ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Changing the World With Video Public Service Announcements
Contains plans for six lessons that ask learners to create their own public service announcements (PSAs) using Windows Movie Maker or other similar software. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Writing a Flashback Story
This lesson plan is designed to teach methods associated with writing a flashback and flash-forward story based on both movies and texts. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: Star Cross'd and Starry Eyed
From the opening lines of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the audience knows what lies in store for the tragedy's title teens: that these two "star-crossed lovers" are doomed to die. By the end of the play, an "ancient grudge"...
Curated OER
Slide Show
Explore the world of J.R.R. Tolkien in your classroom with interdisciplinary lessons for grades 6-12.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Decoding the Matrix Exploring Dystopian Characteristics
This lesson uses clips from The Matrix and other dystopian movies to introduce students to the characteristics found in dystopian works, such as Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, and 1984.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Pairing the Odyssey With Contemporary Works
Contains plans for two lessons that relate Homer's "The Odyssey" to more contemporary works like "Running Out of Summer" by Peter E. Morgan and the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" In addition to objectives and standards, this...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: So What Do You Think? Writing a Review
Contains plans for four lessons that ask students to write critical literature reviews after reading reviews of movies, music, restaurants, and books. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Engineering Out of Harry Situations
Under the "The Science Behind Harry Potter" theme, a succession of diverse complex scientific topics are presented to students through direct immersive interaction. Student interest is piqued by the incorporation of popular culture into...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hedy Lamarr: Engineering and Invention
Discover Hedy Lamarr's contributions as a woman in STEM in this video from the American Masters film, Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story. Lamarr has received belated acknowledgement for inventing frequency hopping, the basis of secure...