Crash Course Literature
John Green teaches you literature in an exciting, entertaining, and endlessly informative manner.
Seasons
Literature 1
8 episodes
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
Episodes
Literature 2
16 episodes
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
Literature 3
9 episodes
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
Literature 4
12 episodes
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
Cast
John Green
Self - Host
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