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Islam (2003)

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Islam is one of the great monolithic world religions practiced today. Discover the Islamic culture through the daily life and rituals of Muslims around the world.

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High
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00:50
Islam

Descriptive Words & Phrases (2003, 2004)

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Choosing stories for the next issue of their magazine, the Wordswork staff decides to focus on words that tell us more about other words.

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Primary
Elementary
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00:23
Descriptive Words & Phrases

Punctuation (2003, 2004)

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The Wordswork staff is on a mission to tackle those tiny symbols that help make our writing more clear: punctuation! The team digs through the writing samples submitted to their literary magazine to uncover the rules of punctuation.

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Length: 
00:23
Punctuation

Sentences (2003, 2004)

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The Wordswork staff is on a quest to fill their magazine with those groups of words we all know and love: sentences. Their job sounds simple enough, but little do they know that a sentence isn't just any old group of words. To be considered a sentence, those words must convey a complete thought and contain both a subject and a predicate.

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Length: 
00:23
Sentences

Verbs (2003, 2004)

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The Wordswork staff decides on an action theme as they prepare the latest issue of their literary magazine, and that can mean only one special group of words: verbs.

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Length: 
00:23
Verbs

Nouns (2003, 2004)

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'People, places and things' emerge as our young editors' theme for the next issue of their literary magazine, launching them on a mission to identify and learn all about nouns. In Nouns, young viewers will enjoy following along with the Wordswork team as they discover that nouns can be common or proper, singular or plural.

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Length: 
00:23
Nouns

Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites (2003)

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Nearly 3000 years ago, a tiny group of tribes in the land of Canaan gave birth to a nation and a religion—a religion that would dare to redefine humanity's relationship with God. KINGDOM OF DAVID: THE SAGA OF THE ISRAELITES tells the epic story of the Israelites and the creation of the world's first and most profoundly influential, monotheistic religion.

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Middle
High
Length: 
02:40
Kingdom of David: The Saga of the Israelites

Peter & Paul and the Christian Revolution (2002)

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Two thousand years ago, in the Roman province of Judea, Jesus was crucified by imperial troops. Thousands before him had suffered the same fate. But unlike his predecessors on the cross, Jesus did not disappear from history. Instead, his memory was kept alive by a small band of Jews—men and women who held fast to their conviction that Jesus was the Messiah.

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Middle
High
Length: 
01:50
Peter & Paul and the Christian Revolution

Islam: Empire of Faith (2000)

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Between the fall of Rome and the European voyages of discovery, few events were more significant than the rise of Islam. Within a few centuries, the Islamic empires blossomed, projecting their power from Africa to the East Indies, and from Spain to India.

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Middle
High
Length: 
02:40
Islam: Empire of Faith

Richard the Lionheart & Saladin: Holy Warriors (2005)

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This drama-documentary challenges the popular view of Richard the Lionheart and Saladin's epic clash for control of Jerusalem, using the latest research into the original Christian and Muslim ancient sources and the insight of leading experts from both East and West.

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Middle
High
Length: 
01:50
Richard the Lionheart & Saladin: Holy Warriors

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