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The Sundance Kids: Exploring What Makes the Independent Film Industry So Attractive to So Many
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Theatre, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Film & VideoIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the popularity of independent filmmaking, focusing on...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Characterization in Literature
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Theatre, English-Language Arts, Visual Arts, Writing Strategies, LiteratureIn this ARTSEDGE lesson, students explore various methods authors use to create effective characters. Students consider what mak...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Chivalry and Courtly Love
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Theatre, English-Language Arts, Visual Arts, Writing Strategies, History-Social ScienceIn this ARTSEDGE lesson, students explore the Arthurian codes of chivalry and courtly love as portrayed in art, modern films, bo...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Year I Was Born: An Autobiographical Research Project
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students conduct interviews and research online and at the library to find details on what ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Culture and Society of the Gilded Age
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: United States History, Visual Arts, History-Social Science, Theatre and 2 additional..In this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students learn about the culture of high society during the Gilded Age. ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Bio-graph: Graphing Life Events
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, Writing StrategiesIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students interview classmates about significant events in their lives. They then use a rating sys...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Lesson Plan for The Faberge Eggs: Mementos of a Doomed Dynasty
Grades: 5 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Visual Arts, Writing Strategies, Visual Arts & Performing ArtsIn this lesson, from Treasures of the Worlds, PBS, students create an exhibition of items treasured by their families and reflec...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Story of Daniel Downey, an Irish-born Catholic Priest Accused of Murder
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: United States History, American Democracy, History-Social Science, Electives and 3 additional..This lesson is provided by the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities. Students conduct research into the life of D...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Cemeteries Are Historical, Not Solely Grave: Examining Graveyards as Historical Sites
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Geography, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts and 3 additional..In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students reflect on the value of graveyards as places of great his...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Fan(tom) of the Opera: Applying the Plots of Famous Operas to Modern Life
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Theatre, Music, English-Language Arts, Visual Arts & Performing ArtsIn 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: 0The "Nobel"est of Awards: A Study of the Nobel Prize and Its Recipients
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts, World History 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: 0To Inspect or Not to Inspect, That Is the Question: Exploring the Points of View of Those Involved in the Decision Whether to Allow U.N. Inspectors into Iraq
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students take on the role of a person, organization, or governing body...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Follow the Leader: Evaluating Leaders of the Twenty-first Century
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, Reading Comprehension, English-Language Arts and 2 additional..In this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students research world leaders in order to create charts evaluating t...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0