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… Slave Voyages Website A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. … research and documentation. Scholars worked to collect information about the voyages of enslaved people, first across …
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… incorrect." Source: Wisdom Keepers What comes to mind for your students when they think of "Indians" or "Native … Library. Recommended readings about the Abenaki (from NativeWeb ): Landau, Elaine. The Abenaki (First Books- Indians of … data about the Native group's location. Then use the sites listed in the Resource Links section, most of which …
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… two important social functions: (1) they provide a disguise for the wearer and (2) they allow the wearer to assume the … vary the assortment. Select examples from these EDSITEment websites: A Collector's Vision of Puerto Rico : masks created …
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… Through Film yes Photo caption Image of a screenplay for a film. Library of Congress In this lesson, students … with a visit to the Cinema exhibit at the Annenberg Learner website, accessible through EDSITEment. Here students can … and social milieu for their films. The EDSITEment websites listed below can provide a starting-point for this …
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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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… caption A stand at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard offering information on surname history. Wikimedia Commons Over half of … the materials used in the lesson plan. Locate and bookmark websites you plan to use. Download and duplicate charts used in …
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… war-torn Baton Rouge and New Orleans as the narrator pines for her carefree antebellum life. Slave Narratives Photo … that make up their limitations. EDSITEment has reviewed websites (below) that prepare students for this study and …
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… votes to Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Democratic Party for the first time, establishing a political loyalty that … can be found on the Civilian Conservation Corp Legacy website . A more extended analysis of the CCC that contains … the Depression and start of World War II. Preparation Teachers preparing to teach this lesson should review the …
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… of family celebration and community festivities and lasts for fifteen days . The date changes from year to year and is … Access and become familiar with the EDSITEment-reviewed websites listed in Activities 1-4. EDSITEment-reviewed Asia for …
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… caricature of a "press gang." Wikimedia Commons Matters of foreign policy dominated American political concerns in the … suggested materials and links from EDSITEment-reviewed websites used in this lesson. Download and print out selected …
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… yes Photo caption Lewis and Clark. Wikimedia Commons "Fort Mandan. Our vessels consisted of six small canoes, and … resource, American Memory . Other EDSITEment-reviewed sites that will help your students understand the expedition … New Perspectives on the West and Oregon Trail . Featured Websites American Memory Project (Library of Congress) Lewis …
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… opportunities to produce new scenes in graphic or comic form, a newly imagined script based on primary source … Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement Reference Websites " Let America Be America Again " (The Academy of …
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… of how African Americans have used music as a vehicle for communicating beliefs, aspirations, observations, joys, … the Nineteenth Century " at the National Humanities Center website. (For the posting, click "TeacherServe@" on the … Institute: The Most Southern Place on Earth Reference Websites American Memory Project Closer Reading Jazz Beyond …
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… the Union. He also endorsed colonization of freed slaves to foreign lands. But by July 1862, the Union war efforts in … about the past. Preparation Review the lesson plan and the websites used throughout. Locate and bookmark suggested …
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… Plan Lesson 1: Trekking to Timbuktu: The Geography of Mali (Teacher Version) Lesson Plan Lesson 2: Trekking to Timbuktu: … Lesson Plan Lesson 6: Trekking to Timbuktu: The Search for Timbuktu (Teacher Version) Lesson Plan Lesson 7: … the Benedictine tradition of preserving human thought for the contemporary world." This effort at preservation is …
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… attacking U.S.S. Chesapeake , 1807 Wikimedia Commons Foreign policy continued to dominate American political … suggested materials and links from EDSITEment-reviewed websites used in this lesson. Download and print out selected …
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… veteran, interviewed by Maryland high school students for the Vietnam Oral History Project. Screenshot from video: … understand oral history as an educational experience, teachers should begin with Barry Lanman’s video introduction …
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… Creative Protest and the Virtual Martin Luther King Project Website A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. … fear going to jail. If the officials threaten to arrest us for standing up for our rights, we must answer by saying … ” or “ A Time to Break Silence .” We offer a teacher's guide with vocabulary and tools to support this …
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… themes; Worksheet 6 focuses on themes in the novel. The teacher versions provide sample answers, but these are by no … Flies, it may be taught in sequence or stand on its own. Teachers may link to the full unit with Guiding Questions, … in Lord of the Flies (teacher version) Note: In preparation for the thematic analysis, teachers may want to provide the …
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… Stories yes Photo caption The nymph Daphne prayed for rescue when she was pursued by the god Apollo. … be taught in sequence, or each lesson can stand on its own. Teachers may link to the full unit with Guiding Questions , …
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… person their own age. Some topics they might cover include: form of government, political system, national leaders, … and Cultures Introduce students to the three regional websites now featured on EDSITEment: Pardee School of …
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… mindless destruction by mob mentality. Fire is a powerful force, containing both positive and negative archetypal … Flies, it may be taught in sequence or stand on its own. Teachers may link to the full unit with Guiding Questions, …
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… number of English people leave their country and homes for a destination far across the Atlantic Ocean? From 1630 … England. The following materials from EDSITEment reviewed websites will be useful to teachers for background information …
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… significance of this historical ride in America's struggle for freedom. By reading primary sources, students learn how … The Artist—Grant Wood Visit the National Gallery of Art website for a short biography of Grant Wood. In the … Jill Lepore. Preparation Review the lesson plan and the websites used throughout. Locate and bookmark suggested …
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… characterization by expecting the reader to infer information about these characters from the text. An … Flies, it may be taught in sequence or stand on its own. Teachers may link to the full unit with Guiding Questions, …
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… Commons This lesson focuses on the constitutional arguments for and against the enactment of federal anti-lynching … Senators. Preparation Review the lesson plan and the websites used throughout. Locate and bookmark suggested …
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… convention, to be held in Philadelphia in May of that year, for the purpose of recommending changes to the Articles of … Convention " at TeachingAmericanHistory.org . This website also provides a very good overview of how the states … suggested materials and links from EDSITEment reviewed websites used in this lesson. Download and print out selected …
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… History Literature & Language Arts Writing Related Content Teacher's Guide Preparing for National History Day Media Resource Ask an NEH Expert: … through a collaboration between the National Endowment for the Humanities and National History Day. Questions for …
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… experience during the early 19th century. The companion site includes short, classroom ready videos of reenactments … based on primary sources and standards aligned lesson plans for grades 3-5 and 6-8 in social studies, language arts, and … How did African Americans aid in the achievement of freedom for other African Americans? Why are these names overlooked …
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… Wikimedia Commons Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) was a former slave who became a nationally recognized abolitionist … period. During the Civil War he worked tirelessly for the emancipation of enslaved African Americans and … doctors, ministers, poets, authors, editors, orators and teachers; that, while we are engaged in all manner of …