Crash Course
Invisible Man: Crash Course Literature 308
This week, we're on to reading Ralph Ellison's great novel about the black experience in America after World War II, Invisible Man. John will teach you about Ellison's nameless narrator, and his attempts to find his way in a social order...
Curated Video
Adding Dialogue to Describe Characters
In this video, the teacher explains the importance of using dialogue to describe characters in writing. They provide examples and guide students through adding dialogue to their own writing to bring their characters to life. By...
PBS
Unreliable Narrators
Can an unreliable narrator help readers see the world through multiple lenses?
PBS
Who Can You Trust? Unreliable Narrators (Feat. Lindsay Ellis) | PBS Digital Studios
Who is the most powerful character in fiction? Villains may doom the world, heroes may save it, but no one has more control over the plot than the narrator - expositing the who, what, where, when and how directly into the reader’s mind....
Bridgeman Arts
First Flight from London to Australia in 1919
B&W archive footage of Ross & Keith Smith who piloted, in 1919, the first flight from London to Australia in under 30 days
Bridgeman Arts
First Flight from London to Australia, 1919
Ross and Keith Smith man the first flight from London to Australia, 1919
Bridgeman Arts
1970s air show, fighter jet aerobatics and audience
Clip from Flight Fighters of the Fifties, comprehensive compilation film of fighter aircrafts built in the 1950s. Air show, possibly at Farnborough, with the Lockheed F-104C Starfighter, Phantoms and others performing tricks.
Bridgeman Arts
Harrier Jump Jet at sea and in flying formations. MASDIC in Arizona.
Clip from "Flight Fighters of the Fifties", a comprehensive compilation film of fighter aircraft built in the 1950s. Harrier Jump Jet at sea and in flying formations. MASDIC, military aircraft storage and disposition centre, Arizona....
Bridgeman Arts
Gloster Javelin, Hawker Sea Hawk, Supermarine Scimitar, Hawker Sea Vixen, Folland Gnat and the Red Arrows in action
Clip from "Flight Fighters of the Fifties", a comprehensive compilation film of fighter aircraft built in the 1950s. Gloster Javelin, Hawker Sea Hawk, Supermarine Scimitar, Hawker Sea Vixen, Folland Gnat and the Red Arrows are all seen...
Bridgeman Arts
Centenary - 1904, Japanese army besiege Port Arthur
Clip taken from original documentary 'Centenary'. Shows the Japanese army attacking Port Arthur in 1904.
Bridgeman Arts
Vought F8 Crusader (1955) and F-102 Delta Dagger (1953) in action
Clip from "Flight Fighters of the Fifties", a comprehensive compilation film of fighter aircraft built in the 1950s. Vought F8 Crusader on carrierand F-102 Delta Dagger are seen in action. Bombs loaded, pilot in cockpit, in flight.
Bridgeman Arts
Centenary - HMS Dreadnought
Clip taken from original documentary 'Centenary'. Shows HMS Dreadnought, WW1 battleship and the production of ships/war weaponry.
Bridgeman Arts
Centenary - production of WW1 weapons and ammunition
Clip taken from original documentary 'Centenary'. A montage on the production of WW1 weaponry and ammunition.
Bridgeman Arts
Blackburn Buccaneer, Fairey Delta 1, Fairey Delta 2, Short SC1 and the Harrier are all seen in action at airshow
Clip from "Flight Fighters of the Fifties", a comprehensive compilation film of fighter aircraft built in the 1950s. Blackburn Buccaneer, Fairey Delta 1, Fairey Delta 2, Short SC1 and the Harrier are all seen in action (audio sync issue...
Bridgeman Arts
Barnes Wallis, 1966/1967
Rare footage of scientist, engineer and inventor, Barnes Wallis, working in his office. This is the last known colour footage of Wallis and is taken from a longer film, Centenary, chronicling the social and industrial history of the C20th.
Bridgeman Arts
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom, Nato Boeing A3A AWACS and Tupolve Tu-95 in action
Clip from "Flight Fighters of the Fifties", a comprehensive compilation film of fighter aircraft built in the 1950s. McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom, Nato Boeing A3A AWACS and Tupolve Tu-95 seen in action. (audio sync issue in part).
Bridgeman Arts
Wind in the Wires
35mm cinema short on the history of aviation/flight narrated by James Mason. This highly successful film was widely distributed across UK cinemas in 1972, and was voted Top Documentary of the Year. Contains very rare footage of Wright...
Bridgeman Arts
MacDonnel Douglas F-4 Phantom, (1958)
Clip from "Flight Fighters of the Fifties", a comprehensive compilation film of fighter aircraft built in the 1950s. McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom seen in action on runway and in flight (audio sync issue in part).
Bridgeman Arts
US fighter jets; F-100 Super Sabre (1953) and Republic F-105 Thunderchief (1955)
Clip from "Flight Fighters of the Fifties", a comprehensive compilation film of fighter aircraft built in the 1950s. F-100 Super Sabre and F105 Thunderchief (the Thud) are seen in action, in flight and attacking. (In part audio sync issue).
TED-Ed
Why Should You Read “Kafka on the Shore”?
Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore was selected as one of the 10 Best Books of 2005. A short video provides insight into the many threads that form the tapestry of the prize-winning novel.
PBS
Relatable Characters in Dark Tales and The Book Thief
Markus Zusak's The Book Thief is another novel high on the list of must-reads from The Great American Read collection. Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former President George W. Bush, and John Green of Crash Course series fame share...