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… Civil Rights and the Cold War yes Photo caption Bayard Rustin and Dr. … Board of Education of Topeka (1954) Textbooks often present history as conveniently divided by eras, movements, or … Closer Reading Jazz Beyond Borders: Jazz Appreciation Month 2019 Lesson Plan Lesson 1: Martin Luther King, Jr. and …
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… A Teacher's Guide to the Films of Ken Burns April 26, 2016 Joe Phelan … from Ken Burns' website. WETA "More Americans get their history from Ken Burns than any other source." —Historian … have been relegated to February “the shortest and coldest month of the year,” Mr. Burns has suggested we rethink the …
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… Empire and Identity in the American Colonies yes Photo caption Benjamin Franklin’s Join or Die cartoon, … addressing a broader imperial vision for the British. While women, enslaved people, and indentured servants were … European Contests for Empire on EDSITEment-reviewed Digital History . A short explanation of covenant chain from the …
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… The "Secret Society" and Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby yes Photo … and Language Arts Closer Reading Jazz Appreciation Month: Women in Jazz Lesson Plan Jazz and World War II: A …
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… Place-Based Learning: Creating Clio Entries yes Photo caption Clio … Historical markers, monuments, plaques—every so often, the history of a landscape and the people who have inhabited it … organization, discussing all of the local sites related to women's history, African American history, military history, …
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… BackStory: Shock of the New: The Legacy of the 1893 World’s Fair Audio History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content Media … 1893 World’s Fair and the First Ferris Wheel Lesson Plan Women's Equality: Changing Attitudes and Beliefs Lesson Plan …
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… Building A More Perfect Union Website A More Perfect Union Formatted Title Building A More … A More Perfect Union Teacher's Guide Preparing for National History Day Teacher's Guide Chronicling America: History's … That Tell America’s Story The Spanish-American War Women and the Abolition Movement Erik Peterson's (Santa Ana, …
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… BackStory: Hidden Figures - The People Behind the Story You Know Audio History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content … Perspectives on the Civil Rights Movement: Focus on Women Teacher's Guide Maya Angelou: A Phenomenal Woman …
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… The Amendments Project Website History & Social Studies Civics U.S. History Related Content … Transformed the Constitution Lesson Plan Voting Rights for Women: Pro- and Anti-Suffrage Lesson Plan The Supreme Court: …
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… Kate Chopin’s The Awakening yes Photo caption Kate Chopin House, State … will explore how Chopin stages the possible roles for women in Edna's time and culture through the examples of … sharp relief? Evaluate Kate Chopin's place in literary history. Analyze the components of literary realism and …
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… The Things They Carried: Tim O’Brien’s Vietnam War Novel Endures … many aspects of the military have changed. For one thing, women now serve in combat roles, too. Critics have hailed … students may have already encountered. A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History World History Vietnam …
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… What Makes a Hero? yes Photo caption The Joint Service Color Guard … be divided into categories? Activity 6. Heroes from History In this Activity, students will research historical … Robinson Jim Thorpe Historical Figures Who Worked for Women's Rights Susan B. Anthony Elizabeth Blackwell Carrie …
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… Magical Realism in One Hundred Years of Solitude yes Photo caption … García Márquez actually recapitulates episodes in the history of Latin America through the story of real and … and felt an inspiration. He wrote daily for eighteen months, almost bankrupting his family, and finally finished …
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… Eleanor Roosevelt yes Photo caption Eleanor Roosevelt. Library of … Roosevelt's civil rights agenda? Activity One, Group D: Women in Politics Reading a short biography of Eleanor … a Thousand Words Teacher's Guide Advanced Placement U.S. History Lessons A More Perfect Union History & Social …
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… We the People Bookshelf: A More Perfect Union August 16, 2019 yes Photo … 1930s Related Websites American Experience: Marian Anderson History Matters Penn Library Exhibitions; Marian Anderson, A … Son: Presidential Families Who were the Foremothers of the Women's Suffrage Movement? Remembering the Ladies: The First …
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… Lesson 3: From Courage to Freedom yes Photo caption … Declaration of Independence granted to all but slaves and women? In what ways does Douglass demonstrate his courage? … effectively point out their hypocrisy? A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History From Courage to …
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… The Boston Tea Party: Costume Optional? yes Photo caption Poem … about the Boston Tea Party, an editor at The Bay State Monthly remarked, "This account of the Boston Tea-Party … … a link from The American President . An Outline of American History (1994), Chapter Three: Boston "Tea Party" , on From …
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… Lincoln’s Enduring Legacy April 13, 2018 Julia Nguyen yes Photo … 1861–1865, were among the most momentous in America’s history. A month after his election, South Carolina seceded from the …
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… American Literature Lessons — Nineteenth Century September 05, 2012 yes Photo … happened to Ichabod Crane? Davy Crockett, Tall Tales, and History —Using the life of Davy Crockett as a model, … Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper": Writing Women —Charlotte Perkins Gilman's story "The Yellow …
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… Lesson 1: Factory vs. Plantation in the North and South yes … Using an economics-focused approach to examining U.S. history prior to the civil war, students examine the role of … be a slave . — Liberty Rhetoric and Nineteenth Century Women , a link from the EDSITEment resource History Matters …
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… Salem Witch Trials: Understanding the Hysteria yes Photo … New England? What were some of the responsibilities of women? Explain how the story of Adam and Eve was used to … with on your own. Pay close attention to your individual's history and personality, as you will follow him or her …
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… Lesson 3: Emulating Emily Dickinson: Poetry Writing yes Photo … about Emily Dickinson was produced as part of the American Women of Achievement series, highlighting influential women throughout American history. The documentary features information about how her …
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… Smarthistory: Art, History, Conversation Website A More Perfect … across cultures. We believe that the brilliant histories of art belong to everyone, no matter their …
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… The Constitutional Convention of 1787 yes Photo caption Washington … a setting sun." Franklin's optimism came only after many months of debate and argumentation over the form of … the powers and responsibilities today. A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History Civics 9-12 11/13/09 …
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… The Papers of the War Department Video A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies Civics U.S. History Related Content … What can the Papers of the War Department tell us about women in the Early Republic? (3:56-4:22) How does this …
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… Understanding the Salem Witch Trials yes Photo caption Engraving … confession ignited a hunt for witches that left 19 men and women hanged, one man pressed to death, and over 150 more … the size of the population than any other war in American history. A decade later, in 1685, King James II's government …
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… Lesson 4: Life Before the Civil War yes Photo caption African … Preparation The Civil War erupted after a long history of compromises and sectional debates over … store exclusively for ladies in Staunton. This will allow women, who may now, without being exposed to prying …
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… Introduction to Modernist Poetry yes Photo caption "Lady Reading Poetry" by … context of modernism and its significance beyond that era. History & Social Studies U.S. History Literature & Language … 05/21/19 Related Content Closer Reading National Poetry Month: Celebrating World Poetry Lesson Plan Walt Whitman's …