Political Cartoons - September 27

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Today is Ancestor Appreciation Day, Scarf Day, Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, World Tourism Day, Chocolate Milk Day, and Women's Health & Fitness Day.

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Classical Music Month Resource of the Day:  Classical Rewind

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

• 1066 - William the Conqueror and his army set sail on their way to conquer England.
• 1962 - Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring is published
• 1964 - The  Warren Commission concludes that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination of JFK.

BIRTHDAYS

• 1722 - Politician Samuel Adams
• 1840 - Political cartoonist Thomas Nast
• 1936 - Soul Train host and producer Don Cornelius
• 1947 - Singer-songwriter Meat Loaf
• 1972 - Actor Gwyneth Paltrow
• 1984 - Singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne

SONGS OF THE DAY 

• Meatloaf - I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) - LISTEN
• Avril Lavigne - Complicated - LISTEN

THEME: POLITICAL CARTOONS

• Grades 3-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Political Cartoons in U.S. History Collection - READ, VIEW, DO
  
• Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Library of Congress - Cartoons Tell the Story - Teaching with Primary Sources - VIEW and DO
• Grades 6-12 - National Council of Teachers of English - ReadWriteThink - Thomas Nast - READ and DO
• Grades 7-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Somali Filmmaker Counters Terrorist Propaganda with Cartoons (6:10) - VIEW and DO
• Grades 7-12 - Herb Block Foundation - Lesson Plans - VIEW and DO
• Grades 9-12 - Daryl Cagle - Political Cartoons Blog - READ
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - Reconstruction - The Second Civil War - Thomas Nast Political Cartoons - READ and VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - War Letters - Photo Gallery: WWII Cartoons - READ and VIEW
• Grades 9-12 - Library of Congress -  Political Cartoons and Public Debates - VIEW and DO
• Grades 9-12 - Library of Congress -  Political Cartoons - Finding Point of View - VIEW and DO
• Grades 9-12 - Kennedy Library - Drawing Political Cartoons Lesson - DO
• Grades 9-12 - National Council of Teachers of English - ReadWriteThink -Analyzing the Purpose and Meaning of Political Cartoons - DO

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AMERICA OUTDOORS WITH BARATUNDE THURSTON - Oregon: New Heights
Wednesday, 9/27 from 8-9 pm NHPBS
Oregon is known for its wild coastline and misty forests, but it's a place where a few hours in your car can take you from the coast to the high desert or the Cascade Mountains. Embracing this incredible variety, Baratunde embraces forest bathing, goes spearfishing to discover underwater kelp forests, rides along with cowboys on the cutting edge of sustainable ranching, and rollerblades through Portland. AMERICA OUTDOORS WITH BARATUNDE THURSTON Streaming Video

NOVA - Operation Lighthouse Rescue
Wednesday, 9/27 from 9-10 pm NHPBS
The Gay Head Lighthouse, a historic landmark perched high on the cliffs of Martha's Vineyard, is soon to become the next victim of the ocean's relentless erosion of the island's cliffs. Join engineers as they race to rescue this national treasure. NOVA Streaming Video

EVOLUTION EARTH - Ice
Wednesday, 9/27 from 10-11 pm NHPBS
At the planet's frozen extremes, shifts in animal movement and behavior reveal vital information about our future world. Examine polar bears in the Arctic, penguins in Antarctica, and other animals wandering on icy islands. EVOLUTION EARTH Streaming Video

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HISTORY DETECTIVES - Amelia Earhart Plane, Fillmore Pardon, Boxcar Home
Wednesday, 9/27 from 1-2 pm NHPBS EXPLORE
John Ott believes he may have a piece of Amelia Earhart's airplane, a Portland, Oregon man inherited what looked to be a U.S. presidential pardon signed by Millard Fillmore in 1851, and could a Colorado home have been made from a boxcar. HISTORY DETECTIVES Streaming Video

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POV - The Song of the Butterflies
Wednesday, 9/27 from 7-8 pm NH WORLD
Indigenous painter Rember Yahuarcani pursues a successful career in Lima, but when he finds himself in a creative rut, he returns home to his Amazonian community and discovers why his ancestors' stories cannot be forgotten. POV - The Song of the Butterflies Streaming Video

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