Search
492 Result(s)
Curriculum
… Christianity in 18th Century America yes Photo caption John Wesley preaching to American … were less willing than their older counterparts to accept America's continued submission to Great Britain. As a …
Lesson Plan
… Music from Across America yes Photo caption U.S. Postal stamp dedicated to … activities for your elementary students. Further Explore America's Rich Musical Heritage Look for more musical …
Closer Readings Post
… Celebrating Studs Terkel – Interviewer of America May 12, 2017 Shelley NiTuama yes Photo caption Studs … The New York Times obituary called him “Listener to Americans.” Indeed, he is still captivating his …
Lesson Plan
… Lesson 1: Soviet Espionage in America yes Photo caption Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were … nation, and kept the issue of Soviet espionage before the American public for years to come. This lesson will expose …
Media Resource
… Free and Equal: The Promise of Reconstruction in America Website A More Perfect Union History & Social … Tubman and the Underground Railroad Teacher's Guide African American History and Culture in the United States Featured …
Media Resource
… BackStory: What’s Cooking? A History of Food in America Audio A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies … Art & Culture History Related Content Teacher's Guide American Indian History and Heritage Lesson Plan Building …
Lesson Plan
… Building Suburbia: Highways and Housing in Postwar America yes Photo caption This abstract composition by … Diebenkorn illustrates the transformation of postwar America by automobiles and highways, as well as housing. …
Media Resource
… The Black Archives of Mid-America Video A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies … Media Resource The Jazz Ambassadors Teacher's Guide African American History and Culture in the United States Closer …
Lesson Plan
… The Statue of Liberty: Bringing “The New Colossus” to America yes Photo caption Statue of Liberty, New York. … Liberty to New York. With its focus on events surrounding America's Centennial, this lesson thus provides excellent …
Closer Readings Post
… December 03, 2012 yes Photo caption Emanuel Leutze (American: 1816–1868), Washington Crossing the Delaware , … for freedom. At the mention of this event, most Americans picture a heroic George Washington standing in a small boat. … on the back of the 1999 New Jersey State quarter . Picturing America Resources Picturing America Teachers …
Lesson Plan
… Then and Now: Life in Early America, 1740–1840 yes Photo caption Boy's frock or gown, … Lesson Activities Activity 1. What Would Change in This Picture? (mid-1700s) Share with your students an artist's …
Media Resource
… Quick Digital Research Tip: Using Chronicling America for NHD Research Video History & Social Studies U.S. … for National History Day Teacher's Guide Chronicling America: History's First Draft Media Resource Quick Digital …
Student Activity
… Crafting Freedom in early 19th century America yes Photo caption Resurrection of Henry "Box" Brown. … is a comprehensive NEH-funded resource on the African American experience during the early 19th century. The …
Lesson Plan
… President Monroe and the Independence Movement in South America yes Photo caption An early portrait of James Monroe. … as well as an expanded role for the United States in the Americas. Students will also read primary source material …
Lesson Plan
… Chronicling America: Uncovering a World at War yes Photo caption “War!” … Chronicling America and read the conflicting viewpoints of America's opinion leaders and ordinary citizens. Students …
Lesson Plan
… Cave Art: Discovering Prehistoric Humans through Pictures yes Photo caption Cave art in Valonsadero (Soria), …
Lesson Plan
… What's in a Picture? An Introduction to Subject in the Visual Arts yes Photo caption "Boys in a Dory" by Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910). Wikimedia Commons When you visit an … of the year as a pumpkin is symbolic of autumn for many Americans today. An investigation into the subject of this …
Lesson Plan
… The Industrial Age in America: Sweatshops, Steel Mills, and Factories yes Photo … Mills of Mississippi" (1911), Hines noted that he had taken pictures of "most of the youngest workers," as well as older …
Lesson Plan
… The Awakening: Realism and Local Color in late 19th Century America yes Photo caption Photoportrait of writer Kate … The Awakening . Practitioners of a realist style in the American tradition include William Dean Howells, Mark Twain, …
Closer Readings Post
… Democracy in America: Alexis de Tocqueville's Introduction March 06, 2012 … Alexis de Tocqueville’s official purpose was to study the American penal system, but his real interest was America …
Media Resource
… Quick Digital Research Tip: Using Chronicling America's Advanced Search Video History & Social Studies …
Lesson Plan
… Pearl S. Buck: "On Discovering America" yes Photo caption A Jewish girl and her Chinese … Jewish Refugees Museum. Wikimedia Commons "The future of America depends on immigration— it must, or we who are here …
Lesson Plan
… the New World yes Photo caption Sebastian Munster's "Map of America" (1561) Wikimedia Commons "I have thought that I … of the New Found Land of Virginia How did the English picture the native peoples of America during the early …
Lesson Plan
… Nation", The Star Spangled Banner . Prior to 1814, other American symbols were more prominent than the American flag. … out toward the flag, available on the EDSITEment resource America's Library . This is the same flag as in the first …
Lesson Plan
… hope and opportunity for those seeking a better life in America. It stirs the desire for freedom in people all over … Survey/Historic American Engineering Record. These pictures reveal the interior structure of the statue and the …
Closer Readings Post
… natural site. The two-page chapter on Fallingwater in the Picturing America Teachers Resource Book includes information and …
Media Resource
… BackStory: Forgotten Flu—America and the 1918 Pandemic Audio History & Social Studies … in Digital and Live Archives Teacher's Guide Chronicling America: History's First Draft Student Activity Connecting …
Lesson Plan
… & Poems yes Photo caption Alfred Stieglitz is one of America's most prominent and celebrated photographers who …
Lesson Plan
… The Industrial Age in America: Robber Barons and Captains of Industry yes Photo … Steel Co (Click on any of the images for photographs.) From America's Library, a link from the EDSITEment resource …
Student Activity
… About the Author Willa Sibert Cather (1873–1947), one of America’s most beloved authors, is best known for her novels … return to live and work in Paris? Hartwell as Artist What picture of America—and presented in what manner and …