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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 …
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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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… 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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EDSITEment brings online humanities resources directly to the classroom through exemplary lesson plans and student activities. EDSITEment develops AP level lessons based on primary source…
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Created through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress, Chronicling America offers visitors the ability to search and view newspaper…
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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This workshop will focus on the twin themes of history and memory, and how together they reinforce the perception of Gettysburg as “hallowed ground.” Led by specialists in Civil War history,…
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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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… 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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… The Diplomacy Challenge yes Photo caption Sultan Mehmed IV Wikimedia Commons "One must … that the mid-15th century was a key turning point in World History. European exploration and settlement of the Americas … influence of the Ottomans in Humanities magazine feature " Women's Trousers and Such: The Ottoman Influence on Early …
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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 …
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… Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice: The Novel as Historical Source … a novel as a "primary" source—a way to learn about social history, students can gain valuable insights. Fictional … information. This lesson examines two themes—the status of women and the nature of class—in Jane Austen's masterpiece …
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… Lesson 3: United States Entry into World War I: A Documentary … I Chronology on The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History , a link from the EDSITEment-reviewed website … of Great Britain in relying on passengers including men, women and children of the United States to give immunity to …
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… Lesson 1: Kate Chopin's The Awakening: No Choice but Under? … available through Domestic Goddesses: AKA Scribbling Women (a link from EDSITEment-reviewed Kate Chopin: A … of the article (which deals predominantly with the history of Louisiana Creole culture). The article extends …
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… Life in the North and South 1847–1861: Before Brother Fought Brother yes Photo … Preparation Instructions The Civil War erupted after a long history of compromises and sectional debates over … on differences between the North and South. Lesson 5: Women's Lives Before the Civil War What was life like for …
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… Alexis de Tocqueville’s Warning: The Tyranny of the Majority … Alexis de Tocqueville, visited the United States. His nine-month sojourn led to the writing of Democracy in America , … mitigate the tyranny of the majority. A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies Civics U.S. History Revolutionary …
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… Chaucer's "Wife of Bath" yes Photo caption Geoffrey Chaucer. … of St. Paul and St. Jerome, two men whose opinions about women the Wife specifically alludes to in her Prologue. In … Geoffrey Chaucer Website Sex, Society, and Medieval Women Women in Medieval Society As one possible exercise, … & Language Arts Reading 9-12 01/16/11 11/21/19 Women’s History …
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Our Teacher's Guide offers a collection of lessons and resources for K-12 social studies, literature, and arts classrooms that center around the achievements, perspectives, and experiences of…
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… Lesson 2. “Read All About It”: Primary Source Reading in … changed the dynamic in Washington D.C. Within a few months of publication of The Jungle , Congress passed two … when covering the U.S. government? A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History The Jungle, …
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… The Red Badge of Courage: A New Kind of Realism yes Photo caption Civil War-era portrait of a Federal … by General Alfred Pleasonton, from "The Century Illustrated Monthly" Magazine, May 1886 to October 1886, located in The … Homer on the Smithsonian National Museum of American History , a link from the EDSITEment-reviewed website …
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… Having Fun: Leisure and Entertainment at the Turn of the Twentieth Century … people in the American workforce. This included men, women, and children. Americans worked an average of 59 hours … research and create a brief report on their topic's history and significance, its associated costs, and who …
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… Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: The First Great Latin American … and knowledge were entirely reserved for men, the education women could have was very basic, furthermore, women were not … how to think, read, and write critically about literature History & Social Studies World History Literature & Language …
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… Critical Ways of Seeing The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in Context … Ad*Access site, a link from the EDSITEment-reviewed History Matters site, provides an excellent look at popular … of Congress American Memory Collection. b. The National Women's History Project's A Timeline of the Women's Rights …
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… Frontiers on the Big Screen yes Photo caption "The Searchers" Movie … characterized as a place where heroic, hard-working men and women faced danger and the unknown daily. New skills were … Analyze the ways in which the perspectives of those writing history shaped the history that they produced. …
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… Lesson 2: The "To Do List" of the Continental Congress yes … American Memory .) On November 5, 1781, less than three months after the “To Do List” was brought to Congress, and … regarding the role of the President? A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies Civics U.S. History Who Was Really …
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… "Common Sense": The Rhetoric of Popular Democracy yes Photo caption … One hundred twenty thousand copies sold in the first three months in a nation of three million people, making Common … best-selling printed work by a single author in American history up to that time. Never before had a pamphlet been …
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… Life in the Floating World: Ukiyo-e Prints and the Rise of the Merchant Class in Edo Period Japan yes … as primary documents to help them gain insight on Japanese history. Preparation The Edo Period (1603-1868) in Japan is … is also a significant lack of information on the lives of women other than geisha artists—they do not address domestic …