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TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Does "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" have a hidden message? - David B. Parker
In his introduction to "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," L. Frank Baum claims that the book is simply an innocent children's story. But some scholars have found hidden criticisms of late-nineteenth-century economic policies in the book. Is...
Curated Video
TCTV's Story Chest The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Part Four
New ReviewDorothy and her friends return to the Emerald City and meet the Wizard of Oz. The Scarecrow gets his brains and the Lion gets his courage.
Wonderscape
The Importance of Setting in Storytelling
This video examines the role of setting in narratives, highlighting its significance in creating the backdrop and context for a story. Using "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" as an example, it demonstrates how settings influence the...
Wonderscape
The Importance of Setting in Storytelling (no quiz)
New ReviewThis video examines the role of setting in narratives, highlighting its significance in creating the backdrop and context for a story. Using "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" as an example, it demonstrates how settings influence the...
Curated Video
Developing your explanation of quotations from 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'
Pupil outcome: I can develop my analysis of quotations from Baum’s ‘The Wizard of Oz’ by zooming in on specific words and exploring their connotations. Key learning points: - Language analysis means exploring how writers convey meaning...
The Cynical Historian
The Wizard of Oz and its hidden political agenda
Does the Wonderful Wizard of Oz contain a political agenda? Written in 1900, it was surrounded by arguments about populism and bimetalism. Could it have been affected or even allegorical to the history it was surrounded by? Find out....
Curated Video
TCTV's Story Chest The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Part One
New ReviewA cyclone whisks Dorothy away to the magical land of Oz where she meets the Munchkins and Scarecrow.
Curated Video
TCTV's Story Chest The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Part Five
New ReviewThe Wizard plans to leave Oz in a hot air balloon. Glinda the Good helps Dorothy get home to Kansas.
Curated Video
TCTV's Story Chest The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Part Three
New ReviewDorothy and her friends are captured by the Winged Monkeys and meet the Wicked Witch of the West.
Curated Video
TCTV's Story Chest The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Part Two
New ReviewDorothy meets the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion and the group arrive in the Emerald City.
Grunge
The Weird Truth About Cleopatra
If you're new, Subscribe! →p://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Grunge' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Subscribe! → Cleopatra was one of the most renowned and formidable rulers of ancient Egypt. That hair! Those eyes! But what do you really know...
TED-Ed
Does "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" Have a Hidden Message?
Like Mark Twain's introduction to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz warns readers not to search for a hidden message or moral in his tale. Yet many, such as Henry Littlefield, have done...