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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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… v. Louisiana (1968) Twelve Angry Men , originally written for television by Reginald Rose in 1954 and subsequently … to afford a lawyer. This can be accessed on the Oyez.org website . Questions for discussion of Fortas' argument: What … it is effective. Lesson Extensions Selected EDSITEment Websites The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School U.S. …
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… authority with which the Nazis systematically enforced their policies, students debate the options for … Holocaust available from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum website. The accompanying document, Frequently Asked … about the Holocaust available from the EDSITEment-reviewed website, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum . This document …
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… immortalize these "other riders" in verse as Longfellow did for Paul Revere. Heighten your students' skills in reading … Locate and bookmark suggested materials and other useful websites. Download and print out selected documents and …
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… Locate and bookmark suggested materials and other useful websites. Download and print out selected documents and duplicate copies as necessary for student viewing. For background information, consult the …
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… to experience the news as the colonists heard it. Note: For an introduction to and a complementary lesson on … Locate and bookmark suggested materials and other useful websites. Download and print out selected documents and …
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… the Hysteria yes Photo caption Trial of George Jacobs for Witchcraft, Salem, Mass. Wikimedia Commons Life in … people of Salem, Massachusetts in the 1600s. Look at the websites listed below, and, on a separate sheet of paper, …
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… chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives for almost two centuries. Begun in 1793, the Capitol has … archival documents, your students can answer that question for themselves. Working in small groups, the students will … . The Educator Resources section of the National Archives website offers a series of worksheets for analyzing primary …
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… President Woodrow Wilson, 1912. Wikimedia Commons American foreign policy continues to resonate with the issues … Locate and bookmark suggested materials and other useful websites. Download and print out documents you will use and …
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… was dominated by a crisis with Great Britain, which for years had been grossly violating American shipping … Locate and bookmark suggested materials and other useful websites. Download and print out documents you will use and …
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… A Boy in 13th Century Venice yes Photo caption "Embarking for Home," from Marco Polo: His Travels and Adventures , … wonders of Venice. Lesson Extensions Selected EDSITEment Websites Labyrinth Medieval Trade Routes Xpeditions Map Machine …
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… Thurgood Marshall Before the Court Website History & Social Studies Civics U.S. … Content In this American Radio Works podcast and website , partially funded by NEH, Stephen Smith presents …
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… Women's History Through Film Lesson Plan Voting Rights for Women: Pro- and Anti-Suffrage Featured Image Photo … transcript of this episode can be found on the BackStory website . A Hop, Skip, and a Jump Comprehension Questions … Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more at the BackStory website . …
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… History Related Content Lesson Plan JFK, LBJ, and the Fight for Equal Opportunity in the 1960s Lesson Plan Picturing … hear about why and how President Johnson joined the battle for Voting Rights and his precarious alliance with Dr. King … transcript of the episode is available at the Backstory website . Audio file Introduction (1:28-12:00) Comprehension …
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… to Wheat Field Lesson Plan Toni Morrison's Beloved : For Sixty Million and More Lesson Plan A Raisin in the Sun: … Civil War has been commemorated and its legacies contested for over a century, with these debates about the … the importance of rigorous scholarship in influencing new forms of remembrance, as well as the role played by the …
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… Jazz and World War II: A Rally to Resistance, A Catalyst for Victory Closer Reading Jazz Beyond Borders: Jazz … Jazz and World War II: A Rally to Resistance, A Catalyst for Victory (grades 9-12). The longer history of African … the Cold War. PBS has created a series of lesson plans for grades 8-12 that draw on materials from the film. …
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… Coming of the American Revolution Website A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. … North Lesson Plan Revolutionary Tea Parties and the Reasons for Revolution Lesson Plan Colonial Broadsides and the … images of the original documents and transcriptions for easier reading; the two versions can be viewed …
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… Historical Society Lesson Plan JFK, LBJ, and the Fight for Equal Opportunity in the 1960s Closer Reading Grassroots … transcript of the episode is available at the BackStory website . No Easy Triumphs Comprehension Questions Why do … Endowment for the Humanities. Learn more at the BackStory website . …
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… Smarthistory: Art, History, Conversation Website A More Perfect Union Art & Culture Painting History … Line in the Visual Arts Lesson Plan Martin Puryear's Ladder for Booker T. Washington Featured Image Photo caption The … that offers free resources on art, history, and art history for classrooms and public enjoyment. Curated by scholars …
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… with barracks and electrical poles (Tule Lake, 1942). California State University Japanese American Digitization … when determining whether to remain loyal? Using Merriam Webster's online dictionary , discuss the meaning of the … explore the Densho Encyclopedia to learn about the various sites of WWII incarceration in the U.S. D iscuss the …
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… statements about freedom were published in the form of written documents such as the Bill of Rights or the … and an excerpt is available through the EDSITEment-reviewed website POTUS—Presidents of the United States . In the … exhibit on the EDSITEment-reviewed National Archives websites. After listening to the recording of the speech, give …
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… cursing in a chaotic state, was an experience I will never forget." — Private Nathaniel Bierly, 148th Pennsylvania at … Locate and bookmark suggested materials and other useful websites. Download and print out documents you will use and …
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… in some ways, and in particular they had different forms of government. The Phoenicians had kings. But the … the image browser page. Now select the image called Side A: Teacher and Student with Writing Tablet. This is a close-up … can you tell who is the teacher and who is the student? (Teachers are larger, seated and often bearded. Students, on …
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… a willingness to learn about people and a capacity for self-growth. In this lesson students first consider … this lesson may be taught in sequence or stand on its own. Teachers may link to the full unit with Guiding Questions, …
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… Ohio , “The Book of the Grotesque,” prepares readers for the story cycle’s emphasis on the literary element of … with family members and townspeople. Lesson 3 has teachers model an analysis of the chapter entitled …
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… , Lesson 1 may be taught in sequence or stand on its own. Teachers may link to the full unit with Guiding Questions, … of a literary work and then provide students with time for some preliminary research into life in the American …
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… Art & Culture Photography Related Content Closer Reading A Teacher's Guide to the Films of Ken Burns Teacher's Guide … described the perfect hell on earth we have indeed created for ourselves. But if it is the obligation of the artist to … EDSITEment has created a number of resources to help teachers bring documentary films into the classroom and to …
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… free will and a pre-determined destiny is a major theme for Melville—one his characters must grapple with throughout … may be taught in sequence, or it can stand on its own. Teachers may link to the full unit with Guiding Questions, …
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… How to use the Telescope , 1858. Wikimedia Commons . "… for the Galaxy is nothing else but a mass of innumerable … the paths of the planets fairly well. This view, accepted for 1,400 years, was challenged by new astronomers, aided by … Further Background Additional background for the teacher National Research Council. A Science Framework for …