Lesson Plan
North Carolina Consortium for Middle East Studies

Using Drama to Address Social Justice Issues in School and the Community

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Artists, musicians, and dramatists have long been the leaders in the quest for social justice. To gain an understanding of the power of the arts to address social issues, class members listen to a reading of Drew Daywalt's The Day the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Women of Substance ~ Broadcasting Their Stories

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the Boston Women's Memorial. Showing their fifth grade buddies around the memorial, they examine the lives of Abigail Adams, Phillis Wheatley and Lucy Stone. They create scripts for a public service announcement while...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

This Just in! Nile Network News Update

For Teachers K - 12th
Have your young reporters research contributions of the ancient Egyptians, draft scripts, and broadcast their stories live on the Nile Network News. Depending on class size and age, topics may be brainstormed or assigned. The detailed...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Webquest: Eradicating Guinea Worm Disease in Ghana

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars examine the impact of Guinea Worm Disease. In this world issues lesson, students take on the roles of Peace Corps Volunteers. Young scholars will apply their knowledge of the Guinea worm life cycle to create a plan for...
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ReadWriteThink

Persuasive Techniques in Advertising

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Help your 21st century learners develop their media smarts with this resource that has them examine the persuasive techniques advertisers use to influence specific demographics and then to use these techniques to craft their own ads.
Handout
ProCon

Tablets vs. Textbooks

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Learners decide if tablets should replace textbooks in K-12 schools. They watch four pro and con videos and discover the history of the tablets-versus-textbooks debate. As a bonus, the resource allows them to submit their own comments...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Breaking News English: BBC to Put Programs Online

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English activity, students read "BBC to Put Programs Online," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Website
Other

Ohio University: Woub Digital

For Students 9th - 10th
WOUB Digital provides programming information for WOUB, a public broadcasting service of Ohio University.
eBook
PBS

Public Boradcasting Service: Shakespeare's Sonnets [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A printable handout containing three of Shakespeare's most famous sonnets: Sonnet 18, Sonnet 29, and Sonnet 130.
Activity
Other

Public Relations Writing: Release Formats

For Students 9th - 10th
If you need to know how to write a public service announcement for the radio, this site will offer examples and tips on putting one together.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pbs News Hour Student Reporting Labs Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Student Reporting Labs (SRL) creates transformative educational experiences through video journalism that inspire youth to find their voice and engage with their communities. SRL lesson plans, assignment prompts and instruction tools...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Kids: "Arthur" Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A diverse variety of activities and lesson plans covering several curricular areas based on books from the Arthur series by Marc Brown. Activities are geared for grades K-2. Excellent material to accompany a Brown author/illustrator...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Rocky Rescue Lesson Plan: Molly of Denali

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This lesson, based on the animated story "Rocky Rescue" from the PBS KIDS series MOLLY OF DENALI, helps children notice compare and contrast text structure while listening to and reading informational texts. In the video, Molly uses a...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Welcome Home Balto Lesson Plan: Molly of Denali

For Students K - 1st
This lesson, based on the animated story "Welcome Home Balto" from the PBS KIDS series MOLLY OF DENALI, helps children use visual imagery to enhance comprehension while listening to and reading informational texts. After Molly hears the...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Worm Turns Lesson Plan: Molly of Denali

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This lesson, based on the animated story "The Worm Turns" from the PBS KIDS series MOLLY OF DENALI, helps children use several types of informational texts to gather facts. In the video, Molly and her friends are frightened after hearing...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Night Manager Lesson Plan: Molly of Denali

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson, based on the 11-minute animated story "The Night Manager" from the PBS KIDS series MOLLY OF DENALI, helps children create or improve text by adding details or updating content. When a group of winter visitors arrive, Molly...
Article
PBS

Pbs American Experience: Nellie's Milestones

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Nellie's first job and her trip around the world.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pbs News Hour: Classroom: News Story Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS NewsHour Extra helps teachers and students identify the who, what, when, where, and why-it-matters of news stories. In partnership with PBS LearningMedia, we are proud to bring you the Daily News Story which takes the best of the PBS...
Activity
PBS

Pbs: Shakespeare Was a Pretty Punny Guy! [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A printable worksheet with four puns from three of William Shakespeare's most famous works.