VH1's When Disco Ruled the World

Are holidays capitalized? What about seasons? After introducing your class to some basic capitalization rules, print these sheets for practice. In the first exercise, learners circle letters that should be capitalized. Then in part two,...

Would I stay or would I go? Readers of Milkweed are asked to place themselves in Misha’s shoes and decide whether they would stay and help a family, or run and save themselves. The richly detailed plan includes a guided practice exercise...

Consumer technology has made it possible for filmmakers to create entire movies from the comfort of their home computer. Guide high school film buffs through the process of designing a documentary with an extensive unit published by...

Twelfth graders review facts about roles of Asia and Japan in World War II, read When My Name Was Keoko to familiarize themselves with daily life and historic events during World War II in Korea, and participate in student-led...

Students create their own song with lyrics.

Students examine why disco and other forms of music were not widely accepted.

Hear one author's take on what makes a compelling fictional world and how to build a story within it. A series of questions check if the kids were listening, and a compendium of six rich resources for expanding on this concept also...

Students analyze lyrics of selected Disco songs for content, theme and vocabulary. They write an extended response citing specific lyrics in response to three general themes.

In this World Telecommunications Day learning exercise, students complete activities such as complete activities such as reading a passage, phrase matching, fill in the blanks, correct words, multiple choice, spelling sequencing,...

Students examine the economics of a time period along with the music.