April 20 | Programming and Activities | Grades 9–12

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At-Home Learning: PBS SoCal and KCET, in partnership with LAUSD and in collaboration with California PBS stations, are offering broadcast programming with digital resources that adhere to California’s state curriculum. Download this week’s schedule.

Monday on KCET

9:00 a.m.

The Great American Read: Fall Kick-Off

Characters in Context - Their Eyes Were Watching God - Activity
Their Eyes Were Watching God: The Impact of Language - Lesson Plan
Shifting Perspectives in Toni Morrison's Beloved - Interactive Lesson

10:00 a.m.

Native America: From Caves to Cosmos

The Hopi Origin Story - Video (4:21) and Support Materials
Living with the Land - Video (2:10) and Support Materials

hopi — The Hopi, the westernmost group of Pueblo Indians, believe that they emerged from the Earth. | Still from "he Hopi Origin Story | Native America"

11:00 a.m.

The Story of China with Michael Wood: The Last Empire/The Age of Revolution

Be the Historian: How do images function as symbols? - Activity
Know Your Dynasties - Lesson Plan

1:00 p.m.

The Nile: Rivers of Life

Kush’s Rise to Power - Video (1:01)
The Kush Civilization - Reading and Worksheet Activity

2:00 p.m.

Nova: Meteor Strike

Meteors: Crash Course Astronomy - Video (11:21)
Diamonds in the Sky - Article
Meteoroids Endanger Spacecraft - Video (3:30) / Worksheet

Monday on KLCS

1:00 p.m.

Little Women on Masterpiece: PT. 1/3

Primary Source Set: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - Digital Public Library of America, Webpage
Exploring Little Women - Teaching Guide
An Iconic Character, Little Women - Video and Teaching Tips

gals — A photograph of models in the 1940s posing in 1860s fashions. | State Historical Society of Missouri via Missouri Hub and Digital Public Library of America

2:00 p.m.

A More or Less Perfect Union, A Personal Exploration by Judge Douglas Ginsburg: Our Constitution at Risk

Teaching the Constitution - Collection
The Constitution at Work - Interactive
The Constitution: Fixed or Flexible? Democracy in America - Interactive

3:00 p.m.

The Feud: American Experience

The Hatfield and McCoy Family Album - Webpage Images
Randolph “Randall” McCoy - Video
January 1, Hatfield and McCoy - Audio

4:00 p.m.

The Roosevelts: An Intimate History, The Storm (1920 - 1933)

Surviving the Dust Bowl, Biography: Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Background Article
The Great Depression - Media Gallery
The Great Depression and FDR’s First Fireside Chat - Activity