Bees

In this video segment from WILD TV, learn about bees and the different techniques for handling them.  

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Cancer - A New Treatment

In this segment from Curious, Mark Davis is motivated to develop a new, less debilitating treatment for his wife's cancer.

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A Character's Perspective - Colonial House

Students watch a video segment that shows the reactions of colonists and native people when they encounter one another for the first time during a colony settlement reenactment. Students then select a character and write a letter from that character’s point of view that describes the meeting.

Character Motivation - Sapelo Island Culture

Students write a poem (using simile and flashback) about the culture of Sapelo Island. They read their poems for an audience.

City Horses Part II

In this video segment from Wild TV, riders discuss the benefits of coming to the Cedar Lane Stables in New York City.

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Connections Between Texts - Maya Lin and Jane Jacobs

Students write and perform a Readers’ Theater script in which two characters, Maya Lin and Jane Jacobs, talk to each other about their ideas about architecture and life.

Connections to Personal Experiences - Bees? Yikes!

Students make connections between a video about bees and their own personal experiences through a poem written for two voices.

The Dogon and the Dama

n this video segment from Africa, learn about the Dama, a rare event and rite of passage for the Dogon in Mali.

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How Different Authors Treat Similar Themes - Elephants of Africa

Students take notes of the details of two different documentaries on similar themes. They use their notes to write a script and devise storyboards for their own documentary about elephants.

Identifying Cultural Influences - City Horses

Students determine how culture influences a group of people’s involvement with horses and write a story in response to the video.

Making Predictions - The Injured Otter

Students watch a video segment that shows a young injured otter’s attempts to locate his missing family. Then they predict what happens next and then write a narrative account of these events from three possible points of view: the injured otter, the filmmaker or an animal behaviorist.

Ndakinna Wilderness Project

In this video segment from WILD TV, a guide describes how to camouflage a person’s body to avoid being detected in the wilderness.

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Ol' Bill

Grandma Alice talks about 'Ol Bill, the mule, in this video segment from Jakers!

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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.

Rhinoceros Capture

Rangers capture a Black rhino in the South African National Park in order to relocate him in this segment from Nature.

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Rhinoceros Release

In this segment from Nature, Rangers release the Black rhino to a new location in Southern Africa where rhinos are previously endangered.

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Sea Creatures

This video segment from Nature features various sea creatures.

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The Sled Dogs of the Arctic Circle

In this video segment from Nature, learn about the role of dogs in the Inuit culture.

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Storytelling: Oral Traditions

Students talk about what makes a good story, look at the oral tradition of storytelling, and compare and contrast stories from two different cultural traditions. This is one of four storytelling lessons.

Storytelling: Tales of Everyday Life

Students explore how events from everyday life can become stories, and how different types of narratives—such as ships' logs and journals—can tell the story of the same event. This is one of four storytelling lessons.