EDSITEment January Newsletter

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January, 2010

We the People Bookshelf: Free Books and DVDs for Public & School Libraries

Each year NEH's Bookshelf identifies a theme important to the nation's heritage and selects books that embody that theme. The deadline for applying is January 29, 2010. EDSITEment has synopses of this year's selections. Read More »

I Have a Dream: Celebrating the Vision of Martin Luther King, Jr.

On the third Monday of January, Americans celebrate the life and achievement of one of our most respected citizens—Martin Luther King, Jr. Read More »

Birth of a Nation, the NAACP, and the Balancing of Rights

In this lesson students learn how Birth of a Nation reflected and influenced racial attitudes, and they analyze and evaluate the efforts of the NAACP to prohibit showing of the film. Read More »

NAACP's Anti-Lynching Campaigns: The Quest for Social Justice in the Interwar Years

During the years 1909 to 1939, the NAACP lobbied Congress for anti-lynching legislation. This noble effort failed, but reveals much about how Americans understood the federal system, interpreted the Constitution, and responded to calls for social justice. Read More »

This Month:

This January, start your class off with a quick Q & A from EDSITEment's calendar

Whose birthday is it today?
- 1/06 Joan of Arc
- 1/07 Zora Neal Hurston
- 1/15 MLK
- 1/17 Benjamin Franklin
- 1/19 Edgar Allen Poe
- 1/27 Lewis Carroll
- 1/29 Thomas Paine
- 1/30 FDR

Martin Puryear’s Ladder for Booker T. Washington

Students examine Martin Puryear’s Ladder for Booker T. Washington and consider how the title of Puryear’s sculpture is reflected in the meanings we can draw from it. Read More »

Also This Month:

EDSITEment and the Olympics

In commemoration of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Vancouver, we offer up our lesson plans on the original, ancient Olympics: Live from Ancient Olympia! and The Olympic Medal: It's All Greek to Us! Read More »

Professional Opportunities

NEH announces over 30 professional development opportunities for the 2010 Summer Seminars, Institutes, and Landmarks for K-12 teachers. Topics range from the "Arabic Novel" to "Shakespeare". Join your colleagues in a two to six-week project that takes place in the United States or abroad and also deepens your understanding of the humanities. Stipends help defray travel and living expenses. Check out the full listing here.

National Day On Writing

What can your students say about a great work of art? Direct them to EDSITEment's own online writing gallery and let their essays tell the world! Read More »

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