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Utilizing Great TV Writing to Appreciate Shakespeare

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Bill Sullivan

We’re using this great PBS show to appreciate character development in our Shakespeare’s Comedies class. In particular, this documentary helped us appreciate strong female characters as well as the most comic archetype that finds a way to express ideas that … Continue reading →

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A Modern [Family] Misfit

Posted on January 7, 2017 by shanexcel

Whether it is riding dragons in Game of Thrones, fighting the dead in The Walking Dead, or solving mysteries in Sherlock, TV shows allow us to experience the life we never had. However, comedy TV shows such as The Big Bang Theory and Modern … Continue reading →

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Misfit Character

Posted on January 6, 2017 by hannah.durhager

In Sixteen Candles by John Hughes, a sophomore in high school, Samantha (Molly Ringwald) turns sixteen and has very high pre-expectations of her birthday. As nothing is going her way, she continuously gets distracted by and interrupted by a stereo-typical, … Continue reading →

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