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… Twain & American Humor yes Photo caption Mark Twain, pondering at his desk. c. 1890 Wikimedia Commons Mark Twain and American Humor Mark Twain | George Washington Harris | … "storybook" characters? realistic? fanciful? Mark Twain and American Humor: Structuring "Jumping Frog" Download File …
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… major motion pictures of the twentieth century. Background Americans have long been fascinated with ideas of “the … East. In addition, a diverse cast of characters including Native Americans, Vaqueros , and Black cowboys introduced …
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… Richard Blanco no Photo caption Richard Blanco Academy of American Poets Richard Blanco, the poet chosen to compose … it is also a bridge between two languages. Students whose native language is Spanish and who are English language …
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… News Africa Americas CNN.com World News Americas Latin American Newspapers Native American Newspapers Presse et medias of the Caribbean …
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… African-American Soldiers After World War I: Had Race Relations … expose the often hypocritical attitudes toward African Americans among many white Americans in the early 20th …
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… January 29, 1782 , available on the EDSITEment resource American Memory . (NOTE: For now, simply mention to students … concern about the British attempt to enlist still loyal Americans (Tories), enslaved African Americans, and Native Americans: "The exceeding narrow limits to which the …
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… themes and motifs. Ask your students for examples from American or European literature that illustrate some … Death," click on the image of the "Embracing Couple.") A Native American feast bowl (Cherokee or Iroquois, c. 1800) …
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… Colonial Broadsides and the American Revolution yes Photo caption The 8-cent Posting … updates. Broadsides address virtually every aspect of the American Revolution, providing a wide range of suitable … it. Note: Culminate your study of events leading to the American Revolution in the complementary EDSITEment lesson, …
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… What Does It Mean to Be American? September 21, 2018 Reema Ghazi yes Photo caption … the complex history of America: What does it mean to be American? What informs our individual and collective … the public.” Exploring the question of what it means to be American can take many paths. Art plays a critical role in …
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… The Music of African American History yes Photo caption B.B. King Live … Commons This lesson traces the long history of how African Americans have used music as a vehicle for communicating …
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… American Icons: The Great Gatsby Audio A More Perfect Union … Literature & Language Arts Fiction Reading Formatted Title American Icons: The Great Gatsby Related Content Lesson Plan … does Jonathan Franzen describe the book as a "miracle of American literature"? What parts of the book seem to …
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… BackStory: Saving American History Audio A More Perfect Union History & Social … Studies U.S. History Related Content Curriculum The First American Party System: Events, Issues, and Positions … challenged, and recreated. In this episode entitled Saving American History , you'll learn about some of the people who …
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… Portrait of Gov. John Winthrop, flanked by statues of a Native American (left) and a pilgrim. Library of Congress … speech has taken on such importance for generations of Americans: Students should read and annotate the last …
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… America: History's First Draft Media Resource Coming of the American Revolution Curriculum Competing Voices of the Civil … sources when considering "To what extent did African Americans advance the woman’s suffrage movement?" EDSITEment … Act Chris Stewart (Forest Lake, MN) created a lesson on Native American civil rights and citizenship that includes …
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… introduced to the culture, art, and agricultural products native to the Americas. Likewise, indigenous people in what … to the new Republic of Mexico, Joel Poinsett, as well as of American businessman, Paul Ecke Jr., who later successfully … a herald of the Christmas season. They incorporated it into Nativity processions, such as the Fiesta of Santa Pesebre. …
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… by Adrienne Su yes Photo caption Adrienne Su Academy of American Poets It is very common in the United States, when … that question as someone who feels both “stranger and native.” This poem reflects upon the complicated identities many Americans grapple with—a critical factor to consider as our …
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… Horseman has become a Halloween classic, although few Americans celebrated that holiday when the story was new. In … wish and will, brains and brawn, or the outsider and the native son. Have students generate further points of …
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… The Crisis of American Diplomacy, 1793–1808 yes Photo caption Execution of … American privateers to harass British shipping and enlisted Americans to move against Spanish interests in New Orleans. … and duplicate copies as necessary for student viewing. Alternatively, excerpted versions of these documents are …
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… A Raisin in the Sun: Whose "American Dream"? yes Photo caption Photo of a scene from the … and the thunderous crash of a reality that African Americans faced when attempting to do so. A critical …
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… BackStory: To Be a Citizen? The History of Becoming American Audio History & Social Studies U.S. History Related … citizenship after marrying a non-citizen; and how African Americans after World War I fought for the unfulfilled … have for people living in Texas? How did white Americans rationalize the violence they committed against …
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… American Utopia: The Architecture and History of the Suburb … to cities for jobs and mobile lifestyles, more than half of Americans still choose to live in suburbs. This lesson plan … shortage by providing an affordable, low-maintenance alternative for returning G.I.s. Students will examine how the …
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… music and text. Early intermediate students and younger native-speaking students can greatly benefit from this … Listening South America Informational Text Latino/a American Lesson Plan Mission Nuestra Señora de la Concepción …
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… American Literature Lessons — Nineteenth Century September … offers over 30 lessons on major authors in 19th-century American literature including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, … autobiography in the 1847 Narrative of William W. Brown, An American Slave . From Courage to Freedom: Frederick …
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… American Diplomacy in World War II yes Photo caption Sir … to achieve objectives that would not only protect the American nation from aggression but also would permanently … the early nineteenth century, and Britain in the age of the American Revolution—had come apart once they had served …
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… Slavery and the American Founding: The "Inconsistency not to be excused" yes … legally existed in every state, North and South. But as Americans fought to establish self-government and fulfill … and duplicate copies as necessary for student viewing. Alternatively, excerpted versions of these documents are …
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… Scraping the Sky: Architecture and American History yes Photo caption The L'American International Building in Manhattan, New York City, … cities are exploring wooden construction as a viable alternative to energy-intensive steel and concrete. As you will …
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… Introducing American Art at the Core of Learning May 10, 2016 Sara Jatcko yes Photo caption Participants at American Art at the Core of Learning. Terra Foundation Using … librarians. However, the Chicago-based Terra Foundation for American Art wanted to take this a step further by starting …
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… our own." —Pearl S. Buck, "On Discovering America" (1937) American author Pearl S. Buck returned to the United States … groups struggled to identify themselves as the only "true" Americans. In her essay, "On Discovering America," published … immigrants and the meaning of the term "American" to both native and immigrant populations. EDSITEment offers a …
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… the holiday to celebrate Abraham Lincoln, his own state’s native son, whose birthday conveniently fell on February … has resources discussing Washington’s relationship with Native Americans . For anyone who wants to learn more about …