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Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Documentary: Europe at the Brink (2012)

For Students 9th - 10th
In just two years, the government debt crisis that began in Greece had infected all of Europe - and maybe soon, the world. Now the nations of the euro zone face a stark choice - repair the currency block at great cost or dissolve the...
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PBS

Pbs: Independent Lens: 7 Books That Inspired Documentaries

For Students 9th - 10th
Find brief descriptions of seven books that either inspired documentaries or were written as a result of documentaries.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Misty Copeland Achieves #Squad Goals in the Documentary 'A Ballerina's Tale'

For Students 9th - 10th
From NPR's Code Switch, read this article about Misty Copeland, principal dancer for the American Ballet Theater, and watch a clip from the PBS documentary about her.
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Other

Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival

For Students 9th - 10th
A good resource all about documentaries: News, Films (descriptions and screening schedules), and Calendar.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Writer's Model: Review of a Documentary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A one-page guide to writing a review of a documentary.
Article
A&E Television

History.com: George Washington: Documentaries

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers three documentaries about George Washington including the following: "Loyal Subject" [1:24:00], "Rebel Commander" [1:23:00], and "Father of His Country" [1:26:00].
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American Movie Classics Company

The Film Site: Documentary Films

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about documentary films.
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Library of Congress

Loc: September 11th Documentary Project

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that captures the heartfelt reactions, eyewitness accounts, and diverse opinions of Americans and others in the months that followed the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93.
Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Lights, Camera, Action! Documentary Research Project

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
A twelve-part learning module with links to images, texts, and videos to use while completing a documentary research project.
Primary
Yale University

Avalon Project: Middle East 1916 2001: A Documentary

For Students 9th - 10th
Yale Law School does an excellent job in presenting historical documents centered around the Middle East crisis beginning with the 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement up to present day UN resolutions. This site provides a complete timeline that...
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Teaching American History

Teaching American History: The Documentary Origins of the Bill of Rights I

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore both the British and state influences on the U.S. Bill of Rights. Understand the origins of each amendment to the Constitution.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: New York: A Documentary Film Online

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the companion site to the television series on New York that covers "nearly 400 years and 400 square miles" of a "dynamic city that has played an unparalleled role in shaping the nation."
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Other

American Radio Works Documentaries

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of hour-long investigative documentaries produced for public radio covering a range of subjects, including health, American history, justice, and world events. Each program combines text, photos, and streaming audio, helping...
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Other

Aboriginal People's Television Network: Ojibwe Documentary Series

For Students 9th - 10th
Waasa-Inaabidaaa We Look In All Directions is a six-part documentary series about five hundred years of Ojibwe history and culture for bands in the Great Lakes Region The resource has teacher's guides for each episode, maps, timelines,...
Lesson Plan
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Sfmoma: From Snapshots to Documentary

For Students 9th - 10th
A close examination of the work of Dorothea Lange, especially as it relates to her ability to tell a story well.
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Curated OER

History Matters: Making Sense of Documentary Photography

For Students 9th - 10th
A great guide to making sense of documentary photography. Learn ways to distinguish between early and modern photos, where the photo was taken, and how the photo was presented.
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Other

William Shakespeare Documentary Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th
Birth, marriage, and kinds of documentary evidence trace the existence of William Shakespeare whose authorship of the plays has been questioned for centuries.
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PBS

Pbs: Children of the Camps: The Documentary

For Students 9th - 10th
Companion website for PBS documentary that tells the stories of six Japanese Americans who were interned as children during World War II.
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PBS

Pbs: Pov Documentaries: Food, Inc.: What Do You Know About Gm Os?

For Students 5th - 9th
Take this eleven-question quiz to test your knowledge of GMOs. After the quiz, learn more about genetically modified foods by reviewing the correct answers.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Great Depression: Creating Narrative Through Photography

For Students 9th - 10th
This video [4:15] segment from the American Masters film Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning provides a documentary photographer's perspective of the severe economic despair and difficult living conditions that characterized the...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Straight to the Source: Primary and Secondary Sources

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Learners discover what primary and secondary sources are and how to use them in this lesson plan from PBS Wisconsin Education. They watch video clips from the documentary "Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Neenah-Menasha," identifying the...
Unit Plan
George Eastman Museum

Photographs of the Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
These images walk a fine line between documentary photography and propaganda. Nonetheless, they tell a story of a dark period in American history.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Character Study: Scout Finch

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on the character of Scout Finch from the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. It includes excerpts from the American Masters documentary entitled Harper Lee: Hey, Boo, discussion questions, teaching tips, and...
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Other

The Sierra Club: Ansel Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
The Sierra Club provides a comprehensive look at the life and work of Ansel Adams. Content includes a biography, photo gallery, excerpts of a PBS documentary, and much more!

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