Mapping My Spot in History
This lesson helps students become proficient at observing and interpreting maps, learn architectural and cartographic terms, appreciate their own role in affecting history, and contribute to a panoramic map of their town.
Vietnam war history - 1 of 4
CAUTION: violent scenes - viewer discretion advised. How the US got involved in Vietnam.
New York: A Documentary Film
Thirteen's Educational Publishing Department prepares educational kits to accompany certain television programming. These guides are available in print and, electronically, as PDFs (Portable Document Format), through the Web. This Teacher's Guide accompanies the program NEW YORK: A DOCUMENTARY FILM. The guide is intended to help use the film as a supplement to junior-high and high-school social-studies courses. Selected activities may also be used in language arts, music, and art classes. Key th
Jazz, A Film by Ken Burns
This is the companion website to the Ken Burns PBS series that aired in January 2001. Explore cities and clubs where jazz developed; listen to excerpts of bebop, cool jazz and other styles; discover what makes jazz jazz and the theory behind the art form often called the purest expression of American democracy. The site provides biographies of nearly 100 musicians, transcripts of interviews that went into the making of the show, a virtual piano, a study guide and more than a dozen lessons.
This Land is Your Land? This Land is My Land! Mapping the History of Territory Acquisition in the US
In this lesson, students will research the many territory acquisitions in United States history and create an annotated map that tells the history of U.S. expansion.
Once Upon a Word ... Exploring the History behind Words
In this lesson, students consider slang words of Irish origin, research words rooted in Greek or Latin as found in The New York Times, create informative word charts, and write reflective essays exploring the origins and use of contemporary slang.
It's Alive! Bringing History to Life by Creating Hands-On Museum Exhibits
In this lesson, students will create proposals for hands-on, interactive and/or multimedia museum exhibits that bring different historical figures, eras, events, groups, or movements to life.
Valentine's Day History
This episode we take you on a quick and dirty (and occasionally bloody) history of Valentine's Day. The story of this holiday and its patron saint is still a bit of a mystery. From Roman pagan festivals (Lupercalia), to saintly love letters sent from jail, the truth behind the origins of Saint Valentine's Day continue to elude us. (Professional video, but slightly racy.)
The History of Valentine's Day
This video explores the history and legends surrounding Valentine's Day. (Professional video with a speaker and a heart suspended in the background.)
History of Valentine's Day
This video takes a look at the history of the heart-filled holiday.
Depiction of terrorism in film and television
In this podcast, Professor Roberta Pearson from the School of American and Canadian Studies, discusses the fictional representation of terrorism in modern day television programmes and why more and more people are using fiction instead of the news to inform their opinions of world events.
Professor Pearson considers the frequent engagement of modern audiences with such television series’ as ‘24’ and ‘Battlestar Galactica’ and how these common cultural experiences should not be underes
Slovene History and Legends
Slovene History and Legends
How to Film Your Brilliant Idea Presentation
How to Film Your Brilliant Idea Presentation
Latvian Language, History, Society and Culture
Latvian Language, History, Society and Culture
Latvian Language, History and Culture
Latvian Language, History and Culture
Video Interview - Czech History
Video Interview - Czech History
Video Interviews - Covering Czech: Economy, History and Literature
Video Interviews - Covering Czech: Economy, History and Literature
The beginning of Estonian history
The beginning of Estonian history
Estonian History
Estonian History
Media History and Social Regulation Mod 2 Unit 8
Module 2 discusses key features and developments in media history, focusing on the histories of print and audio-visual media. The module examines issues in the debates that govern scholarly, ethical and political thinking about the actual or desired relationship of media to public life and considers the relative significance and benefits of private, public and mixed-ownership media.
The aim of this unit is to carry the narrative of the development of the mass media in industrialised societies
