“A voyage of self-discovery...”
The Act of Reading
6.0
1 votes·2021
·1h 27m
·MovieDocumentary
Overview
A retired high school English teacher is confronted by a former student who failed her class 15 years prior. He then involves her in a feature-length presentation on Moby-Dick and the science of reading.
Keywords
high schoolliteracymoby dickbook report
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