Reading Through History: Daily Life and Popular Culture in the 2000s

What part does media play in creating, defining, and perpetuating popular culture? High schoolers chart their encounters with fads, trends, and icons and reflect on the media's influence on popular culture.

This video provides an introduction to daily life in the 1990s as well as highlighting some of the broad trends in popular culture during that decade. [10:11]

This video provides a brief introduction into what life was like in the 1980s, as well as exploring some of the broad pop culture trends of the decade. [12:34]

This video [8:43] provides a brief introduction to daily life in the 1970s, as well as exploring some of the trends in popular culture, such as television shows, music, and movies.

This is not just a New York Time article to read, this is a set of amazing activity ideas all related to the slide shows "Breaking Bread Everywhere" and "Where Children Sleep." Your class can view each show, read about what they mean...

Want to teach your pupils about debate, effective speech techniques, propaganda, and the women's movement? The first in a sequential series of three, scholars analyze real propaganda images from the the historic women's movement, view a...

Original photographs look at pop culture and entertainment in the early part of the 20th century.

Upper graders explore pop culture and pop music as a forum for female role models. They explore women who have currently contributed to our pop world and why they could be considered role models. They each interview a woman in their...

Peek into the art and history of ancient Mexico by analyzing the artifact Stone Serpent Heads. Learners examine images of the piece, discuss its origin, history, and significance. They experience the carving process by creating similar...

Pupils explore the meaning of the ancient Greek word aretê and the place of virtue in historical athletic competition and modern sports. They begin by reading an informational text on the goal of sports in education, and then...