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… in particular. See the EDSITEment-reviewed The Academy of American Poets site for " A Brief Guide to Imagism " and " A … Carlos Williams's " Danse Russe " online at the Academy of American Poets site. EDSITEment lesson plan " Analyzing … analysis. See also the Poetry Glossary on the Academy of American Poets website. Lesson Activities Activity 1. The …
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… to mid-nineteenth century, "domestic ideology" positioned American middle class women as the spiritual and moral … the Votes for Women Collection from the EDSITEment-reviewed American Memory collection. Lesson Activities Activity 1. … give way to fancy in the least. He says that with my imaginative power and habit of story-making, a nervous weakness …
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… Illinois, one of the oldest towns incorporated by Black Americans. Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons The Colored …
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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: " Every Day We Get More Illegal ” Background on the poet at the Academy of American Poets website: Juan Felipe Herrera Incredible …
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… were deteriorating. President John Adams wanted to preserve American neutrality in conflicts between Britain and France. … for Talleyrand himself, and a large loan for France. The American people were incensed. War with France seemed … Birth of Political Parties , Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History , a link from the EDSITEment-reviewed …
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… Amor. George Ballis / Adiós Amor Civil Rights (1945-1970) American Indian Latino/a American Women’s History Content Filmmaker Laurie Coyle came …
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… in Marbury v. Madison , 1803 Who was the most influential American of the founding era of the United States: George … the Constitution by an ordinary act. Between these alternatives there is no middle ground. The Constitution is … shall please to alter it. If the former part of the alternative be true, then a legislative act contrary to the …
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… the past. Preparation The above excerpt from the PBS American Experience series "The Abolionists" includes … Douglass's Rhetoric , available as a PDF document. Alternatively, have students copy the text from Douglass's … National Park Service Links to the Past: American Visionaries William L. Andrews' " An Introduction …
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… la Cruz, a major literary figure and the first great Latin American poet, is a product of el Siglo de Oro Español … basic historical information about Mexico from early Mesoamerican civilizations through the late twentieth century. … Collection: A Vision of Puerto Rico, National Museum of American History A Rosary : Though this rosary was created …
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… the Holocaust ," as well as Nazi treatment of African Americans including Josef Nassy: "... a black expatriate …
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… and meaningful way. EDSITEment’s lesson on Slavery and the American Founding: The "Inconsistency not to be excused" is … Civil War (1860-1865) Slavery Lesson Plan Slavery and the American Founding: The "Inconsistency not to be excused" …
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… links to descriptions A general review of Literature in the American South is available through the EDSITEment-reviewed website Documenting the American South. While not specific to As I Lay Dying … ourselves from loved ones? Evaluate Faulkner's place in American literary history. Examine Faulkner's "South" in the …
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… is WWI poetry , which provides access to poems written by American soldiers. Poems offer a great opportunity to give … to Light'? World War One and America World War One and American Art, Part One World War One and American Art, Part Two ABOUT THE AUTHOR Amanda Hilliard …
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… other events leading to the enormous internal migration of American farm families from the dustbowl of the American Midwest. These displaced families were the Okies … Photos of the Great Depression are available on the American Memory website at the Library of Congress. Among …
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… and responsibilities should go hand in hand in society. American citizens have the right to vote, therefore, they … meaning of the word and then create a class list of rights Americans have as citizens. Discuss what responsibilities …
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… with attention to various theories of democracy, changes in Americans’ participation over time, and alternative models from other countries, past and present. …
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… Oral Histories yes Photo caption The Smithsonian's National American Museum of American History, Washington DC. Wikimedia Commons In this …
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… through the EDSITEment-reviewed resource Academy of American Poets . American poet Agha Shahid Ali also explains the ghazal … through the EDSITEment-reviewed resource Academy of American Poets from a search on ghazal : Ghazal of the …
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… that especially affected the relationship between the American people and the federal government. It was in these … engrossed the nation during the 1930s. Lesson 3: African-Americans and the New Deal's Civilian Conservation Corps The …
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… livelihood. You will explore a 1850 issue of the American publication Godey's Lady Book and consider the questions below. Keep in mind that while this is an American publication, rather than British, it does present …
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… MacDonald. Carpenter. Underwood. Green. These are typical American names that reflect a family's British origins—but … other specialists. Lesson 4: Non-British Surnames Modern American society is known for its ethnic diversity, and …
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… includes access to newspapers published by African American presses across the U.S. during the 19th and 20th … Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and African Americans' responses to it. …
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… Public Library. For an overview of his life, look through American Masters: Ernest Hemingway from PBS.org . Browse … your students to Ernest Hemingway and contextualize him in American literary history using the biographies and other … available via the EDSITEment-reviewed Academy of American Poets ). To determine which type of third person is …
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… through the EDSITEment-reviewed resource Academy of American Poets . Between that and the website for Tanka Splendor , also available through the Academy of American Poets , you can experience such a variety of tanka … through the EDSITEment-reviewed resource Academy of American Poets : haiku (HI-COO)—a verse of haikai — Thus it …
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… the most hotly debated issues during the formation of the American government -- how much power the federal government should have — or alternatively, how much liberty states and citizens should have. … or disagree, giving reasons to support their answers. Alternatively, you can divide the class into three groups: …
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… countries using the following EDSITEment resources: American Association of Teachers of French Bibliography of … to bowling, available through the EDSITEment-reviewed American Association of Teachers of French and through … Create a French Web Page , from the EDSITEment-reviewed American Association of Teachers of French website, provides …
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… June 15, William Paterson of New Jersey introduced an alternative plan to revise and correct the Articles of … information, the EDSITEment reviewed resource Teaching American History offers an interactive website that includes … and duplicate copies as necessary for student viewing. Alternatively, excerpted versions of these documents are …
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… Lesson 2: The First Inaugural Address (1861)—Defending the American Union Lesson Plan Homer's Civil War Veteran: … to Wheat Field Curriculum Abraham Lincoln on the American Union: “A Word Fitly Spoken” Analyze the causes and …