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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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… 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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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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… 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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… the subject of numerous live broadcast interviews. In this lesson, students will have an opportunity to develop such … modern sports, the site of Olympia as it looks today, the cultural and historical context of the Games, and athletes … compendium of EDSITEment resources on Greek mythology and culture. Content Standards NCSS.D2.His.1.6-8. Analyze …
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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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… using it in your classroom, there are many great, free lessons offered by museums and other cultural institutions that provide quality teacher resources …
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… black and white and Southern history and progress. In this lesson, students will explore these dichotomies—and … of a changing South, which allows them to recognize how cultural and racial views (acceptable or not) develop over … view of themes discussed in this lesson. Using these lessons, you can highlight the changing representation of …
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… Kincheon Edwards, Age 127. Library of Congress EDSITEment’s lessons and interactives devoted to slave narratives include … his sense that the country never became fully reintegrated. Cultural values and family dynamics that survived the war in …
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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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… Father Columba Stewart Video A More Perfect Union Art & Culture History Related Content Lesson Plan Lesson 1: … Lesson Plan Lesson 8: Trekking to Timbuktu: Assessment of Lessons 1–7 (Teacher Version) Materials & Media 2019 … adoption. But they were heard." —Father Columba Stewart, "Cultural Heritage Present and Future: A Benedictine Monk’s …
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… ritual gift giving in their own families and across cultural holiday traditions. Some questions to have them … Using Textual Clues to Understand “A Christmas Carol” (3 Lessons) . In Lesson 1 , students focus on the first stave …
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… becoming a classically trained pianist by way of private lessons followed by studying at The Julliard School in New … compelling figure, and her contributions to the history and culture of the United States are worthy of study and … from across the country to promote and teach this unique cultural expression. Throughout the month, programs online, …
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… before the printing press changed all that. Related Lessons and Websites An Introduction to the Protestant … Reformation Lucas Cranach: Law and the Gospel Sites of Cultural Stress From Reformation to Revolution …
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… reading lists , EDSITEment has composed a guide to our lessons and reviewed websites to help prepare college-bound … for students, as well as opportunities to analyze deep cultural themes and ideas. Hamilton, Edith: Greek Mythology …
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… process. To gain maximum benefit, it is suggested that the lessons be taught sequentially. In Lesson 1 students … European exploration and settlement of the Americas and the cultural and economic exchange that resulted profoundly …
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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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… ( Thomas Jefferson , The Roosevelts ), world shaping cultural movements ( Prohibition, Jazz ), stupendous … Burns’s many collaborators are veteran teachers who develop lessons around each of his films. We asked one of these …
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… EDSITEment has a number of resources, activities, and lesson plans to help teachers, students, parents, and … reveal about them and what their future may hold? Featured Lessons Birth of a Nation, the NAACP, and the Balancing of …