All Dressed Up shows a dog being groomed and asks the student to write a story about what the dog is thinking.
Students are asked to explain what needs to be considered if alternative energy sources are to be used.
In Philip Levine's post-war poem, Belle Isle, 1949, two strangers meet, swim, and part, exploring themes of connection, boundaries, and where we come from. This video segment comes from Poetry Everywhere.
A Big Pot displays several people stirring a large pot of stew and the prompt at the end asks students to describe how they would make the same dish.
Bill and Ted's Most Excellent Adventure asks the students to write a script for Bill and Ted, the penguins featured in this video clip.
Birds of a Feather shows a variety of birds and asks students to explain the expression: Birds of a feather flock together.
Follow Irish poet Seamus Heaney through his poem, Blackberry-Picking, featured in this video segment from Poetry Breaks. Like many of Heaney's poems, Blackberry-Picking combines the power of memory and nature.
Breathing shows an underwater scene and asks the students to answer the question, How do the people, fish and turtle get the oxygen they need?
The materials available in Built in America: The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) 1933-Present, provide an opportunity to develop critical thinking and creative writing skills. Descriptions and images of various buildings and structures in these collections provide the basis for research projects. Meanwhile, historic homes can serve as the catalyst for creative writing exercises and a discussion regarding the homes of authors such as Faulkner, Fitzgerald, and Poe.
Which person do you most identify with and why?
Cars shows a car speeding away up a street and asks students to respond to the question, Do you ever feel unsafe and out of control when someone else is driving?
Integrates creative writing with Social Sciences and enhances knowledge of the effects of the Civil War on people.
Countries shows money and different locations around the world and asks students the question, If money was no object, where would you live and explain why?
Dance shows a tribal dance and accompanying music and asks the student to answer the question What would happen if you expressed yourself this way in our society?
A Day at the Beach entices students to think about what makes a perfect day at the beach including something from all of their senses.
The U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration (EIA) hosts a student-friendly website with a variety of information and activities about energy. NEED assists EIA with web content. The Energy Kid's Page consists of several main categories: Energy Facts, Fun and Games, Energy History, Classroom Activities, Related Links, and a Glossary. This teacher guide provides extension activities for using the Energy Kid's Page as a resource to incorporate technology use in your classroom.
See the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial wall in Washington D.C. through the eyes of war veteran and contemporary poet Yusef Komunyakaa. In this video segment from Poetry Everywhere, Komunyakaa reads his poem Facing It.
Fire shows a building under fire and asks the students to write a story about how this fire might have started.
Students are asked to explain the advantages of a fish participating in a school.
This video clip prompts students to write about their feelings when they have visited one of the great American monuments.
