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… Aviators in WWII yes Photo caption World War II Women Air Force Service Pilots aviators. Wikimedia Commons “Fly … U.S. Army Air Force. Learn more about the WASPs on these Websites: National Museum of the United States Air Force Women …
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… nation in the world." —President Woodrow Wilson 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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… plan is this fascinating creature. Wikimedia Commons "For I will consider my Cat Jeoffrey…he is an excellent … consult biographical links on the Academy of American Poets website. You will also find comments by Robert Bly on James … Poetry Foundation and Representative Poetry Online websites are also good sources for additional information and a …
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… In Her Shoes: Lois Weber and the Female Filmmakers Who Shaped Early Hollywood yes Photo caption Promotional poster for silent film directed by Lois Weber Image by Burton Rice … want to familiarize with the information in our companion Teacher's Guide as well as our Glossary of Terms for Film …
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… books ever written. The book is influential both for its study of American society in the Jacksonian period and for its analysis of democracy. In his introduction, … Curriculum The Constitutional Convention of 1787 Teacher's Guide Commemorating Constitution Day …
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… Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" and explore these websites to learn more about how Samuel Clemens created the … toward the speaker? Is Sut Lovingood more or less appealing for the way he speaks? How does this structure influence our …
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… Library of Congress Eleanor Roosevelt and Social Reform in the New Deal Activity 1, Group: A | B | C | D … on the following questions: What are the four basic rights for citizens described here? What problems did African … Plan Depression-Era Photographs: Worth a Thousand Words Teacher's Guide Advanced Placement U.S. History Lessons A …
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… Related Content Media Resource BackStory: Women at Work Teacher's Guide Women’s History in the United States Media … Suffrage: Why the West First? Lesson Plan Who Were the Foremothers of the Women's Suffrage and Equality Movements? … transcript of this episode can be found at the BackStory website . Clean Up This Mess! Clean Up This Mess! focuses on …
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… Between 1517 and 1887, more than 12 million people were forcibly transported from Africa to conditions of … evoke? Which do you find more powerful and why? Reference Websites University of North Carolina: The Interesting …
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… exhibition, World War I and American Art , has uncovered forgotten works that could help teachers illustrate and illuminate the course of the war, … artist’s family made their home. The Phillips Collection website points out that the picture celebrates a …
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… Inspection Act. These documents provide an opportunity for close reading of complex informational texts as well as … would you ask the artist? Questions for newspaper articles. Teachers should give out copies of these questions, or one’s …
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… the presiding officer of Congress, Hanson was responsible for initiating a number of programs that helped America gain a world position. —John Hanson Statue on the website The Architect of the Capitol At the time the … Locate and bookmark suggested materials and other useful websites. Download and print out documents you will use and …
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… to 1982, Jackson argued that black Americans could not afford to use methods that would "substitute panic and anarchy … of the Civil Rights Movement—the full protection of the law for all citizens. More constructive, less provocative, means … 11/13/09 Editor EDSITEment team 07/11/19 Related Content Teacher's Guide African American History and Culture in the …
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… 3: George Washington: The Precedent President Curriculum Before and Beyond the Constitution: What Should a President do? Teacher's Guide Chronicling America: History's First Draft … transcript of the episode is available at the BackStory website . Washington's Diamond Shoes (00:00-10:30) The first …
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… 1984. Wikimedia Commons This unit provides an opportunity for students to explore magical realism in the hands of one … to create his epic. In Lesson 3, students turn to an informational text, García Márquez’s 1982 Nobel Prize … Esperanza Rising : Learning Not to Be Afraid to Start Over Teacher's Guide Hispanic and Latino Heritage and History in …
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… the so-called Virginia Plan. He had worked tirelessly for its ratification including authoring 29 Federalist … in a four-year project supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The estate of the fourth president was … & Social Studies U.S. History 9-12 11/13/09 Related Content Teacher's Guide Commemorating Constitution Day Curriculum …
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… was deeply rooted in Anglo-American political culture before the American Revolution. Leaders such as George … Locate and bookmark suggested materials and other useful websites. Download and print out documents you will use and …
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… that such a title was inappropriate. Though the proper form of address represents only a small detail, defining … Wednesday, August 22, 1781 on the EDSITEment-reviewed website American Memory .) On November 5, 1781, less than … #4: Trying to Stop Trade with England ) Reference Websites The Declaration of Independence. Jefferson vs. …
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… lessons comprise a unit in which students develop criteria for looking at portraits. In the culminating lesson, … order (all available through the EDSITEment-reviewed website of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City): … that are available on various EDSITEment-reviewed websites. The couplet-a verse composed of two lines, usually …
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… Homestead Strike, and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. For some people in our nation, these incidents illustrated … Locate and bookmark suggested materials and other useful websites. Download and print out selected documents and …
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… Photo caption John Quincy Adams played a crucial role in formulating the Monroe Doctrine when he was Monroe's … Doctrine (1823) , Information USA , an exhibit of the website of the U.S. Department of State , a link from … website Naval Historical Center . Selected EDSITEment Websites American Memory 1818, November 28 From Adams Act of …
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… social, many and grave evils, and there is urgent necessity for the sternest war upon them. There should be relentless … Roosevelt, “The Man with the Muck-Rake,” 1906 Progressive reform in the early decades of the twentieth century depended … the Past and Present with the Immigrant Stories Project Teacher's Guide Chronicling America: History's First Draft …
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… interconnected. These connections led to a greater need for diplomatic relations with other states. Like many modern … diplomatic reception; In Lesson 6 students plan a strategy for negotiating a trade treaty; In Lesson 7 students … II Curriculum The Crisis of American Diplomacy, 1793–1808 Teacher's Guide Advanced Placement U.S. History Lessons …
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… Before and Beyond the Constitution: What Should a President … Locate and bookmark suggested materials and other useful websites. Download and print out documents you will use and …
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… This led to the end of the Congressional Caucus system for nominating candidates, and eventually, the development … Locate and bookmark suggested materials and other useful websites. Download and print out documents you will use and …
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… Japan. Preparation Instructions Throughout modern history, former Grand Alliances—including the ones that defeated … of other important partners in the Grand Alliance. Teachers with limited time may wish to select only one of …
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… lesson plan highlights the story of Harry Washington, a man formerly enslaved by George Washington. Harry took his fate … a path to freedom to enslaved people willing to fight for the British cause. For students, this lesson offers a … Enslavement Lesson Plan Afro Atlantic: Mapping Journeys Teacher's Guide Digital Humanities and Online Education Use …
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… a poet fully engaged in the process of crafting a persona. For students of writing and literature, who often struggle … Letters on the EDSITEment-reviewed American Memory Project website. Using this handout , have students compare and … use in her writing If teaching the entire curriculum unit, teachers should ask students to submit all work in the form …
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… unit of three lessons covers the critical problems for United States foreign policy posed by the outbreak of … suggested materials and links from EDSITEment-reviewed websites used in this lesson. Download and print out selected …
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… circa 1891. Wikimedia Commons From the initial formation of the unified kingdom of Hawai'i under a single … Kahino. Lyrics in both English and Hawaiian. Reference Websites Hawaii's Long Road To Statehood (National Archives) …