Examine how stories are covered and delivered in the Digital Age. Explore how the newspaper industry has adapted to stay relevant within the Digital Age by becoming information portals and utilizing social media. Details »
Classroom Resources
Identify the nature of heroism from examples of classical and modern heroes and examine the lives of major league baseball players who might be considered heroes. Analyze the heroic qualities of a character from the "Baseball" series. Details »
Explore the history of news dissemination and predict future trends. Create an illustrated timeline showing the developments in news dissemination and explain the significance of those developments. Details »
Consider how jewelry enhances one's personality and understand the significance of body decoration in different cultures. Explore how a 2-dimensional drawing can be transformed into a 3-dimensional object by creating a piece of jewelry from clay. Details »
Explore the genre of landscape painting, examining various styles of painting used throughout history and use positive and negative spaces to create new paintings. Hear from James Lavadour, an abstract expressionist, on his style of landscape painting. Details »
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Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders
Investigate how immigration, assimilation, discrimination, prejudice and pride are all part of the history of interaction between the predominant American culture and Asian Americans.
Crime and Justice
Analyze crime statistics, juvenile justice and overcrowded prisons as you evaluate your views of the criminal justice system.
