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… they filled out in the previous activities, as well as any pictures they might have drawn. You might wish to distribute … as the most far-fetched. Younger students might draw pictures of what they consider the most unusual parts of …
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… the Library of Southern Literature (via Documenting the American South ) The Awakening made available by UVA's … the Library of Southern Literature (via Documenting the American South ) The Awakening made available by UVA's …
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… downloaded from websites visited during this unit or draw pictures freehand. As a guide for important dates, consult … film an episode there. Hope you've saved all the notes and pictures you've taken as well as the essays you wrote on …
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… progress toward goals. Background Martin Puryear African American artist Martin Puryear studied art during the second … they have read the biography, ask them what a symbol is (a picture which represents an idea, action, or event). Explain …
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… Lessons Featured Websites Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month brings … EDSITEment featured lesson plans and websites about some of America’s most original poets: for example, Maya Angelou (in … Japanese woodblock prints (called "ukiyo-e" which means “pictures of the floating or sorrowful world”) Like haiku, …
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… again, asking a few questions as you go along. In these pictures, how can you tell who is the teacher and who is the … dark. Perhaps the students would like to make their own pictures of a Greek teacher and themselves! Can they imagine …
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… his book, and explore the relationship between words and pictures by creating an Alice illustration of their own. For … photographs of Alice Liddell (scroll down to find the pictures of Alice), and other photographs by Carroll . …
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… Lesson 2: The First Inaugural Address (1861)—Defending the American Union yes Photo caption Photo of Lincoln’s first … tried to show why the attempt of seven states to leave the American union peacefully was, in fact, a total violation of …
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… the Romans invented. You can show your students some pictures of ancient Roman architecture, if it seems … this is an excellent photo collection, of which many pictures will be useful. Look, if you have time, at the Tiber and its bridges, or the pictures of the Cloaca Maxima (the great sewer). The latter, …
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… related stories are told in cultures all over the globe. In America as well, the classic tale, re-envisioned in print … Ask students if they can identify the story from the picture. Most will know immediately. How is it that …
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… Second Lady and second First Lady of the United States of America. Wikimedia Commons On March 31, 1776, future First … is available from American Memory .) Nancy Reagan, as pictured on the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library , a link …
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… after this moment? What part of the story has Carracci pictured in his image? Students should identify the moment … following four images, all available from The Smithsonian American Art Museum or the National Gallery of Art: Martha …
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… The Music of African American History yes Photo caption B.B. King Live … Commons This lesson traces the long history of how African Americans have used music as a vehicle for communicating …
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… Horseman has become a Halloween classic, although few Americans celebrated that holiday when the story was new. In … 26). Call students' attention to the way Irving assembles a picture of Ichabod Crane out of separate elements, enhancing …
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… students work together to answer the questions about the picture's content on this worksheet as a first step in … can be found in museums throughout the world and across America. With so many images having been created, at least …
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… as indicated by its name, "ukiyo-e," which means "pictures of the floating world." Ukiyo-e captured the …
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… original poems and stories with ocean themes. Suggestion 1: Picture Books —Begin by reading aloud a picture book with an … ) The students' first job as oceanographers is to draw pictures of animals that live in or near the ocean. Have …
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… The Awakening . Practitioners of a realist style in the American tradition include William Dean Howells, Mark Twain, … in the EDSITEment reviewed website Documenting the American South , distinguishes them as follows: "Although …
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… Potter: An Introduction from Victorian Web. Beatrix Potter: Picture Letters from the Morgan Library and Museum . Beatrix … but if your students use laptops they can view the pictures on their own. Your other option is to download and …
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… in Smithfield, VA One of the oldest churches in North America, the description for St. Luke’s provides significant … part of civic, cultural, and commercial architecture. American Management Corporation (1879; c. 1925), Sanders and …
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… Powers (1805-1873) In 1858 Congress commissioned one of America's most respected artists, Hiram Powers, to create … brow with a masking tape headband or folded paper hats as pictured on a number of Internet sites. Students may attach …
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… most of the 20th century, represented the world of the deep American South in multiple genres. In stories, novels, and … Phoenix Jackson, is an aged, impoverished, rural African American woman in pursuit of medicine for her grandson. In … information together than each could offer alone—e.g., a picture of Phoenix smiling and a caption reading “She was as …
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… of the world. They then reflect on masking behavior in American society, such as at Halloween and in the circus. … Divide the class into small groups. Provide each group with pictures of masks from three cultures, but do not tell …
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… F | G | H Early English Ideas about the Natives of North America Look at the 16th-century images below and describe … in the countrey language; wee have of twelve sorts more the pictures as they were drawn in the countrey with their …
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… of the settings in each story. Settings —Show students pictures from books and magazines of a variety of settings … Invite students to make a wand-waving motion when they see pictures typical of fairy tales and a truck-driving motion … type-appears in hundreds of versions from African, Asian, American, and European countries and as far back in written …
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… World War I and American Art: Part Two January 26, 2017 Joe Phelan yes Photo … “Flower of Death” (1919). Claggett Wilson Smithsonian American Art Museum Last time , I began to survey how … home. The Phillips Collection website points out that the picture celebrates a “sentimental” portrayal of an …
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… to the size of the population than any other war in American history. A decade later, in 1685, King James II's … Documentary Archive . If you plan to have students create pictures, or if you want to use larger sized paper for your …
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… is available through the EDSITEment-reviewed Academy of American Poets . Your students may want to know a little bit … are treated like a creature, able to run around. Can you picture the movement of the bird's eyes? How does this image …
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… occasions in various African cultures. Students will see pictures of African masks online, pointing out the … Plan Cave Art: Discovering Prehistoric Humans through Pictures Lesson Plan Tanka: Japanese Poetry Lesson Plan …
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… Adams are available through the EDSITEment resource The American President. John Quincy Adams 6th U.S. President, … Presidential Library and Museum website features several pictures of George W. Bush, including an image with his wife …