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Authors' Biographical Q-T
There are 6 videos in this category and 44 videos in 9 subcategories.
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Ages: 16 - 18
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Watch a short video biography about Gertrude Stein's life and work, including her mentoring of Matisse and Picasso, her time in Paris as part of the Lost Generation, her relationship with Alice B. Toklas, and her written work. Gertrude Stein was a me...mber of the Lost Generation in Paris and helped develop modernism in Art and Literature. A larger than life personality, she encouraged artists such as Picasso and Hemingway in addition to her own writing. (02:53)
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September 23, 2012 at 02:54 PM
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Ages: unspecified
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Rick Riordan was a teacher who turned into a best-selling
children’s author with The Lightning Thief, the start of a
series about a 12-year-old demigod and his friends. He also
wrote the award-winning Tres Navarre mystery series. This is a 25 mi...nute video. Skip to the 3:35 minute section to get to the interview. A good video to motivate students to read and to understand that writing about what you like is a good start. He promotes writing and not when to share it with others as well as to keep going despite rejection.
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February 21, 2011 at 11:31 PM
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Ages: 8 - 18
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This 2:27 video does not have narration, but the photos and words do an excellent job of portraying her words, especially Uncle Tom's Cabin and its reaction to it in the South and North. A very good overview.
February 19, 2011 at 10:48 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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A 3:14 minute long video showing the history of Sinclair and his publications and their impact. No narration. Students should not have any problem following this video and its how hard he worked at showing the conditions of the working class. The fol...k music may not be useful to students unaware of its meaning so muting the video might be considered.
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February 18, 2011 at 09:30 PM
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Ages: 11 - 18
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This video shows the injustices of slavery and how Stowe's book, Uncle Tom's Cabin, helped motivate people in the North to action on the issue of slavery while creating a backlash in the South. (03:02)
February 19, 2011 at 11:36 PM
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Ages: 15 - 18
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Aquí tienen una entrevista de Arturo Pérez Reverte sobre su libro El Asedio. Este video es un fragmento de un programa de la serie Página 2. 2:49
July 24, 2012 at 05:16 PM
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