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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Sundance Kids: Exploring What Makes the Independent Film Industry So Attractive to So Many
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Film & Video, English-Language Arts, Theatre, Visual Arts & Performing ArtsIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the popularity of independent filmmaking, focusing on...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTraders of the Lost Art: Researching and Recreating Egyptian Art and Architecture
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, World History, Reading Comprehension, Geography and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students work in small groups to investigate a variety of art and arch...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFan(tom) of the Opera: Applying the Plots of Famous Operas to Modern Life
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Music, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, TheatreIn this two-day lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the ways in which the worlds of popular music...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Surreal World: Exploring Surrealism
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Visual Arts & Performing ArtsIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students first explore the concept of Surrealism and how it can be exp...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Immortality of Art: Cultural Values Represented by Artistic Artifacts
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, Reading Comprehension, Electives, History-Social Science and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students examine the relationship between the artifacts of a culture a...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Monumental Race: Learning About the Preservation of Historical Landmarks
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: World History, Reading Comprehension, Geography, Electives and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students learn about ancient historical sites. They then research a hi...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCalling All Units: How Cell Phones and Other Technological Innovations Impact Our Lives
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Writing StrategiesIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the history of the portable cell phone as a springboa...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGhosts of Holidays Past: Nostalgia and Its Role in Our Present Perceptions of Holidays
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Electives, Sociology, Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the concept of holiday nostalgia through a journalist...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGet a Life!: Assessing Multiple Viewpoints on Genomes and Other Genetic Engineering Topics
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Health & Physical Education, Health Education, Growth, Development & Aging, Reading Comprehension and 3 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students investigate the decoding of genomes, the creation of life in ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEnvironmental Rhyme and Reason: Analyzing 'The State of the Planet'
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students employ poetry as a medium to relay information and express vi...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Matter of Interpretation: Investigating the Cultural Clues Embedded in Speech
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Foreign Languages, Reading Comprehension, Grammar, Vocabulary & Spelling, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students investigate how the meaning of words and phrases is dependent...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Only Thing We Have to Fear....Exploring Beliefs in the Paranormal and the Appeal of the Horror Genre
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Writing StrategiesIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the appeal of fear in today's society and beliefs abo...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkFielding Fears: Exploring Feelings of Safety and Security in a Time of Terror
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: World History, American Democracy, Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students consider how real the threat of terrorism might be after mili...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMaking the Old New Again: Creating Modern Scenes in Not-So-Modern Literature
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, Theatre, Visual Arts & Performing ArtsIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students consider texts that have been produced in different media, ex...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWho Knew What When? Understanding Trading Rules through the Lens of Martha Stewart
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Economics, Reading Comprehension, United States History, History-Social Science and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students define words of relevance to the stock market and fair tradin...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCultural Capital: Examining How Immigrant Groups Adjust to American Society
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Geography, Foreign Languages, History-Social Science and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students research the adaptation and acculturation of immigrant groups...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Impact of Violent Images: Assessing the Role of Photojournalism in Relaying the News
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Visual Arts, American Democracy, Reading Comprehension, Types of Media and 3 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the role of photojournalism in relaying news stor...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe "Nobel"est of Awards: A Study of the Nobel Prize and Its Recipients
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Arts, Media, & Entertainment, World History, Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science and 3 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students study the history of the Nobel Prize and research Nobel l...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTribal Truths: Exploring the American-Indian Perspectives Toward the Bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Geography, United States History, History-Social Science and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students research and analyze the interactions of American Indian trib...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBy the People, for the People: Examining Key Elements of Democracy as the System Is Introduced in Iraq
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: World History, American Democracy, Reading Comprehension, History-Social Science, English-Language ArtsIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students define what they consider to be key elements of democracy, pa...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0