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… American Literature Lessons — Nineteenth Century September … offers over 30 lessons on major authors in 19th-century American literature including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, … happened to Ichabod Crane? Davy Crockett, Tall Tales, and History —Using the life of Davy Crockett as a model, …
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… proclaimed the emancipation, or freeing, of the enslaved African Americans living in the states of the Confederacy which were … available at the EDSITEment-reviewed Teaching American History . Lesson Activities Activity 1. An Introduction to …
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… in the Colonial North Related Content Teacher's Guide African American History and Culture in the United States Lesson … in the colonial North? What are some of the challenges of documenting the history of slavery and the lives of enslaved …
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… jazz. Since its inception in 2001 by the National Museum of American History, Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) has served as a time … in 1999, composer and musician Anthony Brown —the son of an African American father and Japanese mother—recorded the …
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… Lesson 1: Mark Twain and American Humor yes Photo caption Mark Twain, perhaps the … folklore of similar characters (e.g., Ananzi the spider in African folktales, Coyote in Navajo folktales, the hare in … in the Library of Southern Literature collection at the Documenting the American South website. Encourage them to …
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… The Black Archives of Mid-America Video A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content Media … Papers Media Resource The Jazz Ambassadors Teacher's Guide African American History and Culture in the United States Closer …
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… Listening to History yes Photo caption The Statue of Liberty against the … Introduction to Cultural Documentation , published by the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress 4. There …
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… World War I and American Art: Part One January 10, 2017 Joe Phelan yes Photo … also look at the legacy of the war. A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History Art & Culture Painting … Reading World War I and American Art: Part Two Lesson Plan African-American Soldiers in World War I: The 92nd and 93rd …
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… National History Day Resources: Conflict and Compromise in History … topics for which they’ll find authoritative supporting documentation and resources. The Smithsonian and other great … and much more. One of these collections, NHD 2018: Reading American Art as a Historical Source , was created to guide …
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… BackStory: Blasts from the Past: A History of Dynamite in the United States Audio History & … The Impact of the Transcontinental Railroad Teacher's Guide American Indian History and Heritage Featured Image Photo …
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… Lesson 3: The Gettysburg Address (1863)—Defining the American Union yes Photo caption Photo of Lincoln at … This lesson will examine the most famous speech in American history to understand how Lincoln turned a perfunctory … in the Course Description as "Emancipation and the role of African Americans in the war," a subtopic under "Civil War." …
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… Transformed the Constitution Audio A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content Teacher's Guide African American History and Culture in the United States Lesson …
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… Lloyd Garrison, The Liberator (1831) Nat Turner (1831) The American Anti-Slavery Society, Philadelphia (1833) Ohio … other songs from this era, visit EDSITEment's Music in African American History lesson. Similarly, the EDSITEment lesson entitled …
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… Empire and Identity in the American Colonies yes Photo caption Benjamin Franklin’s Join … European Contests for Empire on EDSITEment-reviewed Digital History . A short explanation of covenant chain from the …
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… Colonial Broadsides and the American Revolution yes Photo caption The 8-cent Posting … play during the American Revolution? A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History 6-8 3 Colonial …
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… Ask an NEH Expert: All About Local History Video History & Social Studies U.S. History Related … Logan, Jr., Director of Education and Affiliate Curator for African Culture and Education at the Burke Museum of Natural …
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… The Declaration of Independence: "An Expression of the American Mind" yes Photo caption United States Declaration … see the following EDSITEment-reviewed resources: The History Channel video provides a quick look at who was …
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… Blues Reflections Audio A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History World History Art & … Lesson Plan Learning the Blues Lesson Plan The Music of African American History Lesson Plan Music from Across America …
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… Lesson 3: Religion and the Fight for American Independence yes Photo caption As commander of the … a web resource linked from the EDSITEment-reviewed website History Matters . Show students the following documents, …
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… Jewish Americans: Securing Rights and Responsibility to Others May … Early America Although Americans often think of their early history in terms of the Pilgrims, Puritans, and other … participated in the campaign to secure civil rights for African Americans. As early as the 1910s, Jewish …
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… Davy Crockett, Tall Tales, and History yes Photo caption Portrait of Davy Crockett. … his achievements and fictional exploits have entered the American imagination. It's difficult to distinguish what he … characters based on historical figures? What realities of American history and geography do the tales reflect? …
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… The Jazz Ambassadors Video A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History Art & Culture Music … Appreciation Month: Women in Jazz Lesson Plan The Music of African American History Media Resource Music of the Harlem …
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… BackStory: Blackstory Audio History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content Teacher's Guide African American History and Culture in the United States Media …
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… conducting fieldwork for Franz Boas, the father of American anthropology, and for the Works Progress … Mules and Men . Available from the EDSITEment resource Documenting the American South are two useful survey essays … audio or video tape recording of a storyteller performing African-American folktales. Rex Ellis's The Ups and Downs of …
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… Hidden Figures - The People Behind the Story You Know Audio History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content Teacher's Guide African American History and Culture in the United States Closer …
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… In Performance at the White House: B.B. King Video History & Social Studies U.S. History Art & Culture Music … Plan Music from Across America Lesson Plan The Music of African American History Media Resource Blues Reflections Featured …
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… Lesson 2: Religion and the Argument for American Independence yes Photo caption Pastor Jonathan … Available at the EDSITEment-reviewed site TeachingAmericanHistory.org . Adams's letter reveals that in the minds of …
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… of Country Music as an action-filled stage upon which the history of an important genre of American music comes to life. His painting is both … Media Resource Blues Reflections Lesson Plan The Music of African American History Analyze Benton’s techniques to …
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… strategies and agendas of diverse individuals. Even black Americans, the primary beneficiaries of this landmark … violence as a means toward change. A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History 9-12 11/13/09 Editor … EDSITEment team 07/11/19 Related Content Teacher's Guide African American History and Culture in the United States …
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… The Crisis of American Diplomacy, 1793–1808 yes Photo caption Execution of … against the application of the embargo A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History 9-12 01/12/12 Related …