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[Civi US] What is Redlining?
From The New York Times (2021) The term has come to mean racial discrimination of any kind in housing, but it comes from government maps...
Reconstruction: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
To complement our lesson on the aftermath of the American Civil War, watch this video focusing on the idea of broken promises,...
Shakespeare: our Roman Empire?
"How much Shakespeare is constantly in your head every day?" Dame Judi Dench gets asked on the Graham Norton Show (Oct. 23)....
Why Shakespeare Loved Iambic Pentameter
From www.nosweatshakespeare.com What is iambic pentameter and why is it so widely used in English poetry? A 5-min TEDEd tutorial to round...
Poetry reading: "The Tyger"
Here is a reading of the famous, enigmatic poem by William Blake, from Songs of Experience (1794). Listen to it as many times as...
What is meter in poetry?
Re-watch the video to consolidate what you learned in class about English verse and prosody:
[Watch] Amanda Gorman, "The Hill We Climb"
On Jan. 20, 2021, National Youth Poet laureate Amanda Gorman was selected to perform a reading of her poem "The Hill We Climb" at...
Happy Holidays!
I wish you all a nice, safe, relaxing holiday time and look forward to seeing you again in January. Don't forget to visit the LINKS page...
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[Read] Taylor Swift is TIME's Person of the Year: what is "the Swift effect"?
Economists talk of 'funflation'*, some describing the staggering* economic impact of Taylor Swift's Eras tour in the US (and now...
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[Watch] Country Music: Une histoire populaire des Etats-Unis
If you are passionate about music, or curious about American culture and history in general, here is a fascinating series to watch:...