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Pbs Learning Media: Emma 2: Love and Marriage

9th - 10th
Examine how Emma's surprising views on marriage reflect the limited opportunities for women in Regency England, in this excerpt from the 2009 Masterpiece adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma. In this scene, Harriet is shocked to hear Emma...
Instructional Video
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Pbs Learning Media: Little Women: An Iconic Character

6th - 9th
Experience one of the most dramatic scenes in "Little Women," the beloved American classic by Louisa May Alcott, in this video excerpt from Little Women | Masterpiece. When the March girls receive word that their father, a Union army...
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Pbs Learning Media: Little Women: Defying Convention

6th - 9th
Explore how Jo's dreams of being a writer-and her refusal to marry Theodore Laurence (Laurie)-defied the conventional roles of women in 19th-century America, in this video excerpt from Little Women: Masterpiece. Although readers...
Instructional Video
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Pbs Learning Media: Les Miserables: Valjean's Confession

9th - 10th
Analyze the morality and motivation of the novel's famous main character, Jean Valjean, in this video excerpt from Les Miserables, Masterpiece. Based on the classic novel by Victor Hugo, the scene between Jean Valjean and Marius...
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Pbs Learning Media: Les Miserables: Taking Sides

9th - 10th
Gain insights into the causes of political upheaval in France and the role that young people played in the Paris Uprising of 1832, in this video excerpt from Les Miserables, Masterpiece. Set in a tavern, the scene conveys the various...
Instructional Video
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Pbs Learning Media: Les Miserables: Forgiveness and Redemption

9th - 10th
Explore the meaning of kindness, love, and forgiveness in this video excerpt from Les Miserables, Masterpiece. Based on the famous novel by Victor Hugo, the production tells the story of Jean Valjean, who emerges from 19 years in a...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Jane Austen, Sanditon Collection

9th - 10th
This is a collection of three video clips from the production of Sanditon: MASTERPIECE, based on Jane Austen's unfinished novel. Teaching materials and an Austen biography are included.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Jane Austen, Emma Collection

9th - 10th
This is a collection of three video clips from the 2009 MASTERPIECE adaptation of Jane Austen's "Emma." Teaching materials and a biography of Jane Austen are included.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Louisa May Alcott, Little Women Collection

6th - 9th
Analyze how the life and times of Louisa May Alcott influenced her writing of the novel, "Little Women," which was once dismissed as a story for children and is now recognized as a literary classic. This collection includes three video...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Victor Hugo, Les Miserables Collection

9th - 10th
This is a collection of three video clips from Les Miserables: MASTERPIECE. Based on the famous novel by Victor Hugo. Teaching materials are included.