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SHORT FILM: How Fiction Can Change Reality TED-ED

Excellent short, with cool "dig deeper" links to the right of the video on the Ted-Ed page. Additional resources and information can be f…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Sep 9, 2012

WEBSITE: Literary Jukebox (Pairing Songs w/ Lit)

Cool side project from the curator of the excellent Brain Pickings website.  From the weekly e-mail update: Visit the site at http://litera…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Aug 28, 2012

ESSAY: Never Mind Algebra. Is Literature Necessary?

Although I found myself disagreeing with parts of this essay, on the whole it is smart and worth your time - this was Tweeted everywhere...…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Aug 21, 2012

FILM: 6 Classics Sail To The Big Screen

An EW Magazine (July 27) advancer reveals the following upcoming release of these big screen adaptations (links below will take you to furt…

Started by Frank W. Baker

0 Jul 20, 2012

TV: Great Expectations Comes to PBS in April

Great Expectations tells the story of Pip the battered orphan boy, who rises from blacksmith's apprentice to gentleman under the patronage…

Started by Frank W. Baker

1 Mar 7, 2012
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BOOK: 'Death Comes to Pemberley' (for the 'Pride and Prejudice' fans out there)

Caught a tip on this book in an old Entertainment Weekly - the book is now tearing up the bestseller charts. In EW's words... This engaging…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Jan 10, 2012

BOOK: Murakami's 1Q84 (an Orwellian Tale)

Just last week I posted Orwell 1984 + Apple 1984 this week I was reminded that I wanted to make sur Brit lit and World Lit fans know about…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Dec 8, 2011

QUESTION: Brit Lit Short Story Ideas?

Looking for an interesting collection of short stories, either an anthology, or single stories that High School students would enjoy. The…

Started by Lindsay Lombardi

2 Dec 8, 2011
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VIDEO: Byronic Heroes

I can't remember if I posted this video I made about Byronic Heroes. I think it does a satisfactory job of introducing students to the conc…

Started by Dana Huff

1 Dec 6, 2011
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Orwell 1984 + Apple 1984

Hopefully, everyone who teaches Orwell's 1984 uses the famous 1984 Mac commercial... This came to mind as Wired Magazine did a cool featu…

Started by Ryan Goble

0 Dec 4, 2011

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