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ProCon

Milk

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Milk: It does a body good ... or does it? Using the provided website, scholars sort through information to answer the question. They review a chart demonstrating lactose intolerance by ethnicity and region, and they also compare the...
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US Surgeon General

Get the Facts on E-Cigarettes

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Imagine these flavors: chocolate, candy, menthol. What age group do you imagine is the target audience of an advertising campaign that features a product with these flavors? Find out the facts about vaping with a resource that provides...
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ProCon.org

Pro Con: Should Prescription Drugs Be Advertised Directly to Consumers?

For Students 9th - 10th
Website presents research and comprehensive information on the pros and cons of advertising prescription drugs directly to consumers.
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University of Pennsylvania

U. Penn: Notes on "Lyrical Ballads"

For Students 9th - 10th
This etext is the original notes, preface, and advertisment for the book "Lyrical Ballads," by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth.
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Vassar College

1896: Popular Medicine

For Students 9th - 10th
A very interesting look at popular medicine in the late 19th century. Read about home remedies, door-to-door patent-medicine salesmen, painkillers, and advertisements for such remedies. Find links to political cartoons related to popular...
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Other

Ballet Arts School of Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
This website advertises a school in Westlake,CA. Classes are from pre-ballet through adult. The 4-5 year old class's focus is on basic coordination, stretching, and simple ballet terms.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: 5 Core Concepts of Media Literacy

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students will engage in multiple parts of a lesson that guide students to uncover many levels of meaning in media messages. Discussion questions and a slideshow presentation are parts of the lesson that address the...
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Printed Ephemera

For Students 9th - 10th
This Library of Congress site offers 50 pieces of printed ephemera, documenting more than three centuries of daily life in America and elsewhere. It offers primary documents including broadsides, posters, programs, handbills, menus, and...
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abcteach

Abcteach: Color Flash Cards

For Students Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Help your students learn colors with printable color or blackline flash cards. Bright color pictures go with each color name. Sample sight word nouns with picture flash cards are also printable....
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Other

Russian Fairy Tales

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site choose between long version and a short version of these fairy tales translated from the Russian. Each one is illustrated. Be aware that there are advertisements on the page.
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Other

At Home in the Heartland: At Home on the Fringes of the Prairie (1800 1850)

For Students 3rd - 5th
Interactive site offers information and pictures pertaining to early pioneer life. See advertisements in the paper, furniture, glassware, and food preparation tools. Read stories of individuals who lived during that time and make...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Slavery the Peculiar Institution

For Students 9th - 10th
Using primary sources, explore the slavery system in the South. Sources include advertisements for slaves, pictures of slave ships, the Supreme Court decision in the Amistad case, spiritual freedoms, journal entries, and pamphlets.
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Hudson's Bay Company

Hudson's Bay Company: Galleries

For Students 3rd - 8th
A database of 70 primary source images relating to the Hudson's Bay Company. Images range from advertisements to event photos to scanned copies of documents.
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PBS

Pbs American Experience: Edison's Miracle of Light

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores the various challenges Edison faced upon attempting to produce electric power. It contains a historical essay, a complete list of Edison's patents, information on the AC and DC currents, recordings produced by the...
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Other

The Wizard of Oz 75th Anniversary Edition on Dvd

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an official website for the Wizard of Oz 75th Anniversary. It advertises a theater screening of the film in January 2019, has a link to a blog, and links to purchase the DVD in 3D, and other Oz merchandise.
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Biz Move

Bizmove.com: Business Customer Relationship Management

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive overview from bizmove.com focuses on understanding who your customer is, motivation behind purchase, when purchase takes place, and understanding that what they "buy" is not necessarily what they want. Good presentation....
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Library of Congress

Loc: The Branding of America

For Students 9th - 10th
This Library of Congress resource page includes information about American brands names and products. The history of advertising as a whole as well as the history of Coca-Cola TV ads, and the beverage industry are also covered. There are...
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Other

Web Reference: Rough It Up: Production Graphics

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about using abstract shapes and positions of images to create interesting effects. Includes a tutorial.
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Beauties: Drawings From the Golden Age

For Students 9th - 10th
Online Exhibit of stylized icons of feminine beauty from America's "Golden age of illustration" (1880?1920s).
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Emma Goldman

For Students 9th - 10th
Tells the story of a young, brilliant, Russian immigrant who taunted mainstream America with her outspoken attacks on government, big business, and war.
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PBS

The 30 Second Candidate: Historical Timeline 1964

For Students 9th - 10th
Here, read about and watch some of the famous campaigns ads produced and presented during the 1964 Presidential campaign.
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Other

Deafness in Disguise

For Students 9th - 10th
Enlightening history of hearing aid devices from the 19th century on.
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Other

Ad Cracker

For Students 9th - 10th
In this website students can learn to create an international advertising agency. They will learn to write a brief, create a brand and position the product. They will also be introduced to the fundamentals of creative writing as well as...
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Other

Fifties Boulevard: Material Culture of the 50s

For Students 9th - 10th
A repository of images of 1950s culture. Includes fashion, types of food, cars, home interiors, toys, and comics.

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