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Warhol and Collaboration
Students view images of Warhol/Basquiat collaboration and discuss them using the questions listed in the lesson. They work in groups to choose a theme or topic relating to American culture and discuss ideas about symbols that could be...
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Cold War
In this Social Studies learning exercise, students find the words related to the study of the Cold War and the answers are accessed with the button at the bottom of the page.
Prestwick House
The Catcher in the Rye
A 20-clue crossword puzzle tests reader's recall of events in J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye.
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Breaking News English: Movies Condone Drugs and Unsafe Sex
In this English worksheet, students read "Movies Condone Drugs and Unsafe Sex," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Jackie Chan
In this famous person worksheet, learners read a passage about Jackie Chan and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze,...
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Walt Disney
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Walt Disney and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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Good/Bad Headlines BBC News School Report
In this BBC News good/bad headlines school report worksheet, students read 48 possible report headlines. They place a tick mark next to good headlines, and put a cross next to bad headlines.
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Understanding Alzheimer's Disease
Students examine what experts have discovered so far about Alzheimer's. They explore how the brain works, and how it changes as we age. They discover things they should do - or not do - to keep their brains healthy.
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Johnny Depp
In this famous people worksheet, students read a passage about Johnny Depp and then complete a variety of activities including spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and scrambled sentences.
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Julia Roberts
For this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Julia Roberts and then complete worksheets such as spelling, a listening gap fill, synonym matching, scrambled sentences, and more.
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Keira Knightley
In this famous leaders worksheet, students read a passage about Keira Knightley and then complete a variety of activities including spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and scrambled sentences.
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Words in the News: Cannes Film Festival
Students discuss what they know about famous actors. In groups, they work together to match new vocabulary words to their definitions. They read an article about the Cannes Film Festival and answer questions.
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Job Seeking Strategies
Students analyze how successful job seekers got their jobs and consider which strategies they might use. They access stories about young adults who have successfully mainstreamed into the world of work.
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Halle Berry
In this famous person worksheet, students read a passage about Halle Berry and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym...
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Jennifer Lopez
In this famous people worksheet, students read about Jennifer Lopez and complete a variety of comprehension activities including but not limited to synonym matching, sequencing, writing, spelling and vocabulary activities.
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Breaking News English: David Beckham in 250-Million-Dollar Move
In this English worksheet, students read "David Beckham in 250-Million-Dollar Move," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Cowboy Violence
High schoolers examine images of cowboys and gunfighters in Western films and dime novels and discuss whether cowboys were really violent. They read several historical interpretations of cowboy violence. In addition, they distinguish...
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: Digital Collections: Hollywood Ten
Primary source documents related to the Hollywood Ten, a group of writers, directors, and producers who were blacklisted for purported un-American activities and ties to Communism. All materials can be downloaded.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Msu Libraries: American Radicalism
The American Radicalism Collection holds over 17,000 items. It includes books, pamphlets, periodicals, posters, and ephemeral material covering a wide range of viewpoints on political, social, and economic issues in America. The emphasis...
University of Washington
University of Washington: The Red Scare: A Filmography
This site from the University of Washington discusses films produced in Hollywood before, during, and after the Red Scare.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Prosperity and Cold War Fears 1945 60: Popular Culture and Mass Media
Examines the impact that rock and roll music, movies and the invention of television had on America in the 1950s.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: History Now: Anti Communism in the 1950s
[Free Registration/Login Required] An essay tracing the anti-Communist hysteria beginning in earnest at the end of World War II that resulted in Truman's federal Loyalty Security program and ending with McCarthyism in the 1950s.