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When Angie McCullough is about to flunk English, she gets desperate enough to do anything, even lie to her teacher or steal from a friend. However, when magically steps into the past, she finds herself face-to-face with Mark Twain himself!
Mark Twain's Tragedy in the Graveyard will be loved by English teachers, students, and parents alike, due to its mixture of entertainment, education, and morals. Through 40 minutes of laughter and learning, students will learn the basics of good writing taught by Mark Twain himself, and the valuable lesson that it's important to tell the truth, no matter what.
This DVD comes with a Teacher and Student Handbook with contains lessons and activities to help reinforce what is taught in the video. Vocabulary, history, and other subjects are taught through activities, games, quizzes, and even suggested field trips.
Mark Twain's Tragedy in the Graveyard has earned the following honors and awards:
- Silver Apple - National Education Media Network
- Finalist - Birmingham International Educational Film Festival
Approximate Running Time: 40 minutes
CAUTION: This Emmy award winning In Search of the Heroes DVD series is intended for mature high school students and adults, and includes scenes which depict real life situations about peer pressure, bigotry, drug and alcohol usage, and mild violence. This is done solely for dramatic effect in order to help teach students positive character values through the lives of both modern day teenagers and heroes of the past. The series stars NEST Advisory Board member Dr. Reg Grant, Professor of Pastoral Studies at the Dallas Theological Seminary and is produced by Greg Vaughn, the Founder and President of the "Letters from Dad" ministry.
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