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… Hamlet Meets Chushingura: Traditions of the Revenge Tragedy … a list of similarities and differences of Elizabethan public theatre and Kabuki theatre, a teacher background … to commit seppuku and his concern for his guests' comfort create a striking contrast, much like the contrast between …
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… Women's Suffrage: Why the West First? yes Photo caption Illustration by … a link from the EDSITEment-reviewed website Internet Public Library), an option in Part 3 requires the Shockwave … on the West Freeman Family , on the National Park Service website, a link from the EDSITEment resource Links …
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… The Green Book: African American Experiences of Travel and Place in the U.S. … Cover of the 1940 edition of The Negro Motorist Green Book created by Victor Hugo Green. Wikimedia Commons Release of … Green Book became a national guide and was a crowd-sourced publication in that users and businesses listed could …
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… We the People Bookshelf: A More Perfect Union August 16, 2019 yes Photo caption "We the People" image with Bald Eagle. Public Domain Pictures The We the People Bookshelf theme, “A … The life and times of César Chávez are vividly re-created in this collection of poems. Where most biographies …
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… Colonizing the Bay yes Photo caption Portrait of Gov. John Winthrop, flanked … spells out his vision of the society they hoped to create and how they must act if they were to succeed in the … professor, linked through the EDSITEment-reviewed Internet Public Library. Advanced students can also learn more about …
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… The Impact of the Transcontinental Railroad yes Photo caption The … and its territories. Content Standards NCSS.D2.His.1.3-5. Create and use a chronological sequence of related events to … available via a link from the EDSITEment resource Internet Public Library. At the time of the Founders, nothing in the …
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… Lesson 3: James Madison: Raising an Army: Balancing the Power of the … until after his death, In the early years of the Republic, Madison held a variety of offices, both appointed … considered unconstitutional, to elapse. The War of 1812 created a new need for the bank, but the question remained …
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… Jewish American Heritage Month April 29, 2016 yes Photo caption … remained open 24 hours on D-Day (June 6, 1944) for special services and prayer. Library of Congress Each May, … for middle and high-school students and their educators created by the Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial …
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… Helpful Animals and Compassionate Humans in Folklore yes Photo … available through the EDSITEment-reviewed resource Internet Public Library. Lesson Activities Activity 1. An … the animals offers aid only in return for a favor or service provided by the human. Students should be able to …
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… Lesson 3: Lost Hero: Was John Hanson Actually the First President? yes Photo … the powers and limits of the three branches of government, public officials, and bureaucracies at different levels in … or contrast between Hanson and Washington, and then create one pair of “side-by-side” pages for a double …
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… Paul Revere yes Photo caption Oil on panel painting by … include an "expert" for each primary account. National Park Service "Links to the Past" Minuteman resources for first … 3. Write a synthesis Synthesize what you have learned by creating first person accounts of the night in April 1775. …
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… The Papers of the War Department Video A More Perfect Union … Closer Reading Debate and Diplomacy During the Early Republic Teacher's Guide Chronicling America: History's First … Peace Content The Papers of the War Department project was created by the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New …
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… Lesson 1: How "Grand" and "Allied" was the Grand Alliance? yes Photo caption … had been absolute ruler of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) for more than a decade and a half. During …
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… 2017 Jefferson Lecture: Martha C. Nussbaum Video A More Perfect Union Art & Culture … audiences alike, Nussbaum is the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of … in the field of international development, helping to create new ways of assessing human well-being and advocating …
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… Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart yes Photo caption A spiral … of the novel's events and the time of its writing and publication, you can refer to the following … for Africa" (1880-1910) and the Berlin Act of 1885, which created a set of European-controlled nation-states that …
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… Lesson 4: Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury: Narration, Voice, and the … had planted the tree of liberty and made possible a great republic. (24) What is the significance of "blood" in this … Compson children's childhoods? Assessment Ask students to create a reading journal, noting details such as Faulkner's …
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… Life in the Floating World: Ukiyo-e Prints and the Rise of the Merchant … were ranked third because they made goods or offered services used by the people in daily life activities. They … with prohibitions and obligations for every class, created a system of checks on the power of all classes. This …
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… Twain & American Humor yes Photo caption Mark Twain, pondering … these websites to learn more about how Samuel Clemens created the "character" of Mark Twain, author. "The … maps available at the EDSITEment-reviewed National Parks Service: A Link to the Past: United States in 1830 United …
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… Democracy in America: Alexis de Tocqueville's Introduction March … laws and otherwise influences government, but it also “creates opinions” and “gives birth to sentiments” in society … and Anti-federalist Debates on Diversity and the Extended Republic Materials & Media Democracy in America: Alexis de …
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… BackStory: You've Come A Long Way—A History of Women in Politics Audio A More … Film Featured Image Photo caption United States Postal Service commemorative stamp of Shirley Chisholm, issued in 2014. United States Postal Service Civil War (1860-1865) Interwar Period (1920-1939) …
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… Where I Come From yes Photo caption Statue of Liberty, New York. Library of Congress In … that are part of their family history. Ask students to create a family "travel log" with one page set aside for … Internet Resources General News, Sports, and Information Services Africa Online allAfrica.com Access to current news …
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… The Crisis of American Diplomacy, 1793–1808 yes Photo caption Execution of … removed said deserters for re-entrance into British service. Known as impressment, this practice amounted to the … deeply concerned members of the emerging Democratic-Republican political coalition. Many insisted on the notion …
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… Veterans Speak: War, Trauma, and the Humanities yes Photo caption … on the history, experience, or meaning of war and military service called Standing Together: The Humanities and the …
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… The Federalist Debates: Balancing Power Between State and Federal … colonies drafted the Declaration of Independence to announce their intended separation from England, they also … and Anti-federalist Debates on Diversity and the Extended Republic Lesson Plan The Constitutional Convention: Four …
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… Lesson 2. Hopi Poetry yes Photo caption Hopi Blue Corn Wikimedia Commons Hopi culture is deeply rooted in the arid … favorite places. Activity 2. Hopi Poetry Analysis Begin by announcing in Hopi culture, cornfields are places of great …
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… Was There an Industrial Revolution? Americans at Work Before … Students can use narrative and descriptive strategies to create lively accounts of the lives of American workers … Countries That Invented the Industrial Revolution Internet Public Library The American Experience Anesthesia Cotton Gin …
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… Romare Bearden's "The Dove": A Meeting of Vision and Sound yes … in an interview. At the end of this lesson, students will create an art magazine that answers those questions. Part 1 … will need copies of the following, some of which are in the public domain. Many are also available on CDs in local …
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… Why Do We Remember Revere? Paul Revere's Ride in History and Literature yes Photo … Revere House , a link from the EDSITEment resource Internet Public Library, skipping (for now) any sections specifically … Coming of Independence: Key Events (timeline) National Park Service: Links to the Past Yorktown Biographies Lesson Plan …
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… Lesson 3: The Campaign of 1840: The Campaign yes Photo caption Pitcher … of 1824, a new two-party system began to emerge. Strong public reaction to perceived corruption in the vote in the … images, including symbols, were combined with text to create a particular persona or "political image" of William …
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… Walt Whitman's Notebooks and Poetry: The Sweep of the … Paterson by William Carlos Williams Walt Whitman sought to create a new and distinctly American form of poetry. As he … Educator Resources Photo Analysis Worksheet Internet Public Library Bartelby.com Walt Whitman PBS Modern American …