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American Theatre Organ Society

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a lot of information, including articles about theatre organs, their history, how they work, where they can be found, and artists.
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Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia

Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia: Judith Thompson

For Students 9th - 10th
As one of Canada's top playwrights, Judith Thompson creates works that are emotionally charged and usually involve characters on the fringe of society. Her work is tentatively appropriate for high school students - I've used it, but with...
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Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia

Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia: Blood Relations

For Students 9th - 10th
This play explores the role of women in society, as well as the notion of responsibility and guilt. Also great for use in a law class.
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TES Global

Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Context Shakespeare's World

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about Tudor society, fashion, art and theatre in Shakespeare's world using this collection of images, charts, and films.
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Library of Congress

Loc: First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald

For Students 9th - 10th
This article about the life and music of Ella Fitzgerald explores major moments in the jazz singer's career.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Magic Rocks [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, students work in groups with each acting as a predator, prey, or family member in a particular habitat. They present their habitat performance to the class and students identify the habitat and animal relationships. Then,...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Today in History: February 13: Victor Herbert/ascap

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an article discussing the founding of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). It gives a detailed overview of it's first director, Victor Herbert.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Modernist Portraits: Susan Glaspell

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Susan Glaspell is featured in this brief biography for her literary contributions as author and playwright focusing on the role of women in American society in the early twentieth century. See "Susan Glaspell Activities" for related...
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Other

Times: Recreation at the Crossroads of the World

For Students 9th - 10th
Good site for historical overview of the rise and fall of the New York Hippodrome. Also mentions a one of its early productions, "A Yankee Circus on Mars".
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Live From Antiquity!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Intended to accompany a reading of Sophocles' _Antigone_, "Live From Antiquity!" provides framework for teaching the "cultural and historical context of Greek drama and its role in Greek society."