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Thomas Edison shows first motion picture
October 6, 1889
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Lesson Plan / History & Social StudiesThomas Edison's Inventions in the 1900s and Today: From "New" to You!
This lesson plan introduces students to Thomas Edison’s life and inventions. It asks students to compare and contrast life around 1900 with their own lives and helps students understand the connections between the technological advancements of the early twentieth century and contemporary society and culture.
William Penn brings first group of German settlers to America
October 6, 1683
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Lesson Plan / History & Social StudiesWilliam Penn's Peaceable Kingdom
By juxtaposing the different promotional tracts of William Penn and David Pastorius, students will understand the ethnic diversity of Pennsylvania along with the “pull” factors of migration in the 17th century English colonies.
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William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying” published
October 6, 1930
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Lesson Plan / Literature & Language ArtsLesson 1: Faulkner's As I Lay Dying: Images of Faulkner and the South
Students learn more about Faulkner's life and the culture of the South while exploring the use of multiple voices in narration.
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