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Greetings everyone! The Scarlett Letter. Jane Eyre. Antigone. Hamlet. Many of these and other classic novels can be a pretty hard sell to get students to read. The question for us is: how to persuade kids to read these novels that they see as far removed from their lives? Enter video introductions to the classics from a new website: www.60secondrecap.com Read the story about its creation here: http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2009/10/31/a_novel_approach_to_getting_kids_into_classics/?s_campaign=8315 I've been tempted to re-read some of them myself! Barbara Kennedy Student, Salem State College Salem, MA bkennedy57@gmail.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, you send a message to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html * LM_NET Supporters: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/ --------------------------------------------------------------------