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… BackStory: How Reconstruction Transformed the Constitution … can studying the process by which a law or amendment was created shape our understanding of its purpose? The Library … the show features interviews with other scholars and public historians, seeking to bring U.S. history to life. …
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… Being in the Noh: An Introduction to Japanese Noh Plays yes Photo caption … accessible through the EDSITEment-reviewed website Internet Public Library. As you review the plays, make note of the … and a list of characters at the beginning. As students create their plays, instruct them to keep in mind the …
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… What Masks Reveal yes Photo caption Mardi Gras mask, New … websites: A Collector's Vision of Puerto Rico : masks created for the annual carnival celebration held in the … museum curators or appraisers like those on the popular public television program, Antiques Road Show. Activity 3. …
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… The Constitutional Convention: Four Founding Fathers You May Never Have Met … words and the words of others how the Founding Fathers created "a model of cooperative statesmanship and the art of … Kids (6–8) , a link from the EDSITEment resource Internet Public Library. Another feature on Ben's Guide to the U.S. …
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… Witnesses to Joan of Arc and The Hundred Years’ War yes Photo caption … through a link from EDSITEment resource The Internet Public Library for background information on Joan of Arc and … excerpts assigned to their group, students should begin by creating a list of questions similar to those given in the …
Closer Readings Post
… American Literature Lessons — Nineteenth Century September … Cover of Mark Twain's Sketches published in 1892. Public Domain Photos EDSITEment offers over 30 lessons … Hughes: Poems for a Democracy —Walt Whitman sought to create a new and distinctly American form of poetry. His …
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… Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: The First Great Latin American Poet yes … Sor Juana, students and teachers can consult the EDSITEment-created timeline of her life. Sor Juana was published in … Mundo, ¿qué interesas?” in their original language of publication. Sor Juana the Nun and Writer: Las Redondillas …
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… Lesson 3: Federalists and Democratic-Republicans: The Platforms They Never Had yes Photo caption … will use statements from members of these parties to create party platforms and if desired, slogans or posters. …
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… Lesson 1. Hopi Place Names yes Photo caption An upstairs room in a Hopi house, Grand Canyon, Arizona. New York Public Library, Public Domain Archive. The sovereign Hopi … Finally, students illustrate their personal geographies, creating maps of the important and meaningful places in …
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… Voting Rights for Women: Pro- and Anti-Suffrage yes Photo caption Three suffragists … "attach themselves to some man who will represent them in public affairs." Though such arguments may now sound rather … necessarily limited to any particular theme. If possible, create overheads or multiple copies of documents as …
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… Lesson 1: James Madison: Madison Was There yes Photo caption James … disputes over the meaning of a document that he helped to create. Content Standards NCSS.D1.1.6-8. Explain how a … the powers and limits of the three branches of government, public officials, and bureaucracies at different levels in …
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… BackStory: Darkness over the Plain: The Bison in American … a herd of bison near Lake Jessie (North Dakota), ca. 1855. Created by Sarony, Major & Knapp Lithographs for the Army … surveys, 47th & 49th Parallels. Library of Congress Early Republic (1790-1820) Antebellum Era (1820-1860) Gilded Age …
Student Activity
… “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. yes Photo caption … equality? What does it mean when we say that “all men are created equal” or that they are all “endowed by their … gave a memorable speech titled “ Television and the Public Interest ,” which challenged his audience as follows: …
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… What's in a Picture? An Introduction to Subject in the Visual … from examining the image? Next, explain that the image was created in the late 19th century by the French artist Edgar … through the EDSITEment-reviewed web resource Internet Public Library. Ask students to look at the following …
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… The Path of the Black Death yes Photo caption Map showing the … through a link from the EDSITEment-reviewed Internet Public Library, offers a brief summary of the Black Death in … Ages offered by the EDSITEment resource Learner.org . Create three student groups to work on Activity 3, The Dark …
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… The Constitutional Convention: What the Founding Fathers Said yes Photo … words and the words of others how the Founding Fathers created "a model of cooperative statesmanship and the art of … Kids (6–8), a link from the EDSITEment resource Internet Public Library. Another feature on Ben's Guide to the U.S. …
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… What Was Columbus Thinking? yes Photo caption 1519 portrait by … of his endeavor. Content Standards NCSS.D2.His.1.3-5. Create and use a chronological sequence of related events to … University of Southern Maine. Columbus used this letter to publicize his successful voyage; it became a sort of …
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… Lesson 1: Fragment on the Constitution and Union (1861)—The Purpose of … yes Photo caption Image of 1860 campaign illustration of Republican nominee Abraham Lincoln (with the words "Union", … 1808). Nevertheless, Lincoln believed the American founders created a federal government that would promote the equal …
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… The Legend of Sleepy Hollow yes Photo caption U.S. postage stamp of Legend of Sleepy Hollow - … Have students examine the techniques Irving uses to create the impression that these characters have a life of … out that his story is set "some thirty years" before its publication in 1820 (paragraph 8). What was happening in the …
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… Angkor What? Angkor Wat! yes Photo caption The “Terrace of … through the EDSITEment-reviewed web resource Internet Public Library. Assessment For beginning students: ask … that Khmer society probably had artisan guilds in order to create miles of bas-relief sculpture. While there does not …
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… Lesson 2: Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury: Benjy's Sense of Time and … the Web (WFotW), available via EDSITEment reviewed Internet Public Library, offers a useful list of Benjy's attendants … a symbolic role in the novel? Assessment Ask students to create a reading journal, noting details such as Faulkner's …
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… The Inner Chapters of John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath: The Inner … these “generals” Steinbeck wanted to make sure the reading public did not interpret the experiences of the Joad family … plots), and manipulate time (e.g., pacing, flashbacks) create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise. …
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… Background on the Patriot Attitude Toward the Monarchy yes … the powers and limits of the three branches of government, public officials, and bureaucracies at different levels in … Federalist design for President of the United States was creating a virtual monarchy. Share with the class Hamilton's …
Closer Readings Post
… World War I and American Art: Part One January 10, 2017 Joe Phelan … seem to be in a different world than these posters. Hassam created his series of thirty paintings after being inspired … an unprecedented number of posters aimed at motivating the public to participate in the war, whether by enlisting or by …
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… Lesson 3: George Washington: The Precedent President yes Photo caption Gilbert … of Congress, enforce laws, or check acts of Congress) created by the Articles of Confederation had failed. As part … the powers and limits of the three branches of government, public officials, and bureaucracies at different levels in …
Student Activity
… Lewis and Clark: Exploring Uncharted Territory yes Photo caption … Lewis, his friend, William Clark, and 31 other companions, creating the "Corps of Discovery." After gathering supplies … important research is the digitized version of the 1814 publication ordered by the U.S. Government, History of the …
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… Jack London's The Call of the Wild: "Nature Faker"? yes Photo … for example) wrote with the specific goal of increasing public awareness of wild and domesticated animals and often … truly "not directed by abstract reasoning"? Can any writer create a believable and compelling nonhuman character …
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… Lesson 2: The Monroe Doctrine: President Monroe and the Independence Movement in South America yes Photo … Library of Congress James Monroe spent most of his life in public office, devoting a significant portion of his career … vice president of the newly declared Republic of Columbia—created from a combination of Venezuela and New Granada …
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… BackStory: What’s Cooking? A History of Food in America Audio … (34:10-43:15) Comprehension Questions Why were cake mixes created? When were they invented, and when did they become … the show features interviews with other scholars and public historians, seeking to bring U.S. history to life. …
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… “Their Eyes Were Watching God”: Folk Speech and Figurative Language yes Photo … students with an opportunity to observe how Hurston creates a unique literary voice by combining folklore, folk … deserved attention from English teachers and the reading public. Hurston’s masterwork, Their Eyes Were Watching God …