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[caption id="attachment_10193" align="alignright" width="300"] Dionysus and Hephaestus riding donkey, Caeretan black-figure hydria C6th B.C., Kunsthistorisches Museum[/caption]
The following lesson plan offers a very unique set of activities focused on both world history and people with diverse needs in ancient society.
Students will engage in a pre-teaching activity to learn important lesson a…
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As teachers of English Language Learners in a content area, two areas of instruction are necessary for student comprehension: content and language. Approaching instruction with a focus on both objectives is fundamental to ensure that ELs find success in content area classrooms.
Content objectives may be simple to determine. The appropriate state and district content frameworks and curriculum maps…
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[caption id="attachment_10031" align="alignright" width="241"] Stowage of the British slave ship Brookes under the regulated slave trade act of 1788[/caption]
The Emerging America program at the Educational Collaborative in collaboration with the Library of Congress and Special Education in Institutional Settings (SEIS) is pleased to announce a new primary source set on Slavery and Anti-Slavery!…
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[caption id="attachment_10003" align="alignright" width="207"] The Northampton Association of Education and Industry Constitution[/caption]
The following lesson plan, produced during the National Endowment for Humanities Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshop – Forge of Innovation: The Springfield Armory and the Genesis of American Industry, in the summer of 2015, asks students t…
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[caption id="attachment_9985" align="alignright" width="300"] African Americans collecting bones of soldiers killed in the battle in Cold Harbor, Virginia.[/caption]
The following collection was created to provide teachers with primary source materials focused on the African American experience during the Civil War. The African American perspective and involvement in the Civil War is visible both…
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[caption id="attachment_9973" align="alignright" width="212"] Theodore Roosevelt wearing ornate allegorical crown of Panama Canal, "the greatest achievement for trade in modern times."[/caption]
Theodore Roosevelt is an iconic figure in American history. Long before he became President of the United States, Roosevelt was studying, researching, and writing books about history. Roosevelt would late…
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[caption id="attachment_9959" align="alignright" width="175"] This issue of the Yiddish socialist daily, the Forward, endorsed Roosevelt for reelection as “Labor’s Choice” on the cover of its November 1, 1936, rotogravure section.
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[caption id="attachment_9933" align="alignright" width="300"] Front page of the New York’ newspaper The Sun. Features pictures of the Vesper Club gangmen with bylines touting their complete rehabilitation into society.[/caption]
Students are often intrigued by individuals who question authority and seek change. The following three sub-sets of sources support the case that reformers who desired ch…
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[caption id="attachment_9925" align="alignright" width="300"] Buildings of the Great Central Fair, in aid of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, Logan Square, Philadelphia, June 1864[/caption]
Created with an emphasis on Disability History, the following lesson plan from Emerging America explores primary source images and documents related to Civil War wounded. Students will learn about the great numbe…
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[caption id="attachment_9910" align="alignright" width="237"] Reply to the Bonnie Blue Flag, the unofficial banner of the Confederate States of America.[/caption]
The Emerging America program at the Educational Collaborative in collaboration with the Library of Congress and Special Education in Institutional Settings (SEIS) is pleased to announce a new primary source set on the Civil War and Reco…