Awesome Stories
Awesome Stories (www.awesomestories.com) is a collection of stories on a variety of topics, including topics related to current movies, famous trials, and American and world history. The site exists as a gathering place of primary-source information, and the stories place original materials in context.
Awesome Stories also has a video section, where learners can first read a paragraph about a video and then look at it. There are approximately 400 videos listed: www.awesomestories.com/sampletopics/videoclips.shtml Many of the stories also have an audio component, so adult learners can hear the words as they read them: www.awesomestories.com/sampletopics/audiocollection.shtml
Awesome Stories is free; however, you may need to request a free password in order to access all of the materials. Note that some pages may include advertisements.