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American Masters: Is 'Gone With The Wind' Literature
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
Scholars and devoted readers of Margaret Mitchell's 1936 classic novel have been arguing the book's literary merits for decades. Margaret Mitchell: American Rebel premieres on IPTV on Monday, April 2 from 9-10 p.m.
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Dissecting Prose and Squid with Biologist/Poet Kate Larson
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
Using her career as a molecular biologist as a starting point, Katherine Larson shapes her poems with descriptions of squid, suction cups and branchial hearts. She won last year's Yale Series of Younger Poets competition and was recognized as a poet of "genuine promise" with the Kate Tufts Discovery Award last month.
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Multimedia
Electric Company: Prankster Planet
Grade Range: 3-5, 6-8
Electric Company's Prankster Planet is a world that spans online, broadcast, and print, each enriching the other. In this multimedia platform, kids embark on learning adventures in a series of twelve two-minute cartoon mini-episodes. Check out the teacher guide to see how you can use Electric Company resources in your classroom.
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Off Book: Art in the Era of the Internet
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
The Internet has intensified connections between people across the planet and has fundamentally altered our relationship with art. This episode of Off Book explores how platforms like Kickstarter, Creative Commons, and The Creators Project have shaped the way art is created, published, and shared in the digital age.
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Masterpiece Classic: Great Expectations
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
Pip, an orphan boy, meets an escaped convict, a mentally unhinged rich woman, and a bewitching girl, and is bestowed great expectations of wealth from a mysterious patron in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations.
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American Experience: The Panama Canal
Grade Range: 6-8, 9-12
On August 15th, 1914, the Panama Canal opened, connecting the world's two largest oceans and signaling America's emergence as a global superpower. American ingenuity and innovation had succeeded where, just a few years earlier, the French had failed disastrously. however, the U.S. paid a price for victory. Learn the history, science, and full story behind the Panama Canal.
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