Instructional Video10:38
The School of Life

Charles Dickens

9th - Higher Ed Standards
How much do you know about the life of Charles Dickens? A thorough video discusses the author's professional successes and private failures with engaging animation and informative narration.
Instructional Video13:57
The School of Life

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

9th - Higher Ed Standards
While Fyodor Dostoyevsky experienced more difficulty and suffering than he did happiness, his point of view reveals aspects of humanity that are essential to the way we relate to each other now. A thorough and rich video...
Instructional Video7:02
The School of Life

Jane Austen

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Jane Austen wrote about strong women, social boundaries, and relationship dynamics in the early 19th century to educate her readers about the state of humanity. Learn more about the themes woven throughout her works,...
Instructional Video3:32
Biography

Truman Capote- Mini Biography

11th - Higher Ed
Truman Capote, originator of the true-crime novel, is the subject of a short mini-biography, an overview of his cultural impact and his most famous works.
Instructional Video3:19
Biography

John Steinbeck- Mini Biography

7th - 12th
John Steinbeck, called the voice of working-class Americans, is the subject of this mini-biography that includes interviews and images to provide an overview of his life and works.