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The First American Party System: Events, Issues, and Positions
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Fear of factionalism and political parties was deeply rooted in Anglo-American political culture before the American Revolution. Leaders such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson hoped their new government, founded on the Constitution, would be motivated instead by a common intent, a unity. But political parties did form in the United States, with their beginnings in Washington's cabinet.

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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09/06/2019
Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find": Who's the Real Misfit?
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Known as both a Southern and a Catholic writer, Flannery O'Connor wrote stories that explore the complexities of these two identities. In this lesson, students will challengethese dichotomieswhile closely reading and analyzing "A Good Man is Hard to Find."

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Arts and Humanities
Literature
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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09/06/2019
Folklore in Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God
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Learn how writer Zora Neale Hurston incorporated and transformed black folklife in her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. By exploring Hurston's own life history and collection methods, listening to her WPA recordings of folksongs and folktales, and comparing transcribed folk narrative texts with the plot and themes of the novel, students will learn about the crucial role of oral folklore in Hurston's written work.

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Arts and Humanities
Literature
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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09/06/2019
Frederick Douglass's "Narrative:" Myth of the Happy Slave
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In 1845, the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, and Written by Himself was published. In it, Douglass criticizes directly often with withering irony those who defend slavery and those who prefer a romanticized version of it.

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Arts and Humanities
History
Literature
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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09/06/2019
The Freedom Riders and the Popular Music of the Civil Rights Movement
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The American civil rights movement incorporated a variety of cultural elements in their pursuit of political and legal equality under law. This lesson will highlight the role of music as a major influence through the use of audio recordings, photographs, and primary documents. Students will participate in their own oral history, examine lyrics, and work with case studies such as the Freedom Rides to gain an appreciation of how music influenced the early 1960s.

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Arts and Humanities
History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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09/06/2019
From Courage to Freedom: Frederick Douglass's 1845 Autobiography
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In 1845 Frederick Douglass published what was to be the first of his three autobiographies: the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself.  As the title suggests, Douglass wished not only to highlight the irony that a land founded on freedom would permit slavery to exist within its midst, but also to establish that he, an American slave with no formal education, was the sole author of the work.

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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08/01/2014
From Neutrality to War: The United States and Europe, 1921-1941
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In the years after World War I Americans quickly reached the conclusion that their country's participation in that war had been a disastrous mistake, one which should never be repeated again. During the 1920s and 1930s"”recognized as the Interwar Period (1921-1939)"”U.S. officials pursued a number of strategies aimed at preventing war.

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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09/06/2019
The Great War: Evaluating the Treaty of Versailles
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Was the Treaty of Versailles, which formally concluded World War I, a legitimate attempt by the victorious powers to prevent further conflict, or did it place an unfair burden on Germany? This lesson helps students respond to the question in an informed manner. Activities involve primary sources, maps, and other supporting documents related to the peace process and its reception by the German public and German politicians.

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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09/06/2019
The Green Book: African American Experiences of Travel and Place in the U.S.
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Release of the film Green Book (2018) inspired renewed interest in the experiences of African Americans when traveling in the United States during the 20th century. This inquiry-based lesson combines individual investigations with whole or small group analysis of primary sources and visual media to investigate the compelling question: How have the intersections of race and place impacted U.S. history and culture?

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Arts and Humanities
History
Literature
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Lesson Plan
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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09/06/2019
The Growing Crisis of Sectionalism in Antebellum America: A House Dividing
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In this unit, students will trace the development of sectionalism in the United States as it was driven by the growing dependence upon, and defense of, black slavery in the southern states.

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History
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Lesson
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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09/06/2019
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and Escalation of the Vietnam War
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In August 1964, a small military engagement off the coast of North Vietnam helped escalate the involvement of the United States in Vietnam; the Vietnam War would become the longest military engagement in American history prior to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

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History
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Lesson Plan
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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09/06/2019
Hamlet Meets Chushingura: Traditions of the Revenge Tragedy
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This lesson sensitizes students to the similarities and differences between cultures by comparing Shakespearean and Bunraku/Kabuki dramas. The focus of this comparison is the complex nature of revenge explored in The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark and Chushingura, or the Treasury of the Loyal Retainers.

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Arts and Humanities
Literature
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Lesson Plan
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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09/06/2019
Having Fun: Leisure and Entertainment at the Turn of the Twentieth Century
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How did Americans "have fun" a century ago? In this lesson, students will learn how Americans spent their leisure time and explore new forms of entertainment that appeared at the turn of the century. In addition, they will learn how transportation and communication improvements made it possible for Americans to travel to new destinations.

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History
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Lesson Plan
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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09/06/2019
Hispanic Heritage and History in the United States
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Since 1988, the U.S. Government has set aside the period from September 15 to October 15 as National Hispanic Heritage Month to honor the many contributions Hispanic Americans have made and continue to make to the United States of America. Our Teacher's Guide brings together resources created during NEH Summer Seminars and Institutes, lesson plans for K-12 classrooms, and think pieces on events and experiences across Hispanic history and heritage.

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Arts and Humanities
History
Literature
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Teaching/Learning Strategy
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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09/06/2019
History in Quilts
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The lessons in this unit are designed to help your students recognize how people of different cultures and time periods have used cloth-based art forms (quilts) to pass down their traditions and history.

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Arts and Humanities
History
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Lesson Plan
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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09/06/2019
The Impact of a Poem's Line Breaks: Enjambment and Gwendolyn Brooks' "We Real Cool"
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Students will learn about the impact of enjambment in Gwendolyn Brooks' short but far-reaching poem "We Real Cool." One element of this lesson plan that is bound to draw students in is a compelling video of working-class Bostonian John Ulrich reciting the poem.

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Arts and Humanities
Literature
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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09/06/2019
The Impact of the Transcontinental Railroad
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Students analyze archival material such as photos, documents, and posters, to understand the who was involved in constructing, and the lasting phenomenon of, the Transcontinental Railroad.

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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09/06/2019
The Industrial Age in America: Robber Barons and Captains of Industry
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How shall we judge the contributions to American society of the great financiers and industrialists at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries? In this lesson, students explore a variety of primary historical sources to uncover some of the less honorable deeds as well as the shrewd business moves and highly charitable acts of the great industrialists and financiers, men such as Andrew Carnegie, J. Pierpont Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, and Cornelius Vanderbilt.

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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09/06/2019
The Industrial Age in America: Sweatshops, Steel Mills, and Factories
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About a century has passed since the events at the center of this lesson-the Haymarket Affair, the Homestead Strike, and the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire. In this lesson, students use primary historical sources to explore some of the questions raised by these events, questions that continue to be relevant in debates about American society: Where do we draw the line between acceptable business practices and unacceptable working conditions? Can an industrial-and indeed a post-industrial-economy succeed without taking advantage of those who do the work?

Subject:
History
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
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Date Added:
09/06/2019