June 3 | Grades 9–12

Wednesday on Arizona PBS

11:30 a.m. Genius by Stephen Hawking: Are We Alone? (Science)

NOVA scienceNOW: Hunt for Alien Earths – Video and Support Materials
Are We Alone? – Lesson Plan
12:30 p.m. The Great American Read: Fall Kick-Off (ELA)

The Importance of Chicano Representation in Bless Me, Ultima / The Great American Read – Video and Support Materials
The Chronicles of Narnia / The Great American Read – Video and Support Materials
Does Fiction Exist? – Video
1:30 p.m. Maya Angelou: American Masters (American Literature)

Maya Angelou – Collection
Elements of Poetry – Interactive
The Poetry of Maya Angelou – Lesson Plan
Discovering Your Voice Through Poetry Lesson Plan – Document and Support Materials
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | The Power of Words – Media Gallery and Support Materials
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | Maya Angelou and the 1993 Inaugural Poem: “On the Pulse of Morning – Video and Support Materials
“On the Pulse of Morning” Full Poem – Document
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | “Caged Bird” – Video and Support Materials

Maya Angelou reads out loud. | Still from “Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | Caged Bird” / PBS LearningMedia
3:30 p.m. Ancient Skies: Finding the Center (World History)

Transforming the Solar System: Copernicus and Galileo / Genius by Stephen Hawking – Video
Galileo’s Telescope – Video and Support Materials
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