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Trench Brothers Project: Designing a Soldier's Survival Kit [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity was created by the Trench Brothers project in England which uses drama, music, and art to share stories of World War I's ethnic minority soldiers with British schools. In this lesson, students are asked to research what...
Unit Plan
Vocabulary.com

Vocabulary From "Hamilton" Lyrics, Act 1

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site contains a list of 50 words from Act I lyrics from the Broadway production of Hamilton, a Grammy Award-winning and the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the...
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PBS

Pbs: Arts

For Students 9th - 10th
The home on the web for arts-related content that airs on PBS stations. You can link to the program sites of long-running arts broadcasts, sample special exhibitions, and investigate what the network is airing or has recently aired on...
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Der Wandrer/johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features a translation of Goethe's verse play "Der Wandrer" as well as interpretive music and artwork to enhance our enjoyment of the play.
Handout
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia

Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia: Billy Bishop Goes to War

For Students 9th - 10th
This gives an history and synopsis of one of the most famous Canadian musicals ever produced.
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Drama and Music

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Drama and Music", created by Gabriel-Jules Thomas in 1873 (Polychrome marble and bronze, height 260 cm).
Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: America in Class: America in the 1920s: Divisions: Black & White

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
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University of Victoria (Canada)

University of Victoria: Shakespeare's Life and Times

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource deals with Shakespeare's life, society, drama, art, music, politics and history of that time. The full text to many of Shakespeare's plays is also included.
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Other

Teach With Movies: Lesson Plans Based on Shorts and Clips

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Links to many video-clip based lessons in the areas of health, English language arts & drama, mathematics, music, biology, earth science, inventions, astronomy, physics, chemistry, U.S. history and culture, and world history and...
Lesson Plan
A to Z Teacher Stuff

Lesson Plan Z: The Arts

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
LessonPlanZ, a searchable online database of lesson plans, provides links to lesson plans for arts and crafts, movement and dance, drama, and music.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
One of the finest sites of its kind on the Internet, ArtsEdge is dedicated to supporting arts education through such initiatives as curriculum development, cross-curricular teaching, and technology integration. Find arts-related...
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Stephen Sondheim

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Stephen Sondheim, a Broadway composer and lyricist who won several Tony Awards as well as a Pulitzer Prize. Includes a profile, videos, and a photo gallery.
Unit Plan
W. W. Norton

Norton Anthology of English L Iterature: Sixteenth Century: Overview

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Introductory material for a survey of sixteenth-century English literature offering information on the period, its major figures, and influences.
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Other

Applit: Resources for Appalachia Literature

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Resources for readers and teachers of Appalachian literature for children and young adults that includes lesson plans, texts, bibliographies, and so on.
Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Realizing the Power of Your Own Creativity [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this lesson, students interpret a poem called 'The Little Blue Engine' by adding music, movement, visual art, and drama. After performing their creation, they will discuss any mathematical and/or scientific connections that have a...
Activity
Florida State University

Florida State University: Molecular Expressions: Shadowbox Theatre

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Have you ever thought about your shadow? One way to learn about them is to make your own shadow box theater--once a very popular form of entertainment in Europe during the 1800s and early 1900s.
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Other

The Aria Database

For Students 9th - 10th
The searchable Aria Database features over 1,200 arias from 170 operas by 60 composers. It includes lyrics, translations, synopses of operas, and MIDI files.
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Other

Celtic Voices

For Students 9th - 10th
An online exhibit of the Celtic people and language in English, French, and Celtic.
Website
Other

Spotsylvania County Schools: Curriculum Maps

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site features an outline of how to implement the use of curriculum maps into a school district curriculum program.
Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Middle Ages: Arts & Entertainment

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of the entertainment that occurred during the Middle Ages. Types of instruments and involvement in religious life discussed.
Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Carl Van Vechten

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Carl Van Vechten, a U.S. novelist, music and drama critic, and an influential figure in New York literary circles in the 1920s.
Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Recreational Therapist

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn about what it takes to earn a job as a recreational therapist. This website explains what recreational therapists do and overviews what education you need to enter this career. There are links to the American Therapeutic Recreation...
Handout
Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia

Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia: Factory Theatre

For Students 9th - 10th
As well as being a forerunner in alternative theatre, Factory Theatre's mandate dictates that they only use new Canadian work. This makes Factory a great educational opportunity for Canadian studies.