Character Development - Nanavi, A Girl from Benin, West Africa

Students use a chart to track character development and write a statement to express the ways in which a particular character from West Africa has changed.

Character Development - Flora

Students create and present a timeline of important events and changes in a character’s development over time.

Cloud - Age Four

In this video segment from Nature, experience the environment of Cloud, a four-year old horse living in the wild.

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Cloud - Age Two

In this video segment from Nature, Cloud, a two-year-old horse, interacts with his family in the wild.

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Cloud - Foal

In this video segment from Nature, experience life in the wild for Cloud, a newborn colt.

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A Decision is Made

In this video segment from Africa, Flora explains why she is content to return to the bush.

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Describing Characters - Cloud Grows

Students learn about characterization by studying and taking notes on the growth of a white stallion.

Flora's Background and Motivation

Learn about what motivated Flora, a woman from the city, to move to the African bush in this video segment from Africa.

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A Hard and Lonely Life

In this video segment from Africa, Flora describes her life in the African bush of Tanzania.

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Interpreting Characters, Setting, Plot, and Theme - The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Disaster

Students watch a video segment chronicling the tragic fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. Using a story elements graphic organizer, students determine the various elements of the story and arrange them in the correct order on the organizer.

The Invasion of the Modern World

Loggers steal trees from the rainforest of Cameroon, one of Earth’s oldest living ecosystems, in this video segment from Africa.

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A Look at a Japanese Classroom

In this video segment from Wide Angle, learn about education in Japan by watching Ken, a first-grader, attend school.

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Nanavi

In this video segment from Wide Angle, learn about Nanavi's home and school in Benin, Africa.

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Nanavi 2003

In this video segment from Wide Angle, meet Nanavi, a young girl in Benin who has a rare opportunity to go to school.

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Pesky Critters

In this video segment from WILD TV, learn about how urban development has affected the habitats of alligators.

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Point of View - Rhinoceros

Students write a journal entry in which they imagine themselves as the rhinoceros and describe its journey to a new preserve.

Reading a Poem

Poet Sonia Sanchez demonstrates that poetry can be a powerful way to express ideas.

Sapelo Island Culture

In this video segment from EGG: the arts show, learn about the Gullah/Geechee culture of Sapelo Island.

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Symbolism: Keely's Mountain

In this lesson designed to enhance literary skills, students learn about the use of symbolism in literature and examine how places can have symbolic meaning for people.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Disaster

In this segment from The Jewish Americans learn how the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire led to labor reform and workers' rights.

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