Artistic Interpretation in The Little Mermaid

This video from Great Performances: The Little Mermaid from San Francisco Ballet features a scene from the first act of the ballet in which The Poet (a role based on the real life author Hans Christian Andersen) exits the real-world and enters a watery paradise under the sea.

Great Expectations 1: Setting the Scene

This video excerpt is the dramatic opening scene from the MASTERPIECE adaptation of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations.

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Great Expectations 2: Becoming a Gentleman

Pip's rapid transformation into a gentleman affects more than his outward appearance, as seen in this video excerpt from the MASTERPIECE adaptation of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations.

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Great Expectations 3: Happily Ever After?

This video excerpt is the moving, final scene from the MASTERPIECE adaptation of Charles Dickens's Great Expectations.

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Jane Eyre 1: First Impressions

In this excerpt from the 2007 MASTERPIECE adaptation of Jane Eyre, a young and clever Jane first meets Mr. Brocklehurst, the cruel master of Lowood School.

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Jane Eyre 2: Meeting Mr. Rochester

In a pivotal scene excerpted from the 2007 MASTERPIECE adaptation of Jane Eyre, Jane meets Mr. Rochester for the first time.

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Jane Eyre 3: The Governess

In this excerpt from the MASTERPIECE adaptation of Jane Eyre, Jane’s status as a lowly governess is underscored when she overhears a conversation at a fancy dress party.

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A Language Immersion Story

This video from Media That Matters: Immersion tells the fictional story of Moises, a young immigrant to the United States with limited English, as he struggles to do well in school.

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The Little Mermaid: Character Analysis

This video from Great Performances: The Little Mermaid from San Francisco Ballet focuses on the moment the Little Mermaid falls in love with the prince and saves his life.

The Little Mermaid: Transformation

This video from Great Performances: The Little Mermaid from San Francisco Ballet features the Little Mermaid as she meets with the Sea Witch and makes her fateful decision to become human.

Reading a Poem

Poet Sonia Sanchez demonstrates that poetry can be a powerful way to express ideas.

A Splendid Friend, Indeed

A Splendid Friend, Indeed written and illustrated by Suzanne Bloom is Pennsylvania’s One Book, Every Young Child 2007 choice. Goose pesters his friend Polar Bear as he tries to read and write. Finally Bear realizes what a good friend Goose is and hugs him.

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