English

The Great Gatsby

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Jay Gatsby is a man possessed-driven by greed, ambition and, most of all, an unwavering desire for a woman he met before the Great War, when he was poor and she was unobtainable...

Director:

Robert Markowitz

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

01:40

Flatland: A Journey of Many Dimensions (2007)

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"FLATLAND" is based on Edwin A. Abbott's classic novel, Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions. Flatland is a world that exists entirely on a two-dimensional plane. All different kinds of shapes live, work and play in this world. The story follows Arthur Square (MARTIN SHEEN) and his curious granddaughter Hex (KRISTEN BELL).

Grade Level:

Elementary

Middle

Length:

00:35

Salvador Dali (2004)

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This program presents a biography plus images of Dali's greatest works. Born in Spain in 1904, Salvador Dali was one of the 20th century's most controversial and celebrated artists. He is best known for his involvement in the Surrealist movement due to such paintings as The Persistence of Memory, although the leaders of the movement later denounced Dali as overly commercial.

Grade Level:

Middle

High

Length:

00:50

Last One Picked - First One Picked On (2005)

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"For most children, playing with friends is a daily ritual. But kids with learning disabilities are often isolated and rejected, lacking the social skills to make and keep friends. Richard Lavoie shows how to help these kids succeed in every-day situations.

Grade Level:

Professional

Length:

01:02

How Difficult Can This Be? The F.A.T. City Workshop (2004)

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A group experiences life the way a learning disabled student does and learns methods of teaching and helping such students

Grade Level:

Professional

Length:

01:10

How Difficult Can This Be? The F.A.T. City Workshop

The Supreme Court, Vol. 4: The Rehnquist Revolution (2007)

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Details the court from the election of President Richard Nixon - who appointed 4 new justices in less than two years - through to the more recent Court of today. During this period one man put his stamp on the institution and solidified and enhanced the power of the Court in the modern area - William H. Rehnquist. Volume 4

Grade Level:

High

Length:

01:00

The Supreme Court, Vol. 4: The Rehnquist Revolution

The Supreme Court, Vol. 3: A Nation of Liberties (2007)

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Focuses on the court's reaction to state and federal legislation on Bill of Rights freedoms, with special attention to the explosion of civil rights cases from the early 1940s to the present. Volume 3

Grade Level:

High

Length:

01:00

The Supreme Court, Vol. 3: A Nation of Liberties

The Supreme Court, Vol. 2: A New Kind of Justice (2007)

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Explores the issues before the court from the aftermath of the Civil War through the 1930s. This was a period of unprecedented economic growth as the nation industrialized, but was also a time of unregulated work conditions - the court found itself squarely in the middle of what was almost class warfare. Volume 2

Grade Level:

High

Length:

01:00

The Supreme Court, Vol. 2: A New Kind of Justice

The Supreme Court, Vol. 1: One Nation Under Law (2007)

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Examines the creation of the court and follows it through the brink of the Civil War, paying particular attention to the fourth chief justice of the Supreme Court - John Marshall - and to his successor, Roger Taney. Volume 1

Grade Level:

High

Length:

01:00

The Supreme Court, Vol. 1: One Nation Under Law

Feeling Like Going Home: A Martin Scorsese Production (2003)

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Director Martin Scorsese winds his way from the banks of the Niger River in Mali to the cotton fields and juke joints of the Mississippi Delta to trace the origins of the blues in a lyrical combination of original performances (including Corey Harris, Willie King, Taj Mahal, Keb' Mo', Otha Turner, Habib Koite, Salif Keita, and Alo Fark Toure) and rare archival footage.

Grade Level:

High

Length:

01:50

Feeling Like Going Home: A Martin Scorsese Production

English

The Great Gatsby

Flatland: A Journey of Many Dimensions (2007)

Salvador Dali (2004)

Last One Picked - First One Picked On (2005)

How Difficult Can This Be? The F.A.T. City Workshop (2004)

The Supreme Court, Vol. 4: The Rehnquist Revolution (2007)

The Supreme Court, Vol. 3: A Nation of Liberties (2007)

The Supreme Court, Vol. 2: A New Kind of Justice (2007)

The Supreme Court, Vol. 1: One Nation Under Law (2007)

Feeling Like Going Home: A Martin Scorsese Production (2003)

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