Grade 12 English
4 Seasons
Grade 12 is the final year of high school, and the English curriculum aims to develop students’ proficiency in language skills, critical thinking, and literary analysis.
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16:35Episode 1
Comprehension
Episode 1
The ability to read a piece and be able to pick out important parts in the piece is a necessary skill to have. In this lesson we go through strategies to pull out the relevant and important questions from a text in order to answer the questions.
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05:58Episode 2
Poetry 'Funeral Blues'
Episode 2
In this lesson, we break down and look deeper into the poem 'Funeral Blues
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10:34Episode 3
Stylistic devices
Episode 3
Stylistic devices are language techniques that are used by writers to serve a specific purpose. In this lesson we are going to learn how to identify and explain the effect of stylistic devices used by writers.
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Transactional writing(CV + Cover letter)
Episode 4
In this lesson we will learn how to identify the skills and experiences you should include on a CV while learning how to communicate their abilities in a clear and persuasive way. We will also learn the importance of a cover letter.
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16:45Episode 5
Textual editing
Episode 5
In this lesson we will learn how to identify and correct grammatical errors.
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11:39Episode 6
Newspaper Article
Episode 6
In this lesson we will be going through the format, topic, tone and style of a newspaper article to enable you to write your own article.
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Formal/Informal letters & letter to the press
Episode 7
A letter is a message that can be handwritten or printed on paper. In this lesson, we learn how to write a formal letter and an informal letter and differentiate the difference between the 3.
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15:55Episode 8
Parts of speech
Episode 8
In this lesson we will learn how to name and explain parts of speech, identify parts of speech in the correct context of the sentence, define each part of speech and explain the uses of parts of speech.
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13:34Episode 9
Direct and indirect speech
Episode 9
Direct and indirect speech is something we do on a daily basis without even thinking about it. In this lesson we are going to learn to define direct and indirect speech, differentiate between the 2 and list the rules for converting direct speech into indirect speech and vice versa.
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Figures of speech:Comparisons and contradictions
Episode 10
In this lesson we will learn how to define figures of speech, how to identify and recognize comparative and contradictory figures of speech, explain the difference between figurative and literal language and identify and categorize examples of figurative language.
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Figures of speech:Exaggeration and understatements
Episode 11
Exaggeration is describing something and making it more than it really is, Understatement is when we intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is. In this lesson, we lean how to differentiate between the 2.