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… Metropolitan Museum of Art's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History offers additional context in their essay and … day had a crime rate higher than that of any modern American city and a homicide rate many times that of London …
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… by Elizabeth Alexander no Photo caption Elizabeth Alexander American Academy of Poets. Photo credit: Rachel Eliza … connections to a larger community? A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies Civics Literature & Language Arts …
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… Arts yes Photo caption "Basket of Clams" by Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910). Wikimedia Commons Impressionism, … lessons about the relevant time periods- such as a world history lesson investigating the rise of Neoclassicism and …
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… Delta National Heritage Area , considered the “cradle of American culture” by the National Park Service and a … Trust for Historic Preservation. “Visiting the places where history happened and hearing from people who lived it is …
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… Public Library. For an overview of his life, look through American Masters: Ernest Hemingway from PBS.org . Browse … Ernest Hemingway and contextualize him in American literary history using the biographies and other information …
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… by Edward Hirsch no Photo caption Edward Hirsch Academy of American Poets A young boy walks over a bridge with his … place older people, as bridges to personal and community history, hold in our lives. This lesson plan provides a …
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… people from his own experience and from Colombia’s colorful history to create his magically realistic epic of Macondo. … to drink lizard broth and eat spider eggs from a Native American woman who cared for them.) Lesson Activities …
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… Historic Dockyard offering information on surname history. Wikimedia Commons Modern American society is known for its ethnic diversity, and …
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… a link available through the EDSITEment-reviewed Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) snow-covered … How did the Inca communicate across their large Empire? History & Social Studies World History 6-8 2 11/13/09 Editor …
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… through the EDSITEment-reviewed resource Academy of American Poets . American poet Agha Shahid Ali also explains … ghazal form to make connections to culture, language, and history. What is a ghazal, how did it evolve, and why has …
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… breakthroughs and global violence." — Academy of American Poets , “ The Modernist Revolution: Make It New ” … context of modernism and its significance beyond that era. History & Social Studies U.S. History Literature & Language …
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… speech has taken on such importance for generations of Americans. Why did Winthrop quote Moses? What was he … Peaceable Kingdom Lesson Plan Images of the New World History & Social Studies U.S. History 6-8 08/26/10 Editor …
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… In 1845 the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, and Written by Himself was published. In … are expected to have some knowledge of slavery in U.S. history in the pre- Civil War period. Background Slave …
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… Historic Dockyard offering information on surname history. Wikimedia Commons During the Middle Ages, the … the first Europeans to settle in North America, many modern American surnames can be traced back to medieval England, …
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… A Flight on the 1893 Ferris Wheel Video History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content Lesson … food made attending the exposition too expensive for most Americans. The average worker earned $1 to $1.50 per day, …
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… through the EDSITEment-reviewed resource Academy of American Poets . Between that and the website for Tanka … characteristics of tanka? What can we learn about Japanese history and culture by reading and composing tanka? …
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… Council. A Science Framework for K–12 Science Education American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science … our view of the universe and the Earth’s place in it? History & Social Studies World History 6-8 3 Galileo: …
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… The Amendments Project Website History & Social Studies Civics U.S. History Related Content … lost tradition of constitutional tinkering and to rekindle Americans’ constitutional imagination .” TAP features a …
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… State. For years, she and her siblings were the only Asian American children in her school and she was the only one in … " Chinese Dragon: A Powerful Metaphor in Chinese Cultural History" designed for Grade 4 talented and gifted classes, …
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… to the study of slavery: The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History: Primary Sources on Slavery The Abolition Seminar …
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… a heifer; a nymph becoming a tree. For a reason unknown to history, Ovid was exiled in 8 CE by the Emperor Augustus and … 1. Analyze the hero’s journey archetype as described by an American mythologist, Joseph Campbell. Campbell refers to a …
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… Beowulf with a more general discussion about Anglo-Saxon history, culture, and beliefs. The Anglo Saxon Chronicles , … College Library, Dublin Cambridge History of English and American Literature Images from Medieval and Renaissance …
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… is available through the EDSITEment-reviewed website of the American Academy of Poets . You might read a few passages … called epinicia. Briefly state Greece's role in Olympic history. How can familiarity with the Greek alphabet help us …
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… the Great Depression. These interviews include personal histories and songs and can be found at the American Memory Project website. The interviews provide a … effectively point out their hypocrisy? A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History From Courage to …
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… Horseman has become a Halloween classic, although few Americans celebrated that holiday when the story was new. In …
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… Metaphors Through Poetry yes Photo caption Celebrated American poet Maya Angelou makes extensive use of metaphors … are available on the EDSITEment-reviewed website Academy of American Poets . Langston Hughes, Dreams Margaret Atwood, …
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… Recognizing Similes: Fast as a Whip yes Photo caption American poet ee cummings made vivid use of similes in his … available on the EDSITEment-reviewed web site Academy of American Poets . William Wordsworth, The Daffodils Toi …
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… following: Kennedy's Radio and Television Report to the American People on Civil Rights . Click "Listen to this … President Kennedy's Radio and Television Report to the American People on Civil Rights, Jun 11, 1963 Debating …
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… to express emotions and beliefs? A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History Literature & Language … (teacher version) Download File (PDF) 11/18/15 Poetry American Indian …
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… America " offers a late 18th-century view of the North American continent. Ask students why today's maps might be … of maps? What can maps tell us about our environments? History & Social Studies World History 6-8 4-6 09/28/10 …