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… stages the possible roles for women in Edna's time and culture through the examples of other characters in the … differences in terms of language, dialect, religion, cultural expectations, class societies, and so on. Readers … allows for a comparison between two different Southern cultures and her awakening in part results from the clash of …
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… in the 19th century in the American South. The following lessons introduce children to folk tales through a literary … familiar with fables and trickster tales from different cultural traditions and will see how stories change when transferred orally between generations and cultures. They will learn how both fables and trickster …
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… U.S. History Literature & Language Arts Poetry Art & Culture Music Related Content Lesson Plan Jacob Lawrence's … music of the era, as well as learn about the social and cultural institutions that brought artists and audiences …
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… White Fang Close Reading Worksheet Gold in Nature and Culture Look at the following images of gold and the gold rush. Consider how gold is both "natural" and "cultural" (or a product within civilization). Images of gold … Fang: Klondike Image Analysis Worksheet Download File (PDF) Lesson Plan Investigating Jack London's White Fang : Nature …
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… Lesson 4: Trekking to Timbuktu: Mansa Musa Takes a Trip … background information can be found at Mansa Musa . Lesson Activities Activity 1. The Pilgrimage One of the … entourage. Where did the emperor get all that gold? (See Lesson 2 of this curriculum unit.) How might the people of …
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… Lesson 1: On the Road with Marco Polo: A Boy in 13th Century … evidence into a coherent argument about the past. Lesson Activities Activity 1. A Boy in 13th Century Venice … or images they have downloaded) the wonders of Venice. Lesson Extensions Selected EDSITEment Websites Labyrinth …
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… Lesson 4: Trekking to Timbuktu: Mansa Musa Takes a Trip … information on Mali's ruler by visiting: Mansa Musa . Lesson Activities Activity 1. The Pilgrimage The camels are … of these mosques with those built in West Africa. Lesson Extensions Selected EDSITEment Websites African …
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… Lesson 3: “The Metamorphoses” and Later Works of Art: A … in these tales written centuries before. In this lesson, students will survey works of art based on myths … of a three lesson unit on The Metamorphoses . The three lessons may be taught in sequence, or each lesson can stand …
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… Lesson 1: Fragment on the Constitution and Union (1861)—The … known as his "Fragment on the Constitution and Union." This lesson will examine Lincoln's brief but insightful …
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… Lesson 3: The 1828 Campaign of Andrew Jackson: Territorial … manufactured goods more expensive. The South, largely agricultural and heavily dependent on crops like cotton, lacked … base of the North or Great Britain. Through sales of agricultural goods, southerners purchased manufactured goods …
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… Lesson 2: James Madison: The Second National Bank—Powers Not … among the three branches of the federal government? In this lesson, Madison's words will help students understand the … many businesses dealing in finance as opposed to an agricultural state ( Article 1, Section 9 )? Should …
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… Lesson 2: Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury: Benjy's Sense … of perception, history, and chronology. Background This lesson, part of a curriculum unit , covers chapter one of …
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… Lesson 2: The Monroe Doctrine: President Monroe and the … unofficial presidential advisor Thomas Jefferson. In this lesson, students will review the Monroe Doctrine against a …
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… superheroes, the many faces of masks are revealed in this lesson. After exploring the world of African masks and … stories of their own. In this unit, students explore the cultural significance of masks. After recalling some of the … elements that they have learned about in earlier lessons are applied to tell a story; it is, however, an …
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… Pacific Islanders engaged civically and contributed to U.S. culture?" and grounded in inquiry-based teaching and learning, this lesson brings history, civics, and the arts together to … the locations of places and regions and their political, cultural, and economic dynamics . NCSS. D2.His.3.9-12. Use …
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… pumpkins, monsters, and costumes — than with EDSITEment's lesson plans and educational websites? Give your students a … at the University of Virginia and are explored in the lessons listed above. Sleepy Hollow and Dragons Of course, … creatures, this lesson helps them examine the many cultural meanings embedded in make-believe creatures. Of …
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… familiar with fables and trickster tales from different cultural traditions and will see how stories change when transferred orally between generations and cultures. They will learn how both types of folktales employ … wisdom from one generation to the next. Use the following lessons to introduce students to world folklore and to …
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… to his first voyage, and has raised awareness of the cultures he and those who followed him encountered in the … two worlds that made contact when Columbus stepped ashore. Lesson Activities Activity 1. 1492—a pivotal year Begin by … events, one that often reveals how the impact of that intercultural contact is still felt today. Lesson Plan What Was …
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… Statue of Liberty, New York. Library of Congress In this lesson, students take research into their heritage a step … by having students talk to a parent about the countries and cultures that are part of their family history. Ask students … about their ancestral lands. What stirs pride in their cultural heritage? What gives them a new perspective on who …
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… , the first novel of Chinua Achebe, deals with the clash of cultures and the violent transitions in life and values … exposes students to a unique point of view and foreign cultural experience and serves to expand their base of world …
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… voyages, between 1492 and 1504. Wikimedia Commons This lesson provides students with opportunities to work with historical maps as cultural artifacts that reflect the views of particular …
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… 16, 2012 yes Photo caption La Catrina – In Mexican folk culture, the Catrina, popularized by José Guadalupe Posada, … of the dying year. During this period of transition, cultures across the world remember those who have passed on … and el Día de Muertos festivals held at the end of the agricultural year in conjunction with the autumn harvest? Do the …
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… Quilts and other cloth-based narrative art are part of many cultures. Made by hand -- often collaboratively -- using … a story about their creators and about the historical and cultural context of their creation (quilting bees, … EDSITEment resource AskAsia; Kente cloth in Africa (example lessons available at Fabric patterns/African Peoples and …
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… Teacher's Guide Landmarks of American History and Culture Featured Image Photo caption Eatonville City Council … place-based pedagogy into history, literature, and civics lessons. You can also learn more about Zora Neale Hurston’s … 1987 to support the community’s “heritage, historical, and cultural resources.” In this video , scholars reflect on …
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… Union Art & Culture Painting History Related Content Lesson Plan Midnight Ride of Paul Revere: Fact, Fiction, and … power to transform lives and to build understanding across cultures. We believe that the brilliant histories of art … Is beauty relative? important? Must art be beautiful? Lessons on Art & Culture EDSITEment offers lessons, …
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… Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History Art & Culture History Related Content Teacher's Guide American Indian History and Heritage Lesson Plan Building Suburbia: Highways and Housing in … both a basic requirement for life and bound up in economic, cultural, and social relationships everywhere, it is a great …
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… of the website that might prove helpful in teaching this lesson: Commentary on As I Lay Dying Bundren Genealogy , … to recount the consequent loss of the antebellum southern culture and, in the response to this loss, the creation of a …
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… food and identity that Adrienne Su evokes in her poem. This lesson plan provides a sequence of activities that you can … Lesson Activities Activity 1. Warm-Up: Food in Different Cultures Objective : Students will begin to think about the …