Wednesday, July 15, 2015

The School of Life

The School of Life: A YouTube channel that can be used with students as an introduction to key and important ideas in our curriculum (Common Core) to enhance critical thinking.

What is Literature For?
Meaning of Life

The humor and animation style, I have found, works well with my creative writing students. One project we do in class is to make our own 3-minute philosophy video. Samples are linked below:

Ben: Niccolo Machiavelli
Ethan: John Locke
Gena: Jean Jacques Rousseau
Carly: Immanuel Kant
Nikki: Roland Barthes

The Bechdel Test:
The Bechdel Test
The Bechdel Test: Oscars 2011
Analyzing the Bechdel Test in 21st Century Narratives

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