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… Thomas Hart Benton: The Sources of Country Music yes Photo caption Thomas Hart … of Country Music as an action-filled stage upon which the history of an important genre of American music comes to … down country roads, Benton documented American life and the history of its folk music. These American journeys are a …
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… Thomas Edison's Inventions in the 1900s and Today: From "New" to … from the website The American Experience—WayBack U.S. History for Kids – Technology in 1900 , accessed through the …
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… Music from Across America yes Photo caption U.S. Postal stamp … traditions and poetry to instill pride and a sense of history in the younger generation. Geno Delafose & French …
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… Who Belongs on the Frontier: Cherokee Removal yes Photo caption … and settlers can be found in EDSITEment’s American Indian History and Heritage teacher’s guide. Our lesson plan …
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… Christianity in 18th Century America yes Photo caption John … pacifism during the Revolutionary War. A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History 9-12 11/13/09 Editor …
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… Frances Ellen Watkins Harper’s “Learning to Read” yes Photo … between ante bellum and post bellum African American history. Segue to the video " Learning to Read " by …
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… Lesson 4: On the Road with Marco Polo: Crossing the Deserts of … set out across the Gobi, Asia's largest desert. For over a month they trekked through this harsh wasteland. Marco … transport goods through the Taklimakan and Gobi deserts? History & Social Studies World History 6-8 1-2 11/13/09 …
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… Lesson 3: Hopi Traditional Dance and Song yes Photo caption … Native American Diversity Teacher's Guide American Indian History and Heritage Understand the concept of “symbol” as …
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… Lesson One. The Omnipotence of the Majority yes Photo caption … over Thought Teacher's Guide Advanced Placement U.S. History Lessons Compare state constitutions with the U.S. …
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… Teaching Classic Novels through Popular Adaptations: An Interview … Shelley’s Frankenstein has an interesting publishing history. Can you talk about that and explain what you believe teachers can learn from its history that they could apply in the classroom? Keeping the …
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… Not “Indians,” Many Tribes: Native American Diversity yes Photo caption … information about the Abenaki: The Abenaki, from Abenaki History , accessed through the EDSITEment resource Internet …
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… Lesson 1: 1828 Campaign of Andrew Jackson: Expansion of the … from voting.) According to the EDSITEment-reviewed website Women of the West Museum , in the period from 1792-1844, the … affect the voting population? A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History The 1828 Campaign of …
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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 …
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On July 9, 1860, the Clotilda arrived in Mobile, Alabama. On board were 110 enslaved Africans transported directly from West Africa. They were the last enslaved persons imported to the United…
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… Lesson 3: Victory and the New Order in Europe yes Photo … could continue to coexist as allies. Throughout modern history, former Grand Alliances—including the ones that … pushed the Germans back. On June 6, 1944 (D-Day), only a month behind the original schedule, British and American …
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… 2011 Jefferson Lecture: Drew Gilpin Faust Video History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content Lesson … Southern intellectual history and proslavery ideology, women and gender in the antebellum South, and the social and …
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… Sor Juana the Nun and Writer: Las Redondillas and The Reply … defended her right to be an intellectual, suggesting that women should be educated and educators and accusing men of … File (PDF) 03/28/11 Editor EDSITEment Team 01/09/20 Poetry Women’s History …
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… Memorial Day: Commemoration, Rediscovery, and Reconsideration May 19, 2017 Joe Phelan yes … it is an occasion to pay tribute to those men and women who have died in defense of the homeland. There is a … experiences to bear on these discussions. Teachers of world history on the lookout for complex informational texts that …
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… Lesson 2: The Social Security Act yes Photo caption Franklin … direct federal or state pensions for the poor had a limited history. In Europe, however, there was a long tradition of … comment on the state role, small business owners, workers, women, and African-Americans who might have a variety of …
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… Stories in Quilts yes Photo caption A quilting party in an … Quilting continues to be largely a home-based form of women's artistic expression. Quilts can be works of art as … of the people who create them, and that record the cultural history of a particular place and time. Preparation Review …
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… Flannery O’Connor’s “A Good Man is Hard to Find”: Who's the Real Misfit? yes … grace of God in the grotesqueries of the world," ( Georgia Women of Achievement , via Internet Public Library) continue … Southern "binaries" of black and white and Southern history and progress. In this lesson, students will explore …
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… Montaigne “On Cruelty”: A Close Reading of a Classic Essay yes Photo caption Michel de … attempt to avert the looming disaster … thoughtful men and women were asking the most basic questions about the social … and what he feels like when he does it. This is new in the history of Western thought. Directions The following version …
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… Science, Shakespeare, and the STEM Humanities April 02, 2014 … and culture. Patricia Tuohy, Head, Exhibition Program, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, … be cold and dry. Men as a sex were hotter and drier than women. With this near universal understanding, the …
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… Beatrix Potter's Naughty Animal Tales yes Photo caption Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle … handouts of your own: Victorian Web A Timeline of British History The Gentleman Victorian Women — Social and Economic Status: Class and Occupation The …
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… Then and Now: Life in Early America, 1740–1840 yes Photo caption Boy's frock or gown, 1800s. Wikimedia … go about finding out what life was like at other points in history? Which objects from the past have remained part of … Latta Plantation , a link from the EDSITEment resource Women of the West Museum . Activity 11. An Early American …
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… American Diplomacy in World War II yes Photo caption Sir Winston Churchill, 1942. Wikimedia Commons The most terrible war in human history, World War II was fought by the United States to … Fireside Chats, the New Deal, and Eleanor Student Activity Women Aviators in WWII WWII (1939-1945) International …
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… The Impact of the Transcontinental Railroad yes Photo caption The ceremony for the … paragraph summary and four images of important documents. History of the Union Pacific Railroad — Four brief essays on … from the EDSITEment-reviewed website Documents of Civil War Women. The railroad was creating a national market for goods …
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… Harriet Jacobs and Elizabeth Keckly: The Material and Emotional Realities … on major slaveholding estates. Children throughout human history have always found moments where they could enjoy the … Review “‘ I was Born a Slave:’ Two African American Women Relate their Childhood Years and the Growing Awareness …
Summer Programs
Little Tokyo: How History Shapes a Community Across Generations” will examine history through the neighborhood of Little Tokyo in Los Angeles, California. Joined by scholars, educators, curators,…