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Techniques Used to Convey Messages in Media
Students examine different types of media. In this media awareness lesson, students discover techniques used in print, language, symbolic, and technical media as they rotate through classroom station activities.
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"Lost Boys of Sudan" Lesson Plan - Lost Childhoods:
Students analyze the connection between history and identity, explore what is gained and what is lost in learning a new culture, and develop a working definition of the word refugee.
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PERSISTENCE OF VISION
Eighth graders explore how vision effects viewing. In this vision lesson students build a persistence of vision model of flying birds.
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Focus on Fathers
Students view excerpts from the video, Hardwood, and discuss the positive and negative attributes of fathers. They write letters to people who have been an important influence in their lives.
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Rafe's Classroom Secrets
Students consider Rafe's classroom secrets and teaching methods.
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In the Light of Reverence
Students watch a documentary prior to participating in a Supreme Court simulation in order to study how religious practices are protected by the First Amendment of the Constitution. They interpret conflict from a number of perspectives...
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"Escuela" Debate
Learners observe a documentary on "Escuela" to explore the life and education of migrant families. After discussing the related topics in the movie, students share their conclusions migrant farmworkers. Using the Internet and other...
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Little Stories - Women in the 36th Parliament
Students develop visual literacy skills. They evaluate, organize and communicate information.
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How to Make a Kaleidoscope
Sixth graders create a kaleidoscope. In this light refraction lesson, 6th graders create a kaleidoscope to investigate the properties of light.
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Dictation: Violence
In this dictation worksheet about violence, students take dictation from a passage about violence.
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Celebrate You
First graders locate place of birth on a map. They identify their birthdays and place a graphing square with their birthday written on it under the corresponding month. They compare birthdays on the graph. They read "P.B. Bear's Birthday...
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Plush Paint Pail Pals
Students make their own magnets out of old paint containers. They make familiar characters like Elmo and the Grouch from Sesame Street. They watch a demonstration and then make their own.
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YOU CAN BE A WOMAN MOVIE MAKER
Students research and participate in activities to find out more information about women movie-makers.The use of reading a script and making storyboards are just a couple of examples.
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Egg Hatching into Sequencing
Students create an egg. In this language arts instructional activity, students create an egg and then take photographs as the egg is being hatched. Students write about the sequence of the hatching.
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Do You Have a GSOH?
In this humor worksheet, students, with a partner, read and discuss thirteen questions associated with having a good sense of humor and making fun of others.
Senses Of Cinema
Senses of Cinema: Preston Sturges
Best known for his comic genius, Preston Sturges directed classic films including as "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek." This article discusses his life and work.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Steve Martin
Interesting biographical details on the life and career of comic actor, Steve Martin, a Kennedy Center Honoree in 2007.
PBS
Pbs: American Masters: Buster Keaton
Biographical facts on the life of Buster Keaton,comic actor and film director in the 1920's.
British Library
British Library: Shelley's Frankenstein: The Ghost Story Challenge
Learners will explore the origins of Frankenstein and place the novel in its context, considering it alongside the contemporary horror stories and scientific developments that influenced Mary Shelley. They will present their knowledge in...
A&E Television
History.com: 8 Ways the Original 'Star Trek' Made History
When "Star Trek" premiered on NBC in the fall of 1966, it promised "To boldly go where no man has gone before." More than half a century later, it has done just that. The original "Star Trek," which lasted for only three seasons, birthed...