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… Jazz Ambassadors: A Model for Cultural Diplomacy yes Photo caption Duke Ellington program … opinion—a practice known as cultural diplomacy. This lesson plan unpacks the principles of cultural diplomacy …
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… The Victor's Virtue: A Cultural History of Sport yes Photo caption The three most … Olympics. The intersection of sports, philosophy, and culture is illustrated in the multiple meanings of the … aretê is usually translated as "excellence." This lesson explores the twofold meaning of aretê, focusing on …
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… experience, and retention of traditional spiritual and cultural practices." —Debbie Reese, Teaching Young Children … movies, or in the context of the Thanksgiving holiday. This lesson helps dispel prevailing stereotypes and generalizing … cultural representations of American Indians by providing culturally-specific information about the contemporary as …
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… Anishinaabe/Ojibwe/Chippewa: Culture of an Indian Nation yes Photo caption Full blood Chippewa Indian, 1918. Library of Congress This lesson provides information and activities about one … for a list of tribes with links to locations and current cultural events for specific Ojibwe/Chippewa bands, scroll …
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… American Literature Lessons — Nineteenth Century September 05, 2012 yes Photo … of Huckleberry Finn and its critics with a focus on cultural context, students will develop essential analytical …
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… Investigating Jack London's White Fang: Nature and Culture Detectives yes Photo caption Writer Jack London. … Literary Context of White Fang ? The following EDSITEment-lessons might be useful both for review and for extending … because it raises similar questions about knowledge (a cultural construct related to learning) and instincts (i.e., …
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… Lessons of the Indian Epics: The Ramayana: Showing your … what it means. Students are not expected to have deep cultural knowledge, but should utilize the knowledge they …
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This Teacher's Guide includes place-based history resources and activity ideas to help students recognize the value of studying historic and cultural sites across the United States…
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… Lessons of the Indian Epics: Following the Dharma yes Photo … plan is designed to allow instructors to explore Hindu culture by examining the characters of the Ramayana , and …
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… yes Photo caption Hopi Corn Dance. Wikimedia Commons Hopi culture is deeply rooted in the arid landscapes of northern … are our children” are common metaphors used to explain the culture’s historic, physical, and spiritual commitment to … of Hopi land and environment as evidence of the tribe’s cultural reverence for and value of Hopitutskwa: Handout 3. …
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… Lesson 8: Trekking to Timbuktu: Assessment of Lessons 1–7 (Student Version) yes Photo caption Timbuktu …
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… Lesson 8: Trekking to Timbuktu: Assessment of Lessons 1–7 (Teacher Version) yes Photo caption Timbuktu …
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… Lessons of the Indian Epics: The Ramayana yes Photo caption … works of literature in South Asia. Both contain important lessons on wisdom, behavior and morality, and have been used …
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Our Teacher's Guide offers a collection of lessons and resources for K-12 social studies, literature, and arts classrooms that center around the achievements, perspectives, and experiences of…
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… Studying both the novel and its critics with an emphasis on cultural context will help students develop analytical tools … navigating this work and other American controversies. This lesson asks students to combine internet historical research … Twain & American Humor Closer Reading American Literature Lessons — Nineteenth Century Teacher's Guide A Literary …
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… Lesson 2. Hopi Poetry yes Photo caption Hopi Blue Corn Wikimedia Commons Hopi culture is deeply rooted in the arid landscapes of northern … are our children” are common metaphors used to explain the culture’s historic, physical, and spiritual commitment to …
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… Lesson 1. Hopi Place Names yes Photo caption An upstairs … characteristics. NCSS. D2.Geo.5.3-5. Explain how the cultural and environmental characteristics of places change … the unit overview for general background on the Hopi culture and the pdf Language of Place : Extended Background …
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… Lesson 4: Non-British Surnames yes Photo caption A stand at … used in the United States that derive from non-British cultures. Preparation Become familiar with the materials …
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… Lesson Four: Writing a Diplomatic Toast yes Photo caption … the Conqueror). 1432-1481. Wikimedia Commons In this lesson students apply the intelligence gathered at the … questions: How does President Obama celebrate Chinese culture? How does President Obama celebrate American …
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… —from the Columbia Dictionary of Modern Literary and Cultural Criticism , ed. Joseph Childers and Gary Hentzi … for a non-traditional place in society. The following lessons were developed for grades 6–8, but can be adapted …
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… Lesson 1: Understanding the Context of Modernist Poetry yes … term modernism refers to the radical shift in aesthetic and cultural sensibilities evident in the art and literature of … presented a profoundly pessimistic picture of a culture in disarray.” Pass out the following blank Aspects …
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… Lesson One. The Omnipotence of the Majority yes Photo … warning will be taken up and elaborated in the subsequent lessons on the tyranny of the majority. This lesson is one … of a three lesson unit on Democracy in America . The three lessons may be taught in sequence, or each lesson can stand …
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… Lesson 1: Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury: Introduction … their sense of the Compson family's place in time and in culture. Prepare students for Faulkner's use of offensive … including his life experiences and influences, and the cultural parameters of the novel. Within this textual, …
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… Lesson 2: Family Voices In As I Lay Dying yes Photo caption … Possible answers include age, education, background, culture, religious and other kinds of beliefs, and so on. … woman in the South)? What do we learn about the setting and culture through the characters' voices? What do we learn …
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… Lesson 1: The First Great Awakening yes Photo caption George … also swept through parts of Europe. In the Protestant cultures of England, Scotland and Germany, enthusiastic … Colonists in Early America," in Strangers Within the Realm: Cultural Margins of the First British Empire , ed. Bernard …
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… mask, New Orleans, Louisiana. Library of Congress In this lesson, students explore the cultural significance of masks by investigating the role … While it is perfectly fine to enjoy masks from many cultures as rich, colorful works of art, one can gain a …
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… Arabic Poetry Japanese Poetry World Poetry Sites Featured Lessons Featured Websites Inaugurated by the Academy of … from their collection that includes background on Japanese cultural allusions and literary sources found within these …
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… Lesson 3: On the Road with Marco Polo: From Hormuz to … Use maps of different scales to describe the locations of cultural and environmental characteristics. Lesson … How did Marco Polo's journey affect the economies and cultures of the places he traveled through? Why does Marco …
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… Unit , or you may use it to complete your own series of lessons for 3rd through 5th graders that focus on Marco … traveled through List the foods they ate, the people and cultures they saw, the religions they encountered in each of … Why does Marco Polo remain significant to trade and cultural diffusion today? History & Social Studies World …
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… Lesson 2: Religion and the Argument for American … at the EDSITEment-reviewed site " Exploring Ancient World Cultures ," and on page 1 of the Text Document . Have …