We’ve all
been there before. You had weeks to read the novel for English class but you
didn’t. Now it’s the night before the big test and there’s no way you’ll get
through the whole book. In some cases you could rent the movie… but we think
it’s pretty safe to say that Demi Moore’s version of The Scarlet Letter might not score you a perfect 100% on the exam.
Leave it
to reality TV genius Mark Burnett to come to the rescue. The mastermind behind Survivor has come up with a way for lazy
kids to outwit their teachers. The notion is simple — Burnett will produce webisodes
of classic CliffsNotes Literature Guides. Now no self-respecting kid will ever
have to read a piece of literature again. Take that Aeschylus
and George Orwell
.
and George Orwell.
Burnett
has reportedly been sitting on the CliffsNotes content since 2001. Now he’s
teaming up with AOL, publisher Wiley & Sons and Coalition Films to create
five-minute comedic versions of classic novels from William Shakespeare
to
Charles Dickens
to Mark Twain
. True to the original written form, the video
CliffsNotes will include plotlines, story analysis, interpretation of themes
and literary criticism.
to
Charles Dickens to Mark Twain. True to the original written form, the video
CliffsNotes will include plotlines, story analysis, interpretation of themes
and literary criticism. 
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