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Daily Video May 20 2015

Saving Syrian culture under siege
In the past year, the Islamic State (ISIL) has swept through the region, destroying hundreds-year-old antiquities and prompting looting at battle sites.
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Daily Video May 18 2015

Raising the next generation of artists in Baltimore
"Music is something that I love. It’s my passion, it’s what I do. And no one can take that from me. And I can’t wait to see where that takes me in life."
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Daily Video February 28 2015

Amistad slave rebellion lives on through Talladega murals
A series of paintings by African-American artist Hale Woodruff gives a new view to the story of a slave rebellion.
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Daily Video January 30 2015

Deaf artist explores social dimensions of sound
Christine Sun Kim, a sound artist who has been deaf since birth, is creating installations that explore our relationship to sound.
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Daily Video January 16 2015

How to learn about the Chinese economy through rap songs
An American rapper and comedian’s popular videos are taking a new approach to the issue of rising prices in China.
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Student Voices May 30 2014

Detroit teens produce video about where poetry lives
Joe Pokorney and Gage Daldine of Fraser High School didn't expect the experience of making a film about young spoken word artists to change their view of poetry or the city of Detroit, but it ended up doing both.
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Post May 08 2014

75th anniversary of the Grapes of Wrath
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the American classic " The Grapes of Wrath" written by accl…
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Lesson Plan December 31 2013

Discovering your voice through poetry - Lesson Plan
By Katie Gould, PBS NewsHour Extra Teacher Resource Producer Introduction …
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Post December 10 2013

#MyZeitgeist: 2013 Student Challenge
  zeit•geist noun, often capitalized \ˈtsīt-ˌgīst,ˈzīt-\ : the general…
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Post August 15 2013

The Top 15 Lesson Plans for Back to School
With students heading back into the classroom, NewsHour Extra is here to help teachers with their b…
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