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… Commons "Even the land keeps a respectful silence before those men who don’t smile. … They have nothing, they … Good Men”: Woodrow Wilson and Latin America … Featured Websites … PBS film The Storm that Swept Mexico ArtsEdge, The …
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… glee of students and educators alike—school vacations. Before departing to enjoy the break from school, take the … Multi-National Influences in the United States … Featured Websites … A Victorian Christmas Ancient Origins Christmas …
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… tragedies in modern history. Its enormity can be difficult for students to comprehend, considering the long history of … windows and defacing synagogues, homes, and other Jewish sites, this event is often cited as a turning point in what … in history is available at the Holocaust Memorial Museum website . … The Curriculum … One way of approaching this …
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… York City remained open 24 hours on D-Day (June 6, 1944) for special services and prayer. Photo caption Congregation … of the Jewish people in America. Many of the programs and websites highlighted have been funded in part by grants from …
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… William Thorpe complained that pilgrims were merely out for a good time, their minds on partying, not penance and … English, see The Canterbury Tales on the Geoffrey Chaucer website . Chaucer's language may at first seem daunting, but … Tales of King Arthur What’s In A Name? … Featured Websites … Digital Dante The World of Dante Geoffrey Chaucer …
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… war-torn Baton Rouge and New Orleans as the narrator pines for her carefree antebellum life. … Slave Narratives … Mary … that make up their limitations. EDSITEment has reviewed websites (below) that prepare students for this study and …
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… Szwydky-Davis* and Sean Connors** received an NEH grant for their Summer Institute for K-12 educators, “ Remaking … Dr. Connors about adapting literature for the classroom. … Teachers are using popular adaptations to teach novels. Are …
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… Sykes, Wheeler Parker, and Jerry Mitchell The Delta Center for Culture and Learning, Delta State University, Cleveland, … … Rolando Herts, PhD, Director, The Delta Center for Culture and Learning, Delta State University, Cleveland, … Place on Earth Institute . The summer program immerses K-12 teachers in the physical and cultural landscape of the …
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… online education resources, who defined STEM/Humanities for this article. … “And there’s the humor of it”: … his plays. Created in conjunction with two classroom teachers, The Melancholy Dane includes a complete suite of …
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… citizens — Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King was a leading force in the drive for civil rights in the United States, … an exploration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project website will provide ample examples of American oratory, in … activities, which draw on EDSITEment’s reviewed websites and peer-reviewed lesson plans, to introduce students …
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… Find related artwork and activities in the EDSITEment Teacher's Guide Arts of the Afro Atlantic Diaspora . … … artwork gives a glimpse into the realities of everyday life for Black families in the northern United States at the turn … during the Great Migration. His family left North Carolina for Harlem, New York City, where Bearden grew up surrounded …
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… Commons … Callie Wright, Education Programs Manager for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation … "There are … Veterans Memorial Fund we believe everyone (students, teachers, anyone who is interested in learning about …
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… yes Image of Elizabeth Alexander Photo caption “Praise Song for the Day” by Elizabeth Alexander NEHgov YouTube "The … Poets and the EDSITEment Project at the National Endowment for the Humanities welcome you to engage with an online … Language Arts Reading Listening Writing Poetry Spoken Word Teacher's Guide … A Literary Glossary for Literature and …
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… of honor, signatures to the Declaration of Sentiments Set Forth by the First Woman's Rights Convention held at Seneca … women’s rights across the country and the world. … Related Websites … American Memory Project Votes for Women selections …
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… of Congress The idea of a “frontier” has existed since before our nation’s founding. Frontiers as physical spaces … Frontier: The Transcontinental Railroad … The 1848 California Gold Rush brought the first Chinese migrants to the … WWII … Japanese American Internment Camps during WWII Teacher's Guide … Landmarks of American History and Culture …
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… successful surprise attack provided a much-needed victory for Britain’s former colonies as they struggled for freedom. … composition in depth on the Metropolitan Museum’s #metkids website . See the EDSITEment lesson plans An Introduction to … quarter . … Picturing America Resources … Picturing America Teachers Resource Book Emanuel Leutze, Washington Crossing …
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… essential, powerful role in telling some of these stories. For example, did you know the U.S. national park system … to propose a new bill to the U.S. Congress reserving lands for public use. In 1864, President Lincoln signed … serving as a primary source for historical investigation, a site for developing self-awareness and the taking of …
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… takes it name from the Greek word Νεάπολις (n e ápolis) for “new city.” In the first century BCE, the spectacular … letter and other teaching tools at the EDSITEment-reviewed website, the Pompeii Forum Project , a collaborative … account. … Featured Lessons … In Old Pompeii … Featured Websites … Livius.org Metropolitan Museum of Art National …
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… on various issues across history. Since the decision to form a federal government, Americans have debated what role the government should assume in providing for the military, immigration issues, and the rights of … of the War Department … The Papers of the War Department Teacher's Guide … A More Perfect Union … A More Perfect …
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… Ablaze: The Rise of Martin Luther and the Birth of the Reformation , was published by Oxford University Press in October 2017. Part II of a two-part … Lesson 3: Religion and the Fight for American Independence Teacher's Guide … Advanced Placement U.S. History Lessons … …
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… technology. When using historic newspapers and other media forms, NHD students are encouraged to consider in whose … of these newspapers at the American Antiquarian Society 's website. An important and very popular daily newspaper in … Chronicling America Communication National History Day Teacher's Guide … Preparing for National History Day … …
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… or wounded, four million slaves free, and a nation changed forever. On Good Friday, just a month after the Second … “Now he belongs to the ages.” … Did the assassination transform Lincoln’s reputation? … Lincoln’s tragic death, it is …
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… to know himself and his own worth through selfless acts for others. (Knopf Books for young Readers, 2007) ISBN-10: … and the Rise of Social Reform in the 1930s Related Websites American Experience: Marian Anderson History Matters …
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… castellana. Habiendo sido una monja, a Sor Juana se le forzó a renunciar a su biblioteca, su vida intelectual y su … la monja y la escritora: Las redondillas y La respuesta , forman parte de esta unidad bilingüe (en inglés y en … de la Concepción and the Spanish Mission in the New World Teacher's Guide … A Literary Glossary for Literature and …
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… Day of the Dead … February 16, 2012 yes Skeleton figures for Mexico's Day of the Dead Photo caption La Catrina – In … can be accessed through a number of EDSITEment-reviewed websites. National Geographic offers a pictorial spread on the …
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… among students can lie at the hub of daily communication before, during, and after class. Nuanced thought, however, … writers may have painstakingly reworked their initial efforts, while at other times they may have made detailed observations and taken copious notes long before committing to paper and composing an essay —from the …
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… and Series Editor, “North American Slave Narratives,” for Documenting the American South . Text copyright to … who perpetrated it—but we also find inspiration from the fortitude and faith of those who endured enslavement, … and compelling way makes these narratives essential reading for anyone who wants to know who we as Americans truly are. …
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… but also to establish that he, an American slave with no formal education, was the sole author of the work. Lesson 1: … context, students will develop essential analytical tools for navigating this text and for exploring controversies that surround this …
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… or hop a freight train to seek the golden promise of California? Mission US: “Up from the Dust” is the latest … in The Grapes of Wrath (A,V) … Related EDSITEment-reviewed websites … John Steinbeck: A Voice for a Region, A Voice for …
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… during a sit-in at the Toddle House restaurant, shortly before their arrest (Atlanta, December 1963). Danny Lyon … kids came down and saved the day.” The NEH 2020 Summer Teacher Institute The Civil Rights Movement: Grassroots Perspectives will provide a chance for teachers to learn a more accurate narrative from scholars …