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\nUncle Sam\n

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\nCan your students recognize Uncle Sam? No, not their uncle that lives up north, but the famous American symbol in red, white, and blue? As you flip through each slide in this PowerPoint, an image of Uncle Sam is slowly uncovered. See how...\n
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\nUncle Sam and the American Diet\n

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\nUncle Sam wants you to follow the food pyramid! Scholars analyze two images of propaganda posters the government created to promote the food pyramid. Academics complete a worksheet to understand the impact of the campaign and end the...\n
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\n\"Cartoons\n\n
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\nCartoons for the Classroom: The Many Faces of Uncle Sam\n

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\nIn this historical events worksheet, students analyze political cartoons featuring the different faces of Uncle Sam. Students respond to 5 talking point questions.\n
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\nUncle Sam Hat CVC\n

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\nAmerican students can show their patriotism by coloring Uncle Sam's hat with red and blue! To do so, they need to identify which words are real and which ones are made up.\n
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\n\"Uncle Sam's Got Himself in a Terrible Jam\": Protest Music and the Vietnam War\n

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\n\"And it's one, two, three...what are we fighting for?\" Use music to assess the climate of protest during the Vietnam War, listening to and analyzing Country Joe MacDonald's \"I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag\" (lyrics included)....\n
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\nMake an Uncle Sam Folk Art Figure\n

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\nStudents create an Uncle Sam art figure. In this patriotic lesson, students use wood, paint, twigs, and glue to create a folk-art style figure of Uncle Sam.\n
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\nDecoding an Editorial Cartoon\n

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\nWhat advantages do political cartoons have over written editorials? Scholars discuss the topic by exploring editorial cartoons. Working in small groups, pupils analyze an Uncle Sam cartoon and complete a worksheet. As a fun extension,...\n
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\n\"Voting\n\n
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\nVoting Process\n

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\nIn this history worksheet, students discuss the voting process and then color five voting pictures including Uncle Sam, a voting booth, voting box and the two symbols democratic and republican parties.\n
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\nWorld War I - America on the Homefront: The Poster War\n

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\nAmerican propaganda shaped the perspective of many citizens during WWI. Here is an amazing presentation full of dozens of war-time poster examples and facts about what those posters were promoting. This would be a great discussion...\n
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\nPatriotic Symbols of the United States\n

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\nYoung historians take a close look at the most famous patriotic symbols of the United States and determine what they actually stand for. Symbols such as Uncle Sam, The Statue of Liberty, The Bald Eagle, and The Liberty Bell are studied....\n
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\nChapter 12: Fiscal Policy\n

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\nUncle Sam wants YOU...to understand fiscal policy! With clear bullet points and informative graphs, your budding economists will understand the finer points of fiscal policy and its implications within the American economy, as well as...\n
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\nNational Service\n

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\nUncle Sam wants you to serve! Scholars investigate the role of mandatory national service in an open democracy. They research, watch a video, and hold a debate surrounding the issue of requiring one year of service to gain a better...\n
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\nCommunities at War: Reading Primary Sources Imaginatively\n

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\nUncle Sam wants you to support the troops. Learners use an engaging lesson plan to analyze primary and secondary sources to discover what life was really like for American citizens at home during WWII. Pupils complete...\n
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\nManufacturing\n

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\nWhat do Rosie the Riveter and Uncle Sam have in common? They both urged American workers to manufacture war goods. An informative video shows the push to produce enough war goods to meet the needs of the Allied troops overseas during...\n
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\nWhy Local Elections Matter\n

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\nUncle Sam wants everyone to vote in local elections! Geared toward middle and high school scholars, the resource explores voter turnout and the importance of local elections. Academics participate in group discussion, complete...\n
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\nWWI Propaganda and Art\n

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\nUncle Sam wants you! During World War II, the US government and military created a propaganda campaign to gain public support. The activity uses primary documents such as photos to explain how and why the propaganda campaign was...\n
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\nIntegration of the US Armed Forces\n

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\nUncle Sam wants you to integrate the military! The activity uses images and documents to help scholars understand the integration of African Americans into the mainstream military. Academics analyze a series of military photos and...\n
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\nUncle Sam Wants You!\n

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\nStudents examine several narratives exploring attitudes to World War II involvement at the time. They develop their own opinions and write a fictional personal narrative to record their observations.\n
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\nUncle Sam is Rich Enough to Give Us All a Farm:\n

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\nStudents examine websites and video clips to become familiar with tenets of the Homestead Act, challenges faced by settlers and misconceptions about settlers. They role-play colonists on the Planet XR-38 and make choices similar to...\n
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\nVoting\n

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\nThis short, humorous video, produced prior to the 2008 election, takes a quick look at the history and future of voting machines and technologies.\n
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\nWhy do we call him Uncle Sam\n

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\nSeventh graders create an image of a common patriotic symbol. They then complete a research project on the symbol they chose. The teacher creates a rubric which is used as the grading process.\n
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\nIndependent - To Be or Not Top Be: Say It Again, Uncle Sam\n

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\nFourth graders revise and edit an oral presentation on the American Revolution based on peer feedback. They refine their oral presentation style and pinpoint areas in need of improvement.\n
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\nMy Short Uu Shape Book\n

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\nIn this vowels worksheet, students examine 2 small identical pictures of Uncle Sam and the upper case letter U. There are no directions.\n
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\nTwist and Shout Lyrics\n

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\nIn this handout, students examine the lyrics of popular music from the counter-culture era. Songs included are: Crimson and Clover, Turn, Turn, Turn, Have you Been to Jail for Justice, Uncle Sam, Ohio, Give Peace a Chance, Eve of...\n
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