https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0 Murder, Vice, and Human Nature en-us 2017-03-03 15:03:00 UTC 2025-10-03 11:55:50 UTC hello@padlet.com nora_pace https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157640530 In this semester literature course, students will explore the genre of “True Crime,” through novels, short stories, radio, and film. As they examine cases of deceit, murder, and vice, students will create answers to essential questions: What drives ordinary people to desperate measures? How do authors create suspense, illusions of reality, and drama through narrative writing? What captivates readers about true crime in their society?]]> 2017-03-03 15:32:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157640530 nora_pace https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157651356 2017-03-03 16:01:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157651356 nora_pace https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157652114 2017-03-03 16:03:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157652114 nora_pace https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157657643 True crime is a genre of literary nonfiction that deals with real life stories of murder, crime, deceit, and psychosis. Depending on the author, it can read like a journalistic account of what really happened..... or a literary work of art that stretches the narrative into a fascinating story. ]]> 2017-03-03 16:18:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157657643 nora_pace https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157659236 2017-03-03 16:22:22 UTC https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157659236 nora_pace https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157684404 2017-03-03 17:31:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157684404 nora_pace https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157685535 2017-03-03 17:34:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157685535 nora_pace https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157686853 2017-03-03 17:38:26 UTC https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157686853 nora_pace https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157688599 2017-03-03 17:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157688599 nora_pace https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157691182 Any literary work that deals with a crime can be called "crime fiction," but this genre usually refers to a certain type of reading experience. Books that hook you in, creating suspense that makes you want to turn each page. Books that make you piece together clues, solve a mystery, or wonder what really happened. The genre ranges from old-school pulp fiction novels with detectives in fedoras to modern day psychological thrillers. ]]> 2017-03-03 17:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157691182 nora_pace https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157698369 2017-03-03 18:12:23 UTC https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157698369 nora_pace https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157698513 2017-03-03 18:12:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157698513 nora_pace https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157698933 2017-03-03 18:13:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157698933 nora_pace https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157699266 2017-03-03 18:14:49 UTC https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157699266 nora_pace https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157699764 2017-03-03 18:16:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157699764 nora_pace https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157700117 2017-03-03 18:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157700117 nora_pace https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157702423 “There’s something disturbing about recalling a warm memory and feeling utterly cold.”
― Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl]]> 2017-03-03 18:24:33 UTC https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157702423 nora_pace https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157704252 2017-03-03 18:31:14 UTC https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157704252 nora_pace https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157707151 2017-03-03 18:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/nora_pace/rl2chp2ruze0/wish/157707151