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… advances, economic hardship, and the pressures of world war transformed American society. 1950–Present , when postwar prosperity set the stage for a series of social …
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… vivid imagery of his experiences as a soldier in World War I, his loves won and lost, and his family. Ask students …
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… Creating the Office of the Presidency yes Photo caption Howard Chandler Christy's painting of the signing of the … s” (June 15, 1787) The power to "make" but not "declare war" (August 17, 1787) Brearly Committee recommends … 15? What was the objection(s) of allowing Congress "to make war?" What were the objections to giving the president the …
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… to have a list of words suggesting the author’s attitude toward his subject. Worksheet 1 Worksheet 1 Teacher's Version … same in each case, the tone--or attitude of the speaker towards the subject--is different. Think of a tone word that …
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… of the U.S. Command the U.S. military, including declaring war (with approval from Congress) For more information, … what happens in our country and about how the U.S. acts towards other countries. Even those too young to vote can let …
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… A 1675 conflict with the Indians known as King Philip's War had resulted in more deaths relative to the size of the population than any other war in American history. A decade later, in 1685, King James …
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… in turn acted as a catalyst to propel the Movement forward and give it more favorable reception in the realm of … public places at the Farm Security Administration-Office of War Information Photographers site, linked from the …
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… the letters to Greece." —(Herodotus, History of the Persian Wars, 5.58.2) This second lesson of the curriculum unit, The …
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… of Tennessee, Alabama (where Crockett fought in the War of 1812), Washington, D.C., and Texas. Discuss briefly … dead miss; when says I, "Stand aside and let me look, and I warrant you I get on the right trail of the critter." They …
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… of the U.S. Command the U.S. military, including declaring war (with approval from Congress) For more information, …
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… The Aztecs: Mighty Warriors of Mexico yes Photo caption First published … food production and preparation; education and writing; and warfare. Once you have determined your topic, use the … Describe the Aztec system of writing. What is a codex? Warfare : How did Aztec boys train for warfare? What were …
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… act, both to themselves and to others. Early in the Trojan Wars, Agamemnon, a Greek king, must sacrifice his daughter, … Seminar for Schoolteachers directed by Thomas Wartenberg. K-5 01/23/15 Formatted Title Fear and Trembling …
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… to read and write from white children, who were less aware of laws against enslaved literacy. Others took … The “Rebs” were defeated by the Union army in the Civil War.] Discuss the meaning of any other terms students don’t …
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… Gutenberg.) Professor Clement C. Moore came forward to claim authorship of "A Visit from St Nicholas" in … and eventually won back their temple after a three-year war. As part of the celebration, the victors wanted to light …
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… in Time: The Board Game yes Photo caption Diagram of a Schwarzschild wormhole. Wikimedia Commons Madeleine L’Engle’s A … unusual girl—bright, angry, clever, lonely, and a little awkward—with an unusual passage to young adulthood. With the …
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… wore black armbands to school in protest of the Vietnam War. The students were ultimately suspended from school for …
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… can be a metaphor for a person’s and a group’s progress toward goals. Background Martin Puryear African American … sang this song. Puryear joined Washington’s ideas about upward progress with the form of this ladder after he made it. …
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… Pennsylvania cannot be controlled by civil authorities and warrant a military response. August 7, 1794 : Washington … mattered so much that he was willing to run the risk of war between the government and its citizens? Activity 4. … Washington that the army "is generally in motion homeward," leaving behind a regiment to maintain order. July 10, …
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… wild vegetation, to settled cultivation, and eventually towards settled villages, towns, and cities. As societies … of ideas and objects in their writing? Did the shift towards cuneiform allow scribes to write more quickly? How did … of Cuneiform Writing Student Activity EDSITEment’s Persian Wars Resource Pages Lesson Plan Hammurabi's Code: What Does …
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… Poète Maudit (The Cursed Poet) Chaucer's Wife of Bath Edward Hopper's House by the Railroad : From Painting to Poem Edward Lear, Limericks, and Nonsense: There Once Was … Emily …
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… Activity 1. America's Centennial and the Pedestal Fund As a warm-up exercise, and to establish the meaning of the statue … million immigrants to U.S. in the 50 years after the Civil War Poor housing in cities and city services unable to keep …
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… the girl leans in from the left corner of the triangle towards the animal. The right hand corner of the … just as our attention is drawn in a room full of people towards those whose faces we can see because they give us more …
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… the tone formal, yet intimate. Violence or images of war are not considered proper, or is humor or satire. On a … the garden at dusk I found a glowworm In the soft earth - warm And radiant, waiting too —Sydney Bougy Years on my own … count. Inform the students that all of these poems are award-winning tanka and ask them to explain what all five …
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… years after Marco had returned home, he was involved in a war between his city, Venice, and its trading rival, Genoa. … they consider the most unusual parts of Marco's story. Afterwards, have the students share their opinions. Would they …
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… Edward Hopper's House by the Railroad: From Painting to Poem yes Photo caption Edward Hopper (1882–1967), House by the Railroad , 1925. Oil …
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… of the Igbo, including weather, agriculture, hunting, war, and animals with which they are familiar .) Point out … ( Nwoye prefers the gentler stories of his mother to the warlike ones of his father; Vulture softens the heart of Sky …
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… second marriage, Zora Neale Hurston left home to study at Howard University and earned a B.A. in anthropology from … of her popularity during the years between the two world wars, Hurston’s political views were not in sync with the …
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… a nearly unbroken path for the eye to follow. William S. Schwartz's Mining in Illinois In the second painting, students … another which resembles it in tone. In the case of the Schwartz painting, the three pillars pull the eye across the …
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… rival claimants to the English throne, and the bloody civil war that comes of their fight for power. Scott and Delacroix …
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… that the Joads stood in for all the Depression-era westward migrants.” Through these “generals” Steinbeck wanted to … to words, phrases, or ideas that relate to Chapter 1. As a warm-up for Activity 2, ask students to describe the …