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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Not Only Paul Revere: Other Riders of the American Revolution

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Not Only Paul Revere: Other Riders of the American Revolution." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Pearl S. Buck: "On Discovering America"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Pearl S. Buck: "On Discovering America"." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Picture Lincoln

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, learners will consider "Picture Lincoln." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Picturing Freedom: Selma to Montgomery March, 1965

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, middle schoolers will consider "Picturing Freedom: Selma-to-Montgomery March, 1965." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Play With Words: Rhyme & Verse

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this lesson plan, young scholars will consider "Play with Words: Rhyme & Verse." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Poetry of the Great War: 'From Darkness to Light'?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Poetry of The Great War: 'From Darkness to Light'?." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Revolution '67, Lesson 1: Protest: Why and How

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For this lesson plan, students examine the reasons for protests by reading about the riots in Newark, New Jersey, in 1967. By using primary source documents, learn historical reasons for protesting and compare them with the situation in...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Revolution '67:What Happened in July 1967? How Do We Know?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, students learn about the riots in Newark, New Jersey, in 1967. Using primary sources, identify the causes of the disturbance in July, 1967. Links to the relevant information is provided.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Revolutionary Tea Parties and the Reasons for Revolution

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Revolutionary Tea Parties and the Reasons for Revolution." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Romare Bearden's "The Dove" a Meeting of Vision and Sound

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, learners will consider "Romare Bearden's "The Dove - A Meeting of Vision and Sound." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Tales of King Arthur

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, middle schoolers will consider "Tales of King Arthur." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The Constitutional Convention: What the Founding Fathers Said

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "The Constitutional Convention: What the Founding Fathers Said." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The Creation of the Bill of Rights: "Retouching the Canvas"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "The Creation of the Bill of Rights: "Retouching the Canvas"." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: The Missiles of October

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: The Missiles of October." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The Cuneiform Writing System in Ancient Mesopotamia

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this lesson plan, students will consider "The Cuneiform Writing System in Ancient Mesopotamia: Emergence and Evolution." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Declaration of Independence: An Expression of the American Mind

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "The Declaration of Independence: "An Expression of the American Mind"." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Election of Barack Obama 44th President of the United States

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "The Election of Barack Obama 44th President of the United States." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Balancing Power Between State and Federal Governments

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "The Federalist Debates: Balancing Power Between State and Federal Governments." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Freedom Riders and Popular Music of the Civil Rights Movement

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "The Freedom Riders and the Popular Music of the Civil Rights Movement." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The Great War: Evaluating the Treaty of Versailles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "The Great War: Evaluating the Treaty of Versailles." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The Korean War: "Police Action," 1950 1953

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, young scholars will consider "The Korean War: "Police Action," 1950-1953." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Native Americans' Role in American Revolution: Choosing Sides

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "The Native Americans' Role in the American Revolution: Choosing Sides." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The Preamble to the Constitution: A Close Reading Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "The Preamble to the Constitution: A Close Reading Lesson." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The Red Badge of Courage: A New Kind of Courage

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will consider "The Red Badge of Courage: A New Kind of Courage." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.