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… receiving lower pay than foreign counterparts (typically Americans) working in the same factories. The federal …
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… In the hundred years since its first identification on American soil, the number of attacks, their severity, and … the extent of his polio such as the press’s role and why Americans may not have elected a president in a wheelchair. …
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… Curriculum Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: The First Great Latin American Poet Lesson Plan Lesson 1: Trekking to Timbuktu: … Ancient Civilizations Culture Economics Government Latino/a American
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… their graphic and sometimes sensational reporting opened Americans’ eyes to dangerous working conditions in …
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… The Jungle ,  available under “Hypertexts” section of the American Studies website at University of Virginia. A … ways that immigrants were being exploited in Chicago; most Americans instead focused on the section that discussed the …
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… to supplant the blackboard with the screen.” —Lois Weber, American Silent Film Director, Screenwriter, Producer, and … with this comprehensive lesson plan developed by the American Film Institute. This curriculum has three … Through Film Lesson Plan A Raisin in the Sun: Whose "American Dream"? Media Resource BackStory: Shattering the …
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… one of the most important ways of categorizing European and American paintings from the 16th through the 20th centuries. … term that are most often used in reference to European and American art, and as a result this lesson will concentrate … by viewing one of George Inness’ landscape paintings of the American landscape. Inness spent many years living in …
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… Tears Spoiled My Aim and available via EDSITEment-reviewed American Studies at the University of Virginia , might be a … want to include some of the sections of Literature in the American South (as detailed in Preparation Instructions …
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… have needed and chosen to be in communication with the American public on a more regular basis. From telegraphs to … on a Cold Winter's Day Student Activity Lincoln on the American Union: A Word Fitly Spoken Lesson Plan Lincoln's …
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… did child slaves live? Background Childhood slavery in the American South encompassed a variety of experiences and … Keckly). Review “‘ I was Born a Slave:’ Two African American Women Relate their Childhood Years and the Growing … Either distribute “‘ I was Born a Slave:' Two African American Women Relate their Childhood Years and the Growing …
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… times, Winslow Homer painted The Veteran in a New Field. American soldiers were returning home to resume civilian … of Homer's single reaper. Selected EDSITEment Websites American Experience Reconstruction: The Second Civil War Building Community: Medieval Technology and American History The Getty A Harvest of Death Library of …
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… day had a crime rate higher than that of any modern American city and a homicide rate many times that of London … Available via a link on the EDSITEment-reviewed Academy of American Poets are clips of the poet Robert Pinsky reading …
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… State. For years, she and her siblings were the only Asian American children in her school and she was the only one in … 2010, this novel moves on from the ordinary lives of Asian Americans in her other books to a fantastical adventure in a …
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… whale = a basketball court (94 feet) Killer whales = an American fire truck (24 feet) Dolphins and porpoises = a … . This rarely seen example of interspecies play from the American Museum of Natural History was recorded off the … York: Scholastic Nonfiction, 2006 Related Online Resources American Museum of Natural History Whales: Giants of the …
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… Interactive map of Europe during the Cold War. Teaching American History Cold War Europe is an interactive map …
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… Literature , from EDSITEment-reviewed Documenting the American South . Drawn from The Encyclopedia of Southern …
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… by fighting with the British Royal Artillery during the American Revolutionary War. This opportunity, provided by … Black Pioneers from approximately 1776 to 1783.  After the American victory in the Revolutionary War, the losing side …
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… still holds true today, finding examples in contemporary American society to demonstrate their point of view. … law from other bases for governance? What are some alternatives to the rule of law—absolute monarchy, consensus, … still holds today, finding examples in contemporary American society to demonstrate their point of view. Can …
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… helps students to better appreciate a remarkable voice in American literature, grasp how Dickinson perceived herself … at Emily Dickinson's Letters  on the EDSITEment-reviewed American Memory Project website. Using this handout , have …
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… was included in the Bill of Rights was that, during the American Revolution, King George had prevented the … to say the Pledge because of his religion? Aren't we all Americans no matter what our religion? Everybody else has to … banning certain speech on the playground, or are there alternative solutions? In small groups, students should write …
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… federal government. The judiciary has played a key role in American history and remains a powerful voice in resolving … of preventing the fulfillment of the prophecies of the American downfall. He observed that in revising the federal … to the decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford . So did most Americans of the time, who did not believe in slavery. 1. …
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… Council. A Science Framework for K–12 Science Education American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science … list Student vocabulary list Optional for Activity 2: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). … Galileo and the Inevitability of Ideas (lesson plan) American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science …
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… grant for Ric Burns  Debt of Honor: Disabled Veterans in American History  film GSU Student Veterans Take the Lead in … on War and Trauma NEH Impact: Engaging Veterans in Alternative Therapy Humanities Washington: Stories of Service …
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… for AP English Literature and Composition Closer Reading American Literature Lessons — Nineteenth Century Lesson Plan …
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… 19th century? Selected EDSITEment Websites The Academy of American Poets W.B. Yeats African Studies WWW K – 12 Resources What Do We Know About Africa? Curriculum Guide American Collection: An Educator's Site Beyond the Core …
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… the Library of Southern Literature (via Documenting the American South ) The Awakening made available by UVA's … desires—and social limitations—in sharp relief? Alternatively, ask students to write about the role of men and … novella? Creative Writing: Ask students to write an alternative ending to The Awakening , where Edna makes a choice …
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… to a flower are common themes in late-nineteenth-century American painting. They reflect the contemporary definition … of Art, The National Gallery of Art, or The Smithsonian American Art Museum. Group A Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas' …
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… Chinese culture? How does President Obama celebrate American culture? What connections does President Obama make …
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… pages from 1770 to 1963 and to find information about American newspapers using the  National Digital Newspaper …
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… pages from 1770 to 1963 and to find information about American newspapers using the  National Digital Newspaper …