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… the programs and websites highlighted have been funded in part by grants from the National Endowment for the … in our Constitution encouraged and rewarded active participation in the social, political, and cultural life of … be The Jewish Americans, broadcast on PBS stations and partially funded by NEH . The series website offers a …
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… over time. Consider the picture on this page, which is part of a stereo card produced by the Keystone View Company … the BackStory website . The Clash of Cultures in "The Cart War" (00:40-7:00) Comprehension Questions What impact … Americans rationalize the violence they committed against cart men? Why did the killing of Antonio Delgado draw greater …
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… Florida and Zora Neale Hurston Video Literature & Language Arts Fiction History & Social Studies U.S. History Related … Their Eyes Were Watching God Media Resource Why Here?: Heart Mountain, Wyoming and Japanese Incarceration Teacher's …
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… ¿Qué regalo le da su padre cada cumpleaños? ¿En qué juegos participan los niños y qué canciones cantan? ¿Qué canción de … California. Esta es una gran decisión para Ramona. Para ayudarte a entender su importancia, intenta hacer el siguiente … History & Social Studies U.S. History Literature & Language Arts Novels Reading Writing 6-8 01/09/20 Novels Great …
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… she won’t arrive in time. She collapses to the floor and starts crying and wailing. From this kind of tense situation, … free to adjust each activity to meet the needs of your particular students. This lesson can be adapted for secondary …
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… and traveled in a much more extensive area, including parts of southern Utah and Colorado and into eastern New … surrounding your school. Ask students to identify (with a partner or in a large class discussion) areas they know well, …
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… their social position and contacts, and through their art and creativity. Background A Group in the Middle and …
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… realistic epic of Macondo. This lesson is the second part of a three lesson unit on One Hundred Years of Solitude. … the courtship of Meme and Mauricio Babilonia. For part of his early career, García Márquez lived in a brothel. … events represented in the novel? Literature & Language Arts Reading Magical Realism in One Hundred Years of …
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… supply two thirds of the gold used for European coins and artifacts. Mansa Musa's pilgrimage was immortalized in a map … the gold mines were located. At that time, it was also a part of Mali. In what ways is Mansa Musa presented as a …
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… for the assignment. This lesson may be taught in language arts classes, social studies classes, or both. You can … how did McCullough know the quality of the light on that particular day? Through the writing of one of the …
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… and non-stereotyping ways. Debbie Reese's online article, "Teaching Young Children About Native Americans," … you may want to go over these words with the students as part of the introduction or as they come up in the lesson. If …
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… understand the true meaning of heroism and how they might start to develop heroic characteristics in themselves. Through … tribe still didn't want to leave their land, so they started fighting. The Nez Perce people fought with the … talk. She lived in darkness and silence. Helen was very smart, but no one knew how to teach a child who couldn't see, …
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… has served as a time to celebrate and remember the diverse artistic compositions of jazz musicians. Each April we pause … the 2019 JAM theme “Jazz Beyond Borders” and the featured artist Nat King Cole , we have an opportunity to take a more …
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… to patron some “white only” institutions in the U.S. This article offers examples that illustrate how such instances … Green Book between 1937-1967 to create a piece of music or art about your experience traveling and performing. A … in the Green Book? To what extent was the Green Book part of a 20th century “underground railroad”? To what extent …
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… states Robert Polhemus, Stanford University's English department. Many 21st-century students lack even basic layman’s … Ovid’s story of destruction by flood. This lesson is one part of a three lesson unit on The Metamorphoses . The three …
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… would you choose? Explain why. Read one of the following articles, and then re-read the flower poem(s) you read … poet’s life revolved around her garden. The New York Times article, “ The Poet as Gardener and Tiger Lily ,” recalls … flowers like the tiger lily, daisy, and rose. Emily was partial to wildflowers. One of her favorite, Indian pipes, …
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… forty years later. As a young man, he was a full-fledged participant in the Yukon Gold Rush of 1897. Like many others … boat from Dyea in Alaska over Chilkoot Pass—a three-quarter-mile, 45-degree-angled obstacle course—and eventually … the goal of progress in natural science and the useful arts, by calling for copyright and patent protection for …
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… You've got a bunch of maps in front of you. Where to start? Why not begin with the one taken from outer space? … Sahara Desert (the tan area) covers the entire northern part of Africa, with the exception of a few coastal areas. …
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… Edith Wharton: War Correspondent yes Photo caption American author Edith Wharton, shown here with French soldiers and friend Walter … unmistakable and unforgettable…The look in their eyes is part of the look of Paris." —Edith Wharton, Fighting France, …
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… showcased the latest achievements in science, technology, art, and education, but it also showcased exclusion and … What made the Woman’s Building such an innovative part of the exposition? Who had control over the Woman’s … villages? How do you think they viewed their own participation and their mostly American audience? Do you …
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… end of this lesson, you will be able to create a timeline charting this evolution and further analyze how the American … planned community of the era was Levittown, New York . Started in 1947, there was a point in the development of this …
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… education to design a Learning Lab collection on Art and WWI that offers students opportunities to analyze … the elites, and in order to make money, many catered to a particular group of readers. These newspapers are tremendous …
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… of Gold, Ghana's ruler made certain that he looked the part. Check out Ancient Ghana . Scroll to the box entitled … local tribal religions? How do you think Muslims in other parts of the world might have thought about this? Could there …
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… a domestic servant for wealthy Boston families in a seven-part oral history available through EDSITEment at the … the narrative itself. The framework below can provide a starting-point. Visualizing the Scene What did it look like …
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… The Boston Tea Party: Costume Optional? yes Photo caption Poem honoring the Boston Tea Party, Dec. 1773. Library of Congress In an 1884 article … EDSITEment-reviewed website American Memory . The article starts near the top of page 261 and continues on the …
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… and circumstances: and yet you blame me. The whole earth belongs to the kings descended from Manu and therefore … brother Bharata. He is the supreme monarch of the whole earth: and I derive my mandate from him, to ensure that all … documents you will be using in class, such as the guiding charts for reading the Ramayana text and elements of the Epic …
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… in Frost's poems "Mending Wall"? Literature & Language Arts Poetry 9-12 1 Robert Frost's "Mending Wall": Frost's …
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… and the hope of the slave' both echo and contrast with Dr. Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech? Maya Angelou's … while the text of Dr. King's speech is available from the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute web … What makes a metaphor effective? Literature & Language Arts Poetry 9-12 1-2 Introducing Metaphors Through Poetry: …
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… man (John Ulrich) discussing and reading "We Real Cool" as part of the EDSITEment reviewed Library of Congress Favorite … of John Ulrich discussing and reading "We Real Cool" as part of the EDSITEment-reviewed Library of Congress Favorite … the poem's sound, pace, and theme? Literature & Language Arts Poetry 9-12 1 The Impact of a Poem's Line Breaks: Quiz …
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… in them to see how fictional “truth” both mirrors and departs from the factual experience that inspired it. … that Lee proclaimed during an intolerant age.” The article states that this novel “has become the primary …