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… and emotionally. Letting students stage a production foregrounds all those extra-literary components. Similarly, … photographs, artwork, and films—at EDSITEment-approved sites American Memory and Picturing Modern America, … Theatre on the Air , available via the EDSITEment-reviewed website, American Studies at the University of Virginia . A …
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… resulted primarily from correlating bits and pieces of information eliminating double counting and mistaken signals. … document. The National Archives is an EDSITEment-reviewed website. A short excerpt " The Senate Debates the Tonkin … lesson, download or bookmark the following EDSITEment websites: For the homework reading the night before the lessons …
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… under the direction and control of a supreme federal head for certain defined national purposes only?” This lesson … resource “Ratification of the Constitution” website at Teaching American History offers useful texts and … suggested materials and links from EDSITEment-reviewed websites used in this lesson. Download and print out selected …
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… of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), though the building of fortified walls to protect territory along the northern … mapping of China are available from the EDSITEment-reviewed web resource Asia Society . Readings on China’s dynastic … the Mongols, Manchus, Naxi and Tibetans. EDSITEment Websites Asia Society Political Map of China Timeline for …
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… Polo: Sea Voyage to India yes Photo caption "Embarking for Home," from Marco Polo: His Travels and Adventures , … about the island of Sri Lanka by visiting the following sites: Indian Ocean Area available through SARAI . Trace the … and southern India. Lesson Extensions Selected EDSITEment Websites Ask Asia The Silk Road Ask Asia Photo …
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… Airfield, a 37-mm anti-tank gun is hauled out of the area for repairs, by a weapons carrier. 1950 Wikimedia Commons In … suggested materials and links from EDSITEment-reviewed websites used in this lesson. Download and print out selected …
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… New York City harbor. Wikimedia Commons "We will not forget that Liberty has here made her home; nor shall her … an interactive activity on The National Park Service website, a link from the EDSITEment resource Internet Public … Students with access to technology can search the websites listed below for examples of the use of other national …
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… of both skills and was ultimately awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907 "in consideration of the power of … aspects of the Victorian Age can be found at Victorian Web. General highlights of the era include: "The Victorian … Potter's Naughty Animal Tales . Selected EDSITEment Websites Biographical information about and online video of …
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… and epigrammatic couplets . While teaching some of the formal terms used to describe sonnets will be one of the … this moment to review grammar, see Jabberwocky Nonsense, a WebQuest designed to teach students about the parts of … Poetry Like the Pros (grades 3 – 5) Selected EDSITEment Websites Academy of American Poets American Memory Project …
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… Poster notifying people of Japanese descent to report for relocation under Executive Order 9066. National Archives … Questions: What does Sam remember about the schools and teachers? What was it like to go to school while imprisoned … a collection of resources about many of the incarceration sites used during WWII and their significance today. The NPS …
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… the Social Security Act provided unemployment insurance for workers, aid to needy children who had lost one or both … in American society. The Social Security Online website, a link on the EDSITEment-reviewed History Matters … Activity 2. Preparation Review the lesson plan and the websites used throughout. Locate and bookmark suggested …
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… Free and Equal: The Promise of Reconstruction in America Website A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. … Robert Smalls, Susie King Taylor, Laura Towne, Charlotte Forten, and Isaiah Brown posed with Brick Baptist Church and the Beaufort Arsenal, two important sites within our story of the Sea Islands. Eric Battle, …
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… February 09, 2015 Joe Phelan yes Photo caption Kimmel & Forster, Columbia's Noblest Sons , c. 1865. Library of … on the work and school calendars with passage of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act in 1968, and provide a collection … and all those who have followed. George Washington EDSITEment has a rich array of lesson plans on …
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… Transcontinental Railroad yes Photo caption The ceremony for the driving of the golden spike at Promontory Summit, … Includes links to photos, maps and other railroad-related sites. History of Railroads and Maps — A detailed look at … on railroads and the West from the EDSITEment-reviewed website American Memory : The first two paragraphs of the …
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… Middle Ages yes Photo caption Detail from the Calendar page for June, the “Book of Hours” ( Les Tres Riches Heures du … this lesson by reviewing the activities and accessing the websites. Download and duplicate any online materials you will …
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… from the Federal Writers' Project and describe the lives of former African slaves in the U.S. -- both before and after … teachers will need to preview and select content from the website Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal … nineteenth century. The following EDSITEment-reviewed websites provide relevant information: Africans in America: …
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… composition by Richard Diebenkorn illustrates the transformation of postwar America by automobiles and highways, as … by “members other than the Caucasian race.” The following websites will provide additional background information for …
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… in History and Literature yes Photo caption Sheet Music for Paul Revere's Ride By Webb Miller, 1884. Library of Congress In his account of his … Locate and bookmark suggested materials and other useful websites. Download and print out selected documents and …
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… Commons Noh , the oldest surviving Japanese dramatic form, combines elements of dance, drama, music, and poetry … on Noh-Kyogen , available through the EDSITEment-reviewed website Asia for Educators . Familiarize yourself with the … in the play. EDSITEment has a number of reviewed websites that provide information on ancient Greece, as well as …
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… Women washing clothes. Tulare migrant camp. Visalia, California. Library of Congress "I tried to write this book the … are available in digital form from the EDSITEment-reviewed website, the National Archives . Steinbeck frankly admitted … families? Preparation Review the lesson plan and the websites used throughout. Locate and bookmark suggested …
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… Walt Whitman sought to create a new and distinctly American form of poetry. As he declared in Democratic Vistas , … Locate and bookmark suggested materials and other useful websites. Download and print out documents you will use and …
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… have been known to complain at times. (So have their teachers.) Even the Founding Fathers of our country indulged … in America after 1763 by requiring Americans to buy stamps for newspapers, legal documents, mortgages, liquor licenses, … the Educator Resources section of the National Archives website, to guide them as they review primary source …
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… this catastrophe, and over the centuries became largely forgotten. Finally, in the early eighteenth century, the … Villa exhibit available from the National Gallery of Art website . The Children’s Discovery Guide to the exhibit is … on Pompeii from The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites available through EDSITEment at the Perseus Project …
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… in Indian society, and particularly as a teaching tool for dharma and other Hindu concepts, it should not be … Review the lesson plan, then find and bookmark the relevant websites and useful materials, such as the paintings you will …
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… Victorian women. Contemplating Brontë's position and desire for literary achievement in that context, students will … Charlotte Brontë page of the EDSITEment-reviewed Victorian Web website to find additional biographical information on … Duchess" and Dramatic Monologue . Selected EDSITEment Websites Internet Public Library Godey's Lady's Book Online …
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… work, and the emotional price the pioneers sometimes paid for their modest successes. Combining the study of history … possible, bookmark these materials, along with other useful websites; download and print out selected documents and …
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… Around the World , which provides the same background information for the teacher with different activities … possible, bookmark these materials, along with other useful websites; download and print out selected documents and …
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… the new Code of Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make I would desire you would Remember the … of the First Ladies available through the White House website, a link from the EDSITEment-reviewed National First … particular First Lady affect her? Selected EDSITEment Websites American Memory The American President National …
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… “Praise Song for the Day” by Elizabeth Alexander no This video of Elizabeth Alexander reading the poem “Praise Song for the Day” that she composed for President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration ceremony is …
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… Commons "I never saw him—but I knew him. Can you have forgotten how, with his voice, he came into our house, the … on the EDSITEment-reviewed Center for History and New Media website. At the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library , … recommended links and materials from EDSITEment-reviewed websites. Download and print out selected documents and …