The Address: A Film by Ken Burns and Lesson Plan Set
This 90-minute film tells the story of a school in Vermont where each year students are encouraged to practice, memorize and recite the Gettysburg Address.
June 7, 2024
This 90-minute film tells the story of a school in Vermont where each year students are encouraged to practice, memorize and recite the Gettysburg Address.
The Civil War is a nine-part series that explores the most important conflict in our nation’s history. It saw the end of slavery and was
Explore the early days of the United Farm Workers of America under the guidance of César Chavez and Dolores Huerta. See the conditions that led
Students view a clip on the situation of Mexican American students in Los Angeles in the 1960s, and how self-concepts and expectations began to change
Latinos have come to be part of the United States through many different avenues: immigrants seeking a better life, refugees driven by war, and those
Who are Latinos? What does the term Latino American reference? In this quick, introductory activity, students consider their own preconceptions of Latinos, view a trailer
UNLADYLIKE2020 is a series of 26 short films and a one-hour documentary profiling diverse and little-known U.S. women from the turn of the 20th century,
This two-part, four-hour documentary explores the revolutionary life of one of the 18th Century’s most consequential and compelling personalities, whose work and words unlocked the
Throughout history, books have been banned for a host of reasons, from politically controversial content to profane language or violence. The First Amendment of the
In this lesson, students learn how the life of an enslaved person changed from the Antebellum period through Emancipation. They analyze primary source documents in