Instructional Video2:57
Curated Video

Living in the 1950s

3rd - 8th
This is an answer key video for an Apply It/Assess It.
Instructional Video20:54
Schooling Online

Destroying Drama: Arthur Miller, The Crucible - Theme of Hysteria and Fear

3rd - Higher Ed
When hysteria and fear strike, no one’s safe!

This lesson explores the theme of hysteria and fear in Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’. Discover parallels between the witch hunts in Salem and the fear of Communism in 1950s America...
Instructional Video11:42
Weird History

Here's What Nuclear Families Ate in the Postwar Era

12th - Higher Ed
In the years after WWII, Americans became more affluent than they had been in previous generations. Veterans were going to college and buying homes in droves, the population boomed, and cities around the country grew rapidly. ...
Instructional Video12:15
Schooling Online

Powering Through Prose: Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 - Context

3rd - Higher Ed
Join us for an overview of Ray Bradbury’s world. We’ll show you how key issues and events in the real world shaped his ideas in Fahrenheit 451. Find out how the novel critiques key moments in history, including McCarthyism, 1950s...