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Here are home viewing suggestions for the week, selected from online advanced TV program listings and aligned with the state and national K-12 academic standards available online. Please consult local listings also, since actual broadcast times may vary. The Websites cited in the “Log on“ box below the TV listing provide further details about the show’s topic and may contain links to video clips from the show or a complete streaming video version of the show.
Thursday , August 2, 2012,
8-9 p.m. E/P
PBS
American History and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School
Globe Trekker: Texas
Airing on KLCS, this geography documentary provides a tour of Texas including stops in Austin; San Antonio and the Alamo; a haunted hotel; and El Paso. Also: a road trip along Route 66 highlights the Palo Duro Canyon, a steak-eating challenge in Amarillo and the ghost town of Glenrio.
Log on http://www.pilotguides.com/destination_guide/north-america/texas/texas_destination_guide.php
Friday , August 3, 2012,
9-10 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
World History and Geography
Middle and High School
Unearthing Ancient Secrets: Egypt's Mystery Tomb
When explorer Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922, many believed that the Valley of the Kings had given up its last secret. Now, in this documentary, filmed more than eighty years later, archaeologists have unearthed the entrance to a new tomb just a few meters away. But who or what lies inside? As cameras are allowed to follow the excavation of a new tomb in the Valley of the Kings for the first time, we follow the experts using 21st century scientific techniques to unravel the mysteries of tomb KV63. Could this be the final resting place of Tutankhamun's mother? TV-PG
Log on http://science.discovery.com/tv/ancient-secrets/ancient-secrets.html
Saturday, August 4, 2012,
6-9 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
U.S. and World History
Middle and High School
Inside the Vietnam War
This three-hour documentary takes viewers inside covert operations, gives you a seat at the military strategy table and lets you witness the emotional toll of war through the eyes of the soldiers and the pilots who undertook dozens of death-defying missions. Woven together with testimonials from more than 50 Vietnam veterans, archival audio and video footage, and never-before-seen photos, the special features the harrowing firsthand accounts of the brave men and women who lived through the war.
Log on http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/national-geographic-channel/specials-1/history-events/ngc-the-battle-of-hue/?source=email_channel
Sunday, August 5, 2012,
9-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
Social Science and Foreign Language
Elementary, Middle and High School
Speaking in Tongues
Airing on KLCS, this documentary about four children learning to be bilingual and bicultural raises questions about what it means to be American in the 21st century. It begins with an ordinary first day of public school kindergarten—except that the teacher speaks only Chinese. Most of her primarily white and Asian American students look confused but curious; a few nod knowingly. They are all in a language immersion class, where, from day one, they will receive 90% of their instruction in Cantonese. Jason is a first generation Mexican-American whose immigrant family embraces bilingualism as the key to full participation in the land of opportunity. Durrell is an African-American kindergartner whose mom hopes that learning Mandarin will be a way out of economic uncertainty and into possibility. Kelly is a Chinese-American recapturing the Cantonese her parents sacrificed to become American. Julian is a Caucasian 8th grader eager to expand his horizons and become a good world citizen.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/programs/speaking-in-tongues
Monday, August 6, 2012,
7:15-9 p.m. E/P
Starz Channel
World History and Literature
High School
Midnight In Paris
This is a movie about writers and artists. It follows an aspiring novelist vacationing in Paris who has taken to touring the city alone. On one such late-night excursion, he encounters a group of strange -- yet familiar -- revelers, who sweep him along, apparently back in time, for a night with some of the Jazz Age's icons of art and literature. Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Stein, Eliot, plus Picasso, Dali, Lautrec and others. The more time he spends with these cultural heroes of the past, the more dissatisfied he becomes with the present. Woody Allen directs. Rated PG-13. Available on DVD.
Log on http://www.imdb.com/title/tt160578
Tuesday, August 7, 2012,
8-9 p.m. E/P
PBS
Social Science
High School
World Peace And Other 4th Grade Achievements
This documentary, airing on KLCS, interweaves the story of John Hunter, a teacher in Charlottesville, Virginia, with his students’ participation in an exercise called the World Peace Game. The game triggers an eight-week transformation of the children from students of a neighborhood public school to citizens of the world. The film reveals how a wise, loving teacher can unleash students’ full potential. The film traces how Hunter’s unique teaching career emerges from his own diverse background. An African-American educated in the segregated schools of rural Virginia, where his mother was his 4th grade teacher, he was selected by his community to be one of seven students to integrate a previously all-white middle school. After graduation, he traveled extensively to China, Japan, and India, and his exposure to Gandhi’s principles of non-violence led him to ask what he could do as a teacher to work toward a more peaceful world. Hunter teaches the concept of peace not as a utopian dream but as an attainable goal to strive for, and he provides his students with the tools for this effort. The children learn to collaborate and communicate with each other as they work to resolve the Game’s conflicts. They learn how to compromise while accommodating different perspectives and interests. Most importantly, the students discover that they share a deep and abiding interest in taking care of each other.
Log on http://www.ifccenter.com/films/world-peace-and-other-4th-grade-achievements
Wednesday, August 8, 2012,
7-8 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science
Middle and High School
Will We Become Extinct?
Our ability to read the human genome means that we have a roadmap for the history of our evolution. Humans have continued to evolve over the past 50,000 years and this documentary raises the most exciting question of all: how will we evolve in the future? TV-14
Log on http://news.discovery.com/human/will-humans-be-extinct-within-100-years.html
Book TV Schedule
Thursday , August 2, 2012,
8-9 p.m. E/P
PBS
American History and Geography
Elementary, Middle and High School
Globe Trekker: Texas
Airing on KLCS, this geography documentary provides a tour of Texas including stops in Austin; San Antonio and the Alamo; a haunted hotel; and El Paso. Also: a road trip along Route 66 highlights the Palo Duro Canyon, a steak-eating challenge in Amarillo and the ghost town of Glenrio.
Log on http://www.pilotguides.com/destination_guide/north-america/texas/texas_destination_guide.php
Friday , August 3, 2012,
9-10 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
World History and Geography
Middle and High School
Unearthing Ancient Secrets: Egypt's Mystery Tomb
When explorer Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922, many believed that the Valley of the Kings had given up its last secret. Now, in this documentary, filmed more than eighty years later, archaeologists have unearthed the entrance to a new tomb just a few meters away. But who or what lies inside? As cameras are allowed to follow the excavation of a new tomb in the Valley of the Kings for the first time, we follow the experts using 21st century scientific techniques to unravel the mysteries of tomb KV63. Could this be the final resting place of Tutankhamun's mother? TV-PG
Log on http://science.discovery.com/tv/ancient-secrets/ancient-secrets.html
Saturday, August 4, 2012,
6-9 p.m. E/P
National Geographic Channel
U.S. and World History
Middle and High School
Inside the Vietnam War
This three-hour documentary takes viewers inside covert operations, gives you a seat at the military strategy table and lets you witness the emotional toll of war through the eyes of the soldiers and the pilots who undertook dozens of death-defying missions. Woven together with testimonials from more than 50 Vietnam veterans, archival audio and video footage, and never-before-seen photos, the special features the harrowing firsthand accounts of the brave men and women who lived through the war.
Log on http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/national-geographic-channel/specials-1/history-events/ngc-the-battle-of-hue/?source=email_channel
Sunday, August 5, 2012,
9-10 p.m. E/P
PBS
Social Science and Foreign Language
Elementary, Middle and High School
Speaking in Tongues
Airing on KLCS, this documentary about four children learning to be bilingual and bicultural raises questions about what it means to be American in the 21st century. It begins with an ordinary first day of public school kindergarten—except that the teacher speaks only Chinese. Most of her primarily white and Asian American students look confused but curious; a few nod knowingly. They are all in a language immersion class, where, from day one, they will receive 90% of their instruction in Cantonese. Jason is a first generation Mexican-American whose immigrant family embraces bilingualism as the key to full participation in the land of opportunity. Durrell is an African-American kindergartner whose mom hopes that learning Mandarin will be a way out of economic uncertainty and into possibility. Kelly is a Chinese-American recapturing the Cantonese her parents sacrificed to become American. Julian is a Caucasian 8th grader eager to expand his horizons and become a good world citizen.
Log on http://www.pbs.org/programs/speaking-in-tongues
Monday, August 6, 2012,
7:15-9 p.m. E/P
Starz Channel
World History and Literature
High School
Midnight In Paris
This is a movie about writers and artists. It follows an aspiring novelist vacationing in Paris who has taken to touring the city alone. On one such late-night excursion, he encounters a group of strange -- yet familiar -- revelers, who sweep him along, apparently back in time, for a night with some of the Jazz Age's icons of art and literature. Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Stein, Eliot, plus Picasso, Dali, Lautrec and others. The more time he spends with these cultural heroes of the past, the more dissatisfied he becomes with the present. Woody Allen directs. Rated PG-13. Available on DVD.
Log on http://www.imdb.com/title/tt160578
Tuesday, August 7, 2012,
8-9 p.m. E/P
PBS
Social Science
High School
World Peace And Other 4th Grade Achievements
This documentary, airing on KLCS, interweaves the story of John Hunter, a teacher in Charlottesville, Virginia, with his students’ participation in an exercise called the World Peace Game. The game triggers an eight-week transformation of the children from students of a neighborhood public school to citizens of the world. The film reveals how a wise, loving teacher can unleash students’ full potential. The film traces how Hunter’s unique teaching career emerges from his own diverse background. An African-American educated in the segregated schools of rural Virginia, where his mother was his 4th grade teacher, he was selected by his community to be one of seven students to integrate a previously all-white middle school. After graduation, he traveled extensively to China, Japan, and India, and his exposure to Gandhi’s principles of non-violence led him to ask what he could do as a teacher to work toward a more peaceful world. Hunter teaches the concept of peace not as a utopian dream but as an attainable goal to strive for, and he provides his students with the tools for this effort. The children learn to collaborate and communicate with each other as they work to resolve the Game’s conflicts. They learn how to compromise while accommodating different perspectives and interests. Most importantly, the students discover that they share a deep and abiding interest in taking care of each other.
Log on http://www.ifccenter.com/films/world-peace-and-other-4th-grade-achievements
Wednesday, August 8, 2012,
7-8 p.m. E/P
Science Channel
Science
Middle and High School
Will We Become Extinct?
Our ability to read the human genome means that we have a roadmap for the history of our evolution. Humans have continued to evolve over the past 50,000 years and this documentary raises the most exciting question of all: how will we evolve in the future? TV-14
Log on http://news.discovery.com/human/will-humans-be-extinct-within-100-years.html
Book TV Schedule
Saturday, August 4th
8am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"The Spirit of Compromise: Why Governing Demands It and Campaigning Undermines It"
Amy Gutmann; Dennis Thompson
Approx. 59 min.
"The Spirit of Compromise: Why Governing Demands It and Campaigning Undermines It"
Amy Gutmann; Dennis Thompson
10am (ET)
Approx. 29 min.
2012 Eagle Forum Collegians Leadership Summit: Phyllis Schlafly, "No Higher Power"
Phyllis Schlafly
Approx. 29 min.
2012 Eagle Forum Collegians Leadership Summit: Phyllis Schlafly, "No Higher Power"
Phyllis Schlafly
10:30am (ET)
Approx. 51 min.
"Multiplication is for White People: Raising Expectations For Other People's Children"
Lisa Delpit
Approx. 51 min.
"Multiplication is for White People: Raising Expectations For Other People's Children"
Lisa Delpit
11:30am (ET)
Approx. 28 min.
"Before the Lights Go Out: Conquering the Energy Crisis Before It Conquers Us"
Maggie Koerth-Baker
Approx. 28 min.
"Before the Lights Go Out: Conquering the Energy Crisis Before It Conquers Us"
Maggie Koerth-Baker
2:15pm (ET)
Approx. 52 min.
"Defending the Free Market: The Moral Case for a Free Economy"
Rev. Robert Sirico
Approx. 52 min.
"Defending the Free Market: The Moral Case for a Free Economy"
Rev. Robert Sirico
3:15pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 1 min.
"White House Burning: The Founding Fathers, Our National Debt, and Why It Matters to You"
Simon Johnson; James Kwak
Approx. 1 hr. 1 min.
"White House Burning: The Founding Fathers, Our National Debt, and Why It Matters to You"
Simon Johnson; James Kwak
4:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 10 min.
"The Battle Over Health Care: What Obama's Reform Means for Amerca's Future"
Rosemary Gibson
Approx. 1 hr. 10 min.
"The Battle Over Health Care: What Obama's Reform Means for Amerca's Future"
Rosemary Gibson
6pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
Encore Booknotes: "Posterity: Letters of Great Americans to Their Children"
Dorie McCullough Lawson
Approx. 58 min.
Encore Booknotes: "Posterity: Letters of Great Americans to Their Children"
Dorie McCullough Lawson
8:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 12 min.
"The Brief Against Obama: The Rise, Fall & Epic Fail of the Hope & Change Presidency"
Hugh Hewitt
Approx. 1 hr. 12 min.
"The Brief Against Obama: The Rise, Fall & Epic Fail of the Hope & Change Presidency"
Hugh Hewitt
11pm (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
"The 4% Solution: Unleashing the Economic Growth America Needs"
George W. Bush; James K. Glassman
Approx. 44 min.
"The 4% Solution: Unleashing the Economic Growth America Needs"
George W. Bush; James K. Glassman
Sunday, August 5th
1:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 11 min.
"Atlantic Fever: Lindbergh, His Competitors, and the Race to Cross the Atlantic"
Joe Jackson
Approx. 1 hr. 11 min.
"Atlantic Fever: Lindbergh, His Competitors, and the Race to Cross the Atlantic"
Joe Jackson
3am (ET)
Approx. 48 min.
"Me the People: One Man's Selfless Quest to Rewrite the Constitution of the United States of America"
Kevin Bleyer
Approx. 48 min.
"Me the People: One Man's Selfless Quest to Rewrite the Constitution of the United States of America"
Kevin Bleyer
4am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 12 min.
"The Brief Against Obama: The Rise, Fall & Epic Fail of the Hope & Change Presidency"
Hugh Hewitt
Approx. 1 hr. 12 min.
"The Brief Against Obama: The Rise, Fall & Epic Fail of the Hope & Change Presidency"
Hugh Hewitt
6:15am (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
"The 4% Solution: Unleashing the Economic Growth America Needs"
George W. Bush; James K. Glassman
Approx. 44 min.
"The 4% Solution: Unleashing the Economic Growth America Needs"
George W. Bush; James K. Glassman
7am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
"Grace and Grit: My Fight For Equal Pay and Fairness at Goodyear and Beyond"
Lilly Ledbetter
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
"Grace and Grit: My Fight For Equal Pay and Fairness at Goodyear and Beyond"
Lilly Ledbetter
8:15am (ET)
Approx. 29 min.
2012 Eagle Forum Collegians Leadership Summit: Brett Decker, "Bowing to Beijing"
Brett Decker
Approx. 29 min.
2012 Eagle Forum Collegians Leadership Summit: Brett Decker, "Bowing to Beijing"
Brett Decker
10:15am (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
Book Party for Col. Lee Ellis (Ret., U.S. Air Force), "Leading with Honor: Leadership Lessons from the Hanoi Hotel"
Col. Lee Ellis (Ret., U.S. Air Force)
Approx. 44 min.
Book Party for Col. Lee Ellis (Ret., U.S. Air Force), "Leading with Honor: Leadership Lessons from the Hanoi Hotel"
Col. Lee Ellis (Ret., U.S. Air Force)
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3pm (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
"The 4% Solution: Unleashing the Economic Growth America Needs"
George W. Bush; James K. Glassman
Approx. 44 min.
"The 4% Solution: Unleashing the Economic Growth America Needs"
George W. Bush; James K. Glassman
4pm (ET)
Approx. 25 min.
2012 Book Expo America: Interview with Sarah Weinman, News Director, Publishers Marketplace
Sarah Weinman
Approx. 25 min.
2012 Book Expo America: Interview with Sarah Weinman, News Director, Publishers Marketplace
Sarah Weinman
4:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 12 min.
"The Brief Against Obama: The Rise, Fall & Epic Fail of the Hope & Change Presidency"
Hugh Hewitt
Approx. 1 hr. 12 min.
"The Brief Against Obama: The Rise, Fall & Epic Fail of the Hope & Change Presidency"
Hugh Hewitt
6pm (ET)
Approx. 55 min.
"Brotherhood of the Bomb: The Tangled Lives and Loyalties of Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward Teller"
Gregg Herken
Approx. 55 min.
"Brotherhood of the Bomb: The Tangled Lives and Loyalties of Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence, and Edward Teller"
Gregg Herken
7pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
2012 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest: Gary Krist, "City of Scoundrels," and Joe Allen, "People Wasn't Meant to Burn"
Joe Allen; Gary Krist
Approx. 45 min.
2012 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest: Gary Krist, "City of Scoundrels," and Joe Allen, "People Wasn't Meant to Burn"
Joe Allen; Gary Krist
10pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 10 min.
"The Battle Over Health Care: What Obama's Reform Means for Amerca's Future"
Rosemary Gibson
Approx. 1 hr. 10 min.
"The Battle Over Health Care: What Obama's Reform Means for Amerca's Future"
Rosemary Gibson
11:15pm (ET)
Approx. 42 min.
"Final Victory: FDR's Extraordinary World War II Presidential Campaign"
Stanley Weintraub
Approx. 42 min.
"Final Victory: FDR's Extraordinary World War II Presidential Campaign"
Stanley Weintraub
Monday, August 6th
6:15am (ET)
Approx. 41 min.
2012 Book Expo America: A Discussion with Marji Ross, President, Regnery Publishing & Susan Weinberg, Pubisher, PublicAffairs Books
Marji Ross
Approx. 41 min.
2012 Book Expo America: A Discussion with Marji Ross, President, Regnery Publishing & Susan Weinberg, Pubisher, PublicAffairs Books
Marji Ross
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