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Debating Videos

That's Debate - A Guide

Presented by Tim McEvoy - winner of the Oxford Union and Inner Temple Intervarsity competitions (1990, Oxford, London) Three Melbourne University Debating Society members go through all the necessary stages of preparation and presentation: debating styles, definition of the topic and brainstorming, team outline, split, rebuttal, individual preparation and the roles of each speaker. The three 'M''s are explained - Method, Matter and Manner. Enlivened and illustrated by excerpts of a debate.

(55 min) - Year of Production 1991

That's Debate - A Model

A high quality full length debate by the Melbourne University Debating Society with complete and detailed adjudication given by Georgina Connelly - accredited adjudicator. The topic is: 'That a Rose is Better than a Cabbage'. We follow a debate through from the opening speakers through to the final summing up. We see clearly the roles and style of the first, second and third speakers for the affirmative and negative cases. How closely will your verdict agree with that of the adjudicators?

(48min) - Year of Production 1991

Set of Two Debating Videos

Public Speaking Videos

Public Speaking 1: Getting Ready to Speak

Public speaking - how has it changed through the years? Speaking to a live audience compared to a TV or radio interview. Common speaking situations in life. Researching your speech. The audience. The speaking environment: the room, hall or auditorium, using a lectern, using the stage, the lighting. Visual aids - the importance of preparation. Microphones. The length of the speech. Structuring a speech. Mind mapping. Writing the speech - using plain English. Writing out cue cards or notes. Methods of rehearsal. Introducing an telling stories and jokes. Props.

(39 min) - Year of Production 1994

Public Speaking 2: Delivering the Speech

The introduction. Starting off a speech. Using cue cards. Being natural. Eye contact with the audience. Audience response - the audience wants to be on your side! Good advice for coping with nerves. Pacing the speech. Body posture. Using your hands. Impromptu speaking. Spontaneity. Using your notes or cards. Humour. Finishing off a speech.

(30 min) - Year of Production 1994

Set of 2 Public Speaking Videos

Get it Right!

This video follows three senior student projects through from conception to presentation: writing a research article (report), producting a video and producing and performing a radio play. Important skills dealt with here include those of coming up with an orignal angle, defining your topic, drawing up a timeline, finding and using reference materials, library research skills, using and interpreting statistics, telephone procedure for getting information, arranging interviews and interviewing skills, collating information and footnoting.

(52 min - Year of Production 1990)

English Basic Videos: Grammar

Dictionary Use

"Almost 2,000 years ago Anglo Saxons from northern Europe over-ran Britain. Vikings from Scandinavia took over some of 'Angle-land' and after a while everyone was speaking a mixture of Old English and Old Norse...." So begins this program on Dictionary usage, explaining the wealth of detail that can be extracted from your dictionary if you know what you're looking for. Using the Macquarie Dictionary as a reference, we look at: a review of the major sections of a dictionary; alphabetical order; guide words; main entry; pronunciation; parts of speech; definition; illustrative phrase; idiomatic phrase; etymology; usage label and 'run on' entries. It methodically goes through the procedures for looking up a word, even when you're unsure of the spelling.

(18 min) - Year of Production 1996

Set of 3 Grammar & Dictionary Videos

English Basic Videos: Punctuation

Punctuating the Sentence

The purpose of punctuation in clarifying the meaning of what is written - illustrated by examples. Punctuating the end of a sentence. Internal punctuation - interrupting the flow of a sentence. The full stop. Question marks and exclamation marks. Situations where commas are required: items on a list; separation of phrases and clauses and other cases. Use of comma in the opening salutation of a letter. Commas used in setting out dates and addresses. The semi-colon and the colon - distinctions between the two. Parentheses. The dash. The ellipsis.

(26min) - Year of Production 1996

Word Punctuation

The hyphen as distinct from the dash. Use in breaking a word between two lines. Capital letters - rules for where and when they should be used. Proper names, titles and other forms of address. Capital letters as used in titles of books, plays, movies etc. Special cases such as reference to God. The apostrophe: use in contractions; to show possession - rule for showing possession for plurals; use with compound nouns (brother-in-law's shirt. Confusion of pronouns with contractions: (it's and its; they're and their; you're and your). Use of apostrophes in preventing ambiguity. Inverted commas (quotation marks): use in identifying titles of books, plays or films - or jargon and slang. Use of inverted commas indicating direct speech. Use of single inverted commas inside double. Position with respect to other punctuation marks. General rules for punctuating conversation.

(29 min) - Year of Production 1996

Set of 2 Punctuation Videos

English Basic Videos: Spelling

Spelling Blitz 1

Spelling Blitz I-IV: presents carefully selected lists of the most commonly used words in the English Language - graded in order of difficulty.

Spelling I is suitable for use as revision by Year Seven students.

Any of the videos, however, can be used at any level to revise spelling lists and improve on weaknesses. Based on the 'Look, Cover, Write and Check' method, each video presents the word completely and then spells it out letter by letter: slowly and methodically. The student is expected to have pen and paper to follow the example - whilst pausing the videotape.

(49 mins) - Year of Production 1996

Spelling Blitz 2

Spelling Blitz I-IV: presents carefully selected lists of the most commonly used words in the English Language - graded in order of difficulty.

Spelling II is designed for students in year Eight.

Any of the videos, however, can be used at any level to revise spelling lists and improve on weaknesses. Based on the 'Look, Cover, Write and Check' method, each video presents the word completely and then spells it out letter by letter: slowly and methodically. The student is expected to have pen and paper to follow the example - whilst pausing the videotape.

(49 mins) - Year of Production 1996

Spelling Blitz 3

Spelling Blitz I-IV: presents carefully selected lists of the most commonly used words in the English Language - graded in order of difficulty.

Spelling II is designed for students in year Nine.

Any of the videos, however, can be used at any level to revise spelling lists and improve on weaknesses. Based on the 'Look, Cover, Write and Check' method, each video presents the word completely and then spells it out letter by letter: slowly and methodically. The student is expected to have pen and paper to follow the example - whilst pausing the videotape.

Spelling Blitz 4

Spelling Blitz I-IV: presents carefully selected lists of the most commonly used words in the English Language - graded in order of difficulty.

Spelling II is designed for students in year Ten.

Any of the videos, however, can be used at any level to revise spelling lists and improve on weaknesses. Based on the 'Look, Cover, Write and Check' method, each video presents the word completely and then spells it out letter by letter: slowly and methodically. The student is expected to have pen and paper to follow the example - whilst pausing the videotape.

Basic Spelling Rules

Rules and exceptions - the importance of learning all of the exceptions. Adding suffixes - doubling the consonant. Exceptions where two vowels precede, or double consonants exist. Pronunciation of 'c' and 'g'. Dropping of the silent 'e': (shake - shaking etc.) The final 'y' - when is it changed to 'i' when a suffix is added. 'i' before 'e' except after 'c' when the vowel sound is 'ee'. Exceptions to the rule. Formation of plurals: with words ending in 'o'; with words ending in 'y'.

(20 min) - Year of Production 1996

Set of 5 Spelling Videos

Set of 10 English Basics Videos

Author Videos

The Paul Jennings Story

The story behind the man behind the books. Paul Jennings talks frankly and funnily about his life, his own childhood and the writing of his magnificent stories. He talks to kids in big and little groups and invites us into his lovely home. Includes interviews with Penguin Books editor Julie Watts, and illustrator Keith McEwan as well as cast and crew involved in the making of 'Round the Twist' - Esben Storm (director), Richard Moir (Dad), Robyn Gibbs (Miss James), Bunney Brook (Nell) and Richard Young (Gribble Junior).

(49 mins) - Year of Production 1992

Robin Klein and Company

In this video Robin talks to secondary school students about her characters, the source of her ideas, her family background, writing routine, reading and style of writing. Students discuss her work and improvise various excerpts. 'Came Back to Show You I Could Fly' is explored in the classroom context.

(53 mins) - Year of Production 1991

Interview with Alex Miller

Alex Miller

(23 mins) - Year of Production 1995

Interview with John Marsden

John Marsden

(26 mins) - Year of Production 1995

Interview with Kerry Greenwood

Kerry Greenwood

(31 mins) - Year of Production 1995

Interview with Tim Winton

Tim Winton

(16 mins) - Year of Production 1995

Any 2 'Author' videos