Crash Course Literature - All Seasons

Crash Course Literature - Season 1

Season 1

Crash Course English Literature

In 8 episodes, John Green dives into literature! The analyses and books chosen in this course are based on introductory college-level curriculum and the AP Literature guidelines. By the end of this course, you will be able to: *Use characters and setting to explore a range of values, beliefs, assumptions, biases, and cultural norms *Discuss the role of the narrator and how their perspective affects how readers experience and interpret a text *Recognize comparisons, representations, and associations that invite readers to interpret a text *Explain the function of significant events in a plot, as well as the contributions of structure, sequence, contrast, and conflict *Employ different lenses and focal points to read a text multiple ways and recognize the glorious ambiguity of literature *Discuss how different texts employ time as a theme
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Datesnov. 15, 2012 - janv. 24, 2013
Crash Course Literature - Season 2

Season 2

In 16 episodes, John Green discusses more literature! The analyses and books chosen in this course are based on introductory college-level curriculum and the AP Literature guidelines. By the end of this course, you will be able to: *Use characters and setting to explore a range of values, beliefs, assumptions, biases, and cultural norms *Discuss the role of the narrator and how their perspective affects how readers experience and interpret a text *Recognize comparisons, representations, and associations that invite readers to interpret a text *Explain the function of significant events in a plot, as well as the contributions of structure, sequence, contrast, and conflict *Employ different lenses and focal points to read a text multiple ways and recognize the glorious ambiguity of literature *Discuss how different texts explore the themes of mortal and divine justice, and the perpetual cycle of violence
Network
Datesfévr. 27, 2014 - juin 12, 2014
Crash Course Literature - Season 3

Season 3

In 9 episodes, John Green reads even more literature! The analyses and books chosen in this course are based on introductory college-level curriculum and the AP Literature guidelines. By the end of this course, you will be able to: *Use characters and setting to explore a range of values, beliefs, assumptions, biases, and cultural norms *Discuss the role of the narrator and how their perspective affects how readers experience and interpret a text *Recognize comparisons, representations, and associations that invite readers to interpret a text *Explain the function of significant events in a plot, as well as the contributions of structure, sequence, contrast, and conflict *Employ different lenses and focal points to read a text multiple ways and recognize the glorious ambiguity of literature *Discuss how different texts explore the theme of “self” and how it is made
Network
Datesjuil. 7, 2016 - sept. 8, 2016
Crash Course Literature - Season 4

Season 4

In 12 episodes, John Green is back to talk about books. That’s right, more Crash Course Literature! The analyses and books chosen in this course are based on introductory college-level curriculum and the AP Literature guidelines. By the end of this course, you will be able to: *Use characters and setting to explore a range of values, beliefs, assumptions, biases, and cultural norms *Discuss the role of the narrator and how their perspective affects how readers experience and interpret a text *Recognize comparisons, representations, and associations that invite readers to interpret a text *Explain the function of significant events in a plot, as well as the contributions of structure, sequence, contrast, and conflict *Employ different lenses and focal points to read a text multiple ways and recognize the glorious ambiguity of literature *Question the notion of genre and place, in particular dystopias, and their impact on free will and politics
Network
Datesnov. 7, 2017 - févr. 13, 2018

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