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Mazz Media

Mark Twain: The First Truly American Writer

6th - 8th
Samuel Langhorne Clements was born in 1835 in Florida, Missouri. By the time of his death in 1910, he was known around the world as Mark Twain, “the first truly American writer” and the country’s greatest humorist. In his lifetime, he...
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Half Past Autumn

9th - 10th
Transcript of an interview with Gordon Parks in which he discusses his life, career, and works in a variety of art forms.
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Other

Wired for Books: Audio Interview With Barbara Kingsolver

9th - 10th
Link to an audio interview (requires Real Player): "Barbara Kingsolver, author of Prodigal Summer, The Bean Trees, and The Poisonwood Bible, talks to Don Swaim in 1990 about writing with a question in mind, the importance of knowing...
Instructional Video
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Voices & Visions: Walt Whitman

9th - 10th
Video on the life and poetry of Walt Whitman. Includes a video transcript. There are also several links to other resources about Whitman. [57:01]