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… The Panic of 1837 and the Presidency of Martin Van Buren yes … in favor of particular pursuits, losses not incurred in the public service. This would be substantially to use the property of …
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… The Boston Tea Party: Costume Optional? yes Photo caption Poem honoring … the ways we can know what happened more than 200 years ago. Create a list on chart paper or the blackboard of what the … available via a link from the EDSITEment resource Internet Public Library.Though this brief account is told in …
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… Ask an NEH Expert: All About Local History Video History & … Local History Lesson Plan Place-Based Learning: Creating Clio Entries Teacher's Guide Using Primary Sources … of Center for Educators and Schools at the New York Public Library discuss how local stories and perspectives …
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… Jack London’s “To Build A Fire” yes Photo caption Jack London in his office, 1916. Wikimedia Commons … States Constitution established a large commercial republic, largely on the belief (defended in Federalist No. …
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… Couriers in the Inca Empire: Getting Your Message Across yes Photo caption … days, about the same time as it takes today's modern postal service to deliver a letter between those two cities. …
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… Lesson 1: What Are the Qualities of a Good Military Leader? yes Photo … , given to Washington upon his retirement from military service. If desired, read instead the Address of the …
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… What Does It Mean to Be American? September 21, 2018 Reema … propose a new bill to the U.S. Congress reserving lands for public use. In 1864, President Lincoln signed legislation … first time that the federal government had ever created public parklands. A few years later in 1872, the …
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… Who Belongs on the Frontier: Cherokee Removal yes Photo caption Sequoyah, inventor of the Cherokee … information is available in the historical sources they created. D2.Civ.3.6-8. Examine the origins, purposes, and … the powers and limits of the three branches of government, public officials, and bureaucracies at different levels in …
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… Esperanza Rising: Learning Not to Be Afraid to Start Over yes … become citizens. The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service conducted raids and deported many thousands of … tragedy. Ask students to use details from the novel to create a birthday celebration for Esperanza. Encourage them …
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… BackStory: Blasts from the Past: A History of Dynamite in the … What kinds of labor needed to be brought together to create Mount Rushmore once dynamite was involved? What … the show features interviews with other scholars and public historians, seeking to bring U.S. history to life. …
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… Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat" yes Photo caption A dinghy like the … story, available via the EDSITEment-reviewed Internet Public Library. Look at this map of The Mosquito Inlet and … How do these varying emotions build upon each other to create the mood of the scene? How does the third-person …
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… Stories in Quilts yes Photo caption A quilting party in an Alvin, Wisconsin home. Library … tell stories that reflect the lives of the people who create them, and that record the cultural history of a … , located on the EDSITEment-reviewed website Internet Public Library, or images from one of the recommended books. …
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… Remember the Ladies: The First Ladies yes Photo caption Abigail Adams was … ) and Rosalynn Carter ( color version or black and white ), created in January and February 1977, respectively. What … 200 years earlier? Does this indicate a change in the public image of a First Lady? 3. Ask students to think about …
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… Fairy Tales Around the World yes Photo caption Poster showing … a wolf. Library of Congress Fairy tales are stories either created or strongly influenced by oral traditions. Their … an "original version." Most of the European fairy tales in publication today for children are based on the stories …
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… La Familia yes Photo caption "Familias Reales: La Familia de … Tutorial , a link from the EDSITEment resource Internet Public Library 2. Use cognates—words similar in form and … those they have just learned about; and finally, they will create collages to illustrate daily life in each location. …
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… Davy Crockett, Tall Tales, and History yes Photo caption … candidate Estes Kefauver, who sported one at numerous public appearances. What made David Crockett one of the most … of the 19th century? Content Standards NCSS.D2.His.1.3-5. Create and use a chronological sequence of related events to …
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… The Supreme Court: The Judicial Power of the United States yes Photo caption U.S. Supreme … the ratification process and into the early years of the Republic. This lesson provides an introduction to the Supreme … your classroom. Activity 2. How Was the Federal Judiciary Created? "In unfolding the defects of the existing …
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… “The Great Migration” by Minnie Bruce Pratt yes Photo caption Minnie … Activity 2. Tableaux on Migration Objective: Students will create tableaux about the possible causes and outcomes of … Studies, refer them to this resource from New Visions for Public Schools' US History Curriculum project .) What was …
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… Egypt's Pyramids: Monuments with a Message yes Photo caption Pyramid of … see them from space! Content Standards NCSS.D2.His.1.3-5. Create and use a chronological sequence of related events to … , a link available from the EDSITEment-reviewed Internet Public Library, defines "artifact" this way: "something …
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… Fables and Trickster Tales Around the World yes Photo caption … through the EDSITEment-reviewed Web resource Internet Public Library. The "Preface" provides information on the … Fables Web site notes: "It has been said that Aesop only created but a few of the Fables, but he is still regarded as …
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… BackStory: Man vs. the Machine - Technophobia and American … related to electricity? Additional Resources BackStory has created a lesson plan for this episode which focuses on the … advertising and short-term rentals. This essay from Public Books by geographer Desiree Fields describes how …
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… Cave Art: Discovering Prehistoric Humans through Pictures yes … around us. In this lesson, students learn about images created by people in pre-history and the stories those … available through the EDSITEment-reviewed resource Internet Public Library. Select the dates relevant to the cave …
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… "Three Shots": Ernest Hemingway's Nick Adams yes Photo caption Ernest Hemingway Writing … story based on their own childhood experiences and together create a short story collection. Background Ernest Hemingway … Center , a link from the EDSITEment reviewed Internet Public Library. For an overview of his life, look through …
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… Folktales and Ecology: Animals and Humans in Cooperation and … with internet access and a digital projector, consider creating a simple website that includes links to all online … through the EDSITEment-reviewed website The Internet Public Library. Ask the students to complete the story chart …
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… In Her Shoes: Lois Weber and the Female Filmmakers Who Shaped Early Hollywood yes … by Burton Rice for Bluebird Photoplays (Life time: pre-1925 publication of advertisement by defunct film company; … roles in early film production – and the opportunities this created for enterprising, artistic women: “In addition to …
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… Morality “Tales” East and West: European Fables and Buddhist … through the EDSITEment-reviewed web resource Internet Public Library. If you would like more detailed information … are morality tales, which are very similar. Help students create a definition for Jataka Tales. A working definition …
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… A Raisin in the Sun: Whose "American Dream"? yes Photo … people’s perspectives shaped the historical sources they created. NCSS.D2.His.10.3-5. Compare information provided by …
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… Introducing Metaphors Through Poetry yes Photo caption Celebrated American … through the EDSITEment-reviewed web resource Internet Public Library. Review and bookmark the web page More about … Hughes, Margaret Atwood, Naomi Shihab Nye, and others. Create their own metaphors and apply this tool to their own …
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… The Declaration of Independence: "An Expression of the American … letters, printed essays, or in the elementary books of public right, as Aristotle, Cicero, Locke, Sidney, & c." — … people’s perspectives shaped the historical sources they created. NCSS.D1.1.9-12. Explain how a question reflects an …