Fourth graders explore racial discrimination focusing on Jim Crow laws. They read an excerpt from Richard Wright's autobiography and discuss how viewing the subject from the his point of view affects their opinions.

In this prepositions of time worksheet, students discover the rules for using the prepositions "for," "during," and "while."

Students examine how nonprofit organizations give back to the community. They role-play as members of a board from a philothropic organization. They develop a plan to bring arts back to the community for the benefit of the children.

Students think about what it was like when audiences flocked to movies that simply showed glimpses of everyday life. They make a film n the style of the earliest cinema, when moving pictures were just that -- moving images of everyday life.

Students review the career and life of Ernie Pyle as an example of a biography in context. They consider how a chronology maps out the events in the life of an individual in the context of other events that were occurring at the same time.

In this research learning exercise, students search for the titles of 20 Woody Allen films. Students are given a few key words for each movie title and then must fill in the blanks for each of the 20 titles.

students discuss the vehicles used by media to feed images to consumers. In small groups, 9th graders are given magazines and asked to pick out the ads that appeal to them. They write responses to the questions:

Learners identify forms of energy and the advantages/disadvantages of different forms of energy. They describe ways in which technology affects the environment both good and bad. Finally, benefits are determines as well as the...

In this math word problem worksheet, students complete a total of 5 simple word problems. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

For this ESL worksheet, learners ask each other about how often they do a variety of activities. Each partner is given a different set of questions.

Students complete a project about economics, supply, and advertising. In this advertising lesson, students discuss how money is made, entrepreneurs, and advertising. They make their own business with toys to sell to Kindergartners.

In this famous people learning exercise, students read a selection about Eva Peron and complete a variety of comprehension activities including but not limited to a synonym match, spelling, writing and sequencing activities.

Fourth graders use numbers from 1-101 in Spanish or French after viewing a video of "101 Dalmations".

Third graders, in a foreign language class, identify and use adjectives in sentences.

In this advertisements worksheet, students read a list of 25 specific forms of advertising. Students then answer 2 essay questions. This worksheet directs students to read an article not provided here.

In this verb tense worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle of past tense verbs, complete sentences, use pictures to write where people were in past situations and put verbs in present or past simple tense.

Use this site to learn about Hedy Lamarr (1913-2000 CE), the movie actress who "helped the Allies win World War II" through her involvement in inventing "a classified communication system."

A clearinghouse of Radio Drama, or Audio Theater information. The site is mostly links, with contest information, organization information and some general information.

Part of a larger site about the history of the transistor, this brief biography of Lee de Forest, the inventor of the audion, includes a QuickTime movie that shows how it worked.

A short biography of Scott Joplin (1868-1917 CE). Click to the past radio shows to hear his music and learn more about this famous composer.

Examines the transformation of American culture and lifestyle through movies, sports and the automobile, particularly the Model T Ford.

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...

Take a one-minute tour through the history of media arts. Examine a variety of media forms and be a media critic. Visit the Media Studio and learn about movie soundtracks, animation, and creating a storyboard. Meet different artists as...

National Public Radio presents a feature on Tennessee Williams' famous play. Includes pictures, clips from the movie version, and interesting history of the writing and filming of this ground-breaking work.