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… person! Taller, and taller, and taller! Just look at the picture, and you'll see how tall she got!" Have students … experiences make them feel? Finally, show students the pictures of Alice and ask them the question that Carroll …
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… of the most distinctive and influential elements of African-American musical tradition. Students take a virtual field … he was able to make the blues an essential part of America's music, with a worldwide influence, and able to …
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… that poets use to help their readers create a mental picture while reading or hearing poems. Preparation Review … "Old Man with a Beard," ask students to explain why the picture is unrealistic and absurd. Explain to the class that … Extensions Selected EDSITEment Websites The Academy of American Poets Edward Lear Internet Public Library IPL Youth …
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… all around the Mediterranean and show your students some pictures of the Phoenician ships . Now use your map to show … suggested that it might be just as easy to write with pictures, there are two wonderful Just So stories by Rudyard …
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… carpet Assessment Instruct the students to each create a picture postcard that a medieval traveler might have sent home from Persia. One side should contain a picture (downloaded or drawn freehand) of a geographical …
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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 … photo, ask students to identify what is happening in the picture, what kind of challenge is presented, and what kinds … students a few minutes to survey the book and look at the pictures. Tell students about Grace Lin, using information …
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… Jones Finds Treasures of Timbuktu Review the notes and pictures you've taken in this project. Then write an article … Jones Finds Treasures of Timbuktu Review the notes and pictures you've taken in this project. Then write an article …
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… 1975). Photograph by Joan Clark Netherwood. Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection From 1976-1981, the National … to the strategies a photographer may deploy when taking a picture or editing it. Students select 6-10 photographs …
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… Transcontinental Railroad built? How did it affect Native Americans? Other minorities? How was the environment … of railroads. Available on New Perspectives on the West. Picture Essay for Young Readers: The First Known Train Robbery in the U.S., October 6, 1866 —Available on America's Library , a link from American Memory . …
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… all its hardships and beauties, and explores traditional American pioneer values, such as hard work, self-reliance, … (the Great Plains) with a nostalgic glow, painting a picture of strong pioneers taming an unbroken wilderness …
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… Lesson 4: The Second Inaugural Address (1865)—Restoring the American Union yes Photo caption Photograph of Abraham … second inaugural. Lincoln is at the very center of the picture surrounded by dignitaries. Library of Congress "Mr. …
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… of many writers seeking to document the harsh realities of American life in the transition from the 19th into the 20th … to him as a human, living thing. It was no longer merely a picture of a few throes in the breast of a poet, meanwhile …
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… to a flower are common themes in late-nineteenth-century American painting. They reflect the contemporary definition … of Art, The National Gallery of Art, or The Smithsonian American Art Museum. Group A Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas' … Plan Cave Art: Discovering Prehistoric Humans through Pictures Identify color schemes in paintings and discuss the …
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… 1896 on the Red Badge Home Page of the EDSITEment resource American Studies at the University of Virginia One early … by Edward C. Judson ( p. 121 and p. 122 of "Poetical Pen-Pictures of the War Selected from Our Union Poets"), …
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… Public Library. For an overview of his life, look through American Masters: Ernest Hemingway from PBS.org . Browse through some images of Hemingway from Picturing Hemingway: A Writer In His Time , an online …
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… Example: The Congress passed a law stating that all American children are entitled to a free quality education. … with roles and responsibilities associated with the American presidency. The president's principal roles: … student can make a page for a book of presidents, with a picture, basic facts, and a completed sentence that reads, …
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… his achievements and fictional exploits have entered the American imagination. It's difficult to distinguish what he … Educator Resources by searching for the exact title. A Picture of David Crockett , available through the Library of … the following: Background on the Alamo , available on America's Library , a link from the EDSITEment resource …
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… work. Online text of Ethan Frome Edith Wharton: A life in pictures and texts Edith Wharton's World Wharton wrote that …
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… directly to the novel.” ] The EDSITEment-reviewed American Memory collection from the Library of Congress, … you say that, on balance, Steinbeck conveyed an accurate picture of life for the migrants? If a fiction writer is …
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… empire. Students should bring a tablecloth, place settings, pictures, maps, and music. Activity 2. Delivering the Toast …
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… the much broader “local color” or “regionalist” movement in American literature, which flourished during the decades … and authors) is available on Prof. Donna Campbell’s American Literature site. You may wish to copy and … otherwise share it with students. Edith Wharton: A life in pictures and texts , via Internet Public Library, offers a …
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… three journals on Worksheet 3 so that you have a rounded picture of the three perspectives presented. Complete the …
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… which two young white women wrongfully accused nine African-American youths of rape. Background Harper Lee’s To Kill A … browsing this site, students should consider what the slide pictures and the audio clips tell them about life for …
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… livelihood. You will explore a 1850 issue of the American publication Godey's Lady Book and consider the questions below. Keep in mind that while this is an American publication, rather than British, it does present … beginning with the line "We have said that this was the picture of a natural heart" (or use Edit & Find to search …
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… were in. For example, a tailor might have a sign with a picture of a needle and thread. Instruct the students to …
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… Dorothea Lange have embedded images of the Dust Bowl in the American consciousness. Introduce this dramatic era in our … archival primary source documents that paint a dramatic picture of the Dust Bowl are listed below in two equivalent … Lesson Plan John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath : Verbal Pictures Lesson Plan Steinbeck’s Use of Nonfiction Sources …
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… one of the names on his list. For example, he might draw a picture of a church on a hill to represent “Churchill.” …
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… years 1851-1899—available through the EDSITEment resource American Memory as part of the collection Votes for Women Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920 , which also contains images related to … Uncle Sam Laughs in Background." Between 1892 and 1896 on America's Library , a link from the EDSITEment resource …
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… U.S. History Related Content Teacher's Guide African American History and Culture in the United States Lesson … Justice in the Interwar Years (grades 9-12) Lesson Plan: Picturing Freedom: Selma-to-Montgomery March, 1965 (grades …
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… the distance and the difficult conditions, thousands of Americans traveled to the Yukon willing to test their mettle … images. Students can also conduct keyword searches. With 50 pictures for White Pass, 46 for Chilkoot Pass, and 34 …