Students participate in a mock trial. Given the scenario, students prepare a cases concerning the freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and the right to assemble. In groups, students prepare an opening and closing statement, as well...

Students sing "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" with others in small groups and as an entire class. Using correct posture, correct rhythms, and accurate pitches, students play improvised melodies as accompaniment to the song. This lesson plan...

Students make Powerpoint presentations or Web pages about Macbeth. Their presentations must include at least three elements from a provided list. They write reflective papers about their learning experience.

Students explore how various artists use color, line and composition to create a mood. In comparison, students explore various elements of specific art forms that affect the viewer's emotions in dance, theater music and the visual...

Students investigate how polorizers filter light. In this physics lesson, students record their data and plot their results using a computer logging software. They discuss practical applications of polarization.

Third graders recognize the importance of geography in shaping a settlement where people can live.  In this community location lesson, 3rd graders participate in a potato growing activity to understand how it helped a community...

Students create a portrait that describes their culture.

students discuss the vehicles used by media to feed images to consumers. In small groups, 9th graders are given magazines and asked to pick out the ads that appeal to them. They write responses to the questions:

Students think critically and then present the information they have researched about the government.

High schoolers see how music and theatre deals with contemporary problems and issues. The sight-read new music and examine the musical, 'RENT.'

Pupils compare two versions of song done as an original and as a cover. They attempt to arrange a pop song to show a different musical style.

Students observe and discuss the relationships between music, media, and popular culture.

Twelfth graders examine the attempts by various countries to genocide their members. In groups, they compare and contrast the responses by the other countries of the world to stop the genocide. They also identify cases in which the...

Students consider the role of a critic by creating top ten lists for arts-related topics and participate in a simulated blog activity. They write newpaper articles to accompany their top ten lists and submit them for publication.

Student choose ten songs to create a soundtrack for a novel read in class or as outside reading. In the liner notes, instead of lyrics Pupils writes a rationale of why or how the song relates to the novel in terms of setting, conflict,...

Students read the information in order to identify ways to complete a literature analysis. In this literature analysis instructional activity, students read paragraphs and practice using the five questions.

A 7-instructional activity unit where students critically analyze how a film adaptation portrays a novel to see what impact it had on the retell of the story. They then design a movie DVD cover and write a DVD insert based on what they...

Thematic pairings of novels/short stories with movies can help students access difficult texts and can lead to deeper comprehension and lively classroom discussion. This article suggests pairings for some commonly assigned middle and...

This language arts projects motivates students through being a movie-based project. This instructional activity will have a duration of five days. The students will view a movie of their choice and analyze the movie to complete a chart...

A guide to the vocabulary of film and to the cinematic techniques of filmmaking, with links to film clips that illustrate select terms or topics. Includes two examples of film analysis to illustrate how shots in a filmed sequence can be...

University-level essay that dissects films as a narrative genre. Useful reference that precisely defines many different elements of film scripts and film production and that also explores different approaches to analyzing films.

Examine slum conditions around the world and analyze how the UN Millennium Development Goals are working with help from this excellent lesson plan.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a film guide for the movie Caesar Must Die, a re-enactment of Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar in a high-security Italian prison. Discussion questions for pre and post viewing and a writing...

This tutorial focuses on common themes in literature, beginning with a slide show discussing 11 different, common themes and literary examples. This is followed by a 11-minute YouTube video with students acting out common themes in...