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Lesson 2: The War in the South, 1778-1781
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The failure to restore royal authority in the northern colonies, along with the signing of an alliance between the American rebels and the French monarchy, led the British to try an entirely new strategy in the southern colonies. This lesson will examine military operations during the second, or southern, phase of the American Revolution.

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Lesson 2: Thirteen Ways of Reading a Modernist Poem
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This lesson prompts students to think about a poem's speaker within the larger context of modernist poetry. First, students will review the role of the speaker in two poems of the Romanticism period before focusing on the differences in Wallace Stevens' modernist"Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.

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Arts and Humanities
Literature
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Lesson 2: Turning the Tide in Europe, 1942-1944
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Although it was the Japanese who attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, U.S. military planners decided that Germany, not Japan, was to be the primary target of operations. This lesson plan will focus on the overall strategies pursued by the Americans and their British allies in the initial months of World War II in Europe.

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Lesson 2: United States Entry into World War I: Some Hypotheses About U.S. Entry
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What is the most compelling evidence explaining why the U.S. entered World War I? After completing the lessons in this unit, students will be able to: Take a stand on a hypothesis for U.S. entry into World War I, supported by specific evidence.

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Lesson 2: What's In A Name? British Surnames Derived from Places
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Over half of all English surnames used today are derived from the names of places where people lived. This type is known as a locative surname. For example, a man called John who lived near the marsh, might be known as John Marsh. John who lived in the dell was called John Dell. Other examples are John Brook, John Lake, and John Rivers.

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Arts and Humanities
History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Lesson 3: A Debate Against Slavery
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Sometimes, people will fight to keep someone else from being treated poorly. Disagreement over slavery was central to the conflict between the North and the South. The nation was deeply divided.

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Lesson 3: Abraham Lincoln and Wartime Politics
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Whether it be called the Civil War, the War between the States, the War of the Rebellion, or the War for Southern Independence, the events of the years 1861-1865 were the most traumatic in the nation's history. This lesson plan will introduce students to wartime politics.

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Lesson 3: African-Americans and the New Deal's Civilian Conservation Corps
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The Civilian Conservation Corps, a New Deal recovery and relief program provided more than a quarter of a million young black men with jobs during the Depression. By examining primary source documents students analyze the impact of this program on race relations in America and assess the role played by the New Deal in changing them.

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Lesson 3: British Surnames Derived from Occupations or Professions
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Another common type of medieval byname derived from how a man spent his time. Every farming village had a blacksmith to forge iron tools, a miller to grind wheat, a carpenter to craft furniture, and many other specialists.

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Arts and Humanities
History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Lesson 3: Creating the Office of the Presidency
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As the delegates at the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 continued to develop a plan of government that would remedy the defects of the Articles of Confederation, one of the most difficult challenges was creating the office of the presidency. This lesson will focus on the arguments over the various characteristics and powers of the office of president as debated during the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

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History
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Lesson Plan
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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Date Added:
07/07/2021
Lesson 3: Emulating Emily Dickinson: Poetry Writing
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In this lesson, students closely examine Dickinson's poem "There's a certain slant of light" in order to understand her craft. Students explore different components of Dickinson's poetry and then practice their own critical and poetry writing skills in an emulation exercise. Finally, in the spirit of Dickinson's correspondences, students will exchange their poems and offer informed critiques of each others' work.

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Arts and Humanities
Literature
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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Date Added:
07/07/2021
Lesson 3: Federalists and Democratic-Republicans: The Platforms They Never Had
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The rivalry between the Federalists and Republicans in the early days of the American Republic was bitter. What were the key positions of the parties? How important to the parties' positions were their basic attitudes toward constitutional interpretation (Federalists, broad interpretation / Democratic-Republicans, strict interpretation)? Which positions of either party resonate in the politics of today?

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Lesson 3: From Courage to Freedom
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Frederick Douglass's 1845 narrative of his life is a profile in both moral and physical courage. In the narrative Douglass openly illustrates and attacks the misuse of Christianity as a defense of slavery. He also reveals the turning point of his life: his spirited physical defense of himself against the blows of a white "slave-breaker."

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Lesson 3: Garciaa Marquez's Nobel Prize Speech: "The Solitude of Latin America"
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In this triumph of magical realism, "One Hundred Years of Solitude" chronicles a century of the remarkable Buendía family's history in the fictional Colombian town of Macondo. The three lessons presented here explore the fantastic elements of this imaginary world, the real history that lies behind them, and García Márquez's own philosophical musings on writing about Latin America.

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Arts and Humanities
History
Literature
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Lesson 3: George Washington: The Precedent President
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George Washington became President"”reluctantly"”at a critical time in the history of the United States. The Confederation had threatened to unravel; the weak central government (which included a weak executive with the sole responsibility of presiding over meetings of Congress and no special power to initiate laws beyond that of any member of Congress, enforce laws, or check acts of Congress) created by the Articles of Confederation had failed.

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Lesson 3: George Washington on the Sedition Act
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What arguments were offered in support of the Sedition Act? Washington's favorable attitude toward the Sedition Act illustrates that reasonable men in 1798 could support what most modern Americans would regard as an unjust law.

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Lesson 3: James Madison: Raising an Army: Balancing the Power of the States and the Federal Government
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Not everyone in the U.S. supported the War of 1812. What events during Madison's presidency raised constitutional questions? What were the constitutional issues? Where did Madison stand?

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History
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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Date Added:
07/07/2021