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U.S. Constitution, Vol. 2: Writing the Constitution and the Bill of Rights; Testing the Constitution (2005)

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This 8-part series explores how The U.S. Constitution came to be.

Grade Level: 
High
Length: 
00:56
U.S. Constitution, Vol. 2: Writing the Constitution and the Bill of Rights; Testing the Constitution

U.S. Constitution, Vol. 1: The Seeds of the Constitution; Founding the Constitution (2005)

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This 8-part series explores how The U.S. Constitution came to be.

Grade Level: 
High
Length: 
00:56
U.S. Constitution, Vol. 1: The Seeds of the Constitution; Founding the Constitution

The Color Purple

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The unforgettable characters of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize novel populate this lyrical cinematic adaptation. At the center is Celie (movie-debuting Whoopi Goldberg), whose search for fulfillment in a world closed to her becomes a triumph of cruelty overcome by love, of pain eclipsed by joy. Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong and Akosua Busia also star in this enduring screen treasure. Rated PG-13. ***THIS PROGRAM CONTAINS MATERIAL WHICH MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR STUDENTS. TEACHER EVALUATION IS STRONGLY ADVISED PRIOR TO CLASSROOM USE.**

Director: 
Steven Spielberg
Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Length: 
02:34
The Color Purple

All Quiet on the Western Front

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A devastating story of war and a generation destroyed. In 1914 a group of German schoolboys, idealistic and inflamed with youthful patriotism, set off to fight in the "glorious" war. During their brutal basic training disenchantment begins; then, boarding a train for the front, they see the wounded being rushed back to hospitals. They begin to grasp the grim reality of war.
On their first night in action they come under heavy attack. In the trenches, they begin to fall. Their youth is stripped away by the violence, and the boys become as sullen as veterans.

Director: 
Delbert Mann
Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Length: 
02:11
All Quiet on the Western Front

10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America, Vol. 3 (2006)

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Features three of ten documentaries on major events in American history and includes Einstein's letter to President Roosevelt warning that Germany may develop an atomic bomb, Elvis Presley's appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, and the 1964 murder of three civil rights workers in Mississippi

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Middle
High
Length: 
02:18
10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America, Vol. 3

10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America, Vol. 2 (2006)

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Features three of ten documentaries on major events in American history and includes the Homestead Strike, the assassination of William McKinley and the Scopes trial

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Middle
High
Length: 
02:18
10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America, Vol. 2

10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America, Vol. 1 (2006)

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Features the first four of ten documentaries on major events in American history and includes the Pequot War, Shay's Rebellion, the California gold rush, and the Battle of Antietam

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Middle
High
Length: 
03:04
10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America, Vol. 1

School House Rock: 30th Anniversary Edition

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Schoolhouse Rock, the timeless collection of animated songs that taught an entire generation that "Knowledge Is Power," is on DVD in this Ultimate Collector's Edition 2-disc set.

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Primary
Elementary
Length: 
04:43
School House Rock: 30th Anniversary Edition

Follow the Drinking Gourd (1992)

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Based on the traditional American folksong, this compelling tale recounts the daring adventures of one family's escape from slavery via the Underground Railroad. This touching story captures all the drama of a perilous flight to freedom.

Grade Level: 
Primary
Elementary
Middle
Length: 
00:26
Follow the Drinking Gourd

The Great Gatsby

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The 20's never roarded louder than in this sumptuously romantic retelling of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Jazz Age classic. Robert Redford stars as Jay Gatsby, who had once loved beautiful, spoiled Daisy Buchanan (Mia Farrow), then lost her to a rich boy. But now Gatsby is mysteriously wealthy... and ready to risk everything to woo Daisy back.

Director: 
Jack Clayton
Grade Level: 
Middle
High
Length: 
02:23
The Great Gatsby

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