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Pbs Learning Media: Willa Cather at Mc Clure's
This video from the American Masters film Willa Cather: The Road Is All explores Cather's role as the managing editor of McClure's magazine. The years that Cather spent at one of the nation's leading periodicals helped her hone her craft...
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Pbs Learning Media: American Masters: Willa Cather's Childhood
This video [4:32] from the American Masters film Willa Cather: The Road Is All provides an overview of the author's childhood. Born in Virginia, Cather's family moved to Nebraska in the aftermath of the Civil War.
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Pbs Learning Media: Meet Willa Cather
This video [2:24] from the American Masters film Willa Cather: The Road Is All introduces students to the novelist and her work. Cather wrote some of the most unforgettable prose of the 20th century and won various awards, including the...
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Pbs Learning Media: Take This Hammer
In this video [1:55] segment from "Take this Hammer," a 1963 film from THIRTEEN's archive, activist and author James Baldwin seeks to raise morale among a group of African American adolescents in San Francisco in the early 1960s. Baldwin...
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Pbs: Maya Angelou and the 1993 Inaugural Poem" "On the Pulse of Morning"
In 1993, President Bill Clinton asked Maya Angelou to write a poem for his inauguration. After Clinton's inaugural address, Maya Angelou recited her original poem "On the Pulse of Morning." As the second poet in history to read a poem at...
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Pbs Learning Media: Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise: "Caged Bird"
In this video from American Masters, Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise, students analyze an excerpt of the poem Caged Bird. Through discussion questions and a short activity, students analyze the poem by doing a close read of the text and...
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Pbs: Maya Angelou: Memory and Setting in "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
Explore how growing up in the South during the Jim Crow Era influenced Maya Angelou's writing in this video [4:45] from American Masters, Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise. The power of memory and the importance of setting inform both the...
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Pbs: Maya Angelou: The Impact of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
In this video [1:59] from American Masters, Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise, learn about the lasting impact of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" and why it's such an important piece of American literature. Students answer discussion...
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Pbs Learning Media: River Rewilding: History and Economy of the Grand River
A description of the Grand River Revitalization Project is given on this video. Learn about how the economy and culture of the people who lived along the river was shaped by the Grand River. [3:59]
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Pbs Learning Media: Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise: Harlem Writers Guild
Explore the Harlem Writers Guild, the oldest African American writers association in the world, in this video [1:52] from American Masters, Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise. Teaching tips suggest asking students to research the Harlem...
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Pbs Learning Media: River Rewilding: Macro Identification
A video demonstrating how to use macro invertebrates to explore water quality.Follow a high school class on their journey to figure out the water quality in their area. [1:55]
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Pbs Learning Media: England 1800's, Victoria Collection
This is a collection of eight video lessons about England in the 1800's and Queen Victoria from MASTERPIECE: Victoria. Teaching materials are included.
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Pbs Learning Media: World on Fire: Nazi Ideology
Discover the ways in which Nazi ideology encompassed more than hatred against the Jews, in this video [2:22] excerpt from World on Fire, Masterpiece. When American reporter Nancy Campbell meets with Dr. Voller, who runs a "clinic" for...
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Pbs Learning Media: World on Fire: Love and Disillusionment in World War Ii
Investigate the effect that World War II-"total war"-had on a generation of young people, in this excerpt [2:26] from World on Fire, Masterpiece. When two young people, who had fallen in love just as the war began, meet up unexpectedly a...
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Pbs Learning Media: Victoria, Season 3: The Great Exhibition
Explore the landmark event that came to symbolize the Victorian era, the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, in this media gallery from the 2019 series Victoria, Season 3, Masterpiece. Despite the surrounding controversy, the success of...
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Pbs Learning Media: Victoria, Season 3: Cholera and Contagion
Discover how the work of Dr. John Snow during the London cholera epidemic of 1853 led to the discovery of how the disease was transmitted, in this video [2:17] excerpt from the 2019 series Victoria, Season 3, Masterpiece. Challenging the...
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Pbs Learning Media: Victoria, Season 2: The Irish Famine
Explore the causes and consequences of the "Great Famine," a period of devastating hunger and disease in 1840s Ireland, in this video [1:55] excerpt from the 2018 series Victoria, Season 2, Masterpiece. As Queen Victoria learns about the...
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Pbs Learning Media: Victoria, Season 2: A Woman Mathematician
Explore how Ada Lovelace, a brilliant mathematician, was not only able to escape the narrow expectations for 19th-century women, but also helped advance computing, in this video [2:17] excerpt from the 2018 series Victoria, Season 2,...
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Pbs Learning Media: Pollution and the Environmental Movement
See how concern about pollution led to the passing of major environmental laws in this video from the American Masters film, A Fierce Green Fire. While initially many technological innovations after World War II were welcomed, some of...
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Pbs Learning Media: The Environmental Movement and the First Earth Day
Learn about the first Earth Day in this video [2:43] from the American Masters film, A Fierce Green Fire. Interest in conservation increased during the 1960s as people became more aware of pollution, endangered species, and Earth's...
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Pbs Learning Media: Climate Change: Activism and Policy
Learn how activists and politicians have reacted to climate change in this video [4:53] from the American Masters film, A Fierce Green Fire. Given how complex of a problem it is, climate change was, and still is, a difficult topic to...
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Pbs Learning Media: Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise: You Are Enough
Examine the Maya Angelou's impact on those who knew her personally in this video [3:31] from American Masters, Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise. Utilizing video, discussion questions and teaching tips, students analyze and reflect on...
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Pbs Learning Media: Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise: Maya and Malcolm X
Learn about the connection between Maya Angelou and Malcolm X, and their work in Ghana, in this video [3:13] from American Masters, Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise. Discussion questions are included.
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Pbs Learning Media: Louisa May Alcott: The Civil War
Best known for her novel Little Women, learn about the impact of the abolitionist movement on Louisa May Alcott's life and writing and her experience working as a nurse during the Civil War in this video (4:34)from the American Masters...