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BBC

Bbc Bitesize Revision: Writing a Script for Radio or Tv/film

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of a revision and writing section of BBC Bitesize, this site goes over several tips involved in writing a a script. The information includes plot, radio script, sound effects, and TV or film script.
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John F. Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center: Chivalry and Courtly Love

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this 9-12 lesson, students will explore the Arthurian codes of chivalry and courtly love as portrayed in art, modern films, books, and poetry. They will examine the way in which these ideals have influenced our modern concepts of...
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BBC

Bbc Bitesize Revision: How to Set Out a Play Script

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
As part of a revision and writing section of BBC Bitesize, this site goes over several tips involved in writing a play, including information on the specific layout of the script.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Put 'Em on a Talk Show

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students will write a script for a talk show, based on character traits from fairy tale stories. Scripts will be rehearsed, costumed, and performed in front of the class.
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Media College

Media College: How to Write a News Story

For Students 9th - 10th
The process in writing TV news stories is analyzed in this Media College site. Writing press releases and what makes a story newsworthy are a added bonus to the viewer.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: The Vocabulary Fashion Show

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Inspired by Debra Frasier's clever vocabulary fair from her book, Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster, individual students will imagine what a vocabulary fashion show would be like. Assuming the role of a fashion show announcer,...
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Other

University of Oregon: J333 Writing for Multimedia

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of resources for a course on writing for multimedia productions. Includes PowerPoints, documents, and links. The Syllabus section contains a course description and outline from the instructor. The course addresses topics...
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Other

Newswriting for Radio: Leads & Teases

For Students 9th - 10th
If you need to write a radio news story, you must stop here. You can find all you ever needed to know and more on how to be a great radio journalist.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Scripting the Past: Exploring Women's History Through Film

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider Scripting the Past: Exploring Women's History Through Film. Worksheets and other supporting materials can be found under the Resources tab.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Activity 5: Color Scripts

For Students 9th - 10th
The goals of this activity focuses on analyzing color scripts and creating an original color script. It has three parts: Analyze, practice, and generate.
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Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Slavery: A Crisis in the Making [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th
This lesson looks at the issue of slavery and the role it played in the American Revolution and the founding of the new Republic. Includes background information for the teacher. Students participate in performing a reader's theater...
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Cultural Characters [Pdf]

For Teachers 7th - 8th
In this lesson, learners use photos that relate to a social studies concept (i.e., country of study, historical person, natural disaster, geographical landmark, religion, or governmental strife) as a springboard to write a first-person...
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Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Lesson Plan Archive: Page to Stage

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Using the story of Pyramus and Thisbe, source material for Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," lesson plan teaches students to analyze the structure of a play's text in a way that will give them a clearer understanding of how to perform...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Activity: Irrigation Research Challenge

For Students 9th - 10th
A challenge for students to learn more about the importance of field maintenance and water irrigation in sports and then produce a short informational video covering these topics. Specifically, students will record a video after they...
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Other

Newswriting for Radio: Avoiding "Cop Talk"

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a fabulous site for learning all about writing news for the radio. Lots of links and great tips!
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Other

Newswriting for Radio: Improving Newsroom Operations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find out the basics of newsroom operation and the expectations of the various parts of a news broadcast.
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Other

Newswriting for Radio: News Judgment: Polls, Surveys, and Studies

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
So you want to be a great broadcast journalist? You should take a look at this site! It offers tons of info and pointers on radio journalism.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Bill and Ted's Most Excellent Adventure

For Students 9th - 10th
Bill and Ted's Most Excellent Adventure asks the students to write a script for Bill and Ted, the penguins featured in this video clip.
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Phonecian Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia Phoeniciana: Picture Writing to Alphabet

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site, from the Encyclopedia Phoeniciana, presents a comprehensive chart that shows the gradual development of different world languages from primitive scripts.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Modern Day Macbeth

For Teachers 9th - 10th
As students work in small groups to compose scripts and produce videos recreating a selected scene, they demonstrate an understanding of Macbeth and the elements of drama.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Rosetta Stone

For Students 9th - 10th
The Rosetta Stone is one of the most important objects in the British Museum as it holds the key to understanding Egyptian hieroglyphs-a script made up of small pictures that was used originally in ancient Egypt for religious texts....
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South Carolina Educational Television

Know It All: Playwright | Kids Work!

For Students 3rd - 5th
A Playwright writes a play that is performed by actors on a stage. Students will understand the components that make up a script including characters, background, setting, acts, and scenes. This animated interactive job exploration...
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National Library of France

National Library of France: Calligraphy, the Preeminent Art Form

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the brush stroke's fundamental role in Chinese culture. This online exhibit presents a large collection of calligraphic texts, as early as the fourth century, as well as paintings, illustrations, and albums.
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Other

Newswriting for Radio: Glossary of Terms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Here are terms you should familiarize yourself with broadcast journalism or radio news is in your future.

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