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… culture. Finally students will work in teams to investigate American tales of the supernatural, focusing on comparisons … have students work in research teams to investigate some American tales of the supernatural, using the resources of …
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… of book challengers. A Wrinkle in Time has been on the American Library Association’s Top 100 Banned/Challenged … challenge issues related to this novel can be found at the American Library Association’s Top 100 Banned/Challenged …
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… on Elementary Odes (a link from the EDSITEment resource The American Academy of Poets ). Tuesday, 16 May, 1944: "A … War II began, and was one of about 2,000 civilians holding American passports who were confined in German internment …
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… following magazine cover-illustration, from The Smithsonian American Art Museum: William Clarke Rice's October Ask … to view the following painting, from the The Smithsonian American Art Museum : Frederick J. Waugh's The Knight of the …
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… Cinderella Stories , available on the website of the American Library Association. The story of Cinderella, … the same purpose in the narrative. In the Mi'kmaq (Native American) Cinderella tale, the heroine's ability to see the …
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… Extensions Compare Lamb’s painting with John Gast’s 1872 American Progress , an iconic image illustrating a … (1860-1865) Reconstruction Era (1865-1877) Slavery African American …
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… one of the most important social protest movements in American history. We felt the power and responsibility of … Studies U.S. History Civil Rights (1945-1970) African American Civil Rights Teacher's Guide Maya Angelou: A …
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… captures some of the hopes and fears of the framers for the American republic. By reading their words closely and … To help students understand the enormous task facing the Americans, pose a hypothetical situation to the class: …
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… most of the 20th century, represented the world of the deep American South in multiple genres. In stories, novels, and … Phoenix Jackson, is an aged, impoverished, rural African American woman in pursuit of medicine for her grandson. In …
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… to the world. It would remain so until the arrival of the American Admiral Matthew Perry in 1853. With the … be found through the EDSITEment-reviewed web resource The American Memory Project, Library of Congress . An excellent …
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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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… 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 …
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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 …
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… encounters with herds of buffalo along the Trail. Native Americans recounts both friendly and unfriendly meetings …
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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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… 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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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… Literature , from EDSITEment-reviewed Documenting the American South . Drawn from The Encyclopedia of Southern …
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… to drink lizard broth and eat spider eggs from a Native American woman who cared for them.) Lesson Activities … and politics have been famously intertwined in Latin American letters. Select one of the following short stories …
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… still holds true today, finding examples in contemporary American society to demonstrate their point of view. … 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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… 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 …
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… among them was Galileo, bolstering his observations with a revolutionary telescope he invented. He carefully explored … Council. A Science Framework for K–12 Science Education 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 …
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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 … the Library of Southern Literature (via Documenting the American South ) The Awakening made available by UVA's …
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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' …