Writing - November 15

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Today is I Love to Write Day, Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day, Philanthropy Day, Steve Irwin Day, National Bundt Day, and Educational Support Professionals Day.

Native American Heritage Month Resource - Molly of Denali - Seal Dance / Snowboarding Qyah Style
Drum Month Resource of the Day - Lambah - Imani Dance and Drum Company

On This Date
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Writing
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ON THIS DATE

• 1777 - The Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation
• 1864 - Union General William Tecumseh Sherman begins Sherman's March to the Sea.
• 1939 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt lays the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial.
• 1942 - The Battle of Guadalcanal ends in an Allied victory.
• 1969 - A quarter of a million anti-Vietnam protesters march on Washington, D.C.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1738 - English astronomer and composer William Herschel
• 1887 - Poet Marianne Moore
• 1887 - Painter Georgia O'Keeffe

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Elvis Costello  - Everyday I Write the Book - LISTEN
• The Beatles - Paperback Writer - LISTEN
• "Weird Al" Yankovic - Word Crimes - LISTEN

THEME: WRITING

• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street - Lauren Graham & Grover are Authors (1:48) - VIEW
• Grades PreK-1 - Sesame Street: Write It Down (2:07) - VIEW 
• Grades PreK-1 - PBS LearningMedia - Between the Lions - Reasons to Write (1:35) - VIEW and DO
• Grades PreK-1 - PBS LearningMedia - Between the Lions - Got a Good Reason to Write (0:54) - VIEW and DO
• Grades K-5 - Annenberg Learner - Elements of a Story Interactive - DO
• Grades 1-4 - LearningMedia - No Nonsense Grammar - How to Use the Correct Capitalization (0:53) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 3-5 Professional Development - Annenberg Learner - Inside Learning Communities - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-8 Professional Development - Annenberg Learner - Write in the Middle: A Workshop for  Middle School Teachers - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 Professional Development - Annenberg Learner - Reading & Writing in the Disciplines - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Writing a Lead (1:52) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - A Handy Way to Organize an Essay (2:55) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LerningMedia - Argumentative Essay: Editing and Revising (1:57) - VIEW, READ, DO
• Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - It's Lit - The Case for Fan Fiction (11:19) - VIEW
• Grades 9-12 Professional Development - Annenberg Learner - Developing Writers: A Workshop for High School Teachers - VIEW and DO
• Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - On Story Series - VIEW

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NATURE - Spy in the Ocean Miniseries - Deep Trouble
Wednesday, 11/15 from 8-9 pm NHPBS
Spy creatures showcase the challenges of ocean life. From a baby whale in danger and marine iguanas battling storms to a mantis shrimp's knockout punch, the spies are never far from trouble. NATURE - Spy in the Ocean Streaming Video

NOVA - The Battle to Beat Malaria
Wednesday, 11/15 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
Are scientists on the verge of a breakthrough in the fight against malaria, one of humanity's oldest and most devastating plagues? Follow researchers as they develop and test a promising new vaccine on a quest to save millions of lives. NOVA Streaming Video

SECRETS OF THE DEAD - Hidden in the Amazon
Wednesday, 11/15 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
Recent discoveries and technological advances shed new light on our understanding of pre-Columbian societies in the Amazon. Scientists speculate the rainforest was home to between 8 and 10 million people living in large, well-established communities. SECRETS OF THE DEAD Streaming Video

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FIRST PEOPLES - Australia
Wednesday, 11/15 from 11 am-12 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
When Homo sapiens arrived in Australia, they were - for the first time - truly alone, surrounded by wildly different flora and fauna. How did they survive and populate a continent?  FIRST PEOPLES Streaming Video

HISTORY DETECTIVES - Cromwell Dixon, Bartlett Sketchbook, Duke Ellington Plates
Wednesday, 11/15 from 2-3 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
One of America's first, and youngest, barnstormers, Cromwell Dixon; illustrations from the the first ever US-Mexican border survey; dumpster find of Duke Ellington metal plates. SEARCHING FOR SEQUOYA Streaming Video

SEARCHING FOR SEQUOYA
Wednesday, 11/15 from 2-3 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
Spanning two countries and three Cherokee nations this hour-long documentary allows viewers to learn more about Sequoyah through the written language he created for the Cherokee people, interviews with his descendants, cave writings depictions, and more. SEARCHING FOR SEQUOYA Streaming Video

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NATIVE AMERICA - Cities of the Sky
Wednesday, 11/15 from 4-5 pm NH WORLD
Discover the cosmological secrets behind America's ancient cities. Scientists explore some of the world's largest pyramids and 3D-scan a lost city of monumental mounds on the Mississippi River; native elders reveal ancient powers of the sky. NATIVE AMERICA Streaming Video

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