StudentCam 2026 Documentary Competition Theme Announced: "America's 250th Anniversary!"
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Video Clip: Books that Shaped America (11:49)
Lesson Plan: What Book Has Shaped America? (10 Clips)
Video Clip: The Hero's Journey (4:38)
Bell Ringer: Writing a Memoir (2:08)
Bell Ringer: The Dictionary Project (5:33)
Bell Ringer: Comic Books as Historical Reflections (4:33)
Lesson Plan: Who Tells Your (Imperfect) Story? (3 Clips)
Lesson Plan: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor: How Books Have Impacted Her Life (7 Clips)
Lesson Plan: "Enough Is Enuf" - History of the Simplified Spelling Movement (9 Clips)
Bell Ringer: Former US Poet Laureate Rita Dove on the Importance of Arts Education (12:48)
Bell Ringer: The Historic Literary Sites of Wilmington, North Carolina (11:25)