Classroom

For Grades 6-12. Six classroom resources on PBS LearningMedia explore the life and work of writer, poet, and critic, Edgar Allan Poe. Using video from Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive, discussion questions, teaching activities and additional classroom support materials further examine his renowned work “The Raven,” his gothic short stories, and Lord Byron’s impact on his writing style.

Using animated video from In Their Own Words: American Masters Digital Archive, students examine the life of Marilyn Monroe through the eyes of feminist icon Gloria Steinem.

For Grades 6-12. Eight classroom resources on PBS LearningMedia explore the life and work of writer, poet, singer, actress and activist, Maya Angelou. Using video from Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise, discussion questions, teaching activities and additional classroom support materials further examine her renowned novel I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, her poetry and acting, and her work with Malcolm X.

For Grades 6-12. Six classroom resources on PBS LearningMedia use video from Pedro E. Guerrero: A Photographer’s Journey, discussion questions, activities, and handouts to examine Guerrero’s career, political beliefs, and life experience growing up as a Mexican-American in Arizona.

For Grades 9-12. Seven classroom resources on PBS LearningMedia explore the life and work of playwright, August Wilson. Using video from August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand, discussion questions, teaching activities and additional classroom support materials further examine his renowned dramas The Piano Lesson and Fences and the influence of the Black Arts Movement and blues music on his writing.

For Grades 9-12. Five classroom resources on PBS LearningMedia explore the famous Harper Lee novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. The comprehensive teaching guide, videos from Harper Lee: Hey, Boo and accompanying educational support materials closely examine the novel’s characters, plot, setting and relevance.

For Grades 7-12. Four classroom resources on PBS LearningMedia showcase the life and work of documentary photographer Dorothea Lange. Use her photographs, videos from Dorothea Lange: Grab a Hunk of Lightning, teaching tips, discussion questions and handouts to explore the Great Depression, Dust Bowl, and Japanese American internment during WWII.

For Grades 9-12. Three classroom resources on PBS LearningMedia use video from Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth, discussion questions and teaching tips to examine Walker’s childhood and its influence on her writing and her novel The Color Purple.

For Grades 9-12. Three classroom resources on PBS LearningMedia use video from Arthur Miller: None Without Sin, texts, text-dependent questions and classroom activities to better understand the public investigation of Communist activity in the US during the Cold War and the inspiration for and reception of The Crucible during the Hollywood Blacklist.