes over how to write a novel. This week it was about world building. In this he...
Mar 9, 20203 min read


Improve the community
There are many things in our communities that we wished were better. This lesson goes with the Make a Change lessons. This is what you...
Mar 2, 20202 min read
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