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… Lesson 2: "Old Southwest" Humorists and George Washington … contributors to the humorist literary tradition. In this lesson, students read a Sut Lovingood story by George … and Regionalism Begin by asking students to consider cultural differences in the United States. Depending on the …
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… Lesson 4: On the Road with Marco Polo: Crossing the Deserts … evidence into a coherent argument about the past. Lesson Activities Activity 1. Crossing the Deserts of China … routes used by Marco Polo. Evaluate the technological and cultural changes that emerged from Marco Polo's travels. …
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… Lesson 3: Religion and the Fight for American Independence … the Revolutionary War. Using primary documents, this lesson explores how religion aided and hindered the American … TeacherServe " Divining America: Religion and the National Culture " " The Church of England in Early America " " …
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… Lesson 2: Color Me Happy: Color, Mood, and Tone yes Photo … A study in complementary colors. Wikimedia Commons This lesson will introduce students to the ways artists use color …
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… Lesson 1: Factory vs. Plantation in the North and South yes … and economic decisions throughout time have influenced cultural and environmental characteristics of various places … are starting into life. This State is so very bad for agricultural purposes that they are driven to manufactures to …
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… Lesson 3: Federalists and Democratic-Republicans: The … parties was deeply rooted in Anglo-American political culture before the American Revolution. Leaders such as … accession to itself, and is withdrawn from commerce & agriculture where it would have produced addition to the common …
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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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… 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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… Lesson 3: Kate Chopin's "The Awakening": Searching for Women … both portrays regional stereotypes while also criticizing cultural attachment to those stereotypes. The men, likewise, … and Local Color in late 19th Century America Reflect on how culture and setting plays an important role in a novel, …
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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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… Lesson 3: The Rise and Fall of Joseph McCarthy yes Photo … to his official condemnation by the Senate in 1954. In this lesson students will learn about McCarthy's crusade against … motives behind McCarthy's accusations and the political and cultural significance of the hearing in the U.S. Examine the …
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… Lesson 5: Trekking to Timbuktu: Timbuktu's Golden Age of … Commons Timbuktu reached its peak as a center of Islamic culture and scholarship in the 16th century. This was its … evidence into a coherent argument about the past. Lesson Activities Activity 1. The Songhai In the 15th …
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… Lesson 2: The House Un-American Activities Committee yes … communists had penetrated into American society. This lesson will examine the operations of HUAC in the late … a classic example of anticommunism in American popular culture—Treasure Chest, a monthly comic book published by …
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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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… 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 1: U.S. Political Parties: The Principle of … parties was deeply rooted in Anglo-American political culture before the American Revolution. Leaders such as … in the Early Republic. Classes completing the other lessons in the unit should keep in mind the concept of …
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… Lesson 3: García Márquez’s Nobel Prize Speech: “The Solitude … and critiques historical and contemporary events, this lesson studies Gabriel García Márquez's 1982 Nobel Prize … García Márquez’s speech to understand the historical and cultural context he drew upon when integrating “magical …
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… Lesson 4: The New Order for "Greater East Asia" yes Photo … of other important partners in the Grand Alliance. This lesson plan focuses on two major postwar problems—the future … Harry S. Truman, were both products of a political culture that was far less divided over fundamental issues. …
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… Lesson 2: The First American Party System: A Documentary … parties was deeply rooted in Anglo-American political culture before the American Revolution. Leaders such as … a reasoned argument about the past. Preparation Review the lesson plan. Locate and bookmark suggested materials and …
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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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… 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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… Lesson 2: United States Entry into World War I: Some … does each student support? Preparation Review the lesson. Locate and bookmark suggested materials and other … —John Kenneth Turner, Shall It Be Again? 1922 5. Because of cultural, historical, and economic ties to Great Britain? …
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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 1: The United States Confronts Great Britain, … interests became a target for both countries. This lesson will examine the ways in which Great Britain … between local events and an emerging national political culture. Through effigy burnings, parades, Fourth of July …
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… Lesson 4: James Madison: Internal Improvements Balancing … economic and social life." —From Roads and Early American Culture Federal financing for internal improvements is more … DeWitt Clinton How to Build A Road Roads and Early American Culture The Avalon Project The Louisiana Purchase Collection …
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… Lesson 4: The 1828 Campaign of Andrew Jackson: Issues in the … the locations of places and regions and their political, cultural, and economic dynamics. NCSS.D2.His.1.9-12. … Extensions EDSITEment offers the following complementary lessons on the campaign of 1840 that you may want to use …
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… historical, and sociological examples. The first lesson introduces students to Tocqueville’s thesis about the … with negative consequences for American character and culture. Throughout, students are challenged to draw … Content Teacher's Guide Advanced Placement U.S. History Lessons Curriculum The Constitutional Convention of 1787 …
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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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… Lesson Seven: Treaty Negotiations yes Photo caption Sultan … is to negotiate treaties between countries. In this lesson, students, working with their empire teams, will …