Writing Fix
Writing Fix: The Vocabulary Fashion Show
Inspired by Debra Frasier's clever vocabulary fair from her book, Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster, individual students will imagine what a vocabulary fashion show would be like. Assuming the role of a fashion show announcer,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Nose Ring
Video shows tribal people removing their nose ring and prompts students to think about fads and how they know where the line is between fads that are fun and those that are dangerous.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Military Camp Jacket
The military camp jacket in Japan not only offered protection from the elements but were also personalized fashion statements. Each jacket showed the wearer's status, clan affiliations, and wealth. View pictures of these jackets and read...
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Statue of Khufu Iam and His Wife
Khufu-iam and his wife are shown seated on a backless seat. They wear the fashionable garments of their period. Khufu-iam's wife rests her right arm on his right shoulder, a common pose in Ancient Egyptian statuary that shows strong...
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Queen Nefertiti in Nubian Wig
The relief, now incomplete, once showed Queen Nefertiti with her arms upraised making an offering to Aten. She wears a Nubian wig. This wig was first worn by Nubian mercenaries and later was made fashionable by Nefertiti and her daughters.
Curated OER
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This is an attempt to show the progress of the Battle at Crysler's Farm during the War of 1812 in a dynamic fashion. Students with some background knowledge on the battle may get an insight on the battle's progression through this...