Curated OER
Geometry Digital Blogging Books
Students observe geometric shapes in their everyday lives. In this middle school/high school mathematics lesson, students use their cell phone to record and publish their observations about the geometric shapes they...
Curated OER
Breaking News English: Microsoft Launches Bing Decision Engine
In this English instructional activity, students read "Microsoft Launches Bing Decision Engine," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the...
Curated OER
Breaking News English: Record Bank Robbery in Brazil
In this English activity, students read " Record Bank Robbery in Brazil," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
New York Times
New York Times: Movies Home
[Free Registration/Login Required] The features homepage of the "New York Times" for movies. Includes reviews of and articles about both mainstream and independent films. The site also provides links to critic's picks and a mix of...
New York Times
New York Times: "Shakespeare in Love" Movie Review
Janet Maslin, esteemed film critic for The New York Times, reviews the 1998 film, coauthored by Tom Stoppard. She sees in the film elements of Stoppard's earlier work, "Rosencrantz and Gildenstern."
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Rookie Project
This is a three-part writing project which includes a research paper, a creative short story, and a movie review inspired by the movie, The Rookie. The lesson is easily adapted to other appropriate films of similar themes.
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese Real Time Data Projects: Movie in the Making
In this project students will report on a book by describing how they would turn that book into a motion picture. After reading and studying the main components of their novel, students will use their imaginations to explain how they...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: So What Do You Think? Writing a Review
Contains plans for four lessons that ask students to write critical literature reviews after reading reviews of movies, music, restaurants, and books. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to...
University of California
Ucmp: Dinosaurs, Movies, & Reality
A very good review of how "movie science" can present an inaccurate or incomplete picture of actual scientific knowledge and methods.
Curated OER
The New York Times: "Shakespeare in Love" Movie Review
Janet Maslin, esteemed film critic for The New York Times, reviews the 1998 film, coauthored by Tom Stoppard. She sees in the film elements of Stoppard's earlier work, "Rosencrantz and Gildenstern."
New York Times
New York Times: Harold Pinter
[Free Registration/Login Required] The New York Times offers a collection of resources about famous British playwright, Harold Painter, who died in December 2008. Content includes: photos, theater and movie reviews, film, TV and Broadway...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Literature Library: "Frankenstein" Study Guide [Pdf]
Great study guide for Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," complete with pre-reading material (author biography, vocabulary words, novel introduction), reading questions, brainstorming and charting activities, and thought-provoking writing...
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Hong Kong Education City: English Campus
English Campus is an excellent site for Chinese speakers learning English. It includes seven channels - Watch, Read, Practice, Play, Create, Meet, and a Teachers' Corner. Learn by playing word and grammar games, watching movies and...
American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society: Chemical & Engineering News: Reel Science
Reel Science publishes reviews of movies with a science or science fiction theme. Its aim is to heighten awareness of inaccuracies in the ways science is presented in film, and to promote greater public understanding of true science.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Because of Winn Dixie
Great site for using cross-curriculum sources after reading Because of Winn-Dixie. This site contains a scrapbook, play, information about the author, movie slideshow and much more.
Other
Isabel Allende
The Chilean author Isabel Allende's official website--includes biographical information as well as summaries and reviews of her work. The site also contains a list of awards, a photo gallery, and other resources.
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Roger Ebert: Review of Anna Karenina
Roger Ebert, film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, reviews the 1997 film version of Leo Tolstoy's classic novel Anna Karenina. The movie starred Sophie Marceau and Sean Bean as Anna and Vronsky.
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Parent Blog
A resource filled with advice about all kinds of media for parents of children from preschoolers to teens. You can navigate the site by age, entertainment type, and topic.
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Parent Blog
A resource filled with advice about all kinds of media for parents of children from preschoolers to teens. You can navigate the site by age, entertainment type, and topic.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: 103 Things to Do Before/during/after Reading
The highly-respected Reading Rockets program offers both teachers and students a toolkit of ways to connect more actively with the materials they read. Some of these techniques are specifically for fiction-reading, others are designed...
American Movie Classics Company
The Film Site: Foreign Correspondent, 1940
This resource reviews an Alfred Hitchcock thriller, Foreign Correspondent.
American Movie Classics Company
The Film Site: Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
This resource provides a review of the film Goodbye, Mr. Chips, the teacher at Brookfield boys school.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Alan G. Chalk Guides to Japanese Films
Reviews of 26 Japanese movies that each include a list of suggested reading materials, plot summary, suggested grades, and a brief lesson plan. They are organized into two groups: one for students of literature and the humanities, and...
American Movie Classics Company
The Film Site: All Quiet on the Western Front
This review of the 1930 film of Remarque's "All Quiet on the Western Front," contains information on the making of the film, a synopsis of the story, and information on the differences between the book and the film.
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