The official -unofficial website dedicated to W. Russell shows all of Willy Russell's work including films, novels and significant moments in his career. 

Numerous lesson plans put students in the role of decision makers at critical moments in history (USA: Brown University 2018). 

These lessons help students to learn about, discuss, and engage in current issues, develop essential social and emotional skills, from active listening to standing up to bias (USA 2007-19).

In this lesson students will gain self-confidence by recognizing what is good about one's cultural background and/or community affiliation and increase their awareness of other cultures/religions (USA: Teachable Moments 2010-21).

Students think about the idea of ʺhomeʺ and what it means to be a refugee, learn about the refugee crisis in Syria, and hear the voices of Syrian refugees (Teachable Moments USA 2013-20).

Two student readings examine the history of stop and frisk and the debate surounding this policing practice in the U.S. (Teachable Moments USA 2013)

Five times in U.S history, poetry has been read at presidential swearing in ceremonies. All of these poems are beautiful works of art, but have also become political documents, speaking to specific moments of time in the U.S.

What is ʺthrowaway cultureʺ — and how do we participate in it? Students explore 'planned obsolescence' and a countering movement for the 'right-to-repair.' (USA: Teachable Moments 2022)

Did Mr. Snowden the right thing? In this ʺText to Textʺ lesson plan, the New York Times' Learning Network pairs two articles that capture parallel moments in history to help  answer this question: Daniel Ellsberg’s surrender to the police in 1971 after leaking the Pentagon Papers, and Edward Snowden’s public admission in June that he leaked classified documents ...

What roles has the Mississippi River played throughout United States history? How has the river been central to struggles to define “America” and “American”? In this New York Times lesson, students examine what life was like on the banks of the Mississippi River during pivotal moments in American history (2017).