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This site was created in partnership with the National Council of Teachers of English and written by English teachers all
over the country. It is divided into three areas:
The Series: Teaching resources, lesson
plans, background information, author profiles, online links, and behind-the-scenes production news on the films that will be seen on the series and the works of American literature on which they are
based. This section will expand as new materials are created and new titles are announced.
American Literature Resources:
A collection of teaching resources — including an online video catalog listing widely taught titles at the lowest prices; links to teacher-evaluated websites on some of the writers you are most likely to teach; collaborative projects; and other teaching aids developed by teachers like you.
Between the Lines: Student Magazine containing essays, games, puzzles, and insight by students in grades 7 - 12.
EXXONMOBIL MASTERPIECE THEATRE'S AMERICAN COLLECTION
debuted on PBS on October, 25, 2000. To create the series -- the cornerstone of public broadcasting's new American Drama initiative -- PBS, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and ExxonMobil have joined forces with WGBH Boston and one of Hollywood´s most esteemed producers to create new films based on works by prominent American writers.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has contributed $15 million in funding for this anthology of nine films -- the largest single program grant in the organization's history. Major funding will
also be provided by ExxonMobil Corporation, which has underwritten the acclaimed ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre
for 28 years as PBS' single largest corporate donor. PBS is also a key supporter of this new series. EXXONMOBIL MASTERPIECE THEATRE'S AMERICAN COLLECTION combines the talents of Rebecca Eaton,
Executive Producer of WGBH Boston's long-running ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mystery!, with those of Marian Rees, whose much honored films have frequently aired as part of
The Hallmark Hall of Fame. Ms. Rees comes to the project as a principal of ALT Films, a new nonprofit production company. She is working in partnership with Anne Hopkins and Stephen Kulczycki.
If you would like to join us in creating materials based on these works, contact us now. |
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