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… Lesson 3: The Rise and Fall of Joseph McCarthy yes Photo … 1950 he made a bombshell speech. Addressing the Republican Women's Club of Wheeling, West Virginia, he announced that … once and for all. A painful chapter in America's history had at last come to its close. For those wanting …
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… The Long Road to Freedom: Biddy Mason’s Remarkable Journey Website History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content Closer … Closer Reading Activist Constellations: Recovering Black Women's Labor and Leadership Featured Image Photo caption …
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… George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and the Presidents' Day holiday … and Lincoln stand out as unrivaled figures in American history. Their importance is reflected in the large number … February 22nd never falls on the third Monday of the month. All of this congressional debate, of course, took …
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… Presidential Inaugurations: A Capitol Parade on a Cold Winter's … inaugurations came at some of the darkest moments in U.S. history. In the four months that separated his election victory in November of …
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… Lesson 2: Kate Chopin's The Awakening: Realism and Local Color … to the region, such as specific roles or assumptions for women or children (see the first passage in "Selected … is usually dated from the first publication in the Overland Monthly in 1868 of Bret Harte's stories of California mining …
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… Anne Frank: One of Hundreds of Thousands yes Photo caption Portrait of Anne Frank, age … of a Young Girl by connecting the diary to the study of history and to honor the legacy of Anne Frank, the writer, … U.S. Holocaust Museum website. Students should record the month and date of each country's defeat by Germany. …
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… Metaphorical Gold: Mining the Gold Rush for Stories yes Photo caption Bound for the Klondike gold … stand-alone sections from this lesson that deal with the history of the Gold Rush era. While the emphasis of this … in categories including White Pass, Chilkoot Pass, Women, and Transportation. Click on the thumbnails for …
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… The Great Society and the Case for the Humanities yes Photo caption As … October is designated as National Arts and Humanities month in the United States. But, what is meant by the … as the study and interpretation of languages, history, literature, jurisprudence, philosophy, comparative …
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… EDSITEment's Recommended Reading List for College-Bound … can also gain valuable insights in the study of social history. This lesson examines two themes in this novel — the status of women and the nature of class. Brontë, Charlotte : Jane Eyre …
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… Lesson 2: The House Un-American Activities Committee yes Photo … the Soviet Union. One of the most famous episodes in HUAC's history was its investigation of Hollywood. In this case the … anticommunism in American popular culture—Treasure Chest, a monthly comic book published by the Catholic Guild. Although …
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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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… 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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… Bring Your Classroom to Life Through Diplomatic Oral Histories September 21, 2018 Maureen McNicholl yes Photo … that is often overlooked but ideally suited to the world history, civics, or global studies curriculum -- the oral …
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… The Preamble to the Constitution: A Close Reading Lesson yes Photo caption The … fears of the Framers. For background information about the history and interpretation of the Constitution, see the … come to mind: the struggles for abolitionism and women's suffrage. Examples of oratory from each movement are …
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… The Autumn of the Middle Ages: Chaucer and Dante April 20, 2012 yes Photo caption … his clarions and many other minstrels. And if these men and women be a month out in their pilgrimage, many of them shall … Metropolitan Museum of Art's Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History offers additional context in their essay and …
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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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… 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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… 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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… What is History? Timelines and Oral Histories yes Photo caption The Smithsonian's National …
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… What Does It Mean to Be American? September 21, 2018 Reema Ghazi yes … national park, Yellowstone, was established, only a few months after artist Thomas Moran traveled to the area as … the role of art and artists in thinking about the complex history of America: What does it mean to be American? What …
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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 … the Bylines - Advocacy Journalism in America 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 Media Resource Q&A with Public Scholar Candacy Taylor …
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… The Amendments Project Website History & Social Studies Civics U.S. History Related Content … Closer Reading Activist Constellations: Recovering Black Women's Labor and Leadership Lesson Plan Norman Rockwell, …
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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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… 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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… 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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… Adios Amor: The Search for Maria Moreno Video History & Social Studies U.S. History Formatted Title Adiós … Chávez, Huerta, and the UFW Media Resource BackStory: Women at Work Teacher's Guide Hispanic and Latino Heritage …