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TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How to write the perfect crime, according to Agatha Christie | Jamie Bernthal
With almost 100 mystery novels, each one a cleverly constructed puzzle box of clues, misdirection, and human drama, Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time. Her eccentric detectives, clever clues, and simplified suspects...
Gresham College
The Mysteries of Writing: Novels and Poetry - An Introduction By Professor Belinda Jack
Professor Belinda Jack, the Gresham Professor of Rhetoric, continues her examination of Literature and its enduring fascination. This series focuses on the novel and on poetry and discusses a small and highly personal selection of great...
Gresham College
How Truthful is the Historical Novel? - Professor Belinda Jack
Curated Video
'The Twisted Tree': the novel as a Gothic text
Pupil outcome: I can describe how 'The Twisted Tree' follows the conventions of a Gothic text. Key learning points: - The Gothic genre is characterised by the use of desolate, remote settings and macabre, mysterious or violent incidents....
Gresham College
The Novel & Morality: Samuel Johnson's 'Rasselas' - Professor Belinda Jack
The first in a series of of lecture unpinning the mysteries of Novels and Poetryf='http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-novel-morality-samuel-johnsons-rasselas' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Poetry The Morality of Samuel...
Sotheby's
When Curiosity Met the Strangest Novel of the 19th Century
Inspired by the strangest novel of the 19th century, Sotheby’s Asia Chairman Nicolas Chow has created another of his experimental short-films featuring highlights from our upcoming auction Curiosity V (Hong Kong | 2 April). Written in...
TED-Ed
Why should you read Toni Morrison's "Beloved"? | Yen Pham
Two tiny handprints stamped into a cake. A mirror that shatters without warning. A trail of cracker crumbs strewn along the floor. Everyone at 124 Bluestone Road knows their home is haunted— but there's no mystery about the spirit...
Crash Course
Was Gatsby Great? The Great Gatsby Part 2: Crash Course English Literature
In which John Green continues to explore F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, The Great Gatsby. In this installment, John looks into the titular Gatsby's purported Greatness. Gatsby's single-minded pursuit of Daisy, his checkered past, and his...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Laurel S. Peterson "Tug"
Laurel S. Peterson is a Professor of English at Norwalk Community College. Her poetry has been published in many small literary journals. She has two poetry chapbooks: That’s the Way the Music Sounds, from Finishing Line Press (2009) and...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Laurel S. Peterson "The American with the Camera"
Laurel S. Peterson is a Professor of English at Norwalk Community College. Her poetry has been published in many small literary journals. She has two poetry chapbooks: That’s the Way the Music Sounds, from Finishing Line Press (2009) and...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Laurel S. Peterson "Silent but for the Birds"
Laurel S. Peterson is a Professor of English at Norwalk Community College. Her poetry has been published in many small literary journals. She has two poetry chapbooks: That’s the Way the Music Sounds, from Finishing Line Press (2009) and...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Laurel S. Peterson - Teachers Make a Difference - Dan Masterson
Laurel S. Peterson is a Professor of English at Norwalk Community College. Her poetry has been published in many small literary journals. She has two poetry chapbooks: That’s the Way the Music Sounds, from Finishing Line Press (2009) and...
Curated Video
The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allen Poe
Famous American author Edgar Allan Poe’s haunting death may have been a result of cooping, a violent form of voter fraud practiced in the 19th century.
Next Animation Studio
China’s novel coronavirus claims first victim in U.S.
A new virus from the Chinese city of Wuhan has made 440 people sick, at least nine of whom have died, as of Wednesday.
Next Animation Studio
Novel coronavirus vaccine still months away: Scientists
Previous work on the closely related MERS and SARS could benefit the vaccine development strategy to fight the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.
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Curated Video
'The Twisted Tree': scripting a scene from the novel
Pupil outcome: I can turn a key scene from 'The Twisted Tree' into a written script. Key learning points: - A script can transform key moments from stories into structured, performable scenes. - Scripts must include the act and scene...
Curated Video
'The Twisted Tree': Revising inferences
Pupil outcome: I can recall key extracts from the novel and make inferences about them. Key learning points: - When making an inference, start by choosing a key word or technique to zoom in on. - Inferences should be developed with...
Curated Video
Sequencing and retelling the story of 'The Iron Man'
Pupil outcome: I can sequence and retell the story of ‘The Iron Man’. Key learning points: - ‘The Iron Man’ is a science fiction novel about a robotic giant named the Iron Man. - A narrative can be structured into four key sections: the...
Next Animation Studio
New coronavirus capable of exponential growth
The novel coronavirus epidemic doubled in size every 7.4 days during the initial outbreak from December last year to early January.
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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...
Next Animation Studio
Viral outbreak’s confirmed cases soar as China confirms human transmission
Cases of novel coronavirus infection in China have tripled over the weekend, sparking global concerns about an outbreak.