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… Our Town is often referred to as the quintessential work of American theater. In 1938 it earned Thornton Wilder the … world attests to its being something much greater than an American play: it is a play that captures the universal …
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… unknown to each other." —Edward Hirsch The Academy of American Poets and the EDSITEment Project at the National … of migrations that are a part of our common heritage as Americans. (6) “Praise Song for the Day,” Elizabeth …
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… Lessons Featured Websites Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month brings … exhibition, Poetic Voices of the Muslim World, to increase Americans' understanding of Muslim poetic traditions in oral …
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… is widely recognized as one of the centerpieces of the American Renaissance. This text is more than a chronicle of … and early-twentieth-century foundational works of American literature. Background Moby-Dick stands as a …
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… effort to treat the lives of simple ordinary people in an American Middle Western town with sympathy and … has become synonymous with small town life in the American Heartland. The stories in Sherwood Anderson’s …
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… committee system reflects some of the basic principles of American federalism. Content Standards NCSS.D2.His.1.9-12. … to oversight and checks and balances? A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies Civics U.S. History 9-12 2 09/25/10 …
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… Arts yes Photo caption "Boys in a Dory" by Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910). Wikimedia Commons When you visit an … of an artwork has comprised a significant component of art history over the course of the discipline, particularly in …
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… is an adaptation of an original lesson by the Academy of American Poet’s Educator in Residence, Madeleine Fuchs … and orally. Preparation Poem at the Academy of American Poets website: Gate 4-A Background on the poet at …
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… it was written. This lesson plan may be used in both the History and Social Studies classroom and the Literature and … Shooting an Elephant and Kipling's famous poem urging American imperialism in the Philippines, The White Man's …
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… culture. Finally students will work in teams to investigate American tales of the supernatural, focusing on comparisons … have students work in research teams to investigate some American tales of the supernatural, using the resources of …
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… against cliché and conventional wisdom. Heitman notes that American Ralph Waldo Emerson was also an admirer of … his “empathy with unassuming but intellectually ambitious Americans.” Literature & Language Arts Writing Essay …
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… still holds true today, finding examples in contemporary American society to demonstrate their point of view. … still holds today, finding examples in contemporary American society to demonstrate their point of view. Can …
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… helps students to better appreciate a remarkable voice in American literature, grasp how Dickinson perceived herself … at Emily Dickinson's Letters on the EDSITEment-reviewed American Memory Project website. Using this handout , have …
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… Listening South America Informational Text Latino/a American Lesson Plan Mission Nuestra Señora de la Concepción …
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… Eve Merriam (available on EDSITEment through The Academy of American Poets website). Copy the poem onto a piece of chart … (both available on EDSITEment through The Academy of American Poets website). You can also read a book by Dr. …
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… Context for Othello , and the Folger Shakespeare Library's "American Moor," provide insights into what it meant to be a … up to the EMEDD comes from the Internet Public Library's American Heritage Dictionary , which offers the narrower …
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… la historia de México desde las grandes civilizaciones mesoamericanas hasta finales del siglo XX. Museo Nacional del … Collection: A Vision of Puerto Rico, National Museum of American History Un rosario : Aunque creado en el siglo XX en …
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… images which are all available from The Smithsonian American Art Museum . One member of the pair will examine … arts, and how does it affect works of art? Art & Culture History Painting Literature & Language Arts Viewing …
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… E-Museum , a link from the EDSITEment-reviewed Academy of American Poets . "Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay, India, … E-Museum , a link from the EDSITEment-reviewed Academy of American Poets , and answer the following questions: What …
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… una de la figuras literarias más importantes del continente americano y una de las primeras feministas. En el siglo … por EDSITEment LANIC (por sus siglas en inglés, Latin American Network Information Center) y la página presentada …
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… following four images, all available from The Smithsonian American Art Museum or the National Gallery of Art: Martha … of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Smithsonian American Art Museum The Art Institute of Chicago The …
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… facets of Melville’s belief in the importance of freedom in American society. Ishmael sets out for his sea adventure by …
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… Dust Bowl Migrants) Dust Bowl Timeline Mexican and Mexican American Migrant Laborers Interview with Augustus Martinez, …
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… in terms of a shift from Realism/Naturalism to Modernism in American fiction, where an objective or even scientific …
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… available at the Dickinson Electronic Archives at the American Verse Project as it was published in 1891. While …
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… Conor McVarish, a spring 2016 intern at EDSITEment, attends American University in Washington D.C. and is pursuing a …
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… of one’s life for one’s country and/or to depict the American homeland itself. A wedding ring is simply a piece …
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… and was used by Abraham Lincoln in a speech before the American Civil War. Ask students to unpack its meaning. A …
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… recognized (alongside Walt Whitman) as among the first American poetic voices, published only a handful of poems in …
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… this curriculum unit will introduce young students to the history of our alphabet. First, students will learn about … to write in English. By following this path through history we can establish a connection between these ancient …