1984 by George Orwell, Part 1: Crash Course Literature 401
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George Orwell's 1984, Part 2: Crash Course Literature 402
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The Handmaid's Tale, Part 1: Crash Course Literature 403
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The Handmaid's Tale, Part 2: Crash Course Literature 404
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Candide: Crash Course Literature 405
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The Parable of the Sower: Crash Course Literature 406
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The Yellow Wallpaper: Crash Course Literature 407
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To the Lighthouse: Crash Course Literature 408
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Free Will, Witches, Murder, and Macbeth, Part 1: Crash Course Literature 409
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Gender, Guilt, and Fate - Macbeth, Part 2: Crash Course Literature 410
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Pride and Prejudice, Part 1: Crash Course Literature 411
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Liberals, Conservatives, and Pride and Prejudice, Part 2: Crash Course Literature 412
Description:
In 12 episodes, John Green is back to talk about books. That’s right, more Crash Course Literature! The analyses and books chosen in this course are based on introductory college-level curriculum and the AP Literature guidelines. By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Use characters and setting to explore a range of values, beliefs, assumptions, biases, and cultural norms
Discuss the role of the narrator and how their perspective affects how readers experience and interpret a text
Recognize comparisons, representations, and associations that invite readers to interpret a text
Explain the function of significant events in a plot, as well as the contributions of structure, sequence, contrast, and conflict
Employ different lenses and focal points to read a text multiple ways and recognize the glorious ambiguity of literature
Question the notion of genre and place, in particular dystopias, and their impact on free will and politics
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