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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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… 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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… 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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… food and conversation with each other. Columbia, who for Nast symbolized U.S. democratic ideals, sits opposite to … Teach Immigration History was created for high school teachers of U.S. history and civics, as well as for a … from The University of Texas at Austin. The backbone of the website is an 80-item chronology of key events, laws, and …
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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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… Curriculum NAACP's Anti-Lynching Campaigns: The Quest for Social Justice in the Interwar Years Media Resource 2016 … research? Learn more about Taylor's research process on her website . What was involved in her research? What made it …
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… lesson plan. Locate and bookmark suggested materials and websites. Download and print out documents you will use and duplicate copies as necessary for student viewing. Note: All diagrams, line drawings, 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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… “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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… NAACP's Anti-Lynching Campaigns: The Quest for Social Justice in the Interwar Years yes Photo caption … political and constitutional history of the United States for most of the twentieth century. In fact, most Americans … to the individual states and saw little, if any, role for the federal government in protecting the health 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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… all to prevent future wars, the Treaty of Versailles, which formally ended World War I, is widely considered to have … resource Great War Primary Documents Archive . Another webpage containing the text in its entirety, The Versailles … expansion activity, but following are some basic background sites for students to begin with (all are linked to the …
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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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… 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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… Common Voices yes Photo caption Sculpture, Royal Museum for Central Africa. Wikimedia Commons The borders that … (Accessible through African Studies WWW; in the "Africa Web Links" directory choose "Arts and Architecture," then …
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… accounts of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 from the website, The Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory : The … scenes of human interest? Do they share a vocabulary for evoking these dramatic moments? Are the reporters …
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… dharma . The foundation the Ramayana is its use as a tool for instructing past, present and future generations in the … Review the lesson plan, then find and bookmark the relevant websites and useful materials. Provide links to the online …
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… moment of reflection, this simple yet highly sophisticated form of poetry can help sharpen students' response to … you will need. If desired, you can bookmark specific web pages so that students can access relevant online … haiku in a hallway or on a library bulletin board. For art teachers, haiku can provide a springboard for lessons on …