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The BritLit Podcast
by Glenn Krake
A Podcast by Mr. Krake's British Literature classes in Grapevine, Texas.
Episodes
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Milk and Apples are Brainfood...
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.'
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Some are more equal than others
Listen in to Mr. Krake's 2nd period class discussion on the use of propaganda techniques like euphemism, ad hominem, glittering generalities, and bandwagon.
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Soliloquizzle
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.
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Yodelling 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.
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Killing Swine
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.
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Scops and Blogs
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
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Vowels and Unibrows
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.
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Love, Death, and Ballads
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.
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Let the Discussion Begin!
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…
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The Final Installment of Soundtracks
Beowulf meets Highschool Musical. There's nothing quite like modern adaptations to get the brain working.
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Beowulf Soundtracks Part 2
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."
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Beowulf the Movie
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.
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20,000 Leagues of Wuthering Heights
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.
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Taming of the Shrew
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!
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1984 Book reviews
Season 2 Episode 2 - Melanie & Kristin and Austin & Joy put together short book reviews on George Orwell's "1984".
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New Season Premier - Frankenstein Reviews
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…
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From Legend to History
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…
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Dylan Thomas Extravaganza
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…
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32 Second Animal Farm
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...
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Animal Farm Propaganda Ads: DIXIE'S DICTATOR PILLS!!!
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!
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Animal Farm Propaganda Ads: POWER PILLS!
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.
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Animal Farm Propaganda Ads: BAMBOO BITES!!!
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?
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Ready for some Animal Farm?
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.
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32 Second Macbeth
[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:...
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Macbeth Act 1 Scenes 6 and 7 by the "SFS Acting Company"
"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...
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Macbeth Act 5 Scene 1 Presented by "The DSJ Acting Company"
"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…
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The Conclusion of Macbeth Act 4 Scene 1 as presented by "The Macduff Acting Company"
"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.
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Pilot Episode - Beginning of Macbeth Act 4 Scene 1
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...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A Podcast by Mr. Krake's British Literature classes in Grapevine, Texas.
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Glenn Krake
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