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Like Dickens' other stories, "Great Expectations" was published as a serial and was an instant hit. Authors, actors, and scholars discuss the many interpretations of Miss Havisham and Pip's desire to become a gentleman.

Introduces students to the Don Quixote and the deeper significance behind the novel. Follows the journey of the book's author, Miguel de Cervantes, from military hero to disillusioned writer. Scholars discuss the significance of the work.

Provides background information on the characters, plot of the story, and the author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Examines Puritan society, the role of women, and the message Hawthorne was trying to say. Scholars discuss the book's lasting legacy.

Provides background information about the book and biographical information about the author, George Orwell. Provides pre and post-viewing discussion questions and scholars discuss the significance of the work.

Using both the free Web and the invisible Web, students will learn how to focus, strategize, refine and evaluate their research throughout the search process.

Throughout their lives, successful people use information to make decisions, solve problems and communicate more effectively. Based on information literacy standards, this series helps students learn to navigate our complex, information-rich world through the development of critical research skills and the ability to access, evaluate and use information.

Throughout their lives, successful people use information to make decisions, solve problems and communicate more effectively. Based on information literacy standards, this series helps students learn to navigate our complex, information-rich world through the development of critical research skills and the ability to access, evaluate and use information.

We live in a world saturated with media: Media Literacy is the ability to understand these messages and make informed decisions by learning to access, analyze, evaluate and even create various forms of media.

A successful research project depends on evaluating, analyzing and selecting information; developing and refining a thesis; and using quotes effectively to support an argument. The key to tying together solid sources, credible facts and supporting details into a cohesive and effective product is organization.

In every research project comes the moment of truth: the presentation. Whether presented orally, in print or via multimedia, all effective presentations possess thoughtful content, a solid structure and an appropriate format for the target audience.

From fiction to nonfiction, short stories to poems to memoirs, creative and narrative writing often stem from writers' imaginations or personal interests, weaving together believable characters, settings, and plots.

Presents the basics of expository writing, from composing the introduction and the thesis statement to assembling body paragraphs to writing an effective conclusion.

Writers, ranging from a sportswriter for a school newspaper to a student working on a research project, demonstrate the processes of developing a focused thesis statement as well as structuring and writing solid introductory, supporting and concluding paragraphs.

This program suggests strategies to help discern the appropriate tone for a piece of writing based on purpose and audience. Student writers, ranging from an avid cyclist on a fundraising campaign for an upcoming school trip to a writer communicating with her fellow club members on the Internet, use formal and informal writing to accomplish their task.