Discovery School - Great Books - Great Expectations
Like Dickens' other stories, Great Expectations is published as a serial and is an instant hit. Authors, actors, and scholars discuss the many interpretations of Miss Havisham and Pip's desire to become a gentleman. A tour of real-life settings Dickens used in his novels and examples of how Pip's obsession with Estella and changed relationship with Joe reflect the author's life and the British class system at the time.
Link letters to form words and rebuild the Great Wall of China in this epic word game. For more than 1,000 years the Great Wall has protected China from its enemies. But now a new threat has emerged. Embark on an epic journey of word building to repair the wall section by section and save China. Featuring three game modes, an epic storyline, and addictive fun, Great Wall of Words is a true word wonder.
The Great Books video series presented by the Discovery Channel introduces literary classics to students and readers, telling the stories with the help of clips from feature films and other dramatically acted scenes. Interviews with scholars provide information about the authors, the historical context in which the books were written, and comments on the texts.
Using this work, writers will learn how to create stories full of drama, tension and surprise. Noble walks writers through setting the stage of a great narrative and then builds on this foundation taking it all the way to a gripping close.'
