Detailed overviews of popular movies written especially for English language learners by an ESL instructor. Each guide includes a plot summary, descriptions of major characters, and an extensive glossary of words and expressions used in...

Learn English vocabulary via movie scripts. This site for ESL teachers provides "guides" for a number of popular and classic films. Each guide includes a short synopsis of the film and a list of vocabulary and useful expressions from the...

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...

A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust offers an overview of the people and events of the Holocaust. Extensive teacher resources and student activities are included, as well as photographs, documents, art, music, movies, literature, and more.

Pixar in a Box is designed to help learners answer an age old question: "Why do I need to learn this stuff?" Our answer is found in a series of interactive lessons that demonstrate that the very same concepts that students learn in...

The fifth chapter of a guided reading story about a zebra named Roy who has big dreams. Roy gets a singing job in a movie and does a stunt with George. With before and after reading discussion prompts and related literary worksheets.

A notebook of information from details about the cell to gene and functions to biotechnology. Website includes images, movies, and textbook information.

Great study guide for Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," complete with pre-reading material (author biography, vocabulary words, novel introduction), reading questions, brainstorming and charting activities, and thought-provoking writing...

This video [14:45] A Kid's Survival Guide to TV Advertising from Consumer Reports Television helps children understand television advertising by showing tricks advertisers use to fool viewers, revealing facts that ads don't provide, and...

This is an interactive project on Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure," with study questions and movie clips. Click on hyperlinked words to get a "modern" translation of confusing phrases and ideas, and learn more about the play by...

This is Peru's Official Site of Tourism, Travel and Promotion and contains a complete official tourism and travel guide of Peru. Great travel pictures, movies and information.

This site from SwissEDUC, packed with video and audio clips, pays homage to William Golding (1911-1993 CE) and his award winning novel, "Lord of the Flies." Content includes parts of Golding's Novel lecture, press releases related to...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares facts about the responsibilities of a film editor. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...

This site is an online science curriculum on how to grow plants on the Moon. There are six lessons that have a glossary also included. There are movies that demonstrate concepts, and teacher resources. The sites topics cover, the Earth,...

You need teeth to talk and eat properly. From baby teeth to permanent teeth, find out all about them in this movie and activity guide. [3:43]

Salty, sour, sweet - you couldn't taste any of that without a tongue. Find out how your tongue works in this movie and activity guide. [6:02]

You couldn't live without the skin you're in. Find out what's going on under the surface in the skin video and activity guide. [6:28]

Your eyes see, but how does vision happen? Find out how the eyes and brain work together through this video and accompanying activity guide. [6:09]

Hair grows almost everywhere on your body. In this hair video and activity guide, you'll go under the skin to find out where hair begins. [5:11]

Your nails aren't just there to look pretty. Watch this video and participate in the accompanying activity guide to find out how nails grow and why you shouldn't bite them! [4:38]

This video lesson focuses on capitalization of titles. It discusses the tradition styles for capitalizing titles for books, magazines, movies, chapters, essays, and articles; it also discusses the more modern APA styles for chapters,...

Written when she was only nineteen years old, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein continues to influence movies and literature to this day. Read about the characters and their motivations in this fascinating site.

A rich Fordham University site of primary source material that include full-text, and multimedia sites. There are additional study and research guides such as Modern History in the Movies.

If you've ever wondered where urine comes from, this movie and activity guide has the answer! [5:14]