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Instructional Video2:47
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Susan Campbell - Why Journalism Matters

Higher Ed
Susan Campbell is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a widely-read newspaper columnist, and the author of three books. She has worked across the media landscape as an award-winning print journalist, a regular commentator on WNPR, and a...
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Instructional Video19:08
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Nancy MacLean -Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America

Higher Ed
Nancy MacLean is an award-winning scholar of the twentieth-century U.S., whose most recent book, Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America, has been described by Publishers Weekly as “a...
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Instructional Video4:56
Brainwaves Video Anthology

Nancy MacLean - Teachers Make a Difference - Frank Wiener

Higher Ed
Nancy MacLean is an award-winning scholar of the twentieth-century U.S., whose most recent book, Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America, has been described by Publishers Weekly as “a...
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Instructional Video1:00
One Minute History

Dr. Seuss - Epic Artist Series - Children's Book Legends - One Minute History

12th - Higher Ed
Theodor Seuss Geisel is born in Springfield, Massachusetts. At twenty-one, he publishes his first cartoon under the pen name “Dr Seuss”; his mother’s maiden name, pronounced ‘Zoice!’. Theodor marries and begins working as an illustrator...
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Instructional Video1:00
One Minute History

003 Dr. Seuss - One Minute History

12th - Higher Ed
Theodor Seuss Geisel is born in Springfield, Massachusetts. At twenty one, he publishes his first cartoon under the pen name “Dr. Seuss”; his mother’s maiden name, pronounced ‘Zoice!’. Theodor marries and begins working as an illustrator...
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Instructional Video8:49
Mr. Beat

Amelia Earhart (Story Time with Mr. Beat)

6th - 12th
New ReviewHere is the story of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart.
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Instructional Video3:19
Biography

John Steinbeck- Mini Biography

7th - 12th
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.
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Instructional Video3:32
Biography

Truman Capote- Mini Biography

11th - Higher Ed
Truman Capote, originator of the true-crime novel, is the subject of a short mini-biography, an overview of his cultural impact and his most famous works.
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Instructional Video8:16
The Great War

Life In The Tomb - WW1 Author Stratis Myrivilis

9th - 12th Standards
Most learners likely are not familiar with Statis Myrivilis or his anti-war writings, but his works spur scholars to debate over the role of protest literature in wartime. While the video does situate Myrivilis within the context of the...
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Instructional Video7:32
The Great War

J.R.R. Tolkien - The Father of Lord of The Rings

9th - Higher Ed Standards
Best known as the author of the  Lord of the Rings trilogy, J.R.R. Tolkien may have used some of his trench warfare experiences to create Middle Earth. While the trilogy is not entirely autobiographical, many scholars agree that...
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Instructional Video0:36
C-SPAN

On This Day: Charles Darwin's "On The Origin of Species" is Published

7th - 12th Standards
Charles Darwin's work, On The Origin of Species, fundamentally changed the study of science. Using clips from an author talk, young historians connect the scientific ideas behind evolution to American history. Afterward, they consider:...
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Instructional Video22:04
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PBS

Hemingway: The Art vs. The Artist

11th - Higher Ed Standards
Seven clips from the documentary Hemingway by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick inform an investigation of how aspects of Ernest Hemingway's life influenced his writings.
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Instructional Video4:13
TED-Ed

Notes of a Native Son: The World According to James Baldwin

6th - 12th Standards
Why would the FBI have perceived James Baldwin as a threat to national security? Why did they consider this preacher, writer, thinker, expat, activist so dangerous while Robert Kennedy and other government officials considered him an...

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