Instructional Video6:00
PBS

How Fantasy Reflects our World (Feat. Lindsay Ellis)

12th - Higher Ed
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Fantasy is a lens to explore what we as a society find important to our pasts, our presents, and future. Fantasy and science fiction often fall under the umbrella of “speculative fiction” -...
Instructional Video4:01
PBS

George R.R. Martin Discusses Lord of the Rings

6th - 12th Standards
George R.R. Martin, famous in his own right for heroes, villains, dragons, and direwolves, offers his rationale for why viewers should vote for J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings with its elves, wizards, and hobbits as part of the Great...
Instructional Video7:32
The Great War

J.R.R. Tolkien - The Father of Lord of The Rings

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Best known as the author of the  Lord of the Rings trilogy, J.R.R. Tolkien may have used some of his trench warfare experiences to create Middle Earth. While the trilogy is not entirely autobiographical, many scholars agree that...