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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Diversity in Latino Culture

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars explore the rich diversity within Latino culture using WGBY's bilingual program Presencia. The activity explores the variety within Latino food, music, and art and the individuals who celebrate their culture. Students...
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Peace Corps

Peace Corps: Do You Really Know What Wealth Is?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson students can embrace the struggles of poverty stricken native Malians and appreciate the role of music in their culture.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 36: Cross Genre Comparisons in Hip Hop

For Teachers 9th - 10th
From being viewed as a fad, hip-hop's commercial success has allowed it to permeate virtually all aspects of popular culture. By critically analyzing hip-hop music and comparing it with established music forms, the cultural relevance,...
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 10: Interpretation and Meaning

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Using the lyrics, music and video of a selected song (example used here is 'One' by the Irish group U2), students will explore the ways in which words, music and visual images interact to create meaning. Students will analyze the...
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 52: Scops, Rappers and You

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson will help learners to better understand and appreciate the epic poem Beowulf by comparing it to a modern rap song. All learners, and at-risk students in particular, learn better when they are able to find relevance and...
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Other

Teach With Movies: Lesson Plans Based on Shorts and Clips

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Links to many video-clip based lessons in the areas of health, English language arts & drama, mathematics, music, biology, earth science, inventions, astronomy, physics, chemistry, U.S. history and culture, and world history and...
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PBS

Pbs: Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns

For Students 9th - 10th
The companion website for a documentary film about jazz is home to a storehouse of resources and unique features about the historical, cultural, and artistic significance of jazz. With a timeline of key events in the history of jazz,...