Literature+Sites

J.D. Salinger: The Catcher in the Rye
John Green Crash Course Part 1 John Green Crash Course Part 2 Video Spark Notes Catcher in the Rye Will Smith Monologue J.D. Salinger's Death Salinger not a recluse to his neighbors Check it out on Shmoop

Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter
Themes: Sin or Hypocrisy

Easy A Video Spark Notes Scarlet Letter Rap

F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald: Great American Dreamer The Great Gatsby Interviews (Jake Hamilton) I never read Gatsby (from Slate Magazine) Gatsby 2000 Part 1 Gatsby 2000 Part 8

The Gettysburg Address
The Civil War, Ken Burns The Gettysburg Address Rap

Washington Irving
Full Text: "The Devil and Tom Walker" Movie: The Devil and Tom Walker

Herman Melville
A Concise Melville Biography Melville Biography Office Space Trailer Bartleby Trailer Best Scene from Bartleby Online Quiz 1 Good Reads Bartleby on Shmoop

Ambrose Bierce
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Original An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge The Boarded Window part 1 The Boarded Window part 2 The Book Bjorn Sample The Onion Book Of Known Knowledge The Devil's Dictionary Ambrose Bierce Homepage

A Separate Peace by John Knowles
Don't get it? Visit Shmoop! Two minute summary Movie Trailer School Tie Scene A Separate Piece Part 1 A Separate Piece Part 2 A Separate Piece Part 3 A Separate Piece Part 4

The Puritans
The Salem Witch Trials (short documentary) Introduction to Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God excerpt

The Crucible by Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller and Elia Kazan: None without sin Arthur Miller and Elia Kazan: None without sin Part 2 Fact vs. Fiction Arthur Miller Marilyn Monroe Interview 1987 Arthur Miller Interview Salem Witch Museum What happened if you confessed to witchcraft? National Geographic Interactive Monty Python: She's a Witch! Edward Murrow Speech Good Night and Good Luck Murrow Speech TheatreFolk Spotlight: Dominant Themes, The Crucible

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**The Transcendentalists:** Emerson: The American Scholar Emerson Background Chatauqua Institute "Self-Reliance" excerpts Walden Excerpts: Walden: The Ballad of Thoreau (Intro) Walden Pond: Thoreau's Reflections Civil Disobedience Clip Mark Ruffalo reads from "Civil Disobedience" 2007 Stryker Clip Robert Shetterly Discusses Civil Disobedience Eustace Conway: The Last American Man Glenn Campbell on Economy Living in 89 Square feet (tiny homes/essential living) 16 year old builds tiny home 16 year old finishes tiny home

Into the Wild Sites:
Christopher McCandless site Terra Incognita Films (Call of the Wild) Carine McCandless Book

A Noiseless Patient Spider

James Michener Information: The Bridges at Toko-ri
Aircraft carriers Korean War Movie Trailer Korean War Basic Background John Green Crash Course: Cold War in Asia Academy of Achievement Biography