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Classic book recommendations for the summertime
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Big life change!Big life change!
Big life change!
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Just the Soliloquies: Claudius' speech in HamletJust the Soliloquies: Claudius' speech in Hamlet
Just the Soliloquies: Claudius' speech in Hamlet
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How Tolkien used Anglo-Saxon culture to create Rohan (tribute to Bernard Hill)How Tolkien used Anglo-Saxon culture to create Rohan (tribute to Bernard Hill)
How Tolkien used Anglo-Saxon culture to create Rohan (tribute to Bernard Hill)
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RIP Theoden King, AKA Bernard Hill If you're interested in the ways Tolkien used Anglo-Saxon culture and language to create the land of Rohan, you're in luck! This video is for you. Subscribe to English Nerd for more helpful tips and nerdy goodness! :) Check out carly-stevens.com to find all my books including the Tanyuin Academy series, resources, and services. Want to connect? Get two free sh...
AP Literature exam review (top tips for MCQ and free response questions)AP Literature exam review (top tips for MCQ and free response questions)
AP Literature exam review (top tips for MCQ and free response questions)
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Need to review (or cram) for the AP English Lit exam this year? I've got you covered! All the notes are here in the description box. Here's the link to the practice exam I reference in the video: apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap-english-literature-public-practice-exam-2012.pdf Top Tips - Be specific (read closely, give details, etc.) - Read poetry like prose and vice versa - Read every q...
Five-day AP English Literature study planFive-day AP English Literature study plan
Five-day AP English Literature study plan
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Day 1: Prepare - Choose a work you'll use for the Open Question Essay and start reading/reviewing it - Look over an example of the exam to familiarize yourself with the format Day 2: Research - Watch strategy videos (I have lots of those in the "Ace the AP English Literature Exam" playlist!) - Find list of literary terms and identify ones you don't know Day 3: Practice - Practice an official se...
Hang out & talk about classic books with me! (Basically book ASMR)Hang out & talk about classic books with me! (Basically book ASMR)
Hang out & talk about classic books with me! (Basically book ASMR)
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Believe it or not, this video only looks at half my collection of classic literature/authors! Grab some tea and let's hang out for a bit while I show you all the classics on my shelves. Subscribe to English Nerd for more helpful tips and nerdy goodness! :) Check out carly-stevens.com to find all my books including the Tanyuin Academy series, resources, and services. Want to connect? Get two fre...
"Sonnet 18" by William Shakespeare--analysis"Sonnet 18" by William Shakespeare--analysis
"Sonnet 18" by William Shakespeare--analysis
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"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" So begins Shakespeare's most famous sonnet. In honor of Shakespeare's birthday on April 23, I'm breaking down this poem line by line. I hope you enjoy! Subscribe to English Nerd for more helpful tips and nerdy goodness! :) Check out carly-stevens.com to find all my books including the Tanyuin Academy series, resources, and services. Want to connect? Get...
AP lit exam myths in 2 minutes or lessAP lit exam myths in 2 minutes or less
AP lit exam myths in 2 minutes or less
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Here are four myths about the AP English Literature exam. Don't be fooled! Subscribe to English Nerd for more helpful tips and nerdy goodness! :) Check out carly-stevens.com to find all my books including the Tanyuin Academy series, resources, and services. Want to connect? Get two free short stories when you sign up for my author newsletter! bit.ly/author_newsletter Official website: carly-ste...
6 Things You Didn’t Know About Crime and Punishment6 Things You Didn’t Know About Crime and Punishment
6 Things You Didn’t Know About Crime and Punishment
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Subscribe to English Nerd for more helpful tips and nerdy goodness! :) Check out carly-stevens.com to find all my books including the Tanyuin Academy series, resources, and services. Want to connect? Get two free short stories when you sign up for my author newsletter! bit.ly/author_newsletter Official website: carly-stevens.com Instagram: carlystevensbooks Pinterest: www.pintere...
Classic book recommendations with unusual formattingClassic book recommendations with unusual formatting
Classic book recommendations with unusual formatting
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Subscribe to English Nerd for more helpful tips and nerdy goodness! :) Check out carly-stevens.com to find all my books including the Tanyuin Academy series, resources, and services. Want to connect? Get two free short stories when you sign up for my author newsletter! bit.ly/author_newsletter Official website: carly-stevens.com Instagram: carlystevensbooks Pinterest: www.pintere...
4 simple steps to ace any AP Lit essay4 simple steps to ace any AP Lit essay
4 simple steps to ace any AP Lit essay
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Unsure how to structure your analysis for the AP English Literature exam? What if you get a poem or excerpt you've never seen before? If you can answer these four questions, you'll blow away the graders. Here's one more practical example from Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper": It is very seldom that mere ordinary people like John and myself secure ancestral halls for the summer. A colonial mansio...
Plot holes in HamletPlot holes in Hamlet
Plot holes in Hamlet
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Subscribe to English Nerd for more helpful tips and nerdy goodness! :) Check out carly-stevens.com to find all my books including the Tanyuin Academy series, resources, and services. Want to connect? Get two free short stories when you sign up for my author newsletter! bit.ly/author_newsletter Official website: carly-stevens.com Instagram: carlystevensbooks Pinterest: www.pintere...
What is symbolism?What is symbolism?
What is symbolism?
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How can you spot a symbol? Does anything distinguish it from a normal metaphor? Here are a ton of examples, including common ones like stars, thresholds, and water immersion. Have a literary term you want me to cover? Let me know! Subscribe to English Nerd for more helpful tips and nerdy goodness! :) Check out carly-stevens.com to find all my books including the Tanyuin Academy series, resource...
Literature quotes that aren’t realLiterature quotes that aren’t real
Literature quotes that aren’t real
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We all run into misquoted material from time to time (Facebook, anyone?) Here is a list of lines from classic literature that actually... aren't. I look a little frustrated in this video, but it's just because I don't appreciate misinformation floating around out there. A good line doesn't mean someone famous wrote it. I'm here to shed light on some of those incorrect book quotations so you don...

Komentáře

  • @ahmadalia5730
    @ahmadalia5730 Před 17 hodinami

    Mrs Dovarage went on her knitting without seeing any thing

  • @chelseyummali
    @chelseyummali Před 3 dny

    Dostoevsky White Nights is a super quick and lovely read, as well as Kahlil Gibrans The Broken Wings.

  • @azu_rikka
    @azu_rikka Před 3 dny

    Yes, please part two😊

  • @user-db4jc2dx6k
    @user-db4jc2dx6k Před 5 dny

    Thanks for this very informative message the Sonnet sends to us.

  • @user-db4jc2dx6k
    @user-db4jc2dx6k Před 5 dny

    What we feel when we lose our Best Loved Ones.

  • @janetsonntag6635
    @janetsonntag6635 Před 5 dny

    Really insightful analysis. Thank yoy!

  • @sandraelder1101
    @sandraelder1101 Před 6 dny

    Some other great shorties: Night by Elie Wiesel, Puddinhead Wilson, Up from Slavery, and Agnes Grey.

  • @sandraelder1101
    @sandraelder1101 Před 6 dny

    Maus is a masterpiece!

  • @rexkirkland3720
    @rexkirkland3720 Před 6 dny

    It means , face life's challenges with intensity and passion, not passive indifference. The meaning is best captured by Rodney Dangerfield. czcams.com/video/0Zo0zN8ug-M/video.html

  • @hannah933
    @hannah933 Před 7 dny

    Lord of the Flies was my favorite high school reading! ❤

  • @jayv3264
    @jayv3264 Před 9 dny

    Joyce’s “Dubliners” is wonderful! Easy to read, digestible, not a slog.

  • @arekkrolak6320
    @arekkrolak6320 Před 10 dny

    If you put The Silmarillion on the list you could as well put The Bible, as it was inspired by its style, also if you put Moby-Dick you could as well put Tristram Shandy for the same reason. Dubliners by Joyce is quite accessible and also well written

  • @Aritul
    @Aritul Před 12 dny

    This was so good. There were so many things that I had missed (eg 13 being an unlucky number, the last name Smith indicating that a character is likely to be an every man, etc).

  • @Griggs1981
    @Griggs1981 Před 17 dny

    Bilbo last song I'm guess that the song he learned from tom bombadil that saves his life

  • @pugleader3965
    @pugleader3965 Před 17 dny

    Thank you so much for these videos! My hobby is reading classics and your close reading is extremely helpful to enjoy and understand the text better!!

  • @user-yb6kx2xy6j
    @user-yb6kx2xy6j Před 18 dny

    Oh man, thanks for this. I misunderstood and thought that Charles’ mum was the one who was tied up and died because it said she seemed pregnant 😅

  • @user-yb6kx2xy6j
    @user-yb6kx2xy6j Před 18 dny

    All the best for your next adventure, thanks for the great channel 😊

  • @garyrafiq9561
    @garyrafiq9561 Před 22 dny

    It would help to understand Shakespeare's writings using Middle English, not modern American English. Also to correctly pronounce words. For example, you pronounced "Warwick" the way it is spelt (spelled). That is OK for the town of Warwick, RI. In England, it is pronounced "WORR-ik" with a silent w.

    • @englishnerd5580
      @englishnerd5580 Před 21 dnem

      Huh. I usually pronounce it with one W. Not sure why I mixed it up here. Middle English is too antiquated to be super helpful with Shakespeare except for a few words here and there.

  • @valerielowe934
    @valerielowe934 Před 22 dny

    Thank you from Australia! I have immensely enjoyed your series, and have had such a deeper understanding of this novel than I would have otherwise had. ATOTCs is going right to the top of my fave books, up with Les Miserables and Anna Karenina. Well done on a huge project!

    • @englishnerd5580
      @englishnerd5580 Před 22 dny

      Thanks so much! I appreciate that. I’m so glad you enjoyed the series 😁

  • @LACaradoc
    @LACaradoc Před 23 dny

    Gene Wolfe uses unreliable narrators a lot.

  • @eimanshmaun
    @eimanshmaun Před 24 dny

    thanks alot

  • @marthacanady9441
    @marthacanady9441 Před 25 dny

    I agree with you about War and Peace. Les Miserables wins that battle hands down. It with Brothers Karamazov are my two favorites.

  • @NewtonMashingaidze
    @NewtonMashingaidze Před 26 dny

    Well analyzed🎉

  • @Abuamina001
    @Abuamina001 Před 27 dny

    I can recommend "Hadji Murad" by Leo Tolstoy to that list. 100 pages but "profound".

  • @dustinneely
    @dustinneely Před měsícem

    I now know why Captain Kirk quotes the last line of the book at the end of Star Trek II.

  • @jimhagan2750
    @jimhagan2750 Před měsícem

    Thanks!

    • @englishnerd5580
      @englishnerd5580 Před měsícem

      So glad you found it helpful! Thank you, Jim! 😁

  • @dustinneely
    @dustinneely Před měsícem

    Christ is Risen! Cristos Anesti! ☦️

  • @wyokid5552
    @wyokid5552 Před měsícem

    Nice list. Will have to check out The Awakening as it's the only one on the list I haven't read. I love "The Pilgrim at Tinker Creek" I read "In Cold Blood way back in High School and am still not sure I'm ready to revisit it.

  • @dustinneely
    @dustinneely Před měsícem

    Revolutionaries always attack the crown & altar. What has it gotten us?

  • @dustinneely
    @dustinneely Před měsícem

    This Sydney Carton guy.....uggghhh. 🙄

  • @ilirllukaci5345
    @ilirllukaci5345 Před měsícem

    It's an arbitrary thing. Just not a random thing.

  • @dustinneely
    @dustinneely Před měsícem

    Now I know why there are a few scenes with Bane knitting in The Dark Knight Rises.

  • @SuperAstyanax
    @SuperAstyanax Před měsícem

    If you haven't seen it, the movie Capote is a great companion to reading In Cold Blood. The film is set while he is putting together the book. Much Ado About Nothing is one of my favorite Shakespeare comedies! The Brannagh movie is great too, and gentle Keanu's performance is flat as a pancake being pressed by a 4 ton spatula. 😊Pilgrim At Tinker Creek sounds especially interesting. Thanks for the recommendations.

    • @englishnerd5580
      @englishnerd5580 Před měsícem

      Sounds like we have similar book/movie opinions, so I might have to check out Capote!

  • @johndriscoll3933
    @johndriscoll3933 Před měsícem

    Excellent choices. Currently rereading Brave New World and Huckleberry Finn. Just finished reading The Violent Bear It Away.

  • @Poohtle
    @Poohtle Před měsícem

    Farenheit 451 took me about a week to read but I loved it.

  • @dustinneely
    @dustinneely Před měsícem

    I'm reading this for the first time and this is really helping me out. I just recently watched Christopher Nolan's film The Dark Knight Rises and found out it was inspired by this book. Batman made me want to read Dickens. Nerdy right?

    • @englishnerd5580
      @englishnerd5580 Před měsícem

      Love it! Glad I could help. That monologue at the end of Dark Knight Rises comes word for word from the last chapter of ToTC. Nerds unite!

    • @dustinneely
      @dustinneely Před měsícem

      Yes! Kirk quotes AToTC at the end of Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan as well. 🖖

  • @marthacanady9441
    @marthacanady9441 Před měsícem

    Les Miserables is one of my all time favorites. It will touch your soul. Fantastic experience.

  • @johndriscoll3933
    @johndriscoll3933 Před měsícem

    Best wishes for what Fortuna will bring you with the next spin of her wheel.

  • @ToddSmith23
    @ToddSmith23 Před měsícem

    I wish you good luck

  • @abderrafimansari4643
    @abderrafimansari4643 Před měsícem

    Good luck my dear prof. ! Thanks for all information. Welcome to Morocco if possible...

  • @charlesubaldi4566
    @charlesubaldi4566 Před měsícem

    I wish you the best in everything you do. Your enthusiasm is infectious!!! Thirteen years in one school is dedication. I wish you all the best and will be glad to listen to new projects! Yay ! Chuck

  • @christopherwurtz650
    @christopherwurtz650 Před měsícem

    Wishing you all the best. Enjoy all your future endeavors.

  • @anthonycarver7722
    @anthonycarver7722 Před měsícem

    Love your enthusiasm and the positive energy you give in your videos, which I'm sure is the same as what you have brought in the classroom as a teacher. Best wishes with your future endeavors and your writing projects!

  • @joseribamarferreirajunior1284

    Purple hair? Red would suit you better! I wish you a Lot of great opportunities and lovely experiences as a full time author!

    • @englishnerd5580
      @englishnerd5580 Před měsícem

      I hope the job switch all goes well too. Thanks!

  • @jimpickard3850
    @jimpickard3850 Před měsícem

    Good luck with your future Carly.

  • @jonghoism7087
    @jonghoism7087 Před měsícem

    Taking ap lit next year, i gotta prepare 🙏🏽

  • @levvellene570
    @levvellene570 Před měsícem

    I told my brother's wife that I really loved the Silmarillion, but I got around to reading it much to seldom. She had tried to read it, but it just fizzled out. So my one advice to everyone: Don't read it as a novel, read it as chapters of a very long story! Then read something else when you feel bored with that!

  • @abcdef2061
    @abcdef2061 Před měsícem

    doing english a level and this is the most helpful othello video i’ve seen so far :) thankyou!

  • @charlesubaldi4566
    @charlesubaldi4566 Před měsícem

    Thanks !! Love your interpretations ,,,,

  • @johndriscoll3933
    @johndriscoll3933 Před měsícem

    This video, as always with your work, is very good.