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… The Statue of Liberty: Bringing “The New Colossus” to America … activities for students in grades 6–8 who are studying U.S. history through 1877. It also provides guided explorations … analysis of the poem, " The New Colossus ," from the Jewish Women's Archive a link on the EDSITEment-reviewed Internet …
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… Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird: Profiles in Courage yes Photo … a continuation of the first trial in which two young white women wrongfully accused nine African-American youths of … examine Remembering Jim Crow from the Edsitement approved History Matters website History Matters . Particularly good …
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… Origins of Halloween and the Day of the Dead February 16, 2012 yes … an analogy between human death and the dark, cold winter months that loom ahead. While trick or treating in princess … with students as a framework for discussing the origins and history of the Halloween festival and introducing them to …
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… Why Here?: Heart Mountain, Wyoming and Japanese Incarceration Video History & Social Studies U.S. History A More Perfect Union … Mountain incarceration camp held over ten thousand men, women, and children between 1942 and 1945. The camp was …
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… I Remember: Japanese Incarceration During WWII Video A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content Lesson … Japanese internment camps where more than 127,000 men, women, and children of Japanese ancestry were imprisoned …
Teacher's Guide
The National Endowment for the Humanities has invited National History Day (NHD) and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) to work together to promote better understanding among…
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This collection of free, authoritative source information about the history, politics, geography, and culture of many states and territories has been funded by the National Endowment for the…
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… Lesson 1: Trekking to Timbuktu: The Geography of Mali (Student … a sense of the “lay of the land.” Go to Mali: Geography and History : Read the first paragraph and then find Timbuktu ( … time of year? Would the temperature vary very much from month to month? Activity 3. The Niger River Did you notice …
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… Chronicling America: Uncovering a World at War yes Photo caption “War!” The Daybook (Chicago, IL), April 17, … task of providing every week a first rough draft of history that will never really be completed about a world we … First Draft Lesson Plan Chronicling and Mapping the Women's Suffrage Movement Lesson Plan African-American …
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… Scottsboro Boys and To Kill a Mockingbird: Two Trials for … 1930s Scottsboro Boys case in which two young white women wrongfully accused nine African American youths of … “ People’s Lawyers: Crusaders for Justice in American History, Samuel S. Leibowitz” (173–180) People and Events: …
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… Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad yes Photo caption Photograph of Harriet Tubman by Horatio … from this era, visit EDSITEment's Music in African American History lesson. Similarly, the EDSITEment lesson entitled … states in the route Climate in each state during the winter months Terrain (mountains, hills, lakes, rivers, etc.) How …
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… Democracy in America: Alexis de Tocqueville's Introduction March 06, 2012 yes Photo … but his real interest was America herself. He spent nine months criss-crossing the young country, traveling mostly by … understand what specific developments and events in history contribute to the advancement of greater equality in …
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… Revolutionary Tea Parties and the Reasons for Revolution yes Photo caption Portrait … 1764–1775 , a timeline available on American Memory . Tax History Project , a comprehensive article on the events … attempt to resolve the conflict during the final peacetime months. This proposal was presented to the House of Commons …
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… Animals of the Chinese Zodiac yes Photo caption Chinese dragon in … EDSITEment-reviewed Asia Source . Click on "Haskell by the Month," then on "February," then on "Chinese New Year." Call … animals of the Chinese zodiac - Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History Chinese Zodiac Mosaic Lesson Plan Lions, Dragons, …
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… Lesson 1: From Courage to Freedom: The Reality behind the Song … "The slaves selected to go to the Great House Farm, for the monthly allowance for themselves and their fellow-slaves, … explores how spirituals play a role in African-American history, from the Underground Railroad to the Civil Rights …
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… The Meaning Behind the Mask yes Photo caption A mask from the Kuba Kingdom, Africa. … Activity 2. Africa--a continent of cultures with a rich history of masks Next, present Africa as a continent of … from the main page, and then click on "Men Who Dance as Women.") You may share these online resources by having …
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… A Raisin in the Sun: Whose "American Dream"? yes Photo caption … has been constructed as "The American Dream" in U.S. history and culture. This interdisciplinary lesson includes … added scene, address what happens to the Younger family six months after the original play concludes. Was the American …
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… Lesson 2: People and Places in the North and South yes Photo … significant. Preparation The Civil War erupted after a long history of compromises and sectional debates over … Lesson 4: Life Before the Civil War Lesson Plan Lesson 5: Women's Lives Before the Civil War List three differences …
Teacher's Guide
This Teacher's Guide includes place-based history resources and activity ideas to help students recognize the value of studying historic and cultural sites across the United States…
Teacher's Guide
This Teacher's Guide will introduce you to the cultures and explore the histories of some groups within the over 5 million people who identify as American Indian in the United States, with…
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Our collection of resources is designed to assist students and teachers as they prepare their NHD projects and highlights the long partnership that has existed between the National Endowment…
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Based on this model oral history experience, the toolkit includes instructional concepts, ideas, and strategies for use by educators to design a curriculum that reflects their instructional goals…
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… Carl Sandburg's "Chicago": Bringing a Great City Alive yes Photo … as part of a survey of American poetry. For students of history, it might be used to illustrate one perspective on … in 1925 with railroad tracks Skyline with River, 1925 Women waving a "Chicago" pennant, 1905 Freight cars lined up …
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… Alexis de Tocqueville on the Tyranny of the Majority yes Photo … but his real interest was America herself. He spent nine months criss-crossing the young country, traveling mostly by … understand what specific developments and events in history contribute to the advancement of greater equality in …
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… Afro Atlantic: Mapping Journeys yes Photo caption Kerry James Marshall, Voyager , 1992 … of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Gift of the Women’s Committee of the Corcoran Gallery of Art), … events often omitted from European and North American art history. Symbolism plays a significant role in many of his …
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… Picturing Freedom: Selma-to-Montgomery in March, 1965 yes Photo caption James … critics called it a pictorial anthem with "the weight of history and the grace of art." As African Americans … and the Great Society" Media Resource Voices of Democracy: Women Leaders of the Civil Rights Struggle Media Resource …
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… Frederick Douglass’s Narrative: Myth of the Happy Slave yes Photo caption … are expected to have some knowledge of slavery in U.S. history in the pre- Civil War period. Background Slave … who were selected to go to the home plantation to get the monthly food allowance for the slaves on their farm. …
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… Japanese American Internment Camps during WWII yes Photo caption … Whereas, the 120,000 Japanese and Japanese American men, women, and children in the WRA camps had no due process of … through the California State University Japanese American History Digitization Project (CSUJAD) . Use the CSUJAD …
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… Portraits: I've Just Seen a Face yes Photo caption Portrait of a Boy … unit or a study of a particular period of American history. Many examples of portraits are offered, but you can … Revolution, Presidents, First Ladies, Famous American Women, Civil War, Native Americans, Black History, The …