Listen in to Mr. Krake's 4th period class discuss propaganda techniques and logical fallacies like oversimplification and faulty cause and effect reasoning as they relate to politics, media, and George Orwell's 'Animal Farm.'
Listen in to Mr. Krake's 2nd period class discussion on the use of propaganda techniques like euphemism, ad hominem, glittering generalities, and bandwagon.
Join the expert soliloquist Austin and Mr. Krake for a very intriguing dialogue about soliloquys. This productions will help give a better grasp on what, why, and when to use a soliloquy as well as a special reading from Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Recording from an airport in Germany, Travis and Joelle discuss Promptbooks and Macbeth Act 2 Scene 2. A little Gwen Stefani gets us in the mood, and we dive into the motivations and objectives of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth on their crusade of evil.
We're continuing our way through Macbeth, tackling some different scenes this year, and we'll kick it off with a spirited performance of Act 1 Scene 3... complete with mood music! Perhaps one of our best dramatic performances to date.
Tune in to a very interesting discussion pertaining to the changing progression of how learning is changing. This segment includes the intellectual genius of Mr. Krake and the keen insight of one of his finest students, Elijah. Together they discuss how learn
Join Mr. Krake and Daniel as they dialogue about the history of the English language. This Episode is filled with archaic sound bites, new added words to Merrium Webster's Dictionary, interesting history facts, and even an original "origins" game.
Ballads- You may be wondering what a ballad is... Well, Mr. Krake and Courtney share everything you have ever wanted to know concerning ballads. It's origin, meaning, and evolution. Tune in for a scintillating discussion.
An insightful, thought-provoking discussion comes to life with the help of our hosts, Mr. Krake and Caroline. Together they lead the audience into a deeper understanding of the Wanderer and its theme, exile. Why is the wanderer in exile? Why is exile a relevant theme back then and today? Listen in and find out!
Beowulf meets Highschool Musical. There's nothing quite like modern adaptations to get the brain working.
Justin Timberlake's "Sexy Back" gets remade into a Beowulf-themed "Bringing Killing Back" as well as a rousing performance of Rianna's hit "Unfaithful" converted to "Unstoppable."
The Task: Create a soundtrack for "Beowulf" the movie. Two groups present their soundtracks and original songs. A dramatic performance of the hit song "Beowulf is our man" by Austin highlights this episode.
Another Installment of Book Reviews allows Stephanie and Olivia to share about 20,000 Leagues by Jules Verne and Courtney and Ashley share about Wuthering Heights.
Keaton, Richelle, and Casie present a "Super-Short-Show" reviewing Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew." Devond, Heather, and Tawny follow it up with their "hickified" version of a scene from the play. Enjoy!
Season 2 Episode 2 - Melanie & Kristin and Austin & Joy put together short book reviews on George Orwell's "1984".
We're back for another season. We've got several episodes lined up and ready to go. This season, we're going to try and be a bit more consistant by releasing our shows every Friday. So now, you can look forward to your weekend fill of British Literature. This week, we're starting out with some Book Reviews on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. This season, we have the joy of hearing from two groups as British Literature has sprouted another section. So this week, we'll hear two group's take on "the mo...
Well, here is our first attempt at a lecture. Please excuse the poor sound quality, as I was trying to keep the file size down. This is mostly for my students, but feel free to listen in as we set up a framework for our first units on Anglo-Saxon Literature as well as Literature of the Middle Ages. This is really a foundation for us to dive into some Elegaic Poetry with "The Wanderer" as well as some language background to introduce "Beowulf." and move into Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales."
Hosted by Mr. Krake & Jacob Osborne, this discussion dives into the life and poetry of Dylan Thomas. Everything from a 32-second summary of his life to his connection with Bob Dylan. In this episode we play "Name that Poetic Voice," discuss characteristics of modern British poetry, and even present an original villanelle about villanelles. Here's the poem: A villanelle is a euphonious thing, It’s a French form of a poem that in the 1800’s came to be. Say it, chant it, write it, or just let i...
Back by popular demand. While we were initially inspired by a 32-second script of Shakespeare's "Macbeth" that we found at www.folger.edu, this time we continued the tradition by writing our own! We compiled some of the key lines from George Orwell's "Animal Farm" and condensed the whole of the story into 32 seconds. Here's the script: All: Beasts of England, Beasts of Ireland Sheep: 4 Legs good 2 Legs bad Squealer: Comrades, Pigs need the milk and apples Boxer: I will work harder Farmer Jones: ...
Our final Propaganda Ad created by the DSJ Acting Company rounds out our section diving into propaganda. Leave a comment and vote for the ad you liked most!
Here's the second of three group presentations of an original product advertisement to be used at the Animal Farm. This production comes from the AKMD acting company.
Check out the SFA Acting Company's presentation of their orginal product advertisement for "Bamboo Bites" ... crammed full of sumptuous propaganda techniques. How many techniques can you find?
We're launching our discovery of "Animal Farm" by George Orwell. Our main point of focus in discussing this text is to consider its symbolic connection with the Russian Revolution, and to examine how propaganda is used in this novel, in politics, and in the media.
[WARNING]: you won't appreciate this unless you are familiar with Macbeth. Finish the play, then listen to this episode. We condensed Macbeth into 32 Seconds! We got this idea from www.folger.edu, and though we didn't think it could be done, after a few takes, we got it down. Here's the Script: Witches: Fair is foul and foul is fair Duncan: What bloody man is that? Witch #2: A drum, a drum! Macbeth doth come Macbeth: So foul and fair a day I have not seen Witch #3: All hail, Macbeth, thou shalt ...
"Screw your courage to the sticking place!" Duncan stands in the way of Macduff becoming King of Scotland, and now Duncan is spending the night at Macbeth's castle... the prime opportunity for Macbeth to betray Duncan's trust and take the throne for himself? He can't seem to convince himself to take the leap, but Lady Macbeth helps talk Macbeth into his first of many vile crimes. Who is the real villain of this play, anyways? The SFS Acting Company presents this abridged version of Act 1 Scenes ...
"Out, Damned Spot, Out!" In Act 5, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's Macbeth, Lady Macbeth's guilt is plaguing her dreams. Her maidservant has noticed her sleepwalking (and sleeptalking, sleepwriting, sleepguilding...). She and the doctor witness her incriminating herself of her evil deeds... all while she is still asleep! "The DSJ Acting Company" presents this scene to you on the BritLit Podcast.
"Something Wicked This Way Comes!" Macbeth revisits the witches and three apparitions appear to give him some news. Is it good or bad? The Macduff Acting Company presents this scene for your enjoyment.
Our Pilot Episode! This is the scene that inspired it all. We started out with a dramatic reading of this abridged version of the witches casting a spell. We wanted to add some elements to heighten the emotion and dramatic effect of the scene, so we added some sound effects, and thought "Hey, we should do some more of this!" And thus was born the BritLit Podcast. Enjoy!
