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Lions, Dragons, and Nian: Animals of the Chinese New Year
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The most important festival in the Chinese calendar is the New Year or Spring Festival. One of the annual events used to commemorate the festival is a colorful parade complete with animated dragon and lion figures.

In the first activity the student will learn the major differences between Eastern and Western dragons and discover why Eastern dragons are associated with Chinese New Year. They will hear a story about how the dragons came to rule major rivers of China. In the second activity, they will also learn about the Chinese New Year Dragon Parade and discover why firecrackers are used to drive off evil spirits, especially one called the Nian. In the third activity the students will see images of parading dragons, including sound-enhanced video and read poems about the New Year. In the fourth lesson the students will discover that the Chinese lion has imaginary characteristics similar to the dragon. They will view images of the lion and hear about how this highly stylized beast once fought the ferocious Nian. They will learn about the lion dancers in the New Year parade and compare them to the dragon dancers. Finally they will make their own lion masks.

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Arts and Humanities
World Cultures
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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09/28/2010
A Literary Glossary for Literature and Language Arts
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Our literary glossary provides a comprehensive list of terms and concepts along with lesson plans for teaching these topics in K-12 classrooms. Whether you are starting with a specific author, concept, or text, or teaching a specific literary term, but do not have a lesson or activity for students to work with, teachers and students will find what they're looking for here.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Literature
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Magna Carta: Cornerstone of the U.S. Constitution
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The Magna Carta served to lay the foundation for the evolution of parliamentary government and subsequent declarations of rights in Great Britain and the United States. In attempting to establish checks on the king's powers, this document asserted the right of "due process" of law.

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History
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Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Martin Luther King, Jr., Gandhi, and the Power of Nonviolence
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This lesson introduces students to the philosophy of nonviolence and the teachings of Mohandas K. Gandhi that influenced Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s views. After considering the political impact of this philosophy, students explore its relevance to personal life and contemporary society.

Subject:
History
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Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
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EDSITEment!
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07/07/2021
Martin Puryear's "Ladder for Booker T. Washington"
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Students examine Martin Puryear's "Ladder for Booker T. Washington" and consider how the title of Puryear's sculpture is reflected in the meanings we can draw from it. They learn about Booker T. Washington's life and legacy, and through Puryear's ladder, students explore the African American experience from Booker T.'s perspective and apply their knowledge to other groups in U.S. History. They also gain understanding of how a ladder can be a metaphor for a person's and a group's progress toward goals.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
History
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Lesson Plan
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
The Massachusetts 54th Regiment: Honoring the Heroes
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The focus of this lesson is the Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Students will put themselves in the shoes of the men of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment as they read, write, pose, and then create a comic strip about these American heroes.

Subject:
History
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Maya Angelou: A Phenomenal Woman
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Poet. Orator. Actress. Activist. Writer. Singer. Phenomenal Woman. These and many more superlatives are used to describe the incomparable Maya Angelou. Gone too soon in 2014 at the age of 86, Dr. Angelou's legacy will live on through the words she used to eloquently, powerfully, and honestly express emotions, capture experiences, and spread hope.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Literature
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Teaching/Learning Strategy
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
Midnight Ride of Paul Revere: Fact, Fiction, and Artistic License
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This lesson encourages close study of Wood's painting, American Revolution primary sources, and Longfellow's poem to understand the significance of this historical ride in America's struggle for freedom. By reading primary sources, students learn how Paul Revere and his Midnight Ride became an American story of patriotism.

Subject:
History
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Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
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Date Added:
07/07/2021
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Conflict Resolution and Happy Endings
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The activities in this lesson invite students to focus on the characters from A Midsummer Night's Dream, to describe and analyze their conflicts, and then to watch how those conflicts get resolved.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Literature
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
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EDSITEment!
Date Added:
07/07/2021
The Monroe Doctrine: Origin and Early American Foreign Policy
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Monroe brought a vision of an expanded America to his presidency"”a vision that helped facilitate the formulation of what has become known as the Monroe Doctrine. In this unit, students will review the Monroe Doctrine against a background of United States foreign relations in the early years of the republic.

Subject:
History
Material Type:
Lesson
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
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07/07/2021
The Music of African American History
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This lesson traces the long history of how African Americans have used music as a vehicle for communicating beliefs, aspirations, observations, joys, despair, resistance, and more across U.S. history.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
History
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
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EDSITEment!
Date Added:
07/07/2021
Native American Cultures Across the U.S.
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This lesson discusses the differences between common representations of Native Americans within the U.S. and a more differentiated view of historical and contemporary cultures of five American Indian tribes living in different geographical areas. Students will learn about customs and traditions such as housing, agriculture, and ceremonial dress for the Tlingit, Dinè, Lakota, Muscogee, and Iroquois peoples.

Subject:
History
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
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Date Added:
07/07/2021
Native Americans and the American Revolution: Choosing Sides
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Native American groups had to choose the loyalist or patriot cause"”or somehow maintain a neutral stance during the Revolutionary War. Students will analyze maps, treaties, congressional records, first-hand accounts, and correspondence to determine the different roles assumed by Native Americans in the American Revolution and understand why the various groups formed the alliances they did.

Subject:
History
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
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Date Added:
07/07/2021
Nelson Mandela & South Africa
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After more than 30 years in prison and an historic election that for the first time in the nation's history included all citizens regardless of race, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela became President of the Republic of South Africa on May 10, 1994. This Teacher's Guide includes resources for teaching about the brutality of apartheid, the resilience of the nation's people, the leadership of Nelson Mandela, and primary source materials that will inform discussion about the country's emergence in the world.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
History
Literature
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
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Date Added:
07/07/2021
Not Everyone Lived in Castles During the Middle Ages
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In this lesson, students will learn about the lifestyle of the wealthy elite and then expand their view of medieval society by exploring the lives of the peasants, craftsmen, and monks.

Subject:
History
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Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
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Date Added:
07/07/2021
Not "Indians," Many Tribes: Native American Diversity
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Students study the interaction between environment and culture as they learn about three vastly different indigenous groups in a game-like activity that uses vintage photographs, traditional stories, photos of artifacts, and recipes.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
History
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
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EDSITEment!
Date Added:
07/07/2021
Not Only Paul Revere: Other Riders of the American Revolution
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While Paul Revere's ride is the most famous event of its kind in American history, other Americans made similar rides during the Revolutionary period.  After learning about some less well known but no less colorful rides that occurred in other locations, students gather evidence to support an argument about why at least one of these "other riders" does or does not deserve to be better known.

Subject:
History
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Provider:
National Endowment for the Humanities
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Date Added:
07/07/2021