Scope Links for October 5, 2009
Here are some recommended links to help you form pre-reading and extension activities for each article in this issue.
Your World, p. 3
"Big Bucks for Captain's Book"
- The Federalist Papers at the Library of Congress, with teacher resources
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/histdox/fedpapers.html
"Classic Meets Comics"
- Jane Austen fan fiction
http://austen.com - Masterpiece Theater, with video clips
www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/austen - Jane Austen teacher's guide
www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/austen/austen_teachersguide.pdf
"Read Beyond Reality"
- Teen Read Week
www.ala.org/teenread
Readers Theater Play: Amelia, p. 6
- Archival 30-second footage from PBS of Amelia Earhart; this could be nice to show before reading the play with your class!
www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/earhart/promo/promo_qt.html - Official movie site
www.foxsearchlight.com/amelia - Complete lesson plan from Scholastic, including an interactive timeline and writing activity
http://teacher.scholastic.com/earhart/timeline/timeline.htm
Vocabulary: "Scope 100 Wordhunt" on Billy Elliot, p. 13
- Official site of the musical
www.billyelliotthemusical.com - Video clips of interviews with the cast about putting the show together
www.wearebillyelliot.com - Vocabulary quiz maker
http://wordwizard.scholastic.com/quizmaker
Interactive: "Back to You," p. 16
- Langston Hughes mini-biography
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=1324 - Langston Hughes at the Library of Congress, includes photographs, interviews, handwritten drafts of poems, and more
www.loc.gov/rr/program/journey/hughes.html
