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… in America than in Europe with negative consequences for American character and culture. Throughout, students are … He even stayed in a log cabin. Throughout, he spoke to Americans of every rank and profession, including two …
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… is widely recognized as one of the centerpieces of the American Renaissance. This text is more than a chronicle of … and early-twentieth-century foundational works of American literature. Background Moby-Dick stands as a … facets of Melville’s belief in the importance of freedom in American society. As Ishmael sets out to sea, and he joins …
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… Adams are available through the EDSITEment resource The American President. John Quincy Adams 6th U.S. President, … a portrait available through the EDSITEment resource The American President. George H.W. Bush 41st President of the … Background information and a portrait can be found on The American President. George W. Bush 43rd President of the …
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… their graphic and sometimes sensational reporting opened Americans’ eyes to dangerous working conditions in …
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… Lesson Plan Scraping the Sky: Architecture and American History Lesson Plan American Utopia: The Architecture and History of the Suburb …
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… the Library of Southern Literature (via Documenting the American South) Realism The websites used in Lesson 2 … The Awakening . Practitioners of a realist style in the American tradition include William Dean Howells, Mark Twain, … in the EDSITEment-reviewed website Documenting the American South , distinguishes them as follows: "Although …
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… The presidential election of 1824 represents a watershed in American politics. The collapse of the Federalist Party and … Feb. 9, 1825 , both available on the EDSITEment resource American Memory . What had been the outcome of the general … of Representatives website. Selected EDSITEment Websites American Memory Journal of the House of Representatives of …
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… of the action. In 1941, Lawrence became the first African American artist to have work in the collection of the Museum … a professor and artist for decades, and heroes of African American history like Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, … of actual signs carried by more than 1,300 African American sanitation workers on strike in Memphis in 1968. …
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… U.S. History Related Content Teacher's Guide African American History and Culture in the United States Teacher's … 1965 (grades 6-12) Lesson Plan: The Green Book: African American Experiences of Travel and Place in the U.S. …
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… Jackson, December 8, 1829, first Annual Message to Congress Americans elect a president through the state-by-state … not as perfect, but as a better solution than the alternative, i.e., direct popular election of the president. In …
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… of the world. They then reflect on masking behavior in American society, such as at Halloween and in the circus. … is allowed to communicate with the people, as in many American Indian and African societies. Of course, masks can … in our society? Activity 8. Discuss use of masks in American society Conclude the lesson by talking about the …
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… effort to treat the lives of simple ordinary people in an American Middle Western town with sympathy and … has become synonymous with small town life in the American Heartland. The stories in Sherwood Anderson’s … with a Clyde unit and served in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. Upon discharge, he attended Wittenberg Academy …
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… by Mary Garrity, ca. 1893. Wikimedia Commons African American Civil Rights Communication Latino/a American Content This episode of Backstory tackles the … movement? How did Salazar’s identity as Mexican American shape his career in reporting and advocacy? What …
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… Jackson's presidency a watershed in the evolution of the American political system. The campaign of 1828 was a … History , a project of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History , a link from the EDSITEment-reviewed … for 1836 History Matters Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Digital History Document List Page …
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… farm workers in California, ca. 1970. National Museum of American History The United Farm Workers organized to bring … of the 20th century is most often associated with African Americans and the South, however, efforts to remove the …
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… part of civic, cultural, and commercial architecture. American Management Corporation (1879; c. 1925), Sanders and … and look. Lesson Plan Scraping the Sky: Architecture and American History Lesson Plan American Utopia: The Architecture and History of the Suburb …
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… this novel brings to life the culture of the first African American-controlled town in Florida and the settlement of … artists of that movement’s remarkable surge of African American poetry, music, theatre, and books in the 1920s and … in her book; ( To record the authentic speech of African American groups in Florida in the 1920s and 1930s ); To …
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… and much more. One of these collections, NHD 2018: Reading American Art as a Historical Source , was created to guide students in “reading” American art as historical text. The collection examines two … America Making A Way Out of No Way NHD 2018: Reading American Art as a Historical Source Conflict and Compromise: …
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… late 1920s and early 1930s? What conditions did ordinary Americans face during the early years of the Great …
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… resource on Fannie Lou Hamer, VOD's “great speeches” in American history curriculum materials also include … on these questions: Why does Hamer feel that African Americans in the South have been betrayed by their own …
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… the Constitution Curriculum Abraham Lincoln on the American Union: “A Word Fitly Spoken” Curriculum Before and …
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… to achieve objectives that would not only protect the American nation from aggression but also would permanently … brought to an end by the war and saw it as no part of the American mission to defend either the British, French, or … and duplicate copies as necessary for student viewing. Alternatively, excerpted versions of these documents are …
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… perspective or atmospheric perspective . In European and American painting, beginning in the Renaissance period, … of Art , The National Gallery of Art , The Smithsonian American Art Museum , The Art Institute of Chicago , and the … 's Art Access site, which has web pages on topics such as American Art to 1900 , Impressionism and Post-Impressionism …
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… by Edward Hirsch no Photo caption Edward Hirsch Academy of American Poets A young boy walks over a bridge with his … is an adaptation of an original lesson by the Academy of American Poets Educator in Residence, Madeleine Fuchs … person who is important to them. Poem at the Academy of American Poets website: “ Cotton Candy ” Background on the …
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… Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: The First Great Latin American Poet . Dos planes de clase, Sor Juana, la poetisa: … qué Sor Juana es considerada la primera gran poeta hispanoamericana. Se puede encontrar más información acerca de Sor … recurso recomendado por EDSITEment (en inglés) Academy of American Poets. Poetas y ganadores del Premio Nobel del …
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… Lloyd Garrison, The Liberator (1831) Nat Turner (1831) The American Anti-Slavery Society, Philadelphia (1833) Ohio River (1840) Railroad terminology (1844) Mexican-American War (1846-1848) Harriet Tubman (1849) Fugitive … songs from this era, visit EDSITEment's Music in African American History lesson. Similarly, the EDSITEment lesson …
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… be combined in a single class session. From the Academy of American Poets : " A Blessing ," James Wright " Nelson, My … poets, you can consult biographical links on the Academy of American Poets website. You will also find comments by … poems as series of visuals. Encourage them to be as imaginative as possible. They should not feel as if they have to …
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… 18th Century America Divining America: Religion in American History History & Social Studies World History Art … America Lesson Plan Lesson 2: Religion and the Argument for American Independence Teacher's Guide Advanced Placement …
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… is an adaptation of an original lesson by the Academy of American Poet’s Educator in Residence, Madeleine Fuchs … and orally. Preparation Poem at the Academy of American Poets website: Gate 4-A Background on the poet at the Academy of American Poets website: Naomi Shihab Nye Incredible Bridges: …
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… Activity The Social Security Act Student Activity African-Americans & CCC Lesson Plan FDR’s “Four Freedoms” Speech …