Curated Video
Society's Impact on Literature
A video entitled “Society’s Impact on Literature” which evaluates the level of impact that society has on literature.
Schooling Online
John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men - Theme of Violence and Male Aggression
Unpredictable personalities, delicate egos, and poor anger management are a recipe for disaster. Who can step in as a role model? In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck shows us what can happen when misunderstandings and tensions occur among...
Schooling Online
Powering Through Prose: John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men - Chapters 1-2 Summary
George and Lennie are two best friends who share a dream - it’s what they work for. But Lennie’s intellectual disability often leads to trouble that George must get them out of. When they arrive at a new workplace to earn their fortune,...
Schooling Online
Powering Through Prose: John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men - Chapters 3-4 Summary
George and Lennie are making friends on the ranch. George has been given a puppy and there’s a nice elderly worker who wants to join them in the dream of owning their own place. But wait, there’s trouble brewing! Curley, the ranch...
Schooling Online
Powering Through Prose: John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men - Plot Summary
Welcome to California during the Great Depression, a time of hardship and broken dreams. George and Lennie are like countless other men who travel across America looking for work. But they’re an interesting pair; they’re best friends but...
Schooling Online
Powering Through Prose: John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men - Chapters 5-6 Summary
Things aren’t going well on the ranch. The fact that Lennie doesn’t know his own strength leads to shocking mishaps - but the worst is yet to come. When Curley’s lonely wife goes looking for attention, she finds it in the wrong place....
Getty Images
This Week In History 10/25 - 10/31
This Week In History 10/25 - 10/31 (Footage by Getty Images)
Curated Video
RR7031A USA: CALIFORNIA'S MIGRANT WORKERS
Main title, workers in melon fields. Interview with
worker on wages, housing. Exteriors migrant's housing
camp, children playing, etc., various shots houses.
Union HQ, workers queueing. Exteriors and interiors
mobile health unit. ...
Curated Video
7 truckloads of possessions left at concert venue after Vegas shooting
Authorities in Nevada on Sunday said seven truckloads of personal belongings have been collected so far from the scene of the mass shooting in Las Vegas.
Officials said they're beginning to return belongings to...
Curated Video
Peru inaugurates Summit of the Americas
Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra has opened the Summit of the Americas by decrying the scourge of corruption in Latin America.
Vizcarra urged Western Hemisphere leaders gathered in Lima on Friday to join in adopting...
Curated Video
Myanmar's first international literary festival opens
1. Pan from book to people looking at books for sale
2. Various of people looking at books for sale
3. Close of banner reading (English) "Irrawaddy Literary Festival"
4. Push in to book stand
5. Close of former exiled Burmese writer...
Curated Video
Thousands of Items Recovered After Vegas Attack
Authorities in Nevada on Sunday said seven truckloads of personal belongings had been collected from the scene of the mass shooting in Las Vegas.
Officials said they're beginning to return belongings to concert-goers who...
Curated Video
Officials say they're beginning to return belongings to concert-goers who were in one corner of the festival grounds where a gunman opened fire from a high-rise hotel a week ago
PERSONAL ITEMS BEING RETURNED TO LAS VEGAS CONCERT-GOERS
Authorities in Nevada on Sunday (08OCT2017) said seven truckloads of personal belongings have been collected so far from the scene of the mass shooting in Las...
Curated Video
Therapy dogs help Las Vegas shooting victims heal
At least nine therapy dogs joined counselors from the American Red Cross and various other agencies to help the Vegas shooting victims on their road to recovery on Monday.
The trauma from the shooting is something that is...
Curated Video
Therapy Dogs Help Vegas Victims Heal
At least nine therapy dogs joined counselors from the American Red Cross and various other agencies to help the Vegas shooting victims on their road to recovery on Monday.
The trauma from the shooting is something that is...
PBS
American Masters: The American Dream in the Grapes of Wrath
For many farmers displaced by the Great Depression and the droughts of the 1930s, California represented the American Dream: a place to find work, to establish a new life, and to provide for their families. The reality they found, as...
PBS
Documenting the Dust Bowl
Paul Taylor's interviews and Dorothea Lange's photographs bring to life the unimaginable devastation of the Dust Bowl. After watching a short video from PBS, viewers are asked to imagine how they would react, whether they would stay or...
Biography
John Steinbeck- Mini Biography
John Steinbeck, called the voice of working-class Americans, is the subject of this mini-biography that includes interviews and images to provide an overview of his life and works.
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: The Grapes for Wrath
Resource provides a description and a guide to John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, with historical information, author biography, discussion questions, and a ten-lesson unit of study including activities, homework assignments, project...
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts: The Big Read: The Grapes for Wrath Audio Guide
John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath audio guide is narrated by Dana Gioia and features Ed Harris, Jay Parini, Bill Ramsey, Richard Rodriguez, Susan Shillinglaw, Kevin Starr, Thom Steinbeck, Susan Straight, Rick Wartzman, and the music...
Other
Reading Through History: History Brief: John Steinbeck
This video provides a brief introduction to the life of author John Steinbeck, including his major works and awards he received. [3:40]
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Grapes of Wrath
A short video [2:52] about where the title for John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath came from.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Of Mice and Men
This resource provides a short video about the American literary classic, Of Mice and Men, written by John Steinbeck. [3:24]