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TES Global

Tes: West Side Story (1961) Film Guide

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a film guide for the film West Side Story (1961), the musical adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, which is set in 1950s New York and incorporates themes around street crime,...
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Musical Harlem

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The Kennedy Center's ArtsEdge offers a great unit for introducing jazz to students. Its use of Harlem as the "glue" which binds together elements such as jazz history and jazz terminology, makes it particularly effective for the...
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Adapting a Musical

For Teachers 9th - 10th
ArtsEdge offers this lesson plan that explores the implications of developing a musical from a literary text or historical event.
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Other

Partnership for 21st Century Skills: Skills Map for the Arts [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Arts education is part of the backbone of the 21st Century skills movement. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills had designed a map that provides examples of collaboration, communication, creativity, innovation, critical thinking,...
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Other

Partnership for 21st Century Skills: Skills Map for the Arts [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Arts education is part of the backbone of the 21st Century skills movement. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills had designed a map that provides examples of collaboration, communication, creativity, innovation, critical thinking,...
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Other

Who Are the Mennonites?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site invites the viewer to explore the Mennonite tapestry to learn about their history, beliefs, and culture and how they are adapting to a changing world.
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Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Pat Conroy (1945 2016

For Students 9th - 10th
Famous novelist Pat Conroy is profiled at this site. Along with biographical information, it includes a brief discussion of his work. A suggested reading list follows.
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Scholastic

Scholastic News: The Flute Player of Cambodia

For Students 9th - 10th
With this resource, learners can read the story of Arn Chorn-Pond, a Cambodian musician who survived the Khmer Rouge and immigrated to the U.S.