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Ransom Literary Devices & Invictus Film Technique Comparison
Timestamps + extra study guides, blogs and video resources for your studies ⇩⇩⇩ Moving beyond themes and characters, we now focus on evidence you can use in your essays - literary devices in Ransom, and film techniques from Invictus. //...
Wonderscape
Tone and Mood: Crafting the Emotional Landscape of a Story
This video dives into the concepts of tone and mood in storytelling, crucial elements that shape a reader's emotional response. It guides viewers through identifying tone and mood in narratives, emphasizing their roles in creating a...
Amor Sciendi
Musée des Beaux Arts and Auden's View of Suffering
A close reading of WH Auden's peom Musée des Beaux Arts
The Learning Depot
How Authors Describe Characters: Direct vs Indirect Characterization
When taking a reading comprehension test, have you ever been stumped by a question asking about how the author or another character feels about a specific character? Or perhaps when reading a novel or story, you’re somewhat confused...
Oxford Comma
Pure Pessimism? A Reading, Summary, and Analysis of Crane's "A Man Said to the Universe"
Though he lived a short life, Stephen Crane had an undeniable and lasting influence on Realism and Naturalism.
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"A Man Said to the Universe" epitomizes a theme that shows up in many of works: pessimism.
"A Man Said to the Universe" epitomizes a theme that shows up in many of works: pessimism.
Wonderscape
Great Authors: E.B. White
This video is a lesson about the life and works of EB White, a renowned children's book author. The teacher discusses White's background, his major children's books (Stuart Little, Charlotte's Web, and The Trumpet of the Swan), and the...
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Schooling Online
English Essentials - Destroying Drama - 'Big Picture' Questions in Drama (Stage 5, Years/Grades 9-10)
Welcome back to Destroying Drama! In this first lesson, we’ll delve into some of the ‘big picture’ aspects of theatrical drama. Get ready to explore the anatomy of a playscript and how information is conveyed in this exciting medium....
Cerebellum
The Elements Of Fiction - Summary
The Elements of Fiction - Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain, Robert Louis Stevenson . these are just three of the renowned authors whose work is cited in The Elements of Fiction, which explores: Plot elements, character, conflict, flashback,...
Curated Video
Ray Bradbury
Awarded a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, recognizing a lifetime of influential literary works, Ray Bradbury wrote from a desire to “live forever”. Through sci fi, fantasy, horror and mystery to themes of death, loneliness and the dark...
TED Talks
TED: How poetry unlocked my superpowers | Keenan Scott II
Keenan Scott Il's passion for words, stories and superheroes fueled his journey to becoming a celebrated playwright, producer, director and actor. Showing how language can illuminate the superhero in all of us, Scott performs three...
Oxford Comma
Counting our Own Hours: When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be
Because he died so young, Keats' poetry is often read biographically. Readers usually come to the consensus that his death at 25 years of age robbed the world of one of its greatest writers. And Keats certainly thought his early death...
Crash Course
The First Movie Camera
The second episode in a playlist on the history of film focuses on the role the Kinetograph and the Kinetoscope played in film history. The video also includes information about the contributions of scientists, Vaudeville performers, and...
Be Smart
What's The Loudest Possible Sound?
If a tree falls in the forest and no person is around, does it still make a sound? Students view a short video segment to determine sound and decibel levels of various objects, including the loudest and quietest possible sounds humans...